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2008-2009 Postseason Bowl Game ScheduleDate Bowl Participation Location Time TV

Dec .20 CongressionalBowl Army/Navy/At-Largevs .ACC Washington,D .C . 8:00a .m . ESPNDec .20 NewMexicoBowl MWCvs .WAC Albuquerque TBA ESPNDec .20 St .PetersburgBowl BigEastvs .C-USA St .Petersburg 3:30p .m . ESPN2Dec .20 PioneerLasVegasBowl Pac-10vs .MountainWest LasVegas 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .21 R&LCarriersNewOrleansBowl CUSAvs .SunBelt NewOrleans 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .23 S .D .CountyCreditUnionPoinsettiaBowl MWCvs .Pac-10 SanDiego 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .24 SheratonHawaiiBowl Pac-10vs .WAC Honolulu 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .26 MotorCityBowl BigTenvs .MAC Detroit 4:30p .m . ESPNDec .27 MeinekeCarCareBowl ACCvs .BigEast Charlotte 10:00a .m . ESPNDec .27 ChampsSportsBowl ACCvs .BigTen Orlando 1:30p .m . ESPNDec .27 EmeraldBowl Pac-10vs .ACC SanFrancisco 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .28 PetroSunIndependenceBowl SECvs .Big12 Shreveport 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .29 Papajohn’s .comBowl BigEastvs .SEC Birmingham 12Noon ESPNDec .29 ValeroAlamoBowl BigTenvs .Big12 SanAntonio 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .30 Roady’sHumanitarianBowl WACvs .ACC Boise 1:30p .m . ESPNDec .30 PacificLifeHolidayBowl Pac-10vs .Big12 SanDiego 5:00p .m . ESPNDec .30 TexasBowl Big12vs .C-USA Houston 5:00p .m . NFLDec .31 FortWorthBowl MWCvs .CUSA FortWorth 9:00a .m . ESPNDec .31 BrutSunBowl Pac-10vs .Big12orBigEast ElPaso 11:00a .m . CBSDec .31 GaylordHotelsMusicCityBowl ACCvs .SEC Nashville 12:30p .m . ESPNDec .31 InsightBowl BigTenvs .Big12 Tempe 3:00p .m . NFLDec .31 Chick-fil-ABowl ACCvs .SEC Atlanta 4:30p .m . ESPNJan .1 OutbackBowl BigTenvs .SEC Tampa 8:00a .m . ESPNJan .1 KonicaMinoltaGatorBowl ACCvs .BigEast/Big12/ND Jacksonville 10:00a .m . CBSJan .1 CapitalOneBowl BigTenvs .SEC Orlando 10:00a .m . ABCJan .1 RoseBowlpresentedbyCiti BCSvs .BCS Pasadena 2:00p .m . ABCJan .1 FedExOrangeBowl BCSvs .BCS Miami 5:00p .m . FOXJan .2 AT&TCottonBowl Big12vs .SEC Dallas 11:00a .m . FOXJan .2 AutoZoneLibertyBowl CUSAvs .SEC Memphis 2:00p .m . ESPNJan .2 AllstateSugarBowl BCSvs .BCS NewOrleans 5:00p .m . FOXJan .3 InternationalBowl MACvs .BigEast Toronto 9:00a .m . ESPN2Jan .5 TostitosFiestaBowl BCSvs .BCS Glendale 5:30p .m . FOXJan .6 GMACBowl C-USAvs .MAC/WAC Mobile 5:00p .m . ESPNJan .8 BCSChampionshipGame BCS#1vs .BCS#2 Miami 5:00p .m . FOX

AlltimesarePacificandsubjecttochange

ThePacific-10Conferencehasagreementswithatotalofsevenbowl

partners . The lineup is ledby theRoseBowl,which is thedestination for

thePac-10champion,unlesssaidchampionisrankedNo .1ofNo .2inthe

finalBowlChampionshipSeriesrankings .Ifthatwerethecase,thePac-10

championwouldplayintheBCSNationalChampionshipGamewhichthisyear

willbeplayedinArizonafollowingtheTostitosFiestaBowl .Regardlessofthe

dispositionofthePac-10champion,asecondPac-10teammaybeselected

foranat-largeberthintheBowlChampionshipSeriesinanygivenyearand

otherPac-10bowlpartnerarrangementsprovideforthatoccurrence .

InadditiontotheRoseBowl,Pac-10bowlpartnersincludethePacific

LifeHolidayBowl,BrutSunBowl,PioneerLasVegasBowl,EmeraldBowl,

SheratonHawai’iBowlandSanDiegoCountyCreditUnionPoinsettiaBowl .

Pacific-10 Conference Bowl Affiliations

Bowl Pac-10 Team Opponent Date TV*Rose,presentedbyCiti Pac-10#1 BigTen Jan .1 ABCPacificLifeHoliday Pac-10#2 Big12 Dec .28 ESPNBrutSun Pac-10#3 Big12/BigEast Dec .29 CBSPioneerLasVegas Pac-10#4or5 MWC Dec .21 ESPNEmerald Pac-10#4or5 ACC Dec .27 ESPNSheratonHawai’i Pac-10#6 WAC Dec .24 ESPNS .D .Co .CUPoinsettia Pac-10#7 MWC Dec .23 ESPN*IfPac-10championisranked#1or#2inBCSrankings,itwouldparticipateintheBCSChampionshipGame .

Pac-10 Conference Bowl Games

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1924 Rose BowlWashington 14, Navy 14

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 1924) —Washingtonmissedafieldgoal“byascantthreefeet”astimeexpiredandtheHuskiessettledfora14–14tiewiththeheavilyfavoredMidshipmenoftheNavalAcademyinthe1924RoseBowl,playedbefore40,000fans .

TheHuskies,coachedtoa10–1recordcomingintothegamebythird-yearcoachEnochBagshaw,hadtofightbacktwice,fallingbehind7–0earlyandlatertrailing14–7tothewell-drilledMiddiesofAnnapolis .TheNavalAcademy(5–1–1)usedasophisticatedpassingattack,astylenotseenbeforeontheWestCoast,toconfusetheHuskydefenseinthefirsthalf .Navycompletedall11passesitattemptedinthefirsthalf,andhit14inarowbeforetheHuskiesmanagedtostopone .Navycompleted16-of-20fortheday .

Navyopenedthescoringatthestartofthesecondperiodona20-yardpassfromquarterbackIraMcKeetohalfbackCarlCullen .Navydominatedthefirstperiodwithitsunorthodoxpassingoffense,completingsixtosses,butwasunabletoscorebeforetimeexpiredintheperiod .TheMidshipmenusedashort,two-handed,basketballtossforthebulkoftheirpassingattack .

Washingtonansweredonitsnextdrive .HuskyguardJimBryantrappedtheNavykickatmidfield .TheHuskiestriedthelinefornogain,andthenHuskyquarterbackFredAbelthrewa30-yardpassoutofpuntformationtoKinsleyDuboisontherightwing .LefthalfbackGeorgeWilsontookthenextplayoff-tackle14yardsfortheHuskies’firsttouchdown .TheextrapointbyLesterShermanmadeit7–7 .

Afteranexchangeofpunts,Navycompleteda45-yardpassovercentertotheWashington7-yardline .Threelineplungesnettednogain,butonfourthdowntheMiddiesusedthebasketballtossfromMcKeetoCullenaroundrightendforthetouch-down .Theextrapointmadeit14–7atthehalf .

Thegamesettledintoadefensivestruggleinthethirdquarter .WashingtonwasunabletoadvancetheballagainstNavyandtheMiddiesmarchedthefieldbutcouldnotscore,thwartedbyHuskycenterChalmersWalter’sinterceptionofanerrantMcKeepassinsidetheHusky20-yardlineearlyinthequar-ter .Navyalsomissedafieldgoalastimeexpiredintheperiod .

Midwaythroughthefourthperiod,theHuskiesgotabreak .Trappeddeepinitsownend,Navymis-snappedtheballinpuntformation,withtheHuskiesrecoveringthefumbleontheNavy10-yardline .

