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Winners of the Rose Bowl

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Events in Sport

  • 1902-01-01 1st Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Michigan beats Stanford, 49-0; MVP: Neil Snow, Michigan, FB
  • 1916-01-01 2nd Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Washington State beats Brown, 14-0; MVP: Carl Dietz, Washington State
  • 1917-01-01 3rd Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Oregon beats Pennsylvania, 14-0; MVP: John Beckett, Oregon
  • 1918-01-01 4th Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Mare Island, USMC beats Camp Lewis, US Army, 19-7; MVP: Hollis Huntington, USMC

US Navy Beats Mare Island

1919-01-01 5th Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Great Lakes, US Navy beats Mare Island, USMC, 17-0; MVP: George Halas, US Navy

American Football Coach and Team Owner George Halas
  • 1920-01-01 6th Rose Bowl: Harvard beats Oregon 7-6
  • 1921-01-01 7th Rose Bowl: California beats Ohio State 28-0
  • 1922-01-02 8th Rose Bowl: California ties Washington & Jefferson, 0-0
  • 1923-01-01 9th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Penn State, 14-3
  • 1924-01-01 10th Rose Bowl: Washington ties Navy, 14-14
  • 1925-01-01 11th Rose Bowl: Notre Dame beats Stanford, 27-10
  • 1926-01-01 12th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington, 20-19
  • 1927-01-01 13th Rose Bowl: Stanford ties Alabama, 7-7
  • 1928-01-02 14th Rose Bowl: Stanford beats Pittsburgh, 7-6
  • 1929-01-01 15th Rose Bowl: Georgia Tech beats California, 8-7 (Roy Riegels runs 60 yds the wrong way with fumble recovery)
  • 1930-01-01 16th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Pittsburgh, 47-11
  • 1931-01-01 17th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington State, 24-0
  • 1932-01-01 18th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Tulane, 21-12
  • 1933-01-02 19th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Pittsburgh, 35-0
  • 1934-01-01 20th Rose Bowl: Columbia beats Stanford, 7-0
  • 1935-01-01 21st Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Stanford, 29-13
  • 1936-01-01 22nd Rose Bowl: Stanford beats SMU, 7-0
  • 1937-01-01 23rd Rose Bowl: #3 Pittsburgh beats #5 Washington, 21-0
  • 1938-01-01 24th Rose Bowl: #2 California beats #4 Alabama, 13-0
  • 1939-01-01 25th Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #3 Duke, 7-3
  • 1940-01-01 26th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #2 Tennessee, 14-0
  • 1941-01-01 27th Rose Bowl: #2 Stanford beats #7 Nebraska, 21-13
  • 1942-01-01 28th Rose Bowl: #12 Oregon State beats #2 Duke, 20-16 (played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat)
  • 1943-01-01 29th Rose Bowl: #2 Georgia beats #13 UCLA, 9-0
  • 1944-01-01 30th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats #12 Washington, 29-0
  • 1945-01-01 31st Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #12 Tennessee, 25-0
  • 1946-01-01 32nd Rose Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #11 Southern California, 34-14
  • 1947-01-01 33rd Rose Bowl: #5 Illinois beats #4 UCLA, 45-14
  • 1948-01-01 34th Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan beats #8 Southern California, 49-0
  • 1949-01-01 35th Rose Bowl: #7 Northwestern beats #4 California, 20-14
  • 1950-01-02 36th Rose Bowl: #6 Ohio State beats #3 California, 17-14
  • 1951-01-01 37th Rose Bowl: #9 Michigan beats #5 California, 14-6
  • 1952-01-01 38th Rose Bowl: #4 Illinois beats #7 Stanford, 40-7
  • 1953-01-01 39th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #11 Wisconsin, 7-0
  • 1954-01-01 40th Rose Bowl: #3 Michigan State beats #5 UCLA, 28-20
  • 1955-01-01 41st Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State beats #17 Southern California, 20-7
  • 1956-01-02 42nd Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan State beats #4 UCLA, 17-14
  • 1957-01-01 43rd Rose Bowl: #3 Iowa beats #10 Oregon State, 35-19
  • 1958-01-01 44th Rose Bowl: #2 Ohio State beats Oregon, 10-7
  • 1959-01-01 45th Rose Bowl: #2 Iowa beats #16 California, 38-12
  • 1960-01-01 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8
  • 1961-01-02 47th Rose Bowl: #6 Washington beats #1 Minnesota, 17-7
  • 1962-01-01 48th Rose Bowl: #6 Minnesota beats #16 UCLA, 21-3
  • 1963-01-01 49th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #2 Wisconsin, 42-37
  • 1964-01-01 50th Rose Bowl: #3 Illinois beats Washington, 17-7
  • 1965-01-01 51st Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan beats #8 Oregon State, 34-7
  • 1966-01-01 52nd Rose Bowl: #5 UCLA beats #1 Michigan State, 14-12
