Rose Bowl Game

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Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl Game presented by citi
"The Granddaddy of Them All"

Rose Bowl logo, 2006
Stadium Rose Bowl
Previous Stadiums Tournament Park (1902, 1916 — 1922)
Wallace Wade Stadium (1947)[1]
Location Pasadena, California
Previous Locations Durham, North Carolina (1947)[1]
Operated 1902, 1916 — present
Conference Tie-ins Big Ten, Pac-10[2]
Previous Conference Tie-ins Pacific Coast
Payout[3] US$17,000,000 (2006)
Sponsors
AT&T (1998 - 2001)
Sony/PlayStation 2 (2002)
citi (2003 — present)
Former names
Tournament East-West football game (1902)
The Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T (1998 — 2001)
The Rose Bowl Game presented by PlayStation 2 (2002)
2006-2007 Matchup
Michigan vs. Southern California

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, arguably 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. On January 1, 2007, the University of Southern California Trojans will play the University of Michigan Wolverines.

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[edit] History

Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," the Rose Bowl was first played on January 1, 1902, starting the tradition of New Years Day bowl games. The innaugural 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. But, in 1916 football returned to stay.

The very first Rose Bowl Game
The very first Rose Bowl Game

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.

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. The 2002 Rose Bowl 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. During the BCS era, Rose Bowl participation has expanded to several schools outside of the traditional Big-10 and Pac-10 conferences, even in years when the BCS National Championship Game is not hosted there. The 2003 Rose Bowl 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.

Large card stunt performed at the 2004 Rose Bowl Game
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Large card stunt performed at the 2004 Rose Bowl Game

In the 2004 Rose Bowl, USC defeated Michigan and earned a top ranking in the AP Poll and an arguable claim to a share of the national championship with BCS champion LSU. The 2006 game, which was played for the BCS national championship, featured offensive powerhouses Texas, riding a 19-game winning streak, and USC. Texas won 41-38. Many regard the 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Frequent participants

USC with 31 appearances and Michigan with 20 have played in the most Rose Bowls. They have also faced each other in the contest the most times of any two teams; 2007 will be their eighth meeting in the Rose Bowl. USC currently holds a 5-2 advantage over Michigan in Pasadena and a 5-4 lead in all games played between the two schools. USC has won the most Rose Bowls (21), while Michigan has lost the most (11). Washington (14) and Ohio State (13) ranked third and fourth in Rose Bowl appearances. Alabama, 4-1-1 in Rose Bowls, has made the most appearances of any team outside of the Pac-10 and Big-10 conferences. The only Pac-10 team never to have played in the Rose Bowl is the University of Arizona Wildcats.

[edit] Game results

Italics denote a tie game.
* denotes BCS national championship games
** 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
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 Stanford 7 Alabama 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 Alabama 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 2, 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 6
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
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
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
January 1, 2007 Michigan vs. Southern California

[edit] Game MVPs

Year Played MVP Team Position
1902 Neil Snow Michigan FB
1916 Carl Dietz Washington State FB
1917 John Beckett Oregon T
1918 Hollis Huntington Mare Island FB
1919 George Halas Great Lakes E
1920 Edward Casey Harvard HB
1921 Harold "Brick" Muller California E
1922 Russell Stein Washington & Jefferson T
1923 Leo Calland USC G
1924 Ira McKee Navy QB
1925 Elmer Layden Notre Dame FB
Ernie Nevers Stanford FB
1926 Johnny Mack Brown Alabama HB
George Wilson Washington HB
1927 Fred Pickhard Alabama T
1928 Clifford Hoffmann Stanford FB
1929 Benjamin Lom California HB
1930 Russell Saunders USC QB
1931 John "Monk" Campbell Alabama QB
1932 Erny Pinckert USC HB
1933 Homer Griffith USC QB
1934 Cliff Montgomery Columbia QB
1935 Millard "Dixie" Howell Alabama HB
1936 James "Monk" Moscrip Stanford E
Keith Toppling Stanford E
1937 William Daddio Pittsburgh E
1938 Victor Bottari California HB
1939 Doyle Nave USC QB
Alvin Krueger USC E
1940 Ambrose Schindler USC QB
1941 Peter Kmetovic Stanford HB
1942 Donald Durdan Oregon State HB
1943 Charles Trippi Georgia HB
1944 Norman Verry USC G
1945 James Hardy USC QB
1946 Harry Gilmer Alabama HB
1947 Claude "Buddy" Young Illinois HB
Julius Rykovich Illinois HB
1948 Robert Chappuis Michigan HB
1949 Frank Aschenbrenner Northwestern HB
1950 Fred Morrison Ohio State FB
1951 Donald Dufek Michigan FB
1952 William Tate Illinois HB
1953 Rudy Bukich USC QB
1954 Billy Wells Michigan State HB
1955 Dave Leggett Ohio State QB
1956 Walter Kowalczyk Michigan State HB
1957 Kenneth Ploen Iowa QB
1958 Jack Crabtree Oregon QB
1959 Bob Jeter Iowa HB
1960 Bob Schloredt Washington QB
George Fleming Washington HB
1961 Bob Schloredt Washington QB
1962 Sandy Stephens Minnesota QB
1963 Pete Beathard USC QB
Ron Vander Kelen Wisconsin QB
1964 Jim Grabowski Illinois FB
1965 Mel Anthony Michigan FB
1966 Bob Stiles UCLA DB
1967 John Charles Purdue DB
1968 O.J. Simpson USC TB
1969 Rex Kern Ohio State QB
1970 Bob Chandler USC FL
1971 Jim Plunkett Stanford QB
1972 Don Bunce Stanford QB
1973 Sam Cunningham USC FB
1974 Cornelius Greene Ohio State QB
1975 Pat Haden USC QB
John McKay, Jr. USC SE
1976 John Sciarra UCLA QB
1977 Vince Evans USC QB
1978 Warren Moon Washington QB
1979 Charles White USC TB
Rick Leach Michigan QB
1980 Charles White USC TB
1981 Butch Woolfolk Michigan RB
1982 Jacque Robinson Washington RB
1983 Don Rogers UCLA FS
Tom Ramsey UCLA QB
1984 Rick Neuheisel UCLA QB
1985 Tim Green USC QB
Jack Del Rio USC LB
1986 Eric Ball UCLA TB
1987 Jeff Van Raaphorst Arizona State QB
1988 Percy Snow Michigan State LB
1989 Leroy Hoard Michigan FB
1990 Ricky Ervins USC TB
1991 Charles Mincy Washington DB
1992 Steve Emtman Washington DT
Billy Joe Hobert Washington QB
1993 Tyrone Wheatley Michigan RB
1994 Brent Moss Wisconsin TB
1995 Danny O'Neil Oregon QB
Ki-Jana Carter Penn State RB
1996 Keyshawn Johnson USC WR
1997 Joe Germaine Ohio State QB
1998 Brian Griese Michigan QB
1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB
2000 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB
2001 Marques Tuiasosopo Washington QB
2002 Ken Dorsey Miami QB
Andre Johnson Miami WR
2003 Nate Hybl Oklahoma QB
2004 Matt Leinart USC QB
2005 Vince Young Texas QB
2006 Vince Young Texas QB

[edit] Previous logos

2002 National Championship game logo

2006 National Championship game logo

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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