TwolineplaysnettedtheHuskiesalossoftwoyards,andathird-downpassattemptalsofailed,leavingtheDawgswithafourth-and-12situa-tion .Washingtonlinedup,thenhadfullbackElmerTesreaujumpuptotheline,andtheenddroppedback,leavingtheleftguardJimmyBryaneligibletocatchapass .Bryandelayed,thenreleasedandgatheredinAbel’spass,stumblingacrossthegoallineforthetouchdown .TheSherman-bootedextrapointmadeit14–14 .

Washingtonhadonelastchancetowin,astheHuskiesdrovetothe25-yardlinewithlessthanfiveminutestoplayonalongpassfromAbeltoWilson .Washington’sfieldgoalattemptbyLeonardZeilfrom24yardsouthadthedistancebutcurvedleft .Navytookoverondownsatthe20,andadvancedasfarasmidfieldwhenthegameended .

1924 Rose BowlWashington 14, Navy 14

January1,1924Attendance:40,000

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)2 NAVY-Cullen,20-yardpassfromMcKee (McKeeKick)2 UW-Wilson,14-yardrun(ShermanKick)2 NAVY-Cullen,7-yardpassfromMcKee (McKeeKick)4 UW-Bryan,12-yardpassfromAbel (ShermanKick)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FNavy 0 14 0 0 - 14Washington 0 7 0 7 - 14

Team Statistics UW NAVY 9 FirstDowns 15 137 NetYardsRushing 187 65 NetYardsPassing 175 202 TotalOffense 362 3–8–2 Passing 16–20–2 9–33 .0 Punting 5–33 .8 0–0 Fumbles-Lost 0–0 4–20 Penalties-Yards 2–10

ChalmersWalterinterceptedathirdquarterpassthathelpedUWholdNavytoa14-14-draw .

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192� Rose BowlAlabama 20, Washington 19


ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)1 UW-Paton,1-yardrun(KickFailed)2 UW-Cole,20-yardpassfromWilson(KickFailed)3 UA-Hubert,8-yardrun(BucklerKick)3 UA-Brown,61-yardpassfromHubert (BucklerKick)3 UA-Brown,5-yardrun(KickFailed)4 UW-Guttormsen,27-yardpassfromWilson (CookKick)

Individual LeadersRushing-Wilson(UW)15–139;Hubert(UA)15–97;Brown(UA)12–76;Paton(UW)11–43 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FAlabama 0 0 20 0 - 20Washington 6 6 0 7 - 19

Team Statistics UW UA 13 FirstDowns 15 220 NetYardsRushing 220 94 NetYardsPassing 141 314 TotalOffense 3617–16–2 Passing 4–14–3 6–37 .5 Punting 5–40 .8 1–1 Fumbles-Lost 0–0 1–15 Penalties-Yards 0–0

192� Rose BowlAlabama 20, Washington 19

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 192�) —CoachEnochBagshaw’sHuskies,10–0–1enteringtheRoseBowlgame,builta12–0leadanddominatedthefirsthalf,onlytolosetheleadandthegamein12franticminutesofthethirdquarterasAlabama,9–0,scored20unansweredpoints .HuskyAll-AmericanhalfbackGeorgeWilson,namedthebowl’sMostValuablePlayer,wasoutofthegamewithaninjuryduringthescoringbingeas‘BamatookaleadWashingtoncouldnotovercomeinfrontof45,000fansattheRoseBowl .

ThegameisrememberedasWilson’sgreatest,andisonethatisratedaclassicinRoseBowlhistory .DamonRunyoncoveredthecontestfortheUniversalServiceandputitsuccinctly:“AsGeorgeWilsonwent,sowentWashington .Ifthereeverwasaone-manfootballteam,Georgewasit .WhenWilsonwasonthefielditwasaballgame .”

Wilsonplayed38minutesandwasoutwithinjuryfor22 .Duringthe38minutesheplayed,Washingtonscoredthreetouchdownsandgained300yards .Alabamathreatened,butfailedtoscore .Duringthe22minutesWilsonwasonthesideline,Washingtongainedatotalof14yardsandfailedtoscore .Alabama,undercoachWallaceWade,notchedthethreetouchdownsandtwoconversionswhichwonthegameduringWilson’sdefensiveabsence .

Wilsontookalateraltothe‘Bama1-yardlineinthefirstquarter,andprovidedtheblockingforrighthalfbackHaroldPaton’s1-yardplungethatgavetheHuskiesa6–0lead .

Inthesecondquarter,a36-yardWilsonrunpavedthewayforWashington’ssecondtouchdown,apassfromWilsontoleftendJohnCole .TheHuskiesmissedbothPATkicksinthefirsthalf-somethingthatwouldhaveitsgreatestimpactatgame’send .

Trailingby12pointsafterthehalf,“Pooley”HuberttookituponhimselftobringAlabamaback .FromtheWashington42-yardline,hecalledhisownnumberfiveconsecutivetimes,carryingtheballatotalof58yardsfortheCrimsonTidescore .Onitsnextpossession,Alabamareturnedthekickofftoitsown21-yardline .Fivelineplungescarriedtheballtothe39 .Alabamathenstruckona61-yardbombfromHuberttoJohnnyMackBrowntogiveAlabamaitsfirstleadinthegame,14–12 .

AlabamacontinueditsattackafterrecoveringaWashingtonfumbleatmidfield .AnotherlongpasstoBrown,thisonefromGrantGillisfor40yards,placedtheTideontheWashington5-yardline .Browncarriedtheballthefinal5yardsfora20–12CrimsonTidelead .

WilsonreturnedtoleadthefranticHuskycomebackattemptinthefinalperiod .AlabamawasontheHusky15-yardline,threateningtosealitsvictory,buttheTidecouldnotconvertafourth-and-onesituation .Washingtontookoveronitsown12-yardline .

Wilsongained17yardsonfirstdownandthreeplayslaterPatonadvancedtothe‘Bama43aroundleftend .AfterashortWilsonpassforafirstdown,theHuskylefthalfbackthrewtoquarterbackGeorgeGuttormsenfora27-yardtouchdown .

TheextrapointbyGeneCookputWashingtonwithinone,20–19 .Washington’sfinalthreatendedwithaninter-ceptionatmidfieldjustbeforetimeexpired .

GeorgeWilsonwasaone-manshowagainstAlabamaandnearlyledUWtovictory .


193� Rose BowlPittsburgh 21, Washington 0

January1,1937Attendance:87,196FinalWashingtonRanking:AP-5th

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)1 UP-Patrick,1-yardrun(DaddioKick)3 UP-Patrick,5-yardrun(DaddioKick)4 UP-Daddio,71-yardinterceptionreturn (DaddioKick)

Individual LeadersRushing-LaRue(UP)15–109;Goldberg(UP)10–36;Patrick(UP)11–42;Haines(UW)8–26 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FPittsburgh 7 0 7 7 - 21Washington 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics UW UP 8 FirstDowns 11 57 NetYardsRushing 254 96 NetYardsPassing 46 153 TotalOffense 3007–18–4 Passing 2–4–2 6–29 .7 Punting 5–39 .6 0–0 Fumbles-Lost 1–0 0–0 Penalties-Yards 2–20

193� Rose BowlPittsburg 21, Washington 0

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 193�) —TheUniversityofPittsburgh,7–1–1undercoachJohn“Jock”Suther-land,dominatedbothsidesoftheball,handingcoachJamesPhelan’s7–1–1Huskiesa21–0defeatinfrontof87,196fansattheRoseBowl-thenthelargestcrowdataRoseBowlgame .Pittnotchedthreetouchdowns,oneona71-yardinterceptionreturn,andheldtheHuskiestoonly153yardsoftotaloffensewhilerackingup300yardsthemselves .

Afteranexchangeofpuntsinthefirstperiod,Pitttookoveronitsown45 .Onseconddown,lefthalfbackMar-shallGoldbergtookareversetotheHusky35andthenhalfbackBobLaRuetookthesameplaytotheWashing-ton10 .FullbackFrankPatrickscoredona1-yardplungethreeplayslaterforanearly7–0GoldenPantherlead .

