1939 Orange Bowl
1939 Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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5th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Burdine Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Tennessee and the Oklahoma Sooners concluded the 1938 college football season. It was the fifth edition of 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 Tom Stidham of Oklahoma and 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.
Categories:
- 1938–39 NCAA football bowl games
- Orange Bowl
- Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games
- Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games
- 1939 in sports in Florida
- January 1939 sports events
- College football bowl stubs