1939 Orange Bowl
| 1939 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 32,191 [1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1939 Orange Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game, held in Miami, Florida, on January 2, 1939.[1]
The game between the
Orange Bowl and took place at the Orange Bowl stadium, then known as Roddey Burdine Stadium.[2][3] Both teams entered the game undefeated and untied; Tennessee was a slight favorite,[4] and shut out the Sooners, 17–0.[1][2]
The head coaches were
Bob Neyland
of Tennessee.
References
- ^ a b c "Vols Swamp Oklahoma In 17–0 Battle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 3, 1939. p. 12.
- ^ a b c "32,191 fans see Tennessee beat Oklahoma, 17-0". Miami News. January 3, 1939. p. 1B.
- ^ "Camera snaps color, pageantry of Miami's annual Orange Bowl grid classic". Miami News. (photo). January 3, 1939. p. 1.
- ^ "Vols remain slight favorites over Oklahoma". Miami News. January 2, 1939. p. 1B.
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