PittheldtheHuskiestoendthefirstquarterleading7–0,andWashingtonputtogetheroneofitsonlysustaineddrivesofthedaytobeginthesecondperiodofplay,against10Pittsecond-teamers .All-AmericaleftendBillDaddiowastheonlystarterplayingforthePanthersatthetime .

TheHuskiesdroveasfarasthePitt40butthepassingoffenseboggeddown,forcingapuntonfourth-and-four .PittpromptlydrovetotheHusky35,almoststrictlyonblaststhroughthemiddleoftheline .OnfirstdownthePantherstriedtocrossuptheDawgswithapass,butreservehalfbackFrankWaskowitzinterceptedthepass .Onfirstdown,WaskowitzpassedtoByronHaineswhocarriedtothePitt36,followedbyanotherWaskowitztoHainespasstothe20 .ThePittpassdefensestiffenedwiththereturnoftheGoldenPantherstartersandtheHuskiesendedupturningtheballoverondownsafterafourth-downpassfellincomplete .

ThehalfendedwithPittsburghstillholdinga7–0lead .

TheHuskieskickedofftoopenthesecondhalf,andthePantherstookoverontheirown27 .Washing-tongotthebreakithadbeenlookingforwhenPittfumbledonseconddown,withrightendFrankPetersrecoveringfortheDawgs .TheHuskiessquanderedtheopportunity,however,asHainesthrewafirst-downinterception .

Ontheensuingdrive,Pittdrove75yardsforatouchdown .LaRueracedtotheHusky30onaman-in-motionplaythroughthemiddleoftheline .FromtherethePantherssimplystuckittoWashington,usingfiveplaysintothecenteroftheline,withthefullback,Patrick,plungingoverfromthe5forhissecondtouchdown .

Washington’sfinalcomebackattemptwassnuffedwhenDaddiointerceptedaleft-handedlateralattemptontheHusky35andreturnedit71yardsfortheclinchingtouchdown .PitteventuallyranouttheclockontheHusky4-yardline .

PittsburghclaimedtheRoseBowltitlewithadisplayofpowerfootball .ThePanthersattemptedonlyfourpassesandusedtheirspeediestback,Goldberg,largelyinadecoyrolewithPatrickandLaRuerunningplayafterplaythroughthemiddleoftheline .

CoachJamesPhelan’s1936Huskyteamlostjustoncethatseason,aRoseBowldefeattoPitt .

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1944 Rose BowlUSC 29, Washington 0


ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)2 USC-Callahan,11-yardpassfromHardy (JamisonKick)3 USC-Callahan,10-yardpassfromHardy (JamisonKick)3 USC-Gray,21-yardpassfromHardy(KickFailed)4 USC-Safety,Austinpuntblockedintheendzone4 USC-Gray,15-yardpassfromBell(JamisonKick)

Individual LeadersRushing-GeorgeCallahan(USC)6–46;AlAkins(UW)9–41;Sam Robinson (UW) 9–35; Edwin Saenz (USC) 10–26;MilfordDreblow(USC)4–24 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FSouthernCailfornia 0 7 13 9 - 29Washington 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics UW USC 7 FirstDowns 8 134 NetYardsRushing 117 51 NetYardsPassing 113 185 TotalOffense 2305–22–3 Passing 9–16–0 7–35 .9 Punting 10–37 .5 2–0 Fumbles-Lost 2–0 1–10 Penalties-Yards 3–25

1944 Rose BowlUSC 29, Washington 0

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 1944) —AregularPacificCoastConferenceseasonwasnotplayedin1943becauseofwartimetravelrestrictions,sotheNorthernDivisionchampion,Washington,facedtheSouthernDivisionchampion,SouthernCalifornia,intheRoseBowl .TheRoseBowlwinnerwouldreignaschampionofthePacificCoastConference .

TheTrojans(7–2)endedWashington’sperfectseason(4–0)byupsettingtheheavilyfavoredHuskies,29–0,withfourtouchdownpassestouncoveredreceiversinfrontof68,000attheRoseBowl .EarlierintheseasontheSouthernCaliforniateamlosttothe4thAirForceFlyers,35–0,whileWashingtondefeatedthissameclubhandily,27–7 .Becauseofalackofopponentsduringwartime,theRoseBowlgamewasthefirstactivityintwomonthsforcoachPestWelch’sWashingtonHuskies .

Washingtoncontrolledthefirstperiod,twicedrivingdeepintoTrojanterritory,butwasunabletoconvertthedrivesintopoints .WashingtoncouldnotrunagainsttheUSClineinsidethe40andwasunabletomountapassingattacktheentireday,completingonlyfivetossesfor51yardswiththreeinterceptions .Rolesreversedinthesecondperiod,astheTrojanscontinuedtoattempttorunagainstWashington’slargerdefensivelinewithlittlesuccess .

LateintheperiodtheTrojansturnedtotheair,negatingWashington’ssizeadvantagewithquickpassestotheirfleetends .USChadafourthdownontheWashington11withonly40secondsremaininginthehalfwhenTrojanquarterbackJimHardytossedtohalfbackGeorgeCallahan,whomadeafinalmoveatthegoallinefor

thetouchdown .DickJamisonaddedthepoint-afterkickandtheTrojanshada7–0leadatthehalf .

SouthernCaliforniaconvertedonasimilarplaymidwaythroughthethirdperiodwhenCallahanpulledinanotherpassfromHardy—thistimeinacrowdofHuskydefenders—forascore,andwiththesecondJamisonPAT,USChada14–0lead .

TrojanleftendGordonGrayalsocaughttwotouchdownpasses,onelateinthethirdperiodfromHardyandthefinaloneinthefourthquarterfromleft-handedquarterbackAinslieBell .BellhadstartedthegamebutgavewaytoHardyinaschemeplannedtosettledownHardy,theTrojans’usualstarter .USCcoachJeffCravathfeltHardyhadplayedbetterinareserveroletheyearbefore .

SouthernCaliforniaaddedpointsonablockedpuntearlyinthefourthquarterwhenHuskyquarterbackEverettAustin,handlingthepuntingduties,couldnotgetapuntawayoutofhisownendzone .Theblockedpunt,complimentsofTrojantackleHarryPlank,wascoveredbyWashingtonfullbackWallyKramerintheendzonefortheautomaticsafety .

Washingtonledinnetrushingyardage,134–117,butwasdominatedinpassingyards113–51 .TheHuskiesalsofumbledtwice,andalthoughtheyrecoveredbothtimes,thedropshelpedstopdrives .USC,whichenteredthegamewithareputationasfumblingchampionsofthecountry(theTrojanslost29-of-50fumblesontheyear)didnotloseeitherofitstwofumbles .

BillMcGovernenrolledatUWonDec .10,1943andplayedintheRoseBowllessthantwoweekslater .


19�0 Rose BowlWashington 44, Wisconsin 8

January1,1960Attendance:100,809FinalWashingtonRankings:AP-8th UPI-7th

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)1 UW-McKeta,6-yardrun(FlemingKick)1 UW-Fleming,36-yardFG1 UW-Fleming,53-yardpuntreturn(FlemingKick)2 WISC-Wiesner,4-yardrun (SchoonoverpassfromHackbart)2 UW-Folkins,23-yardpassfromSchloredt (FlemingKick)3 UW-Jackson,2-yardrun(FlemingKick)4 UW-Schloredt,3-yardrun(FlemingKick)4 UW-Millich,1-yardpassfromHivner (PassFailed)

IndividualLeadersRushing-Schloredt (UW) 21-81; Jackson (UW) 12-61;Hobbs(WISC)7-32 .Passing-Hackbart (WISC) 11-25-0-145; Schloredt (UW)4-7-0-102 .Receiving-Fleming(UW)1-65;Schoonover(WISC)3-57 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FWisconsin 0 8 0 0 - 8Washington 17 7 7 13 - 44

Team Statistics UW WISC 16 FirstDowns 13 215 NetYardsRushing 123 137 NetYardsPassing 153 352 TotalOffense 276 7-13-0 Passing 14-32-0 6-36 .0 Punting 6–36 .8 2–0 Fumbles-Lost 4-4 7-85 Penalties-Yards 3–18

19�0 Rose BowlWashington 44, Wisconsin 8

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 19�0) —AcapacitycrowdwatchedtheunderdogWashingtonHuskiesscoremoreRoseBowlpointsthananyotherWestCoastteaminhistory,rollingtosixtouchdownsandafieldgoalovertheslowerBadgersofWisconsin .Wisconsin,8–1comingintothegameunderfourth-yearcoachMiltBruhn,wasfavoredby6-1/2pointsoveraHuskysquadthatfeaturednoseniorsamongitsstarters .

