1939 Orange Bowl

American college football game January 2019 December 2025 1939 Orange Bowl 5th Orange Bowl 1938 File:Miami orange bowl stadium cropped.jpg Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee 10–0 Big Six 10–0 SEC Thomas E. Stidham Robert Neyland 4 2 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 7 January 2 Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida Lou Ervin (SEC;split crew: SEC, Big Six) 32,191 The 1939 Orange Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game, held in Miami, Florida, on January 2, 1939.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nLhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4320%2C2307945 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Vols Swamp Oklahoma In 17–0 Battle January 3, 1939 12 The game between the Tennessee and the Oklahoma Sooners concluded the 1938 college football season. It was the fifth edition of the Orange Bowl and took place at the Orange Bowl stadium, then known as Roddey Burdine Stadium.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9TMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4042%2C2397819 Miami News 32,191 fans see Tennessee beat Oklahoma, 17-0 January 3, 1939 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9TMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4213%2C2311674 Miami News Camera snaps color, pageantry of Miami's annual Orange Bowl grid classic (photo) January 3, 1939 1 Both teams entered the game undefeated and untied; Tennessee was a slight favorite,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9DMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5006%2C2243115 Miami News Vols remain slight favorites over Oklahoma January 2, 1939 1B and shut out the Sooners, 17–0. The head coaches were Tom Stidham of Oklahoma and Bob Neyland of Tennessee. References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Category:Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games Orange Bowl Orange Bowl Category:American football competitions in Miami