  • 1967-01-02 53rd Rose Bowl: #7 Purdue beats Southern California, 14-13
  • 1968-01-01 54th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #4 Indiana, 14-3
  • 1969-01-01 55th Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State beats #2 Southern California, 27-16
  • 1970-01-01 56th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #7 Michigan, 10-3
  • 1971-01-01 57th Rose Bowl: #12 Stanford beats #2 Ohio State, 27-17
  • 1972-01-01 58th Rose Bowl: #16 Stanford beats #4 Michigan, 13-12
  • 1973-01-01 59th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 42-17
  • 1974-01-01 60th Rose Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #7 Southern California, 42-21
  • 1975-01-01 61st Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 18-17
  • 1976-02-01 62nd Rose Bowl: #11 UCLA beats #1 Ohio State, 23-10
  • 1977-01-01 63rd Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #2 Michigan, 14-6
  • 1978-01-02 64th Rose Bowl: #13 Washington beats #4 Michigan, 27-20
  • 1979-01-01 65th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #5 Michigan, 17-10
  • 1980-01-01 66th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #1 Ohio State, 17-16
  • 1981-01-01 67th Rose Bowl: #5 Michigan beats #16 Washington, 23-6
  • 1982-01-01 68th Rose Bowl: #12 Washington beats #13 Iowa, 28-0
  • 1983-01-01 69th Rose Bowl: #5 UCLA beats #19 Michigan, 24-14
  • 1984-01-02 70th Rose Bowl: UCLA beats #4 Illinois, 45-9
  • 1985-01-01 71st Rose Bowl: #18 Southern California beats #6 Ohio State, 20-17
  • 1986-01-01 72nd Rose Bowl: #13 UCLA beats #4 Iowa, 45-28; Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game.
  • 1987-01-01 73rd Rose Bowl: #7 Arizona State beats #4 Michigan, 22-15
  • 1988-01-01 74th Rose Bowl: #8 Michigan State beats #16 Southern California, 20-17
  • 1989-01-02 75th Rose Bowl: #11 Michigan beats #5 Southern California, 22-14
  • 1990-01-01 76th Rose Bowl: #12 Southern California beats #3 Michigan, 17-10
  • 1991-01-01 77th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #17 Iowa, 46-34
  • 1992-01-01 78th Rose Bowl: #2 Washington beats #4 Michigan, 34-14
  • 1993-01-01 79th Rose Bowl: #7 Michigan beats #9 Washington, 38-31
  • 1994-01-01 80th Rose Bowl: #9 Wisconsin beats #14 UCLA, 21-16
  • 1994-07-17 FIFA World Cup Final, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Brazil beats Italy 3-2 on penalties; 0-0 after extra time
  • 1995-01-02 81st Rose Bowl: #2 Penn State beats #12 Oregon, 38-20
  • 1996-01-01 82nd Rose Bowl: #17 Southern California beats #3 Northwestern, 41-32
  • 1997-01-01 83rd Rose Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #2 Arizona State, 20-17
  • 1998-01-01 84th Rose Bowl: #1 Michigan beats #8 Washington State, 21-16
  • 1999-01-01 85th Rose Bowl: #9 Wisconsin beats #6 UCLA, 38-31
  • 2000-01-01 86th Rose Bowl: #4 Wisconsin beats #22 Stanford, 17-9
  • 2001-01-01 87th Rose Bowl: #4 Washington beats #14 Purdue, 34-24
  • 2002-01-03 College Football, 4th BCS National Championship, Rose Bowl, Pasadena: #1 Miami beats #2 Nebraska, 37-14, at 88th Rose Bowl
  • 2003-01-01 89th Rose Bowl: #8 Oklahoma beats #7 Washington State, 34-14
  • 2004-01-01 90th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #4 Michigan, 28-14
  • 2005-01-01 91st Rose Bowl: #6 Texas beats #13 Michigan, 38-37
  • 2006-01-04 College Football, 8th BCS National Championship: #2 Texas beats #1 Southern California, 41-38, at 92nd Rose Bowl
  • 2007-01-01 93rd Rose Bowl: #8 Southern California beats #3 Michigan, 32-18
  • 2008-01-01 94th Rose Bowl: #6 Southern California beats #13 Illinois, 49-17
  • 2009-01-01 95th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #6 Penn State, 38-24
  • 2010-01-01 96th Rose Bowl: #8 Ohio State beats #7 Oregon, 26-17
  • 2011-01-01 97th Rose Bowl: #3 TCU beats #4 Wisconsin, 21-19
  • 2012-01-02 98th Rose Bowl: #6 Oregon beats #9 Wisconsin, 45-38
  • 2013-01-01 99th Rose Bowl: #8 Stanford beats Wisconsin, 20-14
  • 2014-01-01 100th Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan State beats #5 Stanford, 24-20
  • 2015-01-01 101st Rose Bowl: #2 Oregon beats #3 Florida State, 59-20 (National Championship Playoff Semi-Final)
  • 2019-01-01 105th Rose Bowl: #5 Ohio State beats #9 Washington, 28-23; MVPs: Dwayne Haskins (QB, Ohio State) and Brendon White (S, Ohio State)
  • 2020-01-01 106th Rose Bowl: #6 Oregon beats #8 Wisconsin, 28-27; MVPs: Justin Herbert (QB, Oregon) & Brady Breeze (S, Oregon)
  • 2021-01-01 107th Rose Bowl: #1 Alabama beats #4 Notre Dame, 31-14; MVPs: DeVonta Smith (WR, Alabama) & Patrick Surtain II (CB, Alabama)

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