Washington,coachedbyJimOwenstoa9–1recordbeforethebowlgame,gambledearlyandlate,attempt-ingfourth-downplaysinthefirstaswellasthefourthquarter .OntheHuskies’seconddriveofthegame,withthescorestilltiedatzero,WashingtonquarterbackBobSchloredtaudibledtwiceonfourthdown,leadingtohalfbackDonMcKeta’s6-yardtouchdownrun .Soonafter,WashingtonrecoveredthefirstoffourWisconsinfumblesandHuskyhalfbackGeorgeFlemingbooteda36-yardfieldgoalfora10–0lead .

FlemingprovidedadramaticexampleoftheHuskies’superiorspeed,returningapunt53yardsforatouchdownandaddinghisownextrapointfora17–0lead .Wisconsinputtogetheritsonlyscoringdriveofthegameonthestrengthofthreecompletedpasses .TomWiesnergainedthefinal4yardstoscore .TheBadgersconvertedatwo-pointconversion,apassfromquarterbackDaleHackbarttoleftendAllanSchoonover,toslicetheleadtoninepoints,17–8 .

WashingtonrespondedquicklytoquellanyideaofaBadgercomeback .Fleminghadanotherlongpuntreturn,thisonefor55yards,andSchloredtfollowedthereturnwitha23-yardpasstoendLeeFolkins .FolkinsmadeanoutstandingleapingsnagintheendzonetoextendtheDawgs’leadto24–8 .WashingtoncontinuedtokeepWisconsinoffbalanceinthethirdquarter .FullbackRayJacksonpoundedawayonfiveplaysfor46yardsofthe66-yardtouchdowndrive .Hescoredonatwo-yarddive .

TheHuskieshammeredthefinalnailintotheBadgercoffinbystoppingtheBigTenrepresentativesonfourconsecutiveplaysinsidethe10-yardline .Takingoveronitsown7,Washingtonmarched93yardsin10playstoscoreagain .ThedriveincludedanotherSchloredtfourth-downconversion,thisonefromhisown16-yardline .Schloredtscoredona3-yardkeepertouptheleadtoaninsurmountable38–8 .SchloredtandFlemingwerenamedCo-MostValuablePlayersbytheRoseBowlcommittee .

TheHuskyreservesnotchedWashington’sfinalscoreasbackupquarterbackBobHivnerlobbeda3-yardpasstohalfbackDonMillich .

DonMcKetascoredWashington’sfirstTDinitswinoverWisconsininthe1960RoseBowl

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19�1 Rose BowlWashington 1�, Minnesota �


ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)1 UW-Fleming,44yardFG,6:302 UW-Wooten,3-yardpassfromSchloredt,1:25 (FlemingKick)2 UW-Schloredt,1-yardrun,10:46(FlemingKick)3 UM-Munsey,18-yardrun,5:35(RogersKick)

Individual LeadersRushing-Schloredt (UW) 5–68; Jackson (UW) 13–60;Stephens(UM)10–51 .Passing-Johnson (UM) 3–8–0–30; Stephens (UM)2–10–3–21;Schloredt2–4–0–16 .Receiving-Hagberg(UM)1–18;Hall(UM)1–15;Jackson(UW)1–12 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FMinnesota 0 0 7 0 - 7Washington 3 14 0 0 - 17

Team Statistics UW UM 11 FirstDowns 14 177 NetYardsRushing 202 16 NetYardsPassing 51 193 TotalOffense 253 2–5–0 Passing 5–18–3 8–41 .3 Punting 6–43 .3 3–2 Fumbles-Lost 0–0 6–50 Penalties-Yards 8–35

19�1 Rose BowlWashington 1�, Minnesota �

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 19�1) —Washington,9–1underfourth-yearcoachJimOwens,enteredthe1961RoseBowlasdefendingchampionsbutdecidedunderdogs .TheMinnesotaGophers,8–1andcoachedbyMur-rayWarmath,enteredthegameatopthenationalpolls .Theyleftwitha17–7setbackcourtesyofanexplosiveHuskystartandthedeterminedsecond-halfdefenseofOwens’players .

WashingtonuseditssuperiorquicknesstooffsetMinnesota’ssizeadvantageintheearlygoing .

TheHuskiesscoredtheirfirstpointsinafourth-down-and-threesituationonMinnesota’s27-yardline .HalfbackGeorgeFlemingkickeda44-yardfieldgoal,puttingWashingtononthescoreboardfirstandFlemingintotheRoseBowlrecordbookwiththelongestfieldgoalkickinitshistory .

QuarterbackBobSchloredt,whomissedthesecondhalfoftheseasonwithaninjury,enteredthegameinthefirstquarterreplacingstarterBobHivner .Schloredtpromptlyfireda12-yardpasstofullbackRayJackson .Jacksonfollowedthereceptionwitha30-yardruntotheGopher30 .Threelineplungeslater,theballrestedontheGopher18asthefirstquarterended .TheHuskieswereusingmostlyoutsidetossestoadvancetheball,apatterntheGophersdidnotadjusttodefensivelyuntilthesecondhalf .

CharlieMitchell,aHuskyhalfback,tookatossaroundtherightsideforanother10yardstotheGopher8toopenthesecondquarter .Schloredtadvancedtothe3-yardline,losingtheopportunitytoscorewhenheslipped .Afteranincompletepass,SchloredthithalfbackBrentWootenwitha3-yardtossforthefirsttouch-

downinthe47thannualRoseBowlgame .Fleming’sextrapointputtheDawgsup10–0 .

Stillunabletomoveagainstthefast-reactingWash-ingtonline,Minnesotapunted .AclippingpenaltyonthereturnlefttheHuskiesontheirown13,andtheylostsixyardsontheirfirstplay .Schloredtpuntedfromthe7-yardlinetotheHusky47 .MinnesotatookoverwithitsfirstgoodscoringchancebuttheGopherscouldnotconvert .TheGophersdrovetothe32andthenturnedtheballoverondowns .

Washingtonquicklymarcheddownthefield .Jacksoncarriedfor10yardsandthenFlemingtookapitchtothe48 .Facedwithasecond-and-two,Schloredtcalledhisownnumberonthequarter-backsneak .Minnesotawasexpectinganoutsideplay .Schloredtslidthroughthemiddle,brokeloosetotheright,pickedupanimportantblockfromendFolkins,anddidn’tgetcaughtuntilhewasdraggeddownonthe18,a31-yardgain .Jacksongained3upthemiddle,thenSchloredtrolledoutandcarriedtheballtothe7-yardline .Jacksoncarriedittothe1-footlineandSchloredtscoredthetouchdownonasneak .WithFleming’sPAT,Washingtonhad17

points-allthattheHuskieswouldscore-anda17–0leadatthehalf .

Minnesotascoreditsonlypointsofthegameinthethirdquarter,takingadvantageofoneofWashington’sthreefumblestosettoworkontheHusky32 .TheGophersdrove32yards,scoringonan18-yardoptionplay .RighthalfbackBillMunseytookthepitchfromGopherquarterbackSandyStephens,scoringonhisthirdcarryoftheday .JamesRogersaddedthePAT .

SchloredtwasnamedMostValuablePlayer,thesecondtimeinasmanyyearshewasaccordedthehonor .

BobSchloredtwasnamedtheRoseBowlMVPforthesecondtimein1961 .

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19�4 Rose BowlIllinois 1�, Washington �


ScoringQ Team-ScoringPlay,Time(Conversion)2 UW-Kopay,7-yardrun,8:26(MedvedKick)2 UI-Plankenhorn,32-yardFG,14:593 UI-Warren,2-yardrun,8:03(PlankenhornKick)4 UI-Grabowski,10-yardrun,6:59 (PlankenhornKick)

Individual LeadersRushing-Grabowski (UI) 23–125; Wheatland (UI) 10–55;Kopay(UW)4–29Passing-Custardo(UI)4–7–0–43;Siler(UW)6–17–3–46 .Receiving-Fearn(UI)3–24;Libke(UW)3–19 .

