1940–41 NCAA football bowl games

1940–41 NCAA football bowl games
Season1940
Number of bowls5
All-star gamesBlue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
Bowl gamesJanuary 1, 1941
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (AP)
Boston College Eagles (Various)
Tennessee Volunteers (Various)
Stanford Indians (Helms, Poling System)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP poll
Independent 3 1–2 (0.333) 7
SEC 2 1–1 (0.500) 2
Big Four 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
PCC 1 1–0 (1.000) 2
SWC 1 1–0 (1.000) 2
Big Six 1 0–1 (0.000) 1
Border 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
Big Ten 0 0–0 (–) 3
Middle Three 0 0–0 (–) 1
Southern 0 0–0 (–) 1
Note: The final AP poll ranked 19 teams.

The 1940–41 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1940 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, 1941. The national championship, according to recognized selectors, was split by Minnesota, Boston College, Tennessee, and Stanford.

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