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1939: Bowls & playoff

Five games. Four ranked teams lost. Four 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 1, 19403USC 14, 2Tennessee 0upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19401Texas A&M 14, 5Tulane 13Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194013Georgia Tech 21, 7Missouri 7upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194015Clemson 6, 14Boston College 3upsetCotton BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 19403USC 14, 2Tennessee 0upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194013Georgia Tech 21, 7Missouri 7upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194015Clemson 6, 14Boston College 3upsetCotton 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 1, 194015Clemson 6, 14Boston College 3upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194013Georgia Tech 21, 7Missouri 7upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19403USC 14, 2Tennessee 0upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19401Texas A&M 14, 5Tulane 13Sugar BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1940Catholic 0, Arizona State 0Sun BowlBox score