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The 'Rose Bowl' is an annual
American college football bowl game, usually played on
January 1 (
New Year's Day) at the
stadium of the same name in
Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is then played on the following Monday. Nicknamed '"The Granddaddy of Them All"', the Rose Bowl is the oldest and, over the course of its history, the most prestigious
bowl game. It is part of the annual
Tournament of Roses event, which also includes the Tournament of Roses Parade.
In 2002 and 2006, the Rose Bowl game was also the
BCS National Championship Game. In the current BCS alignment, the Rose Bowl will host the
Big Ten and
Pacific 10 conference champions unless they are involved in the national championship game.
History
Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," the Rose Bowl was first played on
January 1,
1902, starting the tradition of New Year's Day bowl games. The inaugural game featured
Fielding Yost's dominating 1901
Michigan team, representing the East, who crushed a previously 3-1-2 team from
Stanford University, representing the West, by a score of 49-0 after Stanford quit in the third quarter. Michigan finished the season 11-0-0 and was considered the national champion. Yost had been Stanford's coach the previous year. The game was so lopsided that for the next 15 years, the Tournament of Roses officials ran chariot races, ostrich races, and other various events instead of football.
[4] But, on New Year's Day 1916 football returned to stay.
Before the Rose Bowl stadium was built for the
January 1,
1923 match, games were played in Pasadena's
Tournament Park, approximately three miles southeast of the current stadium. In the game's early years, except during
World War I, the Rose Bowl always pitted a team, but not necessarily the conference champion, from the
Pacific Coast Conference, the predecessor of the current
Pacific Ten Conference, against an opponent from the Eastern U.S. Beginning with the
1947 game, the game's participants were established as the champions of what is now the
Big Ten Conference and the Pac-10.
The very first Rose Bowl Game
Since
1998, however, with the creation of the
Bowl Championship Series, team selection for the Rose Bowl is now tied to the other three BCS bowls, although in any given year the Rose Bowl still attempts, if possible, to maintain the traditional Pac-10 versus Big Ten format. Twice in this era, the Rose Bowl has served as the BCS championship game.
The 2002 game, between
Nebraska of the
Big 12 Conference and
Miami, then a member of the
Big East Conference, was the first matchup since
1946 not featuring the traditional pairing and the first matchup ever without a West Coast team.
The 2006 game featured offensive powerhouses
Texas, riding a 19-game winning streak, and USC, who entered the game with a 34-game winning streak and 2 Heisman Trophy winners. Texas won 41-38. Many regard this game among the most exciting championship games in sports history. The game's television viewership was the highest for college football contest since the 1987
Fiesta Bowl between
Penn State and Miami.
On two other occasions during the BCS era, Rose Bowl participation has expanded beyond the Big 10 and Pac-10. The 2003 game featured the first appearance by
Oklahoma. The 2005 game featured
Texas of the
Big 12 Conference, selected, amid some controversy, over
California of the Pac-10.
The 2004 game is also noteworthy. In this game,
USC defeated Michigan, 28-14, thus earning the top ranking in the
AP Poll and a share of the national championship with BCS champion
LSU.
Sponsorship and broadcasting rights
For many years the Rose Bowl eschewed sponsorship, but in
1998 the game became known as 'The Rose Bowl Game presented by
AT&T' and in
2002 as 'The Rose Bowl Game presented by
PlayStation 2'. Since
2003, when the agreement with
Sony expired, the game has been presented by
citi. The Rose Bowl still spurns sponsorship to a degree, as its sponsor's name is listed less prominently than in other bowl games. Other bowls typically list their sponsor as part of the game's name, rather than merely as the presenter of the game.
From 1952 to 1987, the Rose Bowl was televised by
NBC in a 1 p.m.
PST time slot, the only New Year's bowl airing at that time. Since
1988, it has been broadcast on
ABC. While
FOX has secured the broadcasting rights to the other
Bowl Championship Series games, the Rose Bowl, which negotiates its own television contracts independent of the BCS, has agreed to keep the game on ABC.
Frequent participants
2006 Rose Bowl, Texas vs. Southern California; January 4, 2006
USC has played the most times in the Rose Bowl, with 31 appearances, followed by Michigan (20), Washington (14), and Ohio State (13). Alabama, 4-1-1 in Rose Bowls, has made the most appearances of any team outside the Pac-10 and Big Ten conferences.
