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1939 Sugar Bowl

American college football game

Field	Value
game_name	Sugar Bowl
date_game_played	January 2
image	File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg
caption	Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.
subheader	Sugar Bowl
year_game_played	1939
football_season	1938
home_school	Carnegie Mellon University
home_name_short	Carnegie Tech
home_nickname	Tartans
home_record	7-1
home_coach	Bill Kern
home_conference	Independent
home_1q	0
home_2q	7
home_3q	0
home_4q	0
visitor_rank_AP	1
home_rank_AP	6
visitor_school	Texas Christian University
visitor_name_short	TCU
visitor_nickname	Horned Frogs
visitor_record	10–0
visitor_coach	Dutch Meyer
visitor_conference	SWC
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	6
visitor_3q	6
visitor_4q	3
type	bg
stadium	Tulane Stadium
odds	TCU
referee	Abb Curtis
city	New Orleans, Louisiana
attendance	44,308

The 1939 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 1939, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 5th edition of the Sugar Bowl, it matched the TCU Horned Frogs against the Carnegie Tech Tartans. This was the first Sugar Bowl played on January 2. The next one to be played on that date would not be until 1950.

Background

Davey O'Brien led TCU to a perfect 10–0 regular season as quarterback, throwing 94 of 167 passes for 1,509 yards with 19 touchdowns. with 1,847 yards total yards of offense by him in an era with little passing. Carnegie (who were nicknamed the Skibos and the Tartans) were the underdogs and ranked sixth in the AP poll.

Game summary

TCU scored the first with a Connie Sparks touchdown run, but O'Brien's kick missed, so they were only up 6–0. Carnegie stormed back with a George Muha touchdown catch from Pete Moroz. Carnegie led 7–6 going into halftime, the first time TCU had trailed all season.

TCU rallied back with a Durwood Horner touchdown catch from O'Brien, who missed the extra point once again. But after Carnegie punted the ball back, TCU drove to Carnegie's 1-yard line, where they were stuffed as O'Brien set up to try a short field goal, having missed two PAT's earlier. But this time he made the field goal, increasing the lead to 15–7 with seven minutes remaining. Carnegie almost scored immediately when Muha returned the kickoff to TCU's 21-yard line, but O'Brien intercepted Carnegie's pass as TCU ran the clock down without having to score again, clinching TCU's first undefeated season and their second national championship in three years. It was their last bowl win until 1957. O'Brien went 17 for 28 and threw for 225 yards and Ki Aldrich had 19 tackles.

Statistics

Statistics	TCU	Carnegie Tech
First downs	17	10
Yards rushing	142	129
Yards passing	225	59
Total yards	367	188
Punts-Average	1-40.0	6-40.0
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	0-0
Interceptions	0	0
Penalty yards	5	20

References

Smith, Chester L.. (January 1, 1939). "Tartans primed for Sugar Bowl victory over TCU". Pittsburgh Press.
Smith, Chester L.. (January 3, 1939). "'Too much O'Brien,' story of Tech's downfall". Pittsburgh Press.
(January 3, 1939). "52,000 see T.C.U. beat Tech, 15-7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"1939 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl".

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