- 1941 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1941 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1941
Year=1940
Visitor School=Boston College
Visitor Name Short=Boston College
Visitor Nickname=Eagles
Visitor Record=10-0
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=5
Visitor Coach=Frank Leahy
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=0
Visitor3=13
Visitor4=6
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Visitor Total=19
Home School=University of Tennessee
Home Name Short=Tennessee
Home Nickname=Volunteers
Home Record=10-0
Home
Home Coaches=4
Home Coach=Robert Neyland
Home1=7
Home2=0
Home3=6
Home4=0
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Home Total=13
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Tulane Stadium
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1941 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the fourth ranked
Tennessee Volunteers and the fifth rankedBoston College Eagles , both with records of 10-0.Tennessee took a 7-0 lead on a 4 yard touchdown run by Thompson in the first quarter. After a scoreless second quarter, Boston College scored on a 13 yard touchdown run from Connally. Tennessee answered with a 2 yard touchdown run from Warren giving Tennessee a 13-7 lead. Boston College scored on a 1 yard rushing touchdown from Michael Holovak tieing the game at 13. In the fourth quarter, Boston College's O'Rourke scored on a 24 yard touchdown run giving the Eagles a 19-13 win.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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