1951 Rose Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 1951 Rose Bowl 37th Rose Bowl Game 1950 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan California Golden Bears University of California at Berkeley 5–3–1 Big Ten 9–0–1 Pacific Coast Bennie Oosterbaan Pappy Waldorf 9 6 5 4 0 0 0 14 0 6 0 0 January 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Don Dufek (Michigan FB) California by 1 to 3 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0TBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6956%2C58002 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Cal is favored by three January 1, 1951 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8C4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LgAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4068%2C186265 Toledo Blade Ohio Knack Joe Coast seeks first Happy New Year in five years January 1, 1951 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6dcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HU4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6120%2C5381892 Pittsburgh Press Rose Bowl December 31, 1950 23 Charles Brown (Pacific Coast; split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Ten) 98,939 The 1951 Rose Bowl was the 37th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on Monday, January 1. The ninth-ranked Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the California Golden Bears, champions of the Pacific Coast Conference, 14–6.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8S4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LgAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3972%2C423775 Toledo Blade Ohio Knack Joe It's famine again on Coast as Michigan win, 14-6 January 2, 1951 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sk01AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9PADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6865%2C3066590 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Love Bill Michigan snatches bowl victory from California in final period 14 to 6 January 2, 1951 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0jBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6924%2C319151 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Fourth quarter surge by Michigan routs hapless California January 2, 1951 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t2IbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4963%2C229214 Pittsburgh Press United Press Halftime talk sparks Michigan January 2, 1951 24 Michigan fullback Don Dufek scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and was named the Player of the Game. With a record of 9–0–1, the Golden Bears were ranked fourth in the nation.Rose Bowl Game Timeline https://web.archive.org/web/20100317110742/http://www.tournamentofroses.com/photogallery/RBGtimeline/1950s.htm March 17, 2010 , Pasadena Tournament of Roses It was the Big Ten's fifth consecutive win in the Rose Bowl, and California's third straight loss. Teams Michigan Wolverines 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan upset rival Ohio State 9–3 in the notorious Snow Bowl game, played in 21 in cm of snow in Columbus.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aGNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6658%2C4868129 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Michigan may go to Rose Bowl on Ohio State upset; Illinois loses November 26, 1950 2, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y-ROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NAAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3982%2C4719247 Toledo Blade Ohio Knack Joe Michigan upsets Ohio State, 9 to 3 November 26, 1950 1, section 4 California Golden Bears 1950 California Golden Bears football team This was California's third consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl and were slightly favored. Pete Schabarum broke a 77-yard run on the second play of the game, but a backfield-in-motion penalty nullified the score to stop the Cal momentum. Scoring First quarter No scoring Second quarter California - Bob Cummings, 39-yard pass from Jim Marinos (Les Richter kick failed) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter Michigan - Don Dufek, 1-yard run (Harry Allis kick) Michigan - Dufek, 7-yard run (Allis kick) Game notes Chuck Ortmann completed 15 of 19 passes for 146 yards for Michigan and Jim Marinos was 4 for 7 completions for 69 yards for Cal. This was Michigan's third victory in the Rose Bowl (1902, 1948, 1951) in as many attempts. California back Pete Schabarum became a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1972. California's record in the Rose Bowl fell to 2–4–1; their next (and most recent) appearance was eight years away, also a loss. Aftermath After this third consecutive loss by California, the Pacific Coast Conference enacted a "no-repeat" rule, similar to the Big Ten's. Future teams affected were UCLA in 1955 and Oregon State in 1958, and both resulted in wins for the Big Ten. With the PCC's dissolution in the spring of 1959, the succeeding AAWU (Big Five) abolished that rule, and Washington won the next two Rose Bowls in 1960 and 1961. Although Minnesota appeared in consecutive Rose Bowls in 1961 and 1962, (both as "at-large" invitations, the latter after champion Ohio State declined),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NC1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_VgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5845%2C780267 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Stevenson Jack Minnesota accepts bid, plays Uclans in Rose tilt December 3, 1961 D-1 the Big Ten kept its rule until the early 1970s; the last team affected was Michigan State in 1967, when runner-up Purdue edged unranked USC by a point. The first Big Ten team to make a repeat appearance in the 1970s was Ohio State in 1974, the conference's only win in Pasadena that decade. 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:California Golden Bears football bowl games Category:Michigan Wolverines football bowl games Category:1951 in sports in California Category:January 1951 sports events in the United States