1989 Rose Bowl

American college football game August 2023 January 2026 1989 Rose Bowl 75th Rose Bowl Game 1988 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan USC Trojans University of Southern California 8–2–1 10–1 Bo Schembechler Larry Smith 11 11 5 5 3 0 6 13 0 14 0 0 January 2 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Leroy Hoard (Michigan FB) USC by 6½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RbBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=920DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3978%2C8524816 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The latest line: college bowls December 31, 1988 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O49TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6873%2C1485853 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon Odds: college bowls January 2, 1989 D2 Michigan Marching Band Gordon Riese (Pac-10) (split crew betweenPac-10 and Big Ten) Michigan Marching Band, Spirit of Troy 101,688 ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Keith Jackson, Bob Griese The 1989 Rose Bowl was the 75th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Monday, January 2. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the Tournament of Roses parade. The Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference upset the fifth-ranked USC Trojans of the Pacific-10 Conference, 22–14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Da5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3562%2C564582 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Friend Tom Free-wheeling Wolverines beat USC, 22-14 January 3, 1989 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KFtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3095%2C1322200 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington (Chicago Tribune) Buursma Bruce Schembechler smells the Roses January 3, 1989 B1 Down by 11 points at halftime, the Wolverines shut out the Trojans in the second half and won by eight. Michigan fullback Leroy Hoard was named the Player of the Game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6FBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9wIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3228%2C4714311 Toledo Blade Ohio Woolford Dave Hoard, Brown top dogs for Michigan in Rose Bowl January 3, 1989 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iklOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ShQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6958%2C677386 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Michigan rallies past USC January 3, 1989 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PI9TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5218%2C1559662 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Michigan win keeps coach healthy January 3, 1989 B12008 Rose Bowl Program https://web.archive.org/web/20080306033551/http://www.bowlprograms.com/rosebowl/?pg=182 2008-03-06 , 2008 Rose Bowl. Retrieved January 26, 2008. It marked consecutive Rose Bowl wins for the Big Ten, which had only two victories (1974, 1981) in the previous eighteen (1970–1987). Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler's record in the game improved to 2 7 y. Under second-year head coach Larry Smith, USC lost consecutive Rose Bowls for the only time in its history; with the Pac-12 Conference’s demise in 2024, it marked the last time that would happen. The previous western team to lose consecutively was California, which lost three straight (1949–1951) while representing the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). This was the first of 22 Rose Bowls televised by ABC; it had been on NBC since the first television broadcast in January 1952. Because New Year's Day was on a Sunday in 1989, the game was played the next day. Both teams returned the following year for a rematch, with a different result. Teams Michigan Wolverines 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan opened the season with consecutive narrow losses to Notre Dame and Miami (FL) who were ranked #13 and #1 respectively at the time. But they recovered to go unbeaten the rest of the way, their only blemish being a 17–17 tie at Iowa. A 17–3 win over defending Big 10 champ Michigan State proved to be the difference as Michigan won the Big 10 by one game over Michigan State. Wood Bob Bob Wood (author) 1989 Big Ten Country: A Journey Through One Football Season https://archive.org/details/bigtencountryjou0000wood registration William Morrow & Co 0-688-08922-4 USC Trojans 1988 USC Trojans football team USC opened the season with nine straight wins and rose to #2 in the rankings. They faced sixth ranked rival UCLA, who was 9–1 and had been ranked #1 for a couple of weeks earlier. The game in Pasadena was one of the notable ones in the UCLA–USC rivalry in that it was for the Pac-10 championship (Rose Bowl berth), and a possible Heisman Trophy for either starting quarterback, Troy Aikman of UCLA or Rodney Peete of USC. Peete was found to have measles in the days before the game; USC used a strong ground game and "bend but don't break" defense, in front of the largest Rose Bowl regular season crowd in history, to beat the Bruins 31–22.https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/11/28/on-top-in-la-on-a-saturday-of-important-matchups-southern-cal-beat-ucla-31-22-to-remain- https://web.archive.org/web/20200830120641/https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/11/28/on-top-in-la-on-a-saturday-of-important-matchups-southern-cal-beat-ucla-31-22-to-remain- dead August 30, 2020 Sports Illustrated Telander Rick Rick Telander On top in L.A. November 28, 1988 32https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=buZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6118%2C5355157 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Crowe Jerry USC wins, for Peete's sake November 20, 1988 1Fhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=239TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2015%2C4953573 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Peete, USC claim rose-colored win November 20, 1988 F1 The win set up a rare #2 USC vs. #1 Notre Dame matchup the following week in Los Angeles, which the undefeated Irish dominated, 27–10.https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/12/05/go-get-em-men-and-thats-just-what-lou-holtzs-notre-dame-charges-did-in-their-showdown-for-no-1-with-usc https://web.archive.org/web/20200830133132/https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/12/05/go-get-em-men-and-thats-just-what-lou-holtzs-notre-dame-charges-did-in-their-showdown-for-no-1-with-usc dead August 30, 2020 Sports Illustrated Telander Rick Rick Telander Go get 'em, men December 5, 1988 26https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=deZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6160%2C7296882 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Hartford Courant) Fainaru Steve Irish lose two, but still the one, 27-10 November 27, 1988 1Ehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0LQpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6505%2C7016513 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington (Dallas Morning News) Maisel Ivan Irish knock Trojans off their horses November 27, 1988 D1 It was the fifth straight loss for the Trojans in the annual rivalry,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4H9TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4864%2C6909230 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon wire services USC seniors never beat Notre Dame November 27, 1988 F3 a winless streak that continued until 1996.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VoBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tfEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5235%2C3616786 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Irish may stay home after loss December 2, 1996 C3 Game summary Behind the passing of Heisman Trophy runner-up Rodney Peete and running of Aaron Emmanuel, USC scored two touchdowns in the second quarter and took a 14–3 to halftime. Despite their lack of early success, Michigan stuck with its pounding running attack led by a huge offensive line and running back (and game MVP) Leroy Hoard. They began to wear down the Trojans and USC's offense began to sputter. By the fourth quarter, Michigan's offensive line took over and the Wolverines took a 22–14 lead into the last two minutes. Peete tried to lead the Trojans to a touchdown and game tying two-point conversion but Michigan's defense forced an interception to effectively end the game. Further reading Wood, Bob (Robert) (1989). Big Ten Country: A Journey Through One Football Season. Morrow. 0-688-08922-4. 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:USC Trojans football bowl games Rose Bowl Rose Bowl