The 1941–42 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1941 college football season and featured five bowl games, each of which had been held the previous season. All five bowls were played on January 1, 1942. Minnesota was the consensus selection for the national championship, according to recognized selectors.
Poll rankings
The below table lists top teams (per the AP poll taken after the completion of the regular season), their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in.
AP Team W–L Conf. Bowl Minnesota Golden Gophers Big Ten Duke Blue Devils Southern Rose Bowl Notre Dame Fighting Irish Ind. Texas Longhorns SWC Michigan Wolverines Big Ten Fordham Rams Ind. Sugar Bowl Missouri Tigers Big Six Sugar Bowl Duquesne Dukes Ind. Texas A&M Aggies SWC Cotton Bowl Classic Navy Midshipmen Ind. Northwestern Wildcats Big Ten Oregon State Beavers PCC Rose Bowl Ohio State Big Ten Georgia Bulldogs SEC Orange Bowl Penn Quakers Ivy League Mississippi State Maroons SEC Ole Miss Rebels SEC Tennessee Volunteers SEC Washington State Cougars PCC Alabama Crimson Tide SEC Cotton Bowl Classic The Big Ten Conference did not allow its members to participate in bowl games until the 1947 Rose Bowl.
Bowl schedule
The Rose Bowl Game, traditionally held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was moved to Durham, North Carolina, due to fears about an attack by the Empire of Japan on the West Coast of the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The federal government prohibited large public gatherings on the West Coast for the duration of World War II; the first significant canceled event was the Rose Bowl Game scheduled for New Year's Day, 1942.Edmonston, George Jr. – Carry Me Back – Beaver eClips – Part 24 of 30: The World War II Years (Part 1 of 2) . Oregon State University Alumni Association, November 30, 2001
DateGameSiteTeamsAffiliationsResults Jan. 1Rose BowlDuke StadiumDurham, North Carolina#12 Oregon State Beavers (7–2) #2 Duke Blue Devils (9–0)PCCSouthern Oregon State 20Duke 16Sugar BowlTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana#6 Fordham Rams (7–1) #7 Missouri Tigers (8–1)IndependentBig SixFordham 2Missouri 0Orange BowlBurdine StadiumMiami, Florida#14 Georgia Bulldogs (8–1–1) TCU Horned Frogs (7–2–1)SECSWCGeorgia 40TCU 26Sun BowlKidd FieldEl Paso, TexasTulsa Golden Hurricane (7–2) Texas Tech Red Raiders (9–1) Missouri ValleyBorderTulsa 6Texas Tech 0Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, Texas#20 Alabama Crimson Tide (8–2) #9 Texas A&M Aggies (7–1)SECSWCAlabama 29Texas A&M 21 Source:
Conference performance in bowl games ConferenceGamesRecordBowls W L Pct.Won Lost SEC 2 Cotton, Orange SWC 2 Cotton, Orange Independents 1 Sugar Missouri Valley 1 Sun Pacific Coast 1 Rose Big Six 1 Sugar Border 1 Sun Southern 1 Rose
See also Prairie View Bowl Vulcan Bowl
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