1940 Sugar Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 1940
| game_name = Sugar Bowl
| image = File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg
| caption = Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.
| football_season = 1939
| subheader = {{Ordinal|6}} Sugar Bowl
| visitor_name_short = Texas A&M
| visitor_nickname = Aggies
| visitor_school = Texas A&M
| home_name_short = Tulane
| home_nickname = Green Wave
| home_school = Tulane University
| visitor_record = 10–0
| visitor_conference = SWC
| home_record = 8–0–1
| home_conference = SEC
| visitor_coach = Homer Norton
| home_coach = Red Dawson
| visitor_rank_AP = 1
| home_rank_AP = 5
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 0
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 7
| home_4q = 6
| date_game_played = January 1
| stadium = Tulane Stadium
| city = New Orleans, Louisiana
| referee = Ted Arnold
}}
The 1940 Sugar Bowl featured the top-ranked Texas A&M Aggies, and the fifth-ranked Tulane Green Wave. The game was played at Tulane's home field, Tulane Stadium.
Background
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 Texas on November 30, whom they shut out 20-0. They finished as champion of the Southwest Conference 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 Southeastern Conference with Tennessee and Georgia Tech, their first title in five years.
Game summary
Texas A&M took lead in the a first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back John Kimbrough. He finished the game with 159 yards rushing on 25 carries. In the third quarter, Tulane's Kellogg returned a punt 75 yards for touchdown, tying the game at 7–7. In the third quarter, Tulane's Monnett Butler, former Oak Grove High School star, scored on a 2-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was blocked, giving Tulane a 13–7 lead. Kimbrough's second rushing touchdown of the game rallied the Aggies to a 14–13 win.
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