Bowls and playoffs
The 1938 football postseason, including games played in 1939.
Bowls
Cotton Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
St. Mary’s (CA) 20 · Texas Tech 13
January 2, 1939
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Tennessee 17 · Oklahoma 0
January 2, 1939
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Southern California 7 · Duke 3
January 2, 1939
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
TCU 15 · Carnegie Mellon 7
January 2, 1939
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Utah 26 · New Mexico 0
January 2, 1939
Location not documented
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Florida A&M 9 · Kentucky St. 7
December 8, 1938
Miami
Poi Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
UCLA 32 · Hawaii 7
January 2, 1939
Honolulu
Prairie View Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Prairie View 34 · Tuskegee 0
January 2, 1939
Also called Bayou City Bowl
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Blue 7 · Gray 0
January 2, 1939
Location not documented
Chicago College All-Star Football
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
New York Giants 9 · All-Stars 0
August 30, 1939
Location not documented
Coaches All-American Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Green Bay Packers 31 · Southwest All-Stars 20
September 4, 1939
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 14 · East 0
January 2, 1939
Location not documented
North-South All-Star Shrine Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 7 · South 0
Date not documented
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.