Final Washington RankingsUPI:15th AP:None

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FIllinois 0 3 7 7 - 17Washington 0 7 0 0 - 7

Team Statistics UW UI 12 FirstDowns 22 114 NetYardsRushing 291 69 NetYardsPassing 59 183 TotalOffense 3508–19–3 Passing 6–15–0 3–43 .0 Punting 4–39 .0 5–3 Fumbles-Lost 5–3 5–25 Penalties-Yards 6–64

19�4 Rose BowlIllinois 1�, Washington �

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 19�4) —TheHuskiesenteredtheirthirdRoseBowlinfiveyearsinafamiliarpo-sition—asanunderdog .CoachPeteElliott’sIllinoisteamhada7–1–1regular-seasonrecordandwasrankedthirdinthecountry,whiletheHuskieshadovercomean0–3starttofinishtheyear6–4underseven-yearheadcoachJimOwens,withonlyalosstoUCLAinLosAngelesblemishingtheirseven-gameruntotheroses .

Washingtonfeaturedahard-drivinggroundgameanchoredbyquarterbackBillDouglas,fullbackJuniorCoffey,andfutureprohalfbacksRonMedvedandDaveKopay .Thedefenseearneditsreputationasahard-hittinggroupwhichwasalmostimpossibletorunagainst,anchoredbyafutureHuskyheadcoach,endJimLambright .TheIllinifeaturedperhapsthemostfamousalumnusofthe1964RoseBowl,linebackerDickButkus .

TheHuskiesstartedplayasthoughtheywereanythingbutunderdogs .SteveBramwelltooktheopeningkickoffouttoWashington’s22-yardline .KopaytookthefirstplayaroundrightendfornineyardsandtheHuskieswereoffandrunning .

Theopeningdrivemarcheddownfield,slowedonlybythreepenalties(twooffsidesandabackfield-in-motioncall) .Onafirst-and-10playfromtheIllinois26,quarterbackBillDouglasusedaquarterbackkeeperthroughthemiddleofthelineforagainof12 .Itprovedtobeacostlyfirstdown .Douglaswasinjuredontheplayandleftthefieldonastretcher,outfortheday .

BackupquarterbackBillSilerenteredthegameandcompletedthefirstpassheattempted,butleftendAlLibkefumbledontheIllini6-yardline .

Afteranexchangeofpuntstoopenthesecondquarter,Illinoisfumbledonitsown27-yardlineonafirst-downplay .Washingtontookoverandquicklyscored .Silercarriedforthreeyardsonfirstdown,andonseconddownhethrew18yardstorightendJoeMancuso,whowasdownedonthe6 .Wash-ingtonscoredonanoptionplay,withSilerpitchingtorighthalfbackKopayforthe7-yardtouchdown .MedvedaddedthePATkick .

WashingtonkickedoffandIllinoisdrovedownthefield,keepingtheballforalmosteightminutes .Facedwithafourth-and-fourontheWashingtoneight,IlliniquarterbackFredCustardodroppedbacktopassandwassackedfora4-yardlossbyMancuso .Washingtontookoveronitsown12,butSilerfumbledonseconddownwithcenterBruceCapelrecoveringforIllinoisonthe15,allowingUI’sJimPlankenhorntokicka32-yardfieldgoalastimeexpiredinthefirsthalf .

IllinoisconvertedanotherWashingtonturnoverintopointsearlyinthesecondhalf .Silerwasintercept-edatmidfield .TheballwasreturnedtotheWashington32whereIllinoisstarteditssecondscoringdrive .TheIlliniscoredinsixplaysfora10–7lead,helpedbyaWashingtonpiling-onpenalty .

Washingtonhadachancetogoaheadattheendofthethirdquarter,butonathird-and-seven,Siler’spasswaspickedoffontheIllinois4-yardline .Illinoisrespondedwiththeonlyfulldriveoftheday,movingfromtheHusky15-yardline,85yardsforthetouchdown .AlmostasimportantasthepointswasthefactthatIllinoisateupeightminutesofthefinalquarteronthedrive .

DaveKopayscoredWashington’slonetouchdowninthe1964RoseBowl .

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19�8 Rose BowlWashington 2�, Michigan 20

January2,1978Attendance:105,312FinalWashingtonRankings:AP:10th UPI:9th

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)1 UW-Moon,2-yardrun,8:23(RobbinsKick)2 UW-Robbins,30-yardFG,4:272 UW-Moon,1-yardrun,11:34(RobbinsKick)3 UW-Gaines,28-yardpassfromMoon,9:39 (RobbinsKick)3 UM-Stephenson,76-yardpassfromLeach,10:29 (WillnerKick)3 UW-Robbins,28-yardFG,3:394 UM-Davis,2-yardrun,3:39(WillnerKick)4 UM-Edwards,32-yardpassfromLeach,11:16 (KickFailed)

Individual LeadersRushing - R . Davis (UM) 18–79; Steele (UW) 13–77; Edwards (UM) 15–74; Gipson (UW) 15–48 .Passing - Leach (UM) 14–27–2–239; Moon (UW)12–23–2–188 .Receiving-Clapton(UM)5–84;Gaines(UW)4–122;Green-wood(UW)3–28;R .Davis(UM)3–26 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FMichigan 0 0 7 13 - 20Washington 7 10 10 0 - 27

Team Statistics UW UM 17 FirstDowns 22 164 NetYardsRushing 149 234 NetYardsPassing 239 398 TotalOffense 38813–24–2 Passing 14–27–2 5–39 .0 Punting 4–42 .5 0–0 Fumbles-Lost 2–1 6–47 Penalties-Yards 3–11

19�8 Rose BowlWashington 2�, Michigan 20

PASADENA, Calif. (January 2, 19�8) —Washington,9–2intheregularseasonaftertwoforfeitwinswereawardedbytheNCAA,cappedits1977Cinderellaseasoninthe64thannualRoseBowlwithathrilling27–20upsetvictoryoverheavilyfavoredMichiganbefore105,312fans .DonJamesdirectedhisteamfroma1–3early-seasonrecordtoa7–4mark,winningsevenofitslasteightgamesenroutetoWashington’sfirstbowlvictoryin17years .

TheHuskieswereledfromtheoutsetbyPac-8Co-PlayeroftheYearandeventualRoseBowlMVP,quarterbackWarrenMoon .OnWashington’sfirstpossession,MoonledtheHuskies49yardsin10playsandscoredthetouchdownhimselfona2-yardjaunttoopenthescoring,7–0 .

James’squadparlayeda62-yardMoontoSpiderGainespassintoa30-yardfieldgoaltoextendtheleadto10–0earlyinthesecondquarter .Washingtoncamerightbackonitsnextpossessiontofinishthefirst-halfscoringwitha60-yarddriveandanotherMoontouchdownrun-thistimefrom1-yardout .WashingtonoutgainedtheWolverinesbyawidemarginof246totalyardsto111asthefirst-halfgunwentoff .TheHuskiesconveyedthoughtsofaroutwhenMoonthrewa28-yardtouchdownstrikeearlyinthethirdquartertohisfavoritetarget,Gaines .The24–0bulgeseemedinsurmountablewithjust5:21remaininginthethirdquarter .

Thatleadwasshort-lived,however,astheWolverinesstruckbackinjusttwoplays .Left-handedMichiganquarterbackRickLeachgunneda76-yardbombtoCurtStephensontoputtheWolverinesontheboard,just50secondsafterWashingtonconstructeditslargestlead .

WashingtonlitupthescoreboardforthefinaltimewhenSteveRobbinshita28-yardthree-pointer .ThefieldgoalwidenedthePac-8champions’leadto27–7withjust0:50remaininginthethirdperiod .

