| Year Game Played: | 1941 |
| Game Name: | Sugar Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1940 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Boston College |
| Visitor Nickname: | Eagles |
| Home Name Short: | Tennessee |
| Home Nickname: | Volunteers |
| Visitor Record: | 10–0 |
| Visitor Conference: | Independent |
| Home Record: | 10–0 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Frank Leahy |
| Home Coach: | Robert Neyland |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 5 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 4 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 13 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 6 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Tulane Stadium |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Odds: | Tennessee |
| Referee: | James Cheves (SEC; split crew: SEC, EAIFO) |
| Attendance: | 73,181[1] |
The 1941 Sugar Bowl featured the fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers and the fifth-ranked Boston College Eagles, both with records of 10–0 and high-scoring It was played on Wednesday, January 1, 1941, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans,
In the seventh Sugar Bowl, Tennessee scored the only points of the first half with a four-yard touchdown run by Van Thompson in the first quarter. After a scoreless second quarter, Boston College scored on a 13-yard touchdown run from Harry Connolly to tie the score at seven each. Tennessee answered with a two-yard touchdown run from Warren Buist for a 13–7 lead. Boston College scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown from Mike Holovak to tie the game at
In the fourth quarter, Tennessee's Bob Foxx missed a short field goal attempt with three minutes remaining, and BC took over on its own twenty. Quarterback Charlie O'Rourke led the Eagles on an eighty-yard drive, capped with his 24-yard touchdown run to give them a