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1949: Bowls & playoff

Eight 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 2, 19505Ohio State 17, 2California 14upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19503Oklahoma 35, 13LSU 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19507Rice 27, 19North Carolina 13Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 2, 195014Santa Clara 21, 20Kentucky 13Orange BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 2, 19505Ohio State 17, 2California 14upsetRose 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 2, 195015Maryland 20, Missouri 7Gator BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19505Ohio State 17, 2California 14upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19503Oklahoma 35, 13LSU 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19507Rice 27, 19North Carolina 13Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 2, 195014Santa Clara 21, 20Kentucky 13Orange BowlBox score
Jan 2, 1950UTEP 33, Georgetown 20Sun BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1950Xavier 33, Arizona State 21upsetSalad BowlBox score
Jan 2, 1950St. Vincent’s (Pennsylvania) 7, Emory & Henry 6Tangerine BowlBox score