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1943: Bowls & playoff

Five games. Three ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Two 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, 194412Texas 7, 18Randolph Field 7Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194414Georgia Tech 20, 20Tulsa 18Sugar BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 1944USC 29, 11Washington 0upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1944LSU 19, 16Texas A&M 14upsetOrange 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, 194414Georgia Tech 20, 20Tulsa 18Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1944LSU 19, 16Texas A&M 14upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1944USC 29, 11Washington 0upsetRose BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1944Southwestern U 7, New Mexico 0upsetSun BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194412Texas 7, 18Randolph Field 7Cotton BowlBox score