1941: Bowls & playoff

Five games. Three ranked teams lost. 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 1, 19428Fordham 2, 7Missouri 0upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194218Alabama 29, 2Texas A&M 21upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194217Oregon State 20, 3Duke 16upsetRose BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 194218Alabama 29, 2Texas A&M 21upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194217Oregon State 20, 3Duke 16upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19428Fordham 2, 7Missouri 0upsetSugar 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, 194218Alabama 29, 2Texas A&M 21upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194220Georgia 40, TCU 26Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194217Oregon State 20, 3Duke 16upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1942Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0Sun BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 19428Fordham 2, 7Missouri 0upsetSugar BowlBox score