1921 Rose Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1921 Tournament East-West football game 7th Rose Bowl Game File:1921 Rose Bowl.JPG 300px 1920 California Golden Bears University of California at Berkeley Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University 8–0 PCC 7–0 Big Ten Andy Smith John Wilce 7 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 January 1 Tournament Park Pasadena, California Harold Muller (California) 42,000 1920 1922 The 1921 Rose Bowl, known at the time as the Tournament East-West Football Game, was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1921, at Tournament Park in Pasadena, California. It was the seventh Rose Bowl Game. The 1920 California Golden Bears football California Golden Bears defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 28–0 in the second Big Ten Conference versus Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) meeting in the Rose Bowl, the first being the 1902 Rose Bowl, which featured Michigan and Stanford. California's victory stood as the only Rose Bowl win for a PCC team over a Big Ten team until the 1953 Rose Bowl.2009-10 Rose Bowl Media Guide, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, December 2009 California finished the season undefeated after handing Ohio State its first loss of the season. The Bears, who outscored their opponents 510–14 for the season, remained undefeated from 1920 until 1924. End Harold Muller was named Player of the Game. He completed a 53-yard touchdown pass to Brodie Stephens after receiving a toss from Pesky Sprott. Sprott scored two touchdowns after carrying the ball 20 times for 90 yards. It was the last time Ohio State was shut out until the 1993 season. Ohio State All-American Gaylord Stinchcomb rushed for 82 yards. Scoring California 7 14 0 7 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 Qtr. Team Scoring play Score1CALSprott 1 yard rush, Toomey kick goodCAL 7–02CALStephens 37 yard pass from Muller, Toomey kick goodCAL 14–0CALSprott 5 yard rush, Toomey kick goodCAL 21–04CALDeeds 1 yard rush, Toomey kick goodCAL 28–0Source:MacCambridge Michael ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 2005 ESPN Books New York, N.Y. 1-4013-3703-1 1440 See also 2016 Fiesta Bowl (December) - The only other bowl game in which Ohio State was shut out in References Rose Bowl Category:Rose Bowl Game Category:20th century in Pasadena, California Category:California Golden Bears football bowl games Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games Rose Bowl Category:January 1921 sports events in the United States