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1946: Bowls & playoff

10 games. Three 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, 19475Illinois 45, 4UCLA 14upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19473Georgia 20, 11North Carolina 10Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19479LSU 0, 10Arkansas 0Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194713Rice 8, 8Tennessee 0upsetOrange BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 19475Illinois 45, 4UCLA 14upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194713Rice 8, 8Tennessee 0upsetOrange 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, 1947Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6Sun BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19473Georgia 20, 11North Carolina 10Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19477Georgia Tech 41, Saint Mary’s (CA) 19Oil BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19475Illinois 45, 4UCLA 14upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19479LSU 0, 10Arkansas 0Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1947New Mexico 13, Montana State 13Harbor BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194717Oklahoma 34, NC State 13Gator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 194713Rice 8, 8Tennessee 0upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 4, 1947Hardin Simmons 20, Denver 0Alamo BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1947Catawba 31, Maryville (TN) 0Box score