1978 Rose Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1978 Rose Bowl 64th Rose Bowl Game 1977 Washington Huskies University of Washington Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan 7–4 Pac-8 10–1 Big Ten Don James Bo Schembechler 13 14 4 4 7 10 10 0 0 0 7 13 January 2 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Player of the Game Warren Moon (Washington QB) Michigan by 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nvYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2418%2C1023399 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry In this corner, Huskies favored January 2, 1978 15 Otho Kortz (Big Ten);(split crew: Big Ten, Pac-10) 105,312 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Curt Gowdy (play-by-play)John Brodie (color)Charlie Jones (sideline) 29.2 The 1978 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game, played on Monday, January 2, and was the 64th Rose Bowl Game. The Washington Huskies, champions of the Pacific-8 Conference, defeated the favored Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 27–20. Washington quarterback Warren Moon was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.https://www.si.com/vault/1978/01/09/822288/a-perfect-moon-shot-for-the-huskies Sports Illustrated Jares Joe A perfect Moon shot for the Huskies January 9, 1978 11 The Huskies led 17–0 at the half and extended it to 24–0 early in the third quarter, then held off a Wolverine comeback with two interceptions deep in their own territory in the last two minutes to win by seven.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n_YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C1125708 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Jackson rescues Washington January 3, 1978 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q8YUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6858%2C593481 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Huskies go from rags to roses January 3, 1978 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vw0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6612%2C1172041 Milwaukee Journal Dodds Tracy Bo's rare gamble backfires in Rose Bowl January 3, 1978 8, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot It was the second of three consecutive losses in the Rose Bowl for Michigan, a two-touchdown favorite entering this game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5NIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3072%2C886818 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Rose Bowl pressures mount for Wolverines January 2, 1978 19 The face value of game tickets was $17.50 each. Teams Michigan Wolverines Led by junior quarterback Rick Leach, Michigan began the season ranked second, and were first after four of the first six weeks. However, a stunning 16–0 loss on October 22 at Minnesota dropped them to sixth. A 14–6 win over fourth-ranked rival Ohio State gave the Wolverines the Big Ten title and they came into the Rose Bowl ranked fourth.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RcZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1896%2C8137055 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services College football polls November 29, 1977 2C Washington Huskies In their third season under head coach Don James and quarterback Warren Moon, Washington stumbled out of the gate, losing three of their first four games, all out of conference. They then won six of seven, losing 20–12 at UCLA on October 29 (later vacated by the Bruins, due to ineligible players). The Huskies won the Pac-8 title and earned the Rose Bowl berth when UCLA lost its final game on a last second field goal to USC, 29–27. Washington entered the game ranked thirteenth in the AP poll, and tied for fourteenth in the UPI coaches poll. Scoring thumb|150px|A game ball from the 1978 Rose Bowl First quarter Washington – Warren Moon 2-yard run (Steve Robbins kick); UW 7–0 Second quarter Washington – Robbins 30-yard field goal; UW 10–0 Washington – Moon 1-yard run (Robbins kick); UW 17–0 Third quarter Washington – Spider Gaines 28-yard pass from Moon (Robbins kick); UW 24–0 Michigan – Curt Stephenson 76-yard pass from Rick Leach (Gregg Willner kick); UW 24–7 Washington – Robbins 18-yard field goal; UW 27–7 Fourth quarter Michigan – Russell Davis 2-yard run (Willner kick); UW 27–14 Michigan – Stan Edwards 32-yard pass from Leach (kick failed); UW 27–20 Statistics {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Statistics !! Washington!!   Michigan   |- | align=left|First downs || 17 || 22 |- | align=left|Rushes–yards|| 48–164 || 48–149 |- | align=left|Passing yards || 234 || 239 |- | align=left|Passes || 13–24–2 || 14–27–2 |- | align=left|Total yards || 398 || 388 |- | align=left|Punts–average || 5–39 || 4–43 |- | align=left|Fumbles–lost ||0–0|| 2–1 |- | align=left|Turnovers by|| 2|| 3 |- | align=left|Penalties–yards ||6–47|| 3–11 |} Source: Aftermath With Notre Dame beating top-ranked and undefeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl, Michigan had hopes that a dominant win over Washington would boost the Wolverines to the national title. The Huskies' dramatic upset ended those hopes, and Notre Dame was voted first in the polls among five one-loss teams; Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, and Penn State were the others. Michigan dropped to ninth in the final AP poll and Washington climbed to tenth; both were a spot higher in the UPI coaches poll.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P_hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7028%2C772477 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services It might not add up, but Irish are clearly No. 1 January 4, 1978 5B References External links Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History Rose Bowl Category:Rose Bowl Game Category:20th century in Pasadena, California Category:Michigan Wolverines football bowl games Category:Washington Huskies football bowl games Rose Bowl Category:January 1978 sports events in the United States