Called the "Grandaddy of Them All," the Rose Bowl has the most history of all college bowl games. Usually played each New Year's Day, the college football classic is held in the Pasadena, California, stadium of the same name. The game usually pits the winner of the Big Ten Conference and the Pac-10 Conference.http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/_/game/rose-bowl
The 2011 Rose Bowl took place on January 1, 2011. The game feature the Wisconsin Badgers, co-champions of the Big Ten, losing 21-19 to the TCU Horned Frogs, champions of the Mountain West Conference.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=310012628 The Pac-10 champion, Oregon, did not go to the Rose Bowl this season since they were selected to go to the BCS National Championship.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=310012628
BCS Implications
Until the Bowl Championship Series was instigated in 1998, teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Pac-10 Conference played in the Rose Bowl.http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/_/game/rose-bowl In 2002, the Miami Hurricanes beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the Rose Bowl and the national championship, marking the first time both the Big Ten and Pac-10 did not have teams appear in the game since 1946.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=259 Now that the BCS has added an extra non-bowl game to serve as its title game, the Rose Bowl committee says it once again will strive to pit Big Ten and Pac-10 teams against each other in the Rose Bowl.http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/_/game/rose-bowl
Rose Bowl Results Since 2000
- 2010: Ohio State 26 - Oregon 17
- 2009: USC 38 - Penn State 24
- 2008: USC 49 - Illinois 17
- 2007: USC 32 - Michigan
- 2006: Texas 41 - USC 38
- 2005: Texas 38 - Michigan 37
- 2004: USC 28 - Michigan 14
- 2003: Oklahoma 34 - Washington State 14
- 2002: Miami Florida 37 - Nebraska 14
- 2001: Washington 34 - Purdue 24
- 2000: Wisconsin 17 - Stanford 9http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/bowls/rose-bowl.html
2010 Rose Bowl Highlighs
The 2010 Rose Bowl pitted the Big Ten champions, Ohio State, against the Pac-10 champions, Oregon. The Buckeyes would go on to defeat the Ducks by a score of 26-17. Ohio State was helped by their mobile quarterback Terrelle Pryor, whose efforts are shown throughout the highlights. Each team's touchdowns are also seen in the video.
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Fast Facts
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Sponsor
Vizio
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Home
Rose Bowl, Pasadena California
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Inaugural game
1902
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2011 Matchup
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2011 date and time
January 1, 2011 4:30 EST
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2010 game
Ohio State defeated Oregon 26-17
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2009 game
USC defeated Penn State 38-24
