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1950: Bowls & playoff

Nine games. Five ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 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, 19513Kentucky 13, 1Oklahoma 7upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19519Tennessee 20, 5Texas 14upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195111Clemson 15, 14Miami 14Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195112Wyoming 20, 19Washington and Lee 7Gator BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 19513Kentucky 13, 1Oklahoma 7upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1951Michigan 14, 4California 6upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19519Tennessee 20, 5Texas 14upsetCotton 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

Dec 9, 1950Texas A&M 40, Georgia 20Presidential Cup BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195111Clemson 15, 14Miami 14Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19513Kentucky 13, 1Oklahoma 7upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1951Miami (OH) 34, Arizona State 21Salad BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1951Michigan 14, 4California 6upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19519Tennessee 20, 5Texas 14upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1951West Texas 14, Cincinnati 13Sun BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195112Wyoming 20, 19Washington and Lee 7Gator BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1951Charleston 35, Emory & Henry 14Tangerine BowlBox score