Michiganwasn’tabouttobeembarrassed,astheWolverinesmarched78yardson11playstoopenthefourthquarter,culminatingthedrivewitha2-yardRussellDavisdiveforsixpoints .GreggWillneraddedthePATandMichiganwasbackinbusiness,closingthegapto27–14 .AsWashington’sgameturnedconservative,MichiganagainscoredonaLeachpasstoStanleyEdwards .However,themomentumswungbackWashington’swayonthenextplayasWillnermissedtheconversiononabadsnapandtheWashingtonleadremainedsevenpointsat27–20 .

ThegameturnedintoadefensivebattleinthefinalminutesasWashingtoninterceptedtwoLeachpasses,includingaMichaelJacksonpickoffatWashington’sown3-yardlinewithjustoveramin-uteremaining .CornerbackNesbyGlasgowendedthePasadenaclassicwithanotherinterceptionastimeranoutonMichigan .

WarrenMoonwasnamedtheRoseBowlMVPin1978withastellarperformanceagainstMichigan .


1981 Rose BowlMichigan 23, Washington �

January1,1981Attendance:104,863FinalWashingtonRankings:AP-17th UPI-16th

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)2 UW-Nelson,35-yardFG,7:102 UM-Woolfolk,6-yardrun,3:39(Haji-SheikhKick)2 UW-Nelson,26-yardFG,0:003 UM-Haji-Sheikh,25-yardFG,8:483 UM-Carter,7-yardpassfromWangler,2:11 (Haji-SheikhKick)4 UM-Edwards,1-yardrun,4:02(KickFailed)

Individual LeadersRushing-Woolfolk (UM) 26–182; Edwards (UM) 19–68;Stevens(UW)17–59 .Passing-Flick (UW) 23–39–2–282; Wangler (UM)12–20–0–145 .Receiving-Allen(UW)6–101;Bayle(UW)6–45;Carter(UM)5–68;Skansi(UW),4-61 .


Team Statistics UW UM 20 FirstDowns 23 92 NetYardsRushing 292 282 NetYardsPassing 145 374 TotalOffense 43723–39–2 Passing 12–20–0 5–39 .2 Punting 6–47 .3 2–1 Fumbles-Lost 0–0 5–32 Penalties-Yards 3–37

1981 Rose BowlMichigan 23, Washington �

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 1981) —Washington,whichfinishedtheregularseasonwitha9–2recordandaNo .16nationalrankinginbothpolls,metBigTenchampionMichigan,thefifth-rankedteaminthecountry,intheRoseBowlundercircumstancesreminiscentoftheir1978meetingatthesamevenue .TheHuskiesagainenteredthePasadenaclassicasdecidedunderdogs,butthistimecouldnotpullofftheupset .Ratherthanthedramaofthe27–20victoryoverMichiganjustthreeyearsearlier,Washingtonsufferedadisappointing23–6defeatdespiteoutplayingthewinnersforthefirsthalf .

TheHuskiescameoutimpressive,buttherewasasensethatnothingwouldgotheirway .Onthethirdplayofthegame,TomFlickfoundAaronWilliamsoverthemiddle,butonlyaftertheballwastippedintohishands .Theplaywentfor52yards,butwascalledbackduetooffensivepassinterference .

OnWashington’ssecondpossession,Flickmarchedtheclub63yardstojustinsidetheWolverine1-yardline .Butonfourth-and-onefrompoint-blankrange,ToussaintTylerwasstoppedfornogain .Althoughoneofficialprematurelysignalledatouchdown,hewasoverruledbythelinesman .

TheHuskiesagainappearedtohavescoredatouchdownwhencenterMikeReillysnaredKyleStevens’mid-airfumblemidwaythroughthesecondperiod,andranitintotheendzone,buttheplaywasruleddead .

WhileWashingtonwasoutplayingitsrival-theHuskiesledintotaloffense269–133-Michiganled7–6goingintothelockerroomathalf .Thesecondhalfwasadifferentstory .TheHuskieswereheldtojust10third-quarterplayswhileMichiganscored16second-halfpoints .

QuarterbackTomFlick’ssolidperformanceinthe1981RoseBowlwasovershadowedbyatoughloss .

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1982 Rose BowlWashington 28, Iowa 0

January1,1982Attendance:105,611FinalWashingtonRankings:AP-10th;UPI-7th

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)2 UW-Robinson,1-yardrun,10:09(NelsonKick)2 UW-Coby,1-yardrun,0:19(PassFailed)4 UW-Robinson,34-yardrun,9:47 (Skansi,PassfromPelluer)4 UW-Cowan,3-yardrun,7:13(NelsonKick)

Individual LeadersRushing-Robinson(UW)20–142;Granger(UI)13–80;Bohan-non(UI)10–44;Jackson(UW)8–24 .Passing-Pelluer (UW) 15–29–1–142; Bohannon (UI)6–14–2–33;Gales(UI)4–7–1–51 .Receiving-Brown(UI)6–52;Allen(UW)5–68;Skansi(UW)4–69;Rosborough(UW)2–10 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FWashington 0 13 0 15 - 28Iowa 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics UW UI 22 FirstDowns 14 186 NetYardsRushing 180 142 NetYardsPassing 84 328 TotalOffense 26415–29–1 Passing 10–21–3 7–35 .6 Punting 5–47 .0 0–0 Fumbles-Lost 2–2 3-28 Penalties-Yards 6-73

1982 Rose BowlWashington 28, Iowa 0

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 1982) —Washington,9–2inregular-seasonplay,enteredthe1982RoseBowlastheunderdogforthefourthtimeinitslastfourpostseasonappearances .Forthethirdtime,DonJames’clubignoredtheodds .WashingtonrecordedthefirstRoseBowlshutoutin28years,a28–0whitewashofBigTenchampionIowa .

Thetwoclubsbattledtoascorelesstieafteronequarter,althoughWashingtondidgetinsidetheHawkeye30-yardlinetwicethankstotheHuskykickinggame .FirstcornerbackRayHortonreturnedanIowapunt48yardstotheIowa29,thenpunterJeffPartridgewasroughedintheacttokeepanotherdrivegoinguntilitstalledattheHawkeye28 .

FutureRoseBowlMVPJacqueRobinsonbrokethescoringiceearlyinthesecondperiod,bullingoverfrom1-yardouttocapa65-yarddrive .Robinsonrompedfor34yardsonsevencarriesduringthedrive .Washing-tonuppeditsleadto13–0just0:19beforethehalfwhenfullbackVinceCobysmashedoverfromayardouttoclimaxa60-yardmarch .

Iowamadeitsdeepestpenetrationinthethirdperiod—totheHusky29—butwasstymiedbyaKenDriscollinterception .Robinsontookoveragaininthefinalstanza,gaining66yardsonthreecarries,includingthefinal34yardsonaniftyrunuptherightside,tocapa69-yarddrivethatputtheHuskiesahead21–0 .TheUWonslaughtendedwithquarterbackTimCowan’s3-yardreversewith7:13togo .

WashingtontookadvantageoftwoIowafumblesandpickedoffthreeHawkeyepassestoturnthetideinitsfavor .Robinsongained142netyardsonjust20carriestopacethegroundgame,andquar-terbackStevePelluercompleted15-of-29passesforanother142yards .

InsidelinebackersMarkJerue(13)andKenDriscoll(11)ledthestoptroops .DriscollanddefensivebacksVinceNewsomeandDerekHarveyeachgrabbedanenemypass .

JacqueRobinsonscoredWashington’sfirsttouch-downinthe1982RoseBowlagainstIowa .


