1931 Rose Bowl

1931 Rose Bowl

17th Rose Bowl Game

Alabama Crimson Tide

Washington State Cougars

(9-0)

Head coach:
Wallace Wade

Head coach:
Orin “Babe” Hollingbery

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	0	21	3	0	24
Washington State	0	0	0	0	0

Date

January 1, 1931

Season

1930

Stadium

Rose Bowl Stadium

Location

Pasadena, California

MVP

John Campbell (QB) – Alabama

Attendance

60,000

Rose Bowl

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The 1931 Rose Bowl was the 17th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1931 in Pasadena, California. It featured two undefeated teams, the Alabama Crimson Tide against the Washington State Cougars. ^[1]^[2]

Scoring

For a psychological stunt, the Cougars dressed in red, helmets, jerseys, pants, socks and shoes, according to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.

Rose Bowl Game

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Notes	No Rose Bowl Games were held from 1903 to 1915 The 1942 game was played at Duke Stadium in Durham, NC after Pearl Harbor attacks Bolded years indicate the game was also the BCS National Championship Game

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Washington State Cougars bowl games

1916 Rose Bowl 1931 Rose Bowl 1981 Holiday Bowl 1988 Aloha Bowl 1992 Copper Bowl 1994 Alamo Bowl 1998 Rose Bowl 2001 Sun Bowl 2003 Rose Bowl 2003 Holiday Bowl 2013 New Mexico Bowl