USC has won the most Rose Bowls (22), followed by Michigan (8), Washington (7), and Ohio State (6). Michigan has lost the most (12), followed by USC (9), UCLA and Ohio State (7 each).
The most frequent Rose Bowl matchup is USC-Michigan, occurring for the eighth time in 2007, with USC holding a 6-2 advantage. (Including rare meetings outside the Rose Bowl, USC leads this series 6-4.) The next most frequent matchup is USC-Ohio State, occurring for the seventh time in 1985, with USC holding a 4-3 advantage.
From the 1946 season (1947 game), when the Big Ten-Rose Bowl agreement began, through the 1971 season (1972 game), the Big Ten did not allow its teams to appear in the Rose Bowl in consecutive years. There was one exception: Minnesota played in the 1961 and 1962 games. (Several unusual circumstances occurred in the 1961 season: the Big Ten-Rose Bowl contract had been allowed to lapse, Big Ten champion Ohio State was invited anyway, and the Ohio State faculty turned down the bid.)
Also of note, during this era Big Ten and Pac-8 teams could play only in the Rose Bowl; this restriction was not lifted until the 1975 season.
The only member of the
Pac-10 or the
Big Ten to have never appeared in the Rose Bowl is the
University of Arizona.
[ List of Rose Bowl Games from official website ]
The Rose Bowl was exclusively a Big Ten-Pac-10 affair for 52 years, from 1946 (1947 game) through 1997 (1998 game). While the Big Ten dominated the game in the late 1940s and 1950s, and the Pac-10 dominated during the 1970s and early 1980s, over the entire 52-year span, each conference won 26 games.
The BCS era now covers the past nine seasons, starting with 1998 (1999 game). Of the five games featuring the traditional Big 10-Pac-10 matchup, the Pac-10 leads 3-2.
In the past the chief participants have been the winners of the respective
UCLA-USC rivalry and
Michigan-Ohio State rivalry games. Although there have been instances where the loser of the rivalry game still won the conference championship, in the
2007 Rose Bowl game, the participants ''both'' were the losers of those games, and Michigan was an at-large BCS participant with a second place Big Ten finish.
'Big Ten and Pac-10 schools'
| 'Team' | 'Appearances' | 'Wins' | 'Ties' |
|---|
| Southern Cal | 31 | 22 | | | Michigan | 20 | 8 | | | Washington | 14 | 7 | 1 | | Ohio St. | 13 | 6 | | | Stanford | 12 | 5 | | | UCLA | 12 | 5 | | | California | 8 | 2 | 1 | | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | | | Iowa | 5 | 2 | | | Illinois | 4 | 3 | | | Michigan St. | 4 | 3 | | | Oregon | 4 | 1 | | | Washington St. | 4 | 1 | | | Oregon St. | 3 | 1 | | | Arizona St. | 2 | 1 | | | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | | | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | | | Penn State | 2 | 1 | | | Purdue | 2 | 1 | | | Indiana | 1 | 0 | | | Arizona | 0 | 0 | |
|
'Other Division I FBS schools'
★
| 'Team' | 'Appearances' | 'Wins' | 'Ties' |
|---|
| Alabama | 6 | 4 | 1 | | Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | | | Texas | 2 | 2 | | | Duke | 2 | 0 | | | Nebraska | 2 | 0 | | | Tennessee | 2 | 0 | | | Georgia | 1 | 1 | | | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | | | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | | | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | | | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | | | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 | | | Tulane | 1 | 0 | |
|
''
★ Formerly known as Division I-A''
Game results
2007 Rose Bowl, USC vs. Michigan; January 1, 2007
★ Years listed below indicate the January game date; for example, the 2007 game was played following the 2006 football season.
★ Following the
attack on Pearl Harbor, the
1942 game was moved to
Duke University's Wallace Wade Stadium in
Durham, North Carolina, as officials were wary of allowing such a large crowd to congregate anywhere on the
West Coast due to
World War II security threats.
''Italics denote a tie game.''
