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1940 Sugar Bowl

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Texas A&M entered the game with an undefeated record and a ranking of #1 in the AP Poll, having six shutouts while allowing just 18 points the whole year. They entered the polls at #9 prior to their game against TCU on October 21, slowly rising up the ranks to #1 before their match-up against
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for the first time in 12 years. Tulane began the years with three wins before a tie to North Carolina that made them go from #4 in the polls to #9. However, they rose back up to #9 with five straight wins, including victories over #14 Ole Miss and #20 Alabama, finishing as co-champion of the
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Texas A&M took lead in the a first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back
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Texas on November 30, whom they shut out 20-0. They finished as champion of the
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There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022.
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with Tennessee and Georgia Tech, their first title in five years.
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The game was also the national title game for either the
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semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.
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Texas A&M Aggies
Tulane Green Wave
SWC
SEC
Homer Norton
Red Dawson
AP
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Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee
Ted Arnold
Sugar Bowl
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Tulane Green Wave
Tulane Stadium
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Southeastern Conference
John Kimbrough
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