- Wednesday, December 27 1939 -
Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
Kentucky - 36 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waller White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Keith Farnsley | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Marion Cluggish | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| James King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Layton Rouse | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Lee Huber | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Carl Staker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
Ohio State - 30 (Head Coach: Harold Olsen)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Schick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Gilbert Mickelson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| William Sattler | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Jack Dawson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jed Mees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Goss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Bowshier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Graf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Nichols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McLain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Clemson 55 - 31 | | | Kansas State 53 - 26 |
Waller White's shot is blocked by OSU's Jack Dawson (#9). Looking on in the background is UK's Marion Cluggish