★ denotes
BCS National Championship Game
★
★ game played in Durham, NC, due to a restriction on crowds allowed on the
West Coast after
Pearl Harbor
| Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | Notes |
|---|
| January 1, 1902 | 'Michigan' | '49' | Stanford | 0 |
| January 1, 1916 | 'Washington State' | '14' | Brown | 0 |
| January 1, 1917 | 'Oregon' | '14' | Pennsylvania | 0 |
| January 1, 1918 | 'Mare Island - USMC' | '19' | Camp Lewis - US Army | 7 |
| January 1, 1919 | 'Great Lakes - US Navy' | '17' | Mare Island | 0 |
| January 1, 1920 | 'Harvard' | '7' | Oregon | 6 |
| January 1, 1921 | 'California' | '28' | Ohio State | 0 |
| January 2, 1922 | ''California'' | ''0'' | ''Washington & Jefferson'' | ''0'' |
| January 1, 1923 | 'Southern California' | '14' | Penn State | 3 |
| January 1, 1924 | ''Washington'' | ''14'' | ''Navy'' | ''14'' |
| January 1, 1925 | 'Notre Dame' | '27' | Stanford | 10 |
| January 1, 1926 | 'Alabama' | '20' | Washington | 19 |
| January 1, 1927 | ''Alabama'' | ''7'' | ''Stanford'' | ''7'' |
| January 2, 1928 | 'Stanford' | '7' | Pittsburgh | 6 |
| January 1, 1929 | 'Georgia Tech' | '8' | California | 7 |
| January 1, 1930 | 'Southern California' | '47' | Pittsburgh | 14 |
| January 1, 1931 | 'Illinois' | '24' | Washington State | 0 |
| January 1, 1932 | 'Southern California' | '21' | Tulane | 12 |
| January 2, 1933 | 'Southern California' | '35' | Pittsburgh | 0 |
| January 1, 1934 | 'Columbia' | '7' | Stanford | 0 |
| January 1, 1935 | 'Alabama' | '29' | Stanford | 13 |
| January 1, 1936 | 'Stanford' | '7' | SMU | 0 |
| January 1, 1937 | 'Pittsburgh' | '21' | Washington | 0 |
| January 1, 1938 | 'California' | '13' | Alabama | 0 |
| January 2, 1939 | 'Southern California' | '7' | Duke | 3 |
| January 1, 1940 | 'Southern California' | '14' | Tennessee | 0 |
| January 1, 1941 | 'Stanford' | '21' | Nebraska | 13 |
January 1, 1942
★
★ | 'Oregon State' | '20' | Duke | 16 |
| January 1, 1943 | 'Georgia' | '9' | UCLA | 0 |
| January 1, 1944 | 'Southern California' | '29' | Washington | 0 |
| January 1, 1945 | 'Southern California' | '25' | Tennessee | 0 |
| January 1, 1946 | 'Alabama' | '34' | Southern California | 14 |
| January 1, 1947 | 'Illinois' | '45' | UCLA | 14 |
| January 1, 1948 | 'Michigan' | '49' | Southern California | 0 |
| January 1, 1949 | 'Northwestern' | '20' | California | 14 |
| January 2, 1950 | 'Ohio State' | '17' | California | 14 |
| January 1, 1951 | 'Michigan' | '14' | California | 6 |
| January 1, 1952 | 'Illinois' | '40' | Stanford | 7 |
| January 1, 1953 | 'Southern California' | '7' | Wisconsin | 0 |
| January 1, 1954 | 'Michigan State' | '28' | UCLA | 20 |
| January 1, 1955 | 'Ohio State' | '20' | Southern California | 7 |
| January 2, 1956 | 'Michigan State' | '17' | UCLA | 14 |
| January 1, 1957 | 'Iowa' | '35' | Oregon State | 19 |
| January 1, 1958 | 'Ohio State' | '10' | Oregon | 7 |
| January 1, 1959 | 'Iowa' | '38' | California | 12 |
| January 1, 1960 | 'Washington' | '44' | Wisconsin | 8 |
| January 2, 1961 | 'Washington' | '17' | Minnesota | 7 |
| January 1, 1962 | 'Minnesota' | '21' | UCLA | 3 |
| January 1, 1963 | 'Southern California' | '42' | Wisconsin | 37 |
| January 1, 1964 | 'Illinois' | '17' | Washington | 7 |
| January 1, 1965 | 'Michigan' | '34' | Oregon State | 7 |
| January 1, 1966 | 'UCLA' | '14' | Michigan State | 12 |
| January 2, 1967 | 'Purdue' | '14' | Southern California | 13 |
| January 1, 1968 | 'Southern California' | '14' | Indiana | 3 |
