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The 1939 College Football came to a piercing end with 5 bowl games being played in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. The Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton, and Sun Bowl. '''All Games were played on JAN 1 1940. '''

The 1940 Sun Bowl had the Dixie Howell coached 8-2 unranked Arizona State Bulldogs (later renamed the Arizona State Sun Devils) vs. the Dutch Bergman coached 8-1 Catholic University Cardinals. The game totaled 12,000 to 13,000 fans on New Year's Day at Kidd Field. El Paso was ready for football. The 2 fullbacks were the media's high points. Wayne "Ripper" Pitts of Arizona a 200 pound wrecking ball. And Rocco Piro of the Cardinals, "a 5'10" 185 pound Arizona jackrabbit". Catholic was favored with 7-5 odds. Then the game started. The Arizona Bulldogs made it into the Cardinals' 10, but couldn't score on a series of bad passes. The Bulldogs had the longest drive of the day, stretching 54 yards before fumbling. It was still 0-0 with less the 2 mins left in the game. Arizona State missed a field goal from their own 42. And that is how it ended, a 0-0 tie between Arizona State and the Catholic University

Next was the 1940 Cotton Bowl in Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas. 15,000 fans attended. The Teams were the Jess Neely coached, 8-1, ranked No. 12 in the AP POLL, The Clemson Tigers. Their opponents. The Frank Leahy coached 9-1, ranked No. 11 in the AP POLL, the Boston College Eagles. Clemson was favored. Boston College took the lead on a 30-yard field goal by Alex Lukachik early in the second quarter, after four failed plays following a punt return to the Clemson 13. After both teams exchanged punts throughout most of the quarter, Clemson got it back at their 43. They drove 57 yards and it culminated with a touchdown by sophomore Charlie Timmons, but the extra point was missed. The remainder of the game was scoreless as Clemson won their first bowl game, and All-American back Banks McFadden was named the game's most valuable player. The teams have been conference foes since 2005, when BC joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. Since 2008, the O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual Boston College–Clemson game, honoring Charlie O'Rourke of BC and McFadden of Clemson, leaders of their teams in the 1940 Cotton Bowl. Final Score Clemson 7- Boston College 3.

Next was the Orange Bowl, held in sunny Burdine Stadium in Miami Florida. The attendance was a lot higher than the Cotton and Sun bowls respectively at 29,278. The teams were the Don Faurot coached 8-1, No. 6 ranked in the AP POLL, the Missouri Tigers. Their opponents. The William Alexander coached 7-2, No. 16 ranked in the AP POLL, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Paul Christman gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead on his touchdown plunge, but Howard Ector responded with a touchdown run of his own to culminate a 63-yard drive and tie the score at 7 at the end of one quarter. Rob Ison dashed for the second Jacket touchdown to make it 14-7. Early Wheby made it 21-7 on his touchdown gallop of 34 yards as Georgia Tech won their first Orange Bowl.

Next was the Sugar Bowl, held in Tulane Stadium in sunny New Orleans, Louisiana. The attendance was 73,000. The teams were the Homer Norton coached 10-0, No. 1 ranked in the AP POLL, the Texas A&M Aggies. Their opponents. The Red Dawson coached 8-0-1, No. 5 ranked in the AP POLL, the Tulane Green Wave. Texas A&M took lead in the a first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back John Kimbrough. He finished the game with 159 yards rushing on 25 carries. In the third quarter, Tulane's Kellogg returned a punt 75 yards for touchdown, tying the game at 7–7. In the third quarter, Tulane's Monnett Butler, former Oak Grove High School star, scored on a 2-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was blocked, giving Tulane a 13–7 lead. Kimbrough's second rushing touchdown of the game rallied the Aggies to a 14–13 win.

Finally was the Rose Bowl, held in Rose Bowl Stadium in sunny Pasadena, California. The attendance was the highest of 5 bowl games at 92,200. The teams were the Howard Jones coached 7-0-2, No. 3 ranked in the AP POLL, the USC Trojans. The odds were even. Their opponents. The Robert Neyland coached 10-0, No. 2 ranked in the AP POLL, the Tennessee Volunteers. Trojan backs Granny Lansdell and Ambrose Schindler rushed for 51 and 81 yards respectively, for a team total of 229 yards rushing. Schindler scored one touchdown and passed to Al Krueger—the hero from the 1939 Rose Bowl—for the other. Coach Howard Jones earned his fifth Rose Bowl victory, his second straight conquest. In the second quarter USC – Ambrose Schindler 1-yard run (Jones kick). Fourth quarter USC – Al Krueger 2-yard pass from Schindler (Gaspar kick). The MVP was Ambrose Schindler (USC QB).