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1938–39 NCAA football bowl games
College football postseason game series
College football postseason game series
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| season | 1938 | |
| image | [[Image:1937 Bowls-USA-states.png | 300px]] |
| image_caption | Number of bowl games per state | |
| number_of_bowls | 5 | |
| all_star_games | Blue–Gray Football Classic | |
| East–West Shrine Game | ||
| bowl_start | January 2, 1939 | |
| champions | [TCU Horned Frogs](1938-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team) (AP) | |
| [Tennessee Volunteers](1938-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) (Dunkel) | ||
| [Notre Dame Fighting Irish](1938-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) (Dickinson) | ||
| bowl_record_link | #Conference performance in bowl games | |
| conference1 | Independents | |
| conference1_teams | 2 | |
| conference1_wins | 1 | |
| conference1_losses | 1 | |
| conference1_ap_poll | 8 | |
| conference2 | Border | |
| conference2_teams | 2 | |
| conference2_wins | 0 | |
| conference2_losses | 2 | |
| conference2_ap_poll | 1 | |
| conference3 | Mountain States | |
| conference3_teams | 1 | |
| conference3_wins | 1 | |
| conference3_losses | 0 | |
| conference3_ap_poll | 0 | |
| conference4 | Pacific Coast | |
| conference4_teams | 1 | |
| conference4_wins | 1 | |
| conference4_losses | 0 | |
| conference4_ap_poll | 2 | |
| conference5 | SEC | |
| conference5_teams | 1 | |
| conference5_wins | 1 | |
| conference5_losses | 0 | |
| conference5_ap_poll | 3 | |
| conference6 | SWC | |
| conference6_teams | 1 | |
| conference6_wins | 1 | |
| conference6_losses | 0 | |
| conference6_ap_poll | 1 | |
| conference7 | Big Six | |
| conference7_teams | 1 | |
| conference7_wins | 0 | |
| conference7_losses | 1 | |
| conference7_ap_poll | 1 | |
| conference8 | Southern | |
| conference8_teams | 1 | |
| conference8_wins | 0 | |
| conference8_losses | 1 | |
| conference8_ap_poll | 1 | |
| conference9 | Big Ten | |
| conference9_teams | 0 | |
| conference9_wins | 0 | |
| conference9_losses | 0 | |
| conference9_ap_poll | 3 |
East–West Shrine Game Tennessee Volunteers (Dunkel) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Dickinson)
The 1938–39 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1938 college football season and featured five bowl games, each of which had been held the previous season. All five games were played on January 2, 1939, as New Year's Day fell on a Sunday. Contemporary polls selected different national champions, as the AP Poll named TCU, the Dunkel System chose Tennessee, and the Dickinson System designated Notre Dame.
Poll rankings
The below table lists top teams (per the AP poll taken after the completion of the regular season), their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in.
| AP | Team | W–L | Conf. | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [TCU Horned Frogs](1938-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team) | SWC | [Sugar Bowl](1939-sugar-bowl) | ||
| [Tennessee Volunteers](1938-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) | SEC | [Orange Bowl](1939-orange-bowl) | ||
| [Duke Blue Devils](1938-duke-blue-devils-football-team) | Southern | [Rose Bowl](1939-rose-bowl) | ||
| [Oklahoma Sooners](1938-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) | Big Six | [Orange Bowl](1939-orange-bowl) | ||
| [Notre Dame Fighting Irish](1938-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) | Ind. | — | ||
| [Carnegie Tech Tartans](1938-carnegie-tech-tartans-football-team) | Ind. | [Sugar Bowl](1939-sugar-bowl) | ||
| [USC Trojans](1938-usc-trojans-football-team) | PCC | [Rose Bowl](1939-rose-bowl) | ||
| [Pittsburgh Panthers](1938-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team) | Ind. | — | ||
| [Holy Cross Crusaders](1938-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team) | Ind. | — | ||
| [Minnesota Golden Gophers](1938-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team) | Big Ten | — | ||
| [Texas Tech Red Raiders](1938-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team) | Border | [Cotton Bowl Classic](1939-cotton-bowl-classic) | ||
| [Cornell Big Red](1938-cornell-big-red-football-team) | Ind. | — | ||
| [Alabama Crimson Tide](1938-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team) | SEC | — | ||
| [California Golden Bears](1938-california-golden-bears-football-team) | PCC | — | ||
| [Fordham Rams](1938-fordham-rams-football-team) | Ind. | — | ||
| [Michigan Wolverines](1938-michigan-wolverines-football-team) | Big Ten | — | ||
| [Northwestern Wildcats](1938-northwestern-wildcats-football-team) | Big Ten | — | ||
| [Villanova Wildcats](1938-villanova-wildcats-football-team) | Ind. | — | ||
| [Tulane Green Wave](1938-tulane-green-wave-football-team) | SEC | — | ||
| [Dartmouth Indians](1938-dartmouth-indians-football-team) | Ind. | — |
The Big Ten Conference did not allow its members to participate in bowl games until the 1947 Rose Bowl.
