Bowls and playoffs
The 1949 football postseason, including games played in 1950.
Bowls
Cotton Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Rice 27 · North Carolina 13
January 2, 1950
Location not documented
Gator Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Maryland 20 · Missouri 7
January 2, 1950
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Santa Clara 21 · Kentucky 13
January 2, 1950
Location not documented
Raisin Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
San Jose St. 20 · Texas Tech 13
December 31, 1949
Fresno, CA
Rose Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Ohio St. 17 · California 14
January 2, 1950
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Salad Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Xavier 33 · Arizona St. 21
January 1, 1950
Phoenix
Sugar Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 35 · LSU 0
January 2, 1950
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
UTEP 33 · Georgetown 20
January 2, 1950
Location not documented
Tangerine Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Saint Vincent 7 · Emory & Henry 6
January 2, 1950
Location not documented
Bean Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Idaho St. 20 · Chadron St. 2
November 24, 1949
Scottsbluff, NE
Burley Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Emory & Henry 32 · Hanover 0
November 24, 1949
Johnson City, TN
Cigar Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 19 · Wofford 6
January 2, 1950
Tampa, FL
Corn Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Western Ill. 13 · Wheaton (IL) 0
November 24, 1949
Bloomington, IL
Glass Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Cincinnati 33 · Toledo 13
December 3, 1949
Toledo, OH
Iodine Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Johnson C. Smith 20 · Allen 12
December 3, 1949
Charleston, SC
Lions Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Grambling 21 · Texas Col. 18
Date not documented
Ruston, LA
Oleander Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
McMurry 19 · Missouri Valley 13
January 2, 1950
Galveston, TX
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
N.C. A&T 20 · Florida A&M 14
December 10, 1949
Miami
Paper Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Jacksonville St. 12 · West Ala. 7
December 16, 1949
Pensacola, FL
Peach Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Morris Brown 33 · Texas College 28
December 3, 1949
Macon, GA
Pear Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Pacific (OR) 33 · UC Davis 15
November 24, 1949
Medford, OR
Pineapple Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Stanford 74 · Hawaii 20
January 2, 1950
Honolulu
Prairie View Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Prairie View 27 · Fisk 6
January 2, 1950
Also called Bayou City Bowl
Pythian Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Appalachian St. 21 · Catawba 7
November 26, 1949
Salisbury, NC
Refrigerator Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Evansville 22 · Hillsdale 7
December 3, 1949
Evansville, IN
Silver Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Trinity (TX) 52 · Mexico 6
December 17, 1949
Mexico City, Mexico
Smoky Mountain Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
West Liberty 20 · Western Caro. 0
November 24, 1949
Bristol, TN
Texhoma Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Austin (TX) 27 · East Central 6
November 25, 1949
Denison, TX
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Gray 27 · Blue 13
December 31, 1949
Location not documented
Chicago College All-Star Football
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
All-Stars 17 · Philadelphia 7
August 11, 1950
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 28 · West 6
December 31, 1949
Location not documented
North-South All-Star Shrine Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 20 · South 14
December 25, 1949
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 22 · North 13
January 7, 1950
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.