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Top 25 College Football Games of 1939

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
80/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1939PostseasonNeutral site

    Texas A&M vs. Tulane

    Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13

    No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 5 Tulane · 1-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    80

    Game score

  2. 1939PostseasonNeutral site

    Tennessee vs. USC

    Tennessee 0, USC 14

    No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 USC · 14-point margin

    Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    68

    Game score

  3. 1939Week 8

    Duke at Georgia Tech

    Duke 7, Georgia Tech 6

    No. 6 Duke vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech · 1-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    67

    Game score

  4. 1939Week 4

    Texas A&M at Santa Clara

    Texas A&M 7, Santa Clara 3

    No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 16 Santa Clara · 4-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  5. 1939Week 6

    Tulane at North Carolina

    Tulane 14, North Carolina 14

    No. 5 Tulane vs. No. 17 North Carolina · 0-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  6. 1939Week 3

    Oklahoma at SMU

    Oklahoma 7, SMU 7

    No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 16 SMU · 0-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  7. 1939Week 7

    Cornell at Ohio State

    Cornell 23, Ohio State 14

    No. 3 Cornell vs. No. 12 Ohio State · 9-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  8. 1939Week 5

    SMU at Notre Dame

    SMU 19, Notre Dame 20

    No. 17 SMU vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 1-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  9. 1939PostseasonNeutral site

    Boston College vs. Clemson

    Boston College 3, Clemson 6

    No. 14 Boston College vs. No. 15 Clemson · 3-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  10. 1939Week 4

    Georgia Tech at Notre Dame

    Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 17

    Unranked Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 3-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  11. 1939Week 3

    Purdue at Notre Dame

    Purdue 0, Notre Dame 3

    Unranked Purdue vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 3-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  12. 1939Week 3

    USC at Oregon

    USC 7, Oregon 7

    No. 7 USC vs. Unranked Oregon · 0-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  13. 1939PostseasonNeutral site

    Missouri vs. Georgia Tech

    Missouri 7, Georgia Tech 21

    No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech · 14-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  14. 1939Week 6

    Ohio State at Minnesota

    Ohio State 23, Minnesota 20

    No. 6 Ohio State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 3-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  15. 1939Week 3

    Clemson at Tulane

    Clemson 6, Tulane 7

    Unranked Clemson vs. No. 8 Tulane · 1-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  16. 1939Week 8

    Columbia at Cornell

    Columbia 7, Cornell 13

    Unranked Columbia vs. No. 4 Cornell · 6-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  17. 1939Week 3

    Indiana at Nebraska

    Indiana 7, Nebraska 7

    Unranked Indiana vs. No. 10 Nebraska · 0-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  18. 1939Week 5

    Stanford at UCLA

    Stanford 14, UCLA 14

    Unranked Stanford vs. No. 11 UCLA · 0-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  19. 1939Week 8

    Nebraska at Missouri

    Nebraska 13, Missouri 27

    No. 17 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Missouri · 14-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  20. 1939Week 8

    Iowa at Purdue

    Iowa 4, Purdue 0

    No. 8 Iowa vs. Unranked Purdue · 4-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  21. 1939Week 6

    Kansas State at Missouri

    Kansas State 7, Missouri 9

    Unranked Kansas State vs. No. 10 Missouri · 2-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  22. 1939Week 7

    Notre Dame at Carnegie Mellon

    Notre Dame 7, Carnegie Mellon 6

    No. 11 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Carnegie Mellon · 1-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  23. 1939Week 5

    Fordham at Tulane

    Fordham 0, Tulane 7

    Unranked Fordham vs. No. 6 Tulane · 7-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  24. 1939Week 7

    Wake Forest at Duke

    Wake Forest 0, Duke 6

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 7 Duke · 6-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  25. 1939Week 3

    Tennessee at NC State

    Tennessee 13, NC State 0

    No. 1 Tennessee vs. Unranked NC State · 13-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.