Bowl schedule
Rankings are from the final regular season AP Poll.
| Date | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | [Rose Bowl](1939-rose-bowl) | Rose Bowl | |||
| Pasadena, California | #7 [USC Trojans](1938-usc-trojans-football-team) (8–2) | ||||
| #3 [Duke Blue Devils](1938-duke-blue-devils-football-team) (9–0) | PCC | ||||
| Southern | **USC 7** | ||||
| Duke 3 | |||||
| [Orange Bowl](1939-orange-bowl) | Burdine Stadium | ||||
| Miami, Florida | #2 [Tennessee Volunteers](1938-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) (10–0) | ||||
| #4 [Oklahoma Sooners](1938-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) (10–0) | SEC | ||||
| Big Six | **Tennessee 17** | ||||
| Oklahoma 0 | |||||
| [Sugar Bowl](1939-sugar-bowl) | Tulane Stadium | ||||
| New Orleans, Louisiana | #1 [TCU Horned Frogs](1938-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team) (10–0) | ||||
| #6 [Carnegie Tech Tartans](1938-carnegie-tech-tartans-football-team) (6–1) | SWC | ||||
| Independent | **TCU 15** | ||||
| Carnegie Tech 7 | |||||
| [Sun Bowl](1939-sun-bowl) | Kidd Field | ||||
| El Paso, Texas | [Utah Utes](1938-utah-utes-football-team) (6–1–2) | ||||
| [New Mexico Lobos](1938-new-mexico-lobos-football-team) (8–2) | Mountain States | ||||
| Border | **Utah 26** | ||||
| New Mexico 0 | |||||
| [Cotton Bowl Classic](1939-cotton-bowl-classic) | Cotton Bowl | ||||
| Dallas, Texas | [Saint Mary's Gaels](1938-saint-mary-s-gaels-football-team) (5–2) | ||||
| #11 [Texas Tech Red Raiders](1938-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team) (10–0) | Independent | ||||
| Border | **Saint Mary's 20** | ||||
| Texas Tech 13 |
Conference performance in bowl games
| Conference | Games | Record | Bowls | W | L | Pct. | Won | class=unsortable | Lost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 2 | [Cotton](1939-cotton-bowl-classic) | [Sugar](1939-sugar-bowl) | |||||||||
| Border | 2 | [Cotton](1939-cotton-bowl-classic), [Sun](1939-sun-bowl) | ||||||||||
| Mountain States | 1 | [Sun](1939-sun-bowl) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Coast | 1 | [Rose](1939-rose-bowl) | ||||||||||
| SEC | 1 | [Orange](1939-orange-bowl) | ||||||||||
| SWC | 1 | [Sugar](1939-sugar-bowl) | ||||||||||
| Big Six | 1 | [Orange](1939-orange-bowl) | ||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | [Rose](1939-rose-bowl) |
Game recaps
:NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted
Rose Bowl
Main article: 1939 Rose Bowl
| Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score | Source: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **4** | Duke Blue Devils | border=0}}; text-align:center" | **DUKE** | Ruffa 23 yard FG | DUKE 3–0 | |
| USC Trojans | border=0}}; text-align:center" | **USC** | Krueger 19 yard pass from Nave, Gaspar kick good | USC 7–3 |
Orange Bowl
Main article: 1939 Orange Bowl
| Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score | Source: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Tennessee Volunteers | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **TENN** | Foxx 8 yard rush, Wyatt kick good | TENN 7–0 | |
| **2** | Tennessee Volunteers | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **TENN** | Wyatt 22 yard FG | TENN 10–0 | |
| **4** | Tennessee Volunteers | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **TENN** | Wood 19 yard rush, Foxx kick good | TENN 17–0 |
Sugar Bowl
Main article: 1939 Sugar Bowl
| Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score | Source: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **2** | TCU Horned Frogs | border=0}}; text-align:center" | **TCU** | Sparks 1 yard rush, kick failed | TCU 6–0 | ||
| Carnegie Mellon Tartans | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **CT** | Muha 37 yard pass from Moroz, Muha kick | TECH 7–6 | ||
| **3** | TCU Horned Frogs | border=0}}; text-align:center" | **TCU** | Horner 44 pass from O'Brien, kick failed | TCU 12–7 | ||
| **4** | TCU Horned Frogs | border=0}}; text-align:center" | **TCU** | O'Brien 19 yard FG | TCU 15–7 |
Sun Bowl
Main article: 1939 Sun Bowl
| Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score | Source: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Utah Utes | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **UTAH** | Pace 15 yard rush, McGarry kick | UTAH 7–0 | |
| Utah Utes | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **UTAH** | Peterson 64 yard interception return, McGarry kick | UTAH 14–0 | ||
| **2** | Utah Utes | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **UTAH** | Peterson 9 yard rush, kick failed | UTAH 20–0 | |
| **4** | Utah Utes | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **UTAH** | Gehrke 10 yard rush, kick failed | UTAH 26–0 |
Cotton Bowl Classic
Main article: 1939 Cotton Bowl Classic
| Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score | Source: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Saint Mary's Gaels | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **STM** | Heffernan 9 yard rush, Perrie kick good | STM 7–0 | |
| **2** | Saint Mary's Gaels | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **STM** | Klotovich 1 yard rush, Marefos kick good | STM 14–0 | |
| **3** | Saint Mary's Gaels | border=0 | color=white}}; text-align:center" | **STM** | Smith 24 yard interception return, kick failed | STM 20–0 | |
| **4** | Texas Tech Red Raiders | border=0}}; text-align:center" | **TTU** | Tarbox 33 yard pass from Barnett, Marek kick | STM 20–6 | ||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | border=0}}; text-align:center" | **TTU** | McKnight 31 yard pass from Barnett, kick failed | STM 20–13 |
References
References
- (December 6, 1938). "T.C.U., Vols And Duke Rank 1-2-3 In Last AP Poll". [[The Paducah Sun.
- (2005). "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia". ESPN Books.
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