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1938–39 NCAA football bowl games

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 (AP)
Tennessee Volunteers (Dunkel)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (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.

Team	Conf.	Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs	SWC	Sugar Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	Orange Bowl
Duke Blue Devils	Southern	Rose Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners	Big Six	Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Ind.	—
Carnegie Tech Tartans	Ind.	Sugar Bowl
USC Trojans	PCC	Rose Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers	Ind.	—
Holy Cross Crusaders	Ind.	—
Minnesota Golden Gophers	Big Ten	—
Texas Tech Red Raiders	Border	Cotton Bowl Classic
Cornell Big Red	Ind.	—
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	—
California Golden Bears	PCC	—
Fordham Rams	Ind.	—
Michigan Wolverines	Big Ten	—
Northwestern Wildcats	Big Ten	—
Villanova Wildcats	Ind.	—
Tulane Green Wave	SEC	—
Dartmouth Indians	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
Jan. 2	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California	#7 USC Trojans (8–2)
#3 Duke Blue Devils (9–0)	PCC
Southern	USC 7
Duke 3
Orange Bowl	Burdine Stadium
Miami, Florida	#2 Tennessee Volunteers (10–0)
#4 Oklahoma Sooners (10–0)	SEC
Big Six	Tennessee 17
Oklahoma 0
Sugar Bowl	Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana	#1 TCU Horned Frogs (10–0)
#6 Carnegie Tech Tartans (6–1)	SWC
Independent	TCU 15
Carnegie Tech 7
Sun Bowl	Kidd Field
El Paso, Texas	Utah Utes (6–1–2)
New Mexico Lobos (8–2)	Mountain States
Border	Utah 26
New Mexico 0
Cotton Bowl Classic	Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas	Saint Mary's Gaels (5–2)
#11 Texas Tech Red Raiders (10–0)	Independent
Border	Saint Mary's 20
Texas Tech 13

Conference performance in bowl games

Conference	Games	Bowls	W
Independents	2	Cotton	Sugar
Border	2		Cotton, Sun
Mountain States	1	Sun
Pacific Coast	1	Rose
SEC	1	Orange
SWC	1	Sugar
Big Six	1		Orange
Southern	1		Rose

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

(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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