Bowl History
1939
Conference
Bowl Record
- Arkansas Intercollegiate 0-0 Big 10 0-0 Big Eight 0-1 Border Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0-1 California Collegiate Athletic 0-0 California Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Independent 0-1 Indiana Intercollegiate 0-0 Lone Star 0-0 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Middle Three 0-0 Missouri Valley 0-0 Mountain States Athletic 0-0 Northern California Athletic 0-0 Ohio Athletic 0-0 Pacific Coast 1-0 SIAA 0-0 Southeastern 1-2 Southern 1-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 0-0 Southwest 1-0
Bowl History
1939
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1940 Cotton Clemson 6-3 Boston College 1/1/1940 Orange Georgia Tech 21-7 Missouri 1/1/1940 Rose Southern California 14-0 Tennessee 1/1/1940 Sugar Texas A&M 14-13 Tulane 1/1/1940 Sun Catholic 0-0 Arizona State
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.