1991 Rose BowlWashington 4�, Iowa 34

January1,1991Attendance:101,273FinalWashingtonRankings:AP-5th;UPI-5th;USAToday/CNN-5th

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)1UW-Hanson,23-yardfieldgoal1 UW-Hall,27-yardblockedpuntreturn(HansonKick)2 UI-Bell,15-yardrun(SkilletKick)2 UW-Hanson,38-yardfieldgoal2 UW-Mincy,37-yardinterceptionreturn(PassFailed)2 UW-Brunell,5-yardrun(HansonKick)2 UW-MarioBailey,22-yardpassfromBrunell (HansonKick)3 UI-Rodgers,7-yardrun(SkillettKick)3 UW-Brunell,20-yardrun(RunFailed)4 UI-Rodgers,9-yardrun(RunFailed)4 UI-Bell,20-yardrun(PassFailed)4 UW-M .Bailey,31-yardpassfromBrunell (HansonKicked)4 UI-Saunders,12-yardpassfromRodgers (Velicer,passfromRodgers)

Individual LeadersRushing-Lewis(UW)19-128;Bell(UI)11-64;Bryant(UW)3-47 .Passing-Rodgers(UI)34-15-3-196;Brunell(UW)22-14-1-163;Hobert(UW)3-0-1-0 .Receiving-Saunders(UI)5-99;Pierce(UW)4-32;Bell(UI)3-85;Bailey(UW)2-53-2 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FIowa 0 7 7 20 - 34Washington 10 23 6 7 - 46

Team Statistics UW UI 19 FirstDowns 19 222 NetYardsRushing 139 163 NetYardsPassing 315 385 TotalOffense 45425-14-2 Passing 37-17-4 4-41 .8 Punting 6-33 .3 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 5-45 Penalties-Yards 8-55

1991 Rose BowlWashington 4�, Iowa 34

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 1991) —HuskysophomoreMarkBrunellpassedforapairoftouchdownsandranfortwomoretoleadPac-10ChampionWashingtontoaconvincing46-34winoverIowa .WashingtonandIowacombinedfor80points,makingthe77thRoseBowlthehighestscoringinhistory .TheopportunisticHuskiesbuilta33-7halftimelead,withtwofirst-halftouchdownscomingcourtesyoftheUWdefense .

ThePasadenavictoryleftWashington10-2fortheseason,whileIowadroppedto8-4 .ThegamemarkedWashington’s12thbowlappearanceinthe16-yearcoachingreignofDonJames,whoimprovedhisbowlrecordto9-3,including3-1intheRoseBowl .

Left-handedBrunell’srunningandpassingskillsearnedhimRoseBowlMVPhonorsashecompleted14of22passesfor163yards .WashingtonfaithfulalsorejoicedinthereturnofseniorAll-AmericarunningbackGregLewis,whospentthemonthpriortotheRoseBowlrehabilitatinganinjuredknee .Lewishadn’tlostastep,however,asherushedforagame-high128yardson19carries .

Washington’sdefense,rankedfirstinthenationinstoppingtherun,allowedIowajust139netyardsontheground,recordedfivesacksandforcedfiveturnovers(fourinterceptions)inthegame .Iowaalsobecamethesixthteamin1990-91tosurrendermorethan40pointstothehigh-scoringHuskies .ThestrongtraditionofDonJames’specialteamssurfacedearlyinthisgamewhenred-shirtfreshmanAndyMasonblockedanIowapuntthatwasscoopedupbyjuniorcornerbackDanaHall,whosprintedforatouchdown .Withlessthanfiveminuteselapsed,Washingtonled10-0 .AfterIowaclosedto10-7with12:39leftinthehalf,Washingtoneruptedfor23consecutivepoints .

A38-yardTravisHansonfieldgoal,anda37-yardinterceptionreturnbyseniorcornerbackCharlesMincygaveWashingtonmomentum .Twotouch-downsgeneratedbyBrunell,ona5-yardrunanda22-yardpasstoMarioBailey,gavetheHuskiestheirnearlyinsurmountable33-7leadatintermission .IowathrewascareintotheHuskiesasHawkeyequarterbackMattRodgersralliedhisteamfor27second-halfpoints .IowafullbackNickBell’s20-yardtouchdownrunwith5:07toplaypulledtheHawkeyeswithin13at39-26 .ButBrunellputoutthefireonthenextpossessionwitha31-yardscoringcompletiontoBailey .AlateIowascoremadethescore46-34asWashingtonheldontoclaimthePac-10’ssecondconsecutiveRoseBowlwinandeighthinthepast10years .

MarkBrunellwasnamedtheRoseBowlMVPin1991asasophomore .

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1992 Rose BowlWashington 34, Michigan 14

January1,1992Attendance:103,566FinalWashingtonRankings:AP-2nd;USAToday/CNN-1st;UPI-1st

ScoringQ Team-Scoring Play (Conversion)2UW-Hobert,2-yardrun,(HansonKick)2 UM-Smith,9-yardpassfromGrbac,(CarlsonKick)2 UW-Hanson,24-yardfieldgoal2 UW-Hanson,23-yardfieldgoal3 UW-Bruener,5-yardpassfromHobert (PiercepassfromHobert)4 UW-Pierce,2-yardpassfromHobert (HansonKickFailed)4 UW-Bailey,38-yardpassfromBrunell,(HansonKick)4 UM-Wheatley,53-yardrun,(CarlsonKick)

Individual LeadersRushing(Att-Yds-TD)-Wheatley(UM)9-68-1;Bryant(UW)15-38-0;J .Barry(UW)13-37-0;Johnson(UM)4-30-0;Kaufman(UW)6-26-0;M .Jones(UW)3-22-0 .Passing(Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)-Hobert(UW)18-34-2-192-2;Grbac(UM)13-26-1-130-1;Brunell(UW)7-8-0-89-1;Collins(UM)1-2-0-3-0 .Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)-Pierce (UW) 7-86-1; M . Bailey(UW)6-126-1;Bryant(UW)5-22-0;VanDyne(UM)4-22-0;Wheatley(UM)3-30-0; .R .Powers(UM)3-18-0 .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FWashington 0 13 8 13 - 34Michigan 0 7 0 7 - 14

Team Statistics UW UM 19 FirstDowns 10 123 NetYardsRushing 72 281 NetYardsPassing 133 404 TotalOffense 20525-42-2 Passing 14-28-1 6-41 .8 Punting 10-37 .8 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 6-50 Penalties-Yards 8-62

1992 Rose BowlWashington 34, Michigan 14

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 1992) —WhiletheHuskies’dominatingdefenseoverwhelmedHeismanTrophywinnerDesmondHowardandthehigh-poweredMichiganattack,WashingtonquarterbackBillyJoeHobertsparkedtheUWoffensebyscoringonatwo-yardrunforthefirstofWashington’s34pointsandthreetouch-downpasses .

HuskyplacekickerTravisHansonscoredtwosecond-quarterfieldgoals,from23and24yards,providingWash-ingtona13-7leadatthehalf .

Hobert,whowouldshareRoseBowlMostValuablePlayerhonorswithdefensivetackleSteveEmtman,completed18of34passesfor192yards .HistouchdownpasseswenttofreshmantightendMarkBruenerinthethirdquartertogiveWashingtona14-pointcushion,21-7,andtoseniortightendAaronPierceinthefourthquarterfora27-7Huskyadvantage .Thefive-yardcompletionfromHoberttoBruenerwasthefreshman’sfirstcareertouchdown .

ThegamemarkedWashington’s13thbowlappearanceinthe17-yearcoachingreignofDonJames,whoim-provedhisrecordinbowlgamesto10-3,including4-1intheRoseBowl .The12-0recordwastheHuskies’firstperfectseasonsince1915whenGilDobieledtheUWtoa7-0mark .

BackupquarterbackMarkBrunell,whowasthe1991RoseBowlMVP,cameoffthebenchandcompletedsevenofeightpassesfor89yardsandatouchdown .His38-yardscoringpasswenttoseniorMarioBailey .

Emtman,whowouldbetheNo .1playerdraftedbytheNationalFootballLeaguefollowinghisjuniorseason,joinedwithhisdefensivecompanionstoflustertheWolverines’offensiveeffortsateveryturn .TheHuskieshadsixsacksontheMichiganquarterbacks .LinebackerDonaldJonesflashedaroundtheoutsideforthreesacksanddefensiveendAndyMasonsecuredtwoofhissixtacklesintheWolverinebackfield .Infact,WolverinestartingquarterbackElvisGrbacfinishedthegamewithsixcarriesforminus-42yards .CornerbacksDanaHallandWalterBaileyheldHowardtoonecatch,a35-yardgrabinMichigan’sfirstpossessionofthesecondquarter .

