1939–40 NCAA football bowl games
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| Season | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-star games | Blue–Gray Football Classic East–West Shrine Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | January 1, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Texas A&M Aggies (AP, Dunkel) USC Trojans (Dickinson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939–40 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1939 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, 1940. The national championship, according to recognized selectors, was split by Texas A&M and USC.