1938: Bowls & playoff

Five games. Four ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Three games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 2, 19392TCU 15, 6Carnegie Mellon 7Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19394Tennessee 17, 5Oklahoma 0Orange BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19398USC 7, 3Duke 3upsetRose BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 2, 19398USC 7, 3Duke 3upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 1939Saint Mary’s (CA) 20, 14Texas Tech 13upsetCotton BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Jan 2, 1939Saint Mary’s (CA) 20, 14Texas Tech 13upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19398USC 7, 3Duke 3upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19394Tennessee 17, 5Oklahoma 0Orange BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19392TCU 15, 6Carnegie Mellon 7Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 1939Utah 26, New Mexico 0Sun BowlBox score