ThewininPasadenacatapultedWashingtontoitsfirst-evercollegiatefootballNationalChampionship,astheUSAToday/CNNcoachespollawardeditsNo .1rankingtotheHuskies .MiamiwasrankedNo .1intheAssociatedPresspollfollowingtheHurricanes’22-0shutoutofNebraskaintheOrangeBowl,sothetwo12-0teamssharedthenationaltitle .

FutureCollegeFootballHallofFamerSteveEmt-manledtheHuskiestoa1992RoseBowlvictoryandthenationaltitle .


1993 Rose BowlMichigan 38, Washington 31

January1,1993Attendance:94,236FinalWashingtonRankings:AP-11th(AP);USAToday/CNN-10th;UPI-11th

ScoringQ Team - Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)1 UM-Elezovic,41-yardfieldgoal,7:111 UW-Turner,1-yardrun,3:58(Hansonkick)1 UM-McGee,49-yardpassfromGrbac,2:07( Elezovickick)2 UM-Wheatley,56-yardrun,11:12(Elezovickick)2 UW-Shelley,64-yardpassfromBrunell,9:20 (Hansonkick)2 UW-Bruener,18-yardpassfromBrunell,3:14 (Hansonkick)3 UM-Wheatley,88-yardrun,14:44(Elezovickick)3 UW-Kaufman,1-yardrun,12:12(Hansonkick)3 UW-Hanson,44-yardfieldgoal,8:423 UM-Wheatley,24-yardrun,1:48(Elezovickick)4 UM-McGee,15-yardpassfromGrbac,5:29 (Elezovickick)

Individual LeadersRushing(Att-Yds-TD)-Wheatley15-235-3(UM);Kaufman20-39-1 (UW);Davis9-35-0 (UM);Brunell10-32-0 (UW);Powers6-28-0(UM);Turner5-18-1 .Passing(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-Brunell30-18-0-308-2(UW);Grbac30-17-0-175-2(UM) .Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)- McGee 6-117-2 (UM); Shelley3-100-1 (UW); Bruener 4-85-1 (UW); D . Barry 2-61-0(UW);Mack2-33-0(UW);Smith3-19-0(UM);Alexander3-18-0(UM) .


Team Statistics UM UW 16 FirstDowns 19 308 NetYardsRushing 105 175 NetYardsPassing 308 483 TotalOffense 41330-17-0 Passing:Att-Comp-I 31-18-0 6-37 .0 Punting 5-39 .2 1-0 Fumbles 1-1 8-72 Penalties-Yards 5-43 28:12 TimeofPossession 31:48

1993 Rose BowlMichigan 38, Washington 31

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 1993) —Theninth-rankedHuskiesattemptedtomakehistorybywinningtheirthirdstraightRoseBowl,butinsteadsuffereda38-31defeatatthehandsofseventh-rankedMichigan .

Washingtonled21-17athalftimebutcouldnotcontrolMichigan’sTyroneWheatley,whoranfor235yardsonjust15carries,includingtouchdownrunsof88,56and24yards .

Michigangrabbedanearly3-0leadonitsfirstdrivewitha41-yardPeterElezovicfieldgoal .

Washingtonansweredwithaone-yardtouchdownrunbyDariusTurner,cappinganine-play,80yarddrivetogoahead7-3 .Thekeyplayofthedrivewasa35-yardpassfromseniorquarterbackMarkBrunelltotightendMarkBrueneracrossthemiddle,settingtheHuskiesupattheMichiganone-yardline .

Thesee-sawfirsthalfcontinuedwithMichigantakinga17-7leadbeforetheHuskiespulledtowithinthreeona64-yardtouchdownpassfromBrunelltofreshmanJasonShelley .Shelley,whowouldfinishthegamewiththreereceptionsfor100yards,madetheover-the-shouldergrabattheMichiganthree-yardlineandjustclearedtheplaneofthegoallinebeforehavingtheballknockedlooseonahitbyCorwinBrown .Brunell’shotpassingcontinuedonWashington’snextpossessionwhenheagainconnectedwithBruener,thistimeinthecorneroftheendzonetoputtheHuskiesahead21-17athalftime .

Wheatleybrokefreeagainonthefirstplayofthesecondhalf,burstingthroughtheHuskylineandracing88yardsforatouchdown,puttingtheWolverinesbackontop24-21 .

HuskysophomoreNapoleonKaufman,whowasheldto39yardsrushingon20carries,gavetheHuskiesaboostonspecialteamswhenhean-sweredtheWheatleytouchdownrunbyreturningtheensuingkickoff47yardstotheMichigan46-yardline .Fittinglyhewouldcapthedrivesevenplayslaterwithadiveoverthetopforatouchdownanda28-24lead .

WashingtonaddedtotheleadonitsnextpossessionwhenTravisHansonconverteda44-yardfieldgoalfora31-24Huskylead .Withthefieldgoal,HansonextendedhiscareerRoseBowlrecordtofive .

Despitethehigh-scoringoffense,theHuskydefensecouldnotcontainWheatleyandsurrenderedtheleadonceagain .MichigantookadvantageofaKaufmanfumbleattheWashington24-yardlineandWheatleyscoredonthefirstplay,tyingthegameat31 .

Michiganscoredtheonlypointsofthefourthquar-terwhenquarterbackElvisGrbacthrew15yardstotightendTonyMcGeeforthegame-winningtouchdownwith5:29remaining .

ThelossspoiledwhatwasperhapsBrunell’sfinestperformanceinaHuskyuniform .Theseniorquarterbackcompleted18-of-30passesfor308yardsandtwotouchdowns .

MarkBrunellhadoneofhisfinestgamesasaHuskyagainstMichiganinthe1993RoseBowl .

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2001 Rose BowlWashington 34, Purdue 24

January1,2001Attendance:94,392FinalWashingtonRankings:AP-3rd;USAToday/ESPN-3rd

ScoringQ Team - Scoring Play, Time (Conversion)1 UW–Cleman,1-yardrun,8:33(Andersonkick)1 UW–Tuiasosopo,5-yardrun,4:42(Andersonkick)2 PUR–Sutherland,5-yardpassfromBrees,11:32 (Dorschkick)2 PUR–Dorsch,26-yardfieldgoal,0:263 UW–Anderson,47-yardfieldgoal,13:123 PUR–Sutherland,24-yardpassfromBrees,11:58 (Dorschkick)3 UW–Anderson,42-yardfieldgoal,6:554 UW–Elstrom,8-yardpassfromTuiasosopo,12:00 (Andersonkick)4 UW–Hurst,8-yardrun,7:25(Andersonkick)4 PUR–Brown,42-yardrun,6:37(Dorschkick)

Individual LeadersRushing(Att-Yds-TD)-Lowe20-79-0(PUR);Alexis10-78-0(UW);Tuiasosopo15-75-1(UW);Hurst9-53-1(UW);Brown3-52-1(PUR);Conniff8-45-0(UW) .Passing(Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)-Brees39-23-0-275-2(PUR);Tuiasosopo22-16-0-138-1(UW);Pickett2-2-0-11-0(UW) .Receiving(Rec-Yds-TD)-Sutherland7-88-2(PUR);Stand-eford5-67-0(PUR);Stevens5-51-0(UW);Elstrom4-24-1(UW);Simpson3-32-0(PUR);Reddick3-30-0(UW) .

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - FPurdue 0 10 7 7 - 24Washington 14 0 6 14 - 34

Team Statistics UW PUR 23 FirstDowns 19 268 NetYardsRushing 76 149 NetYardsPassing 275 417 TotalOffense 35124-18-0 Passing:Att-Comp-Int 39-23-0 3-37 .7 PuntingAverage 4-41 .0 2-1 Fumbles 3-1 6-48 Penalties-Yards 11-69 35:53 TimeofPossession 24:07

2001 Rose BowlWashington 34, Purdue 24

PASADENA, Calif. (January 1, 2001) —WashingtonreturnedtotheRoseBowlforthefirsttimesince1993andclaimeda34-24winover14th-rankedPurduetofinishtheseason11-1andrankedthirdinbothmajorpolls .TheHuskiesdedicatedthewintoparalyzedteammateCurtisWilliams,whowatchedfromthepressbox .

TheHuskydefensegrabbedtheