1926 Rose Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1926 Rose Bowl 12th Rose Bowl Game 1926-Rose-Bowl-program.jpg 1925 Alabama Crimson Tide Washington Huskies 9–0 SoCon 10–0–1 PCC Wallace Wade Enoch Bagshaw 0 0 20 0 6 6 0 7 January 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Johnny Mack Brown (Alabama) Walter Eckersall 55,000 The 1926 Rose Bowl Game was held on January 1, 1926, in Pasadena, California. The game is commonly referred to as "The Game That Changed The South."http://www.cptr.ua.edu/news/roses.htm The Football Game That Changed the South The University of Alabama dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091112100858/http://www.cptr.ua.edu/news/roses.htm November 12, 2009 December 5, 2016 The game featured the Alabama Crimson Tide, making their first bowl appearance, and the Washington Huskies. The Crimson Tide was led by Johnny Mack Brown, and the Huskies by George "Wildcat" Wilson.http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2009/12/21/1197952/the-1926-rose-bowl-alabama-vs The 1926 Rose Bowl: Alabama vs Washington www.rollbamaroll.com 21 December 2009 December 1, 2016 Alabama were victorious 20–19, as they scored all 20 points in the third quarter. With the victory, the Crimson Tide were awarded with their first national championship. The game made its radio broadcast debut, with Charles Paddock, a sports writer and former Olympian track star, at the microphone.2010 Historical Media Guide, Published by Pasadena Tournament of Roses, December 2009 Coach Wade was later inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1990.2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction program, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, December 2008 Johnny Mack Brown went on to a long career as a movie actor, mostly in westerns.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113902/reference retrieved 12/1/16 yes March 2022 Actor Herman Brix (later known as Bruce Bennett) also appeared in the game for the Washington Huskies.Bernstein Adam 2007-02-28 Film Star and Olympian Herman Brix http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022702029.html 2026-03-24 en-US 0190-8286 __TOC__ Team selection thumb|right|400px|Alabama scoring a touchdown. The Rose Bowl committee extended an invitation to Clark Shaughnessy's Tulane team,Tulane Grid Team To Play Washington New Year's Game; Clark Shaughnessy Goes to Western Conference Of Coaches to Arrange Details—Game to Be Staged at Pasadena, The Evening Independent, p. 30, December 4, 1925. but the school administration declined the offer because it did not want to sacrifice academics to play a football game.James W. Johnson, The Wow Boys: A Coach, a Team, and a Turning Point in College Football, p. 16, University of Nebraska Press, 2006, 0-8032-7632-X. Scoring thumb|Coach Wallace and his players First quarter Wash – Paton, 1-yard run (Guttormsen kick failed) Second quarter Wash – Cole, 20-yard pass from Wilson (Guttormsen kick failed) Third quarter Ala – Hubert, 1-yard run (Buckler kick good) Ala – Brown, 59-yard pass from Gillis (Buckler kick good) Ala – Brown, 30-yard pass from Hubert (Buckler kick failed) Fourth quarter Wash – Guttormsen, 27-yard pass from Wilson (Cook kick good) References External links The Will To Win, Alabama East-West Champions by Champ Pickens, 1926 from the University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama 1926 crowd at rose bowl stadium.jpg 1100px View of the crowd at the stadium, where 55,000 spectators attended the game Category:1925–26 college football bowl games 1926 1926 1926 1926 Category:1926 in sports in California Category:January 1926 sports events in the United States