College Football Bowl Games - 1940-1949

College Football Bowl Games - 1940-1949

1940

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1940	01/01/41	Stanford	21	Nebraska	13
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1940	01/01/41	Mississippi State	14	Georgetown	7
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1940	01/01/41	Boston College	19	Tennessee	13
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1940	01/01/41	Texas A&M	13	Fordham	12
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1940	01/01/41	Case Western Reserve	26	Arizona State	13

1941

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Rose Bowl	Durham, N.C.	1941	01/01/42	Oregon State	20	Duke	16
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1941	01/01/42	Georgia	40	Texas Christian	26
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1941	01/01/42	Fordham	2	Missouri	0
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1941	01/01/42	Alabama	29	Texas A&M	21
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1941	01/01/42	Tulsa	6	Texas Tech	0

1942

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1942	01/01/43	Georgia	9	UCLA	0
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1942	01/01/43	Alabama	37	Boston College	21
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1942	01/01/43	Tennessee	14	Tulsa	7
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1942	01/01/43	Texas	14	Georgia Tech	7
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1942	01/01/43	Second Air Force	13	Hardin-Simmons	7

1943

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1943	01/01/44	Southern California	29	Washington	0
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1943	01/01/44	Louisiana State	19	Texas A&M	14
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1943	01/01/44	Georgia Tech	20	Tulsa	18
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1943	01/01/44	Texas	7	Randolph Field	7
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1943	01/01/44	Southwestern	7	New Mexico	0
Oil Bowl	Houston, Tex.	1943	01/01/44	Southwestern La.	24	Arkansas A&M	7

1944

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1944	01/01/45	Southern California	25	Tennessee	0
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1944	01/01/45	Tulsa	26	Georgia Tech	12
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1944	01/01/45	Duke	29	Alabama	26
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1944	01/01/45	Oklahoma A&M	34	Texas Christian	0
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1944	01/01/45	Southwestern	35	Mexico	0

1945

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1945	01/01/46	Alabama	34	Southern California	14
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1945	01/01/46	Miami	13	Holy Cross	6
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1945	01/01/46	Oklahoma A&M	33	Saint Mary's College	13
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1945	01/01/46	Texas	40	Missouri	27
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1945	01/01/46	New Mexico	34	Denver	24
Gator Bowl	Jacksonville, Fla.	1945	01/01/46	Wake Forest	26	South Carolina	14
Oil Bowl	Houston, Tex.	1945	01/01/46	Georgia	20	Tulsa	6
Raisin Bowl	Fresno, Calif.	1945	01/01/46	Drake	13	Fresno State	12

1946

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Bacardi Bowl	Havana, Cuba	1946	12/07/46	Mississippi Southern	55	Havana	0
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1946	01/01/47	Illinois	45	UCLA	14
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1946	01/01/47	Rice	8	Tennessee	0
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1946	01/01/47	Georgia	20	North Carolina	10
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1946	01/01/47	Louisiana State	0	Arkansas	0
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1946	01/01/47	Cincinnati	18	Virginia Tech	6
Gator Bowl	Jacksonville, Fla.	1946	01/01/47	Oklahoma	34	North Carolina State	13
Harbor Bowl	San Diego, Calif.	1946	01/01/47	New Mexico	13	Montana State	13
Oil Bowl	Houston, Tex.	1946	01/01/47	Georgia Tech	41	Saint Mary's College	19
Raisin Bowl	Fresno, Calif.	1946	01/01/47	San Jose State	20	Utah State	0
Alamo Bowl	San Antonio, Tex.	1946	01/04/47	Hardin-Simmons	20	Denver	0

1947

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Great Lakes Bowl	Cleveland, Ohio	1947	12/06/47	Kentucky	24	Villanova	14
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1947	01/01/48	Michigan	49	Southern California	0
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1947	01/01/48	Georgia Tech	20	Kansas	14
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1947	01/01/48	Texas	27	Alabama	7
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1947	01/01/48	Southern Methodist	13	Penn State	13
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1947	01/01/48	Miami of Ohio	13	Texas Tech	12
Gator Bowl	Jacksonville, Fla.	1947	01/01/48	Maryland	20	Georgia	20
Delta Bowl	Memphis, Tenn.	1947	01/01/48	Mississippi	13	Texas Christian	9
Dixie Bowl	Birmingham, Ala.	1947	01/01/48	Arkansas	21	William & Mary	19
Harbor Bowl	San Diego, Calif.	1947	01/01/48	Hardin-Simmons	53	San Diego State	0
Raisin Bowl	Fresno, Calif.	1947	01/01/48	Pacific Union Coll	26	Wichita State	14
Salad Bowl	Phoenix, Ariz.	1947	01/01/48	Nevada	13	North Texas State	6

1948

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Shrine Bowl	Little Rock, Ark.	1948	12/18/48	Hardin-Simmons	40	Ouachita Baptist	12
Camellia Bowl	Lafayette, La.	1948	12/30/48	Hardin-Simmons	49	Wichita State	12
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1948	01/01/49	Northwestern	20	California	14
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1948	01/01/49	Texas	41	Georgia	28
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1948	01/01/49	Oklahoma	14	North Carolina	6
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1948	01/01/49	Southern Methodist	21	Oregon	13
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1948	01/01/49	West Virginia	21	Texas Western	12
Gator Bowl	Jacksonville, Fla.	1948	01/01/49	Clemson	24	Missouri	23
Delta Bowl	Memphis, Tenn.	1948	01/01/49	William & Mary	20	Oklahoma A&M	0
Dixie Bowl	Birmingham, Ala.	1948	01/01/49	Baylor	20	Wake Forest	7
Harbor Bowl	San Diego, Calif.	1948	01/01/49	Villanova	27	Nevada	7
Raisin Bowl	Fresno, Calif.	1948	01/01/49	Occidental College	21	Colorado State	20
Salad Bowl	Phoenix, Ariz.	1948	01/01/49	Drake	14	Arizona	13

1949

Bowl	Location	Year	Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Comment
Shrine Bowl	Carbondale, Ill.	1949	11/26/49	Southern Illinois	41	Indiana State	14
Raisin Bowl	Fresno, Calif.	1949	12/31/49	San Jose State	20	Texas Tech	13
Rose Bowl	Pasadena, Calif.	1949	01/02/50	Ohio State	17	California	14
Orange Bowl	Miami, Fla.	1949	01/02/50	Santa Clara	21	Kentucky	13
Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, La.	1949	01/02/50	Oklahoma	35	Louisiana State	0
Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Tex.	1949	01/02/50	Rice	27	North Carolina	13
Cigar Bowl	Tampa, Fla.	1949	01/02/50	Florida State	19	Wofford College	6
Sun Bowl	El Paso, Tex.	1949	01/02/50	Texas Western	33	Georgetown	20
Gator Bowl	Jacksonville, Fla.	1949	01/02/50	Maryland	20	Missouri	7
Salad Bowl	Phoenix, Ariz.	1949	01/02/50	Xavier	33	Arizona State	21