The Birth of Bowl Games 5 Table of Contents 1 Rose Bowl History 2 1929 Wrong-Way Makes History 3 1941 T Topples Huskers 4 1942 Carolina Roses 5 2006 The Vince Young Show 6 2012 Lighting Up the Scoreboard Texas vs USC 31 Oregon vs Wisconsin 37 California vs Georgia Tech 13 Stanford vs Nebraska 19 Oregon State vs Duke 25 Timeline 42 Bowl Records 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index About the Author 48
The Tournament of Roses Parade is a beloved tradition that dates back to 1890 4
ROSE BOWL HISTORY THE BIRTH OF BOWL GAMES F ans call it the Granddaddy of Them All The Rose Bowl is the oldest bowl game in college football It is played every year in Pasadena California The first Rose Bowl game was played on January 1 1902 starting the tradition of bowl games on New Year’s Day Michigan beat Stanford 49 0 in a game that proved to be too lopsided for its own good But the Rose Parade came before the Rose Bowl game The Pasadena Valley Hunt Club founded the parade in 1890 to bring visitors from colder climates to California Tourists from the Midwest and Northeast United States came to Pasadena to enjoy the warmer weather in the winter The club’s members decorated horse buggies with flowers for the parade 1 5
