1941–42 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series December 2024 1941 5 Blue–Gray Football ClassicEast–West Shrine Game January 1, 1942 Minnesota (AP, consensus) #Conference performance in bowl games SEC 2 2 0 5 SWC 2 0 2 2 Independent 1 1 0 4 Missouri Valley 1 1 0 0 PCC 1 1 0 2 Big Six 1 0 1 1 Border 1 0 1 0 Southern 1 0 1 1 Big Ten 0 0 0 4 Ivy League 0 0 0 1 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.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-yesterdays-bowl-games/160973423/ Yesterday's Bowl Games The Boston Globe 1 January 2, 1942 December 15, 2024 newspapers.com Minnesota was the consensus selection for the national championship, according to recognized selectors.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 December 11, 2018112 Poll rankings 1941 college football rankings The below table lists top teams (per the AP poll taken after the completion of the regular season),https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-minnesota-receives-top/187675993/ Minnesota Receives Top Football Honors AP The Buffalo News 26 December 3, 1941 December 28, 2025 newspapers.com their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in. thumb|right|upright=1.25|Team photo of the Duke Blue Devils, who competed in the Rose Bowl AP Team W–L Conf. Bowl 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers 8–0 Big Ten 2 Duke Blue Devils 9–0 Southern Rose Bowl 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8–0–1 Ind. 4 Texas Longhorns 7–1–1 SWC 5 Michigan Wolverines 6–1–1 Big Ten 6 Fordham Rams 7–1 Ind. Sugar Bowl 7 Missouri Tigers 8–1 Big Six Sugar Bowl 8 Duquesne Dukes 8–0 Ind. 9 Texas A&M Aggies 8–1 SWC Cotton Bowl Classic 10 Navy Midshipmen 7–1–1 Ind. 11 Northwestern Wildcats 5–3 Big Ten 12 Oregon State Beavers 7–2 PCC Rose Bowl 13 Ohio State 6–1–1 Big Ten 14 Georgia Bulldogs 8–1–1 SEC Orange Bowl 15 Penn Quakers 7–1 Ivy League 16 Mississippi State Maroons 7–1–1 SEC 17 Ole Miss Rebels 6–2–1 SEC 18 Tennessee Volunteers 8–2 SEC 19 Washington State Cougars 6–3 PCC 20 Alabama Crimson Tide 8–2 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 thumb|right|An aerial view of the 1942 Rose Bowl 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) https://web.archive.org/web/20120217064537/http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/eclips/carry/nov30_2001.html February 17, 2012 . 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:MacCambridge Michael ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 2005 ESPN Books New York, N.Y. 1-4013-3703-11184 Conference performance in bowl games ConferenceGamesRecordBowls W L Pct.Won Lost SEC 2 2 0 Cotton, Orange SWC 2 0 2 Cotton, Orange Independents 1 1 0 Sugar Missouri Valley 1 1 0 Sun Pacific Coast 1 1 0 Rose Big Six 1 0 1 Sugar Border 1 0 1 Sun Southern 1 0 1 Rose See also Prairie View Bowl Vulcan Bowl References