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, 1942 | 8Fordham 2, 7Missouri 0upsetSugar Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 18Alabama 29, 2Texas A&M 21upsetCotton Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 17Oregon State 20, 3Duke 16upsetRose Bowl | Box score |
Upsets
| Jan 1, 1942 | 18Alabama 29, 2Texas A&M 21upsetCotton Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 17Oregon State 20, 3Duke 16upsetRose Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 8Fordham 2, 7Missouri 0upsetSugar Bowl | Box 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, 1942 | 18Alabama 29, 2Texas A&M 21upsetCotton Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 20Georgia 40, TCU 26Orange Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 17Oregon State 20, 3Duke 16upsetRose Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1942 | Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0Sun Bowl | Box score |
Everyone else
| Jan 1, 1942 | 8Fordham 2, 7Missouri 0upsetSugar Bowl | Box score |