| January 1, 1969 | 'Ohio State' | '27' | Southern California | 16 |
| January 1, 1970 | 'Southern California' | '10' | Michigan | 3 |
| January 1, 1971 | 'Stanford' | '27' | Ohio State | 17 |
| January 1, 1972 | 'Stanford' | '13' | Michigan | 12 |
| January 1, 1973 | 'Southern California' | '42' | Ohio State | 17 |
| January 1, 1974 | 'Ohio State' | '42' | Southern California | 21 |
| January 1, 1975 | 'Southern California' | '18' | Ohio State | 17 |
| January 1, 1976 | 'UCLA' | '23' | Ohio State | 10 |
| January 1, 1977 | 'Southern California' | '14' | Michigan | 6 |
| January 2, 1978 | 'Washington' | '27' | Michigan | 20 |
| January 1, 1979 | 'Southern California' | '17' | Michigan | 10 |
| January 1, 1980 | 'Southern California' | '17' | Ohio State | 16 |
| January 1, 1981 | 'Michigan' | '23' | Washington | 16 |
| January 1, 1982 | 'Washington' | '28' | Iowa | 0 |
| January 1, 1983 | 'UCLA' | '24' | Michigan | 14 |
| January 2, 1984 | 'UCLA' | '45' | Illinois | 9 |
| January 1, 1985 | 'Southern California' | '20' | Ohio State | 17 |
| January 1, 1986 | 'UCLA' | '45' | Iowa | 28 |
| January 1, 1987 | 'Arizona State' | '22' | Michigan | 15 |
| January 1, 1988 | 'Michigan State' | '20' | Southern California | 17 |
| January 2, 1989 | 'Michigan' | '22' | Southern California | 14 |
| January 1, 1990 | 'Southern California' | '17' | Michigan | 10 |
| January 1, 1991 | 'Washington' | '46' | Iowa | 34 |
| January 1, 1992 | 'Washington' | '34' | Michigan | 14 |
| January 1, 1993 | 'Michigan' | '38' | Washington | 31 |
| January 1, 1994 | 'Wisconsin' | '21' | UCLA | 16 |
| January 2, 1995 | 'Penn State' | '38' | Oregon | 20 |
| January 1, 1996 | 'Southern California' | '41' | Northwestern | 32 |
| January 1, 1997 | 'Ohio State' | '20' | Arizona State | 17 | notes |
| January 1, 1998 | 'Michigan' | '21' | Washington State | 16 |
| January 1, 1999 | 'Wisconsin' | '38' | UCLA | 31 |
| January 1, 2000 | 'Wisconsin' | '17' | Stanford | 9 |
| January 1, 2001 | 'Washington' | '34' | Purdue | 24 |
January 3, 2002
★ | 'Miami (FL)' | '37' | Nebraska | 14 | notes |
| January 1, 2003 | 'Oklahoma' | '34' | Washington State | 14 |
| January 1, 2004 | 'Southern California' | '28' | Michigan | 14 |
| January 1, 2005 | 'Texas' | '38' | Michigan | 37 |
January 4, 2006
★ | 'Texas' | '41' | Southern California | 38 | notes |
| January 1, 2007 | 'Southern California' | '32' | Michigan | 18 | notes |
Game MVPs
Note: Beginning with the 2005 Rose Bowl Game, the Rose Bowl began awarding offensive and defensive players of the game.
Trivia
★ On the
Jimi Hendrix live performance "Live at the Filmore East" on New Years Day, 1970, Hendrix says before singing
Power Of Soul "''Right now I would like to congratulate the
Southern California Trojans. I'm very happy that they beat
Michigan.''" He is congratulating the USC Trojans victory against Michigan in the Rose Bowl that year.
Notes
1. The 1942 game was played in Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, due to a restriction on crowds allowed on the West Coast after Pearl Harbor.
2.
3. If either conference champion is in the BCS National Championship Game, the champion is replaced by a BCS at-large team.
4. Bowl Games: College Football's Greatest Tradition, by Robert Ours, 2004, pgs. 3-4
See also
★
Roy Riegels
★
Great Rose Bowl Hoax
★
List of college bowl games
★
Tournament of Roses Parade
External links
★
Rose Bowl Game official site
★
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
★
Rose Bowl Game Timeline
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