1940 Rose Bowl
The 1940 Rose Bowl was the 26th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Monday, January 1. In a matchup of undefeated teams, the third-ranked USC Trojans of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) shut out the #2 Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 14–0. USC quarterback Ambrose Schindler was named the Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.2008 Rose Bowl Program
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Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pac-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, with eight of the ten PCC members (including all four original PCC charter members) now in the Pac-12, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis and scandal. Established on December 2, 1915, its four charter members were the University of California (now University of California, Berkeley), the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). Conference members * University of California, Berkeley (1915–1959) * University of Oregon (1915–1959) * Oregon State College (1915–1959) * University of Washington (1915–1959) * Washington State College (1917–1959) * Stanford University (1918–1959) * University of Idaho (1922–1959) ...
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1939 Texas A&M Aggies Football Team
The 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University in the Southwest Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a perfect 10–1 record, shut out six of eleven opponents, won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 212 to 31. In the final AP Poll released on December 12, the Aggies were ranked No 1 with 1,091 points, edging out Tennessee (970 points), USC (891 points), and Cornell (889 points). They went on to defeat No. 5 Tulane, 14–13, in the 1940 Sugar Bowl. Fullback John Kimbrough was a consensus pick on the 1939 All-America college football team. Kimbrough was inducted in 1954 into the College Football Hall of Fame. Tackle Joe Boyd was the team captain. He was also chosen as a first-team All-American by, among others, Grantland Rice for ''Collier's Weekly'' and the ''Sporting News''. Four Tex ...
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Kenny Washington (American Football)
Kenneth Stanley Washington (August 31, 1918 – June 24, 1971) was an American professional American football, football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League (NFL) team in the modern (post-World War II) era. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins football, UCLA Bruins. Early life Kenneth Stanley Washington was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the city's Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights neighborhood. His parents, Marian Lenàn and Negro league baseball player Blue Washington, Edgar "Blue" Washington, separated when he was two years old. Kenny Washington was raised by his grandmother Susie Washington, his uncle Rocky, the first black uniformed lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and his aunt-in-law Hazel. Washington was a star in both baseball and football at Abraham Lincoln High School (Los Angeles, California), Abraham Lincoln High School, where he was nicknamed "Kingfish" after a ch ...
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Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
The Victory Bell is the trophy that is awarded to the winner of the UCLA–USC football rivalry game. The game is an American college football rivalry between the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans, part of the overall UCLA–USC rivalry. The Victory Bell is a brass bell that originally rang atop a Southern Pacific railroad locomotive. It is currently mounted on a special wheeled carriage. History The bell was given to the UCLA student body in 1939 as a gift from the school's alumni association. Initially, the UCLA cheerleaders rang the bell after each Bruin point. However, during the opening game of UCLA's 1941 season (through 1981, both schools used the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for home games), six members of USC's Trojan Knights (who were also members of the SigEp fraternity) infiltrated the Bruin rooting section, assisted in loading the bell aboard a truck headed back to Westwood, took the key to the truck, and escaped with the bell while UCLA's actual handlers went to fi ...
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1939 Washington Huskies Football Team
The 1939 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1939 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 4–5 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 93 to 77. Chuck Bechtol was the team captain. Schedule NFL Draft selections One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1940 NFL Draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections. References Washington Washington Huskies football seasons Washington Huskies football The Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in college football. Washington competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Husky Stadium, located on cam ...

1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team
The 1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1939 college football season. Schedule References Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the intercollegiate football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, north of the city of South Bend, Indiana. The team plays its home games at the campus' Notre Dame ...

1939 Oregon State Beavers Football Team
The 1939 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1939 college football season. The Beavers ended this season with nine wins, one loss, and one tie. The Beavers scored 186 points and allowed 77 points. Oregon State won the inaugural Pineapple Bowl, 39–6. The team was led by head coach Lon Stiner. Schedule The Beavers finished the season with a 9–1–1 record, 6–1–1 in the Pacific Coast Conference. Ranks are based on the time the game was played. Team players drafted into the NFL References Further reading * Bud Forester (ed.)''1939 Oregon State Football Information,''Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College Athletic News Bureau, 1939. Oregon State Oregon State Beavers football seasons Pineapple Bowl champion seasons Oregon State Beavers football The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893 and is a me ...
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1939 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Team
The 1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 27th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–4–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Bill Lenich was selected as the team's most valuable player. Illinois was ranked at No. 62 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. Schedule References Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of ...

1939 Oregon Webfoots Football Team
The 1939 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Tex Oliver, the Webfoots compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–3–1 in PCC, fifth), outscored their opponents 101 to 74, and recorded three shutouts.* McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. . Oregon played three home games on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. Schedule References External links WSU Libraries: Game video– Washington State at Oregon – November 4, 1939 {{Oregon Ducks football navbox Oregon Oregon Ducks football seasons Oregon Webfoots football The Oregon Ducks football program is a college football team for the University of Oregon, located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the FBS and is a mem ...
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1939 Auburn Tigers Football Team
The 1939 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1939 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his sixth season and finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 3–3–1 in the SEC). Auburn was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 30 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings, and at No. 39 in the final Litkenhous Ratings. Schedule References Auburn Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football The Auburn Tigers football program represents Auburn University in the sport of American college football. Auburn competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division o ...

1939 The Citadel Bulldogs Football Team
The 1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1939 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the eighth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium, is an 11,500-seat football stadium, the home field of The Citadel Bulldogs football team, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The stadium is named in honor of Brigadier General Johnson Hagood, CSA, class of 18 .... Schedule NFL Draft selection References {{The Citadel Bulldogs football navbox Citadel Bulldogs The Citadel Bulldogs football seasons Citadel football ...
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George Cafego
George Cafego (August 29, 1915 – February 9, 1998) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, earning varsity letters 1937 - 1939, and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Redskins, Boston Yanks. He served as the head baseball coach at the University of Wyoming in 1950 and at his alma mater, Tennessee, from 1958 to 1962. Cafego was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1969. High school and collegiate career Born in rural Whipple, West Virginia to John Cafego and Mary (Rednock) Cafego, Cafego attended Oak Hill High School in nearby Oak Hill. He went to the University of Tennessee as a halfback under coach Robert Neyland. While there, he earned varsity letters 1937 - 1939 and compiled 2,139 total yards and two All-American team selections. He was also a finalist for the Heisman Memorial Trophy. In addition ...
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