1949 Rose Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 1949 Rose Bowl 35th Rose Bowl Game 1948 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University California Golden Bears University of California, Berkeley 7–2 Big Nine 10–0 Pacific Coast Bob Voigts Pappy Waldorf 7 4 7 6 0 7 7 0 7 0 January 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Frank Aschenbrenner(Northwestern HB) Northwestern by 6½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iS8bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Nk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3641%2C4909442 Pittsburgh Press United Press Rose Bowl squads set for grid fray December 31, 1948 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wi1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5297%2C73275 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Rose Bowl squads in shape for tilt: Wildcats rule as favorites January 1, 1949 9 James M. Cain (Pacific Coast;split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Nine) 93,000 The 1949 Rose Bowl was the 35th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The seventh-ranked Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Nine Conference defeated the #4 California Golden Bears, champions of the Pacific Coast Conference, 20–14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7PlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IlgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4070%2C558059 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press 92,000 fans see Northwestern defeat California, 20-14 January 2, 1949 1, section 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wy1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344%2C466099 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Myers Bob Northwestern tops California, 20 to 14, in Rose Bowl with late score January 2, 1949 1, sports Northwestern halfback Frank Aschenbrenner was named the Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/rose/history.html Bowl Championship Series - Rose Bowl Info & History ESPN 2008-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725173515/http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/rose/history.html 25 July 2008 dead It was the third Rose Bowl since the Big Nine and PCC made an exclusive agreement to match their conference champions; the Big Nine team won for the third straight year. Northwestern has played in just one Rose Bowl since, 47 years later in January 1996. Until the 2013 Gator Bowl, this was the program's only bowl game win. Teams 1948 college football season Northwestern Wildcats 1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team Northwestern had finished 8–2 in the Big 9 Conference, losing only to perennial powerhouses Michigan (0–28) and Notre Dame (7–12).http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhibits/football/6.html A History of Football at Northwestern: Bob Voights: 1947-1954 Northwestern University Archives 2008-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828215424/http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhibits/football/6.html 28 August 2008 live Northwestern blanked UCLA 19–0, Purdue 21–0, and Syracuse 48–0. Northwestern rallied from three turnovers and a 16-point deficit to defeat Minnesota 19–16 as well as defeating Ohio State 21–7, Wisconsin 16–7, and Illinois 20–7. The Big Nine's "no repeat" rule prevented two-time champion Michigan from making a consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl, so second-place Northwestern received the invitation to the game. California Golden Bears 1948 California Golden Bears football team California had a perfect record going into the game and had averaged 28 points per game over the course of the season.http://hailtopurple.com/cde/bowls1949rose.html 1949 Rose Bowl Hail to Purple 2008-07-17 Although neither team had faced each other before, Coach Waldorf had previously been the Wildcats coach from 1935 to 1946 before leaving for the Golden Bears. Northwestern head coach Bob Voigts was only 33-years-old and had been named an All-American in 1938 playing for Waldorf. California and Oregon both had perfect records in the Pacific Coast Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4350%2C5692521 Eugene Register-Guard Final Coast Conference standings November 21, 1948 1 California was undefeated overall, and Oregon's only loss was at undefeated Michigan,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5RdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4736%2C6469256 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon suffers 14-0 loss, but shows real class October 3, 1948 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xExWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8esDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2879%2C4049256 Eugene Register-Guard Bellamy Ron Ducks have been shut out of success against the Wolverines September 19, 2003 B1 that year's national champions, and the Ducks had seven victories in the PCC to Cal's six. Oregon, led by quarterback Norm Van Brocklin and halfback John McKay,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sU9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5839%2C489265 Eugene Register-Guard Clark Bob Top Ducks September 3, 1998 3D opted for a playoff game, but California declined.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5OtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6013%2C5895061 Eugene Register-Guard United Press California Bears get Rose Bowl Bid November 22, 1948 1 The tiebreaker format the PCC elected to use was that the championship team be elected by the schools. The PCC had ten members in 1948, six in the Northwest and four in California, so it was assumed that Oregon would be the team playing in the Rose Bowl, as even a 5–5 tie vote would be in their favor.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mXlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6827%2C2705770 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Unofficially, its Northwestern in the Rose Bowl; Oregon would like bid November 22, 1948 11 Instead California was voted champion of the PCC,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=abcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cw4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7044%2C229811 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Northwestern, California get nominations to Rose Bowl November 23, 1948 4, part 2 because the University of Washington had persuaded the University of Montana, then a member of the PCC, to vote for California, something that has not been forgotten by Oregon fans.https://www.espn.com/classic/s/oregon_wash_rivalry.html Oregon-Washington: "We know they hate us" October 20, 2009 Smith Shelley April 20, 2001 ESPN Classic (The PCC allowed a second bowl team that season and Oregon went to the Cotton Bowl,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028%2C6533503 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon to play in Cotton Bowl November 27, 1948 1 but lost 21–13 to hometown SMU in Dallas.)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=erFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6372%2C3839592 Eugene Register-Guard Strite Dick Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games January 2, 1949 1 Game summary Frank Aschenbrenner ran 73 yards, the longest touchdown run in Rose Bowl history.http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/aschenbrenner_frankx00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071112031028/http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/aschenbrenner_frankx00.html dead November 12, 2007 Northwestern University Player Bio: Frank X. Aschenbrenner 2008-07-19 A 73-yard run, the longest from scrimmage in Rose Bowl game history, put Northwestern on the scoreboard. In the second quarter, the Wildcats were awarded a touchdown in a controversial call when Art Murakowski fumbled the ball entering the endzone, but missed the point-after.http://www.tournamentofroses.com/photogallery/RBGtimeline/1940sb.htm Tournament of Roses - Rose Bowl Game Photo Timeline Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2008-07-16 May 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080521003105/http://www.tournamentofroses.com/photogallery/RBGtimeline/1940sb.htm dead Although Jensen is injured early in the third quarter, Cal mounted a 56-yard drive for a touchdown and point-after giving them a one-point lead. In the fourth quarter, with less than three minutes and 88 yards to go, the Wildcats launched a historic drive: Aschenbrenner made the only complete pass of the game to Stonesifer for 18 yards, followed by a 14-yard run by Perricone, a 5-yard penalty against Cal, and then a Statue of Liberty play and 45-yard run by Ed Tunnicliff for a touchdown. The Bears attempted a passing drive in the last minute, but PeeWee Day intercepted a pass to end Cal's hopes of a title. Both Aschenbrenner's and Jensen's runs were from scrimmage. The final touchdown was a direct snap from center to a running back (Tunnicliff) from a T-formation set. References Rose Bowl Category:Rose Bowl Game Category:20th century in Pasadena, California Category:California Golden Bears football bowl games Category:Northwestern Wildcats football bowl games Category:1949 in sports in California Category:January 1949 sports events in the United States