1946 Rose Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 46-USC-Alabama-rosebowl-program.jpg 240px Rose Bowl January 1 1946 1945 32nd Rose Bowl Game University of Southern California USC Trojans 7–3 11 Jeff Cravath PCC 0 0 0 14 University of Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide 9–0 3 Frank Thomas SEC 7 13 7 7 bg Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 93,000 Harry Gilmer (Alabama HB) Alabama by 13 pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cu4-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HE0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6306%2C7114491 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Associated Press Frawley Frank Victory seen for Tide in Rose Bowl battle December 31, 1945 7https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x1kbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1921%2C5990526 Pittsburgh Press United Press 13 bowl games to launch greatest year in sports December 31, 1945 13 Orian Landreth (Pacific Coast;split crew: Pacific Coast, SEC)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tncbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4971%2C211284 Pittsburgh Press United Press 'Bama humbles USC in Rose Bowl, 34-14 January 2, 1946 24 The 1946 Rose Bowl was the 32nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday, January 1. The game matched the undefeated Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the #7 Trojans of the University of Southern California of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC).Rose Bowl Game Timeline, Tournament of Roses The Tide defeated the underdog Trojans 34–14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N9s-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=zUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953%2C2509 Tuscaloosa News Alabama bassett Norman Tide crushes great USC eleven; gala homecoming planned here January 2, 1946 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tncbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4971%2C211284 Pittsburgh Press United Press 'Bama humbles USC in Rose Bowl, 34-14 January 2, 1946 24https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HvFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HQgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6565%2C6061231 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Becker Bill Alabama beats U.S.C., 34-14 January 2, 1946 7https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MixWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MeUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6752%2C254591 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Alabama wallops Trojans, 34 to 14 January 2, 1946 8 It was Alabama's sixth appearance in the Rose Bowl. Game summary Alabama led at the half 20–0 and the Trojans had a net loss of 24 yards. USC, which had won eight straight Rose Bowl games since 1923, didn't make a first down until the third quarter when the score was 27–0. Alabama outgained USC 351 to 41 yards. Quarterback Harry Gilmer threw only eleven times in the game for one touchdown and ran for 116 yards on 16 carries. Hal Self scored twice, on a one-yard run and on a 24-yard Gilmer pass. Gilmer went over from the one, and Lowell Tew hit left guard from the two for points and Norwood Hodges scored up the middle on a one-yard plunge. Hugh Morrow kicked four extra points in the game.2009 Alabama Postseason Media Guide, University of Alabama, December 2009 Scoring First quarter Ala – Hal Self, 1-yard run (Hugh Morrow kick good) Second quarter Ala – Self, 1-yard run (Morrow kick good) Ala – Lowell Tew, 5-yard run (Morrow kick missed) Third quarter Ala – Norwood Hodges, 1-yard run (Morrow kick good) Fourth quarter Ala – Harry Gilmer, 20-yard pass from Self (Morrow kick good) USC – Harry Adelman, 26-yard pass from Verl Lillywhite (Joe Bowman kick good) USC – Chick Clark returned a blocked kick (Lillywhite kick good) Aftermath Following this game, the PCC and Big Nine (now Pac-12 and Big Ten) entered into an exclusive five-year agreement for their champions to meet in the Rose Bowl. It has been extended numerous times, and outside of rotations in the playoffs, and until the conference realignment led to the demise of the "old" Pac-12. Both conferences openly admitted restricting the Rose Bowl, because they were tired of getting beaten by teams playing "hillbilly ball," the same reason they cited for not inviting them before 1920. This was the last Rose Bowl appearance by an SEC team for 72 years, when Georgia defeated Oklahoma in a national semifinal in early 2018. The first break in the Pac-12/Big Ten arrangement came in 2002, when it was the BCS Championship Game between Nebraska and Miami; at the time members of the Big XII and Big East respectively. Statistics Statistics USC AlabamaFirst downs 3 18Rushing yards 6 292Passing yards 35 59 See also Dissatisfaction with distribution of tickets References Category:1945–46 college football bowl games 1946 1946 1946 1946 Category:1946 in sports in California Category:January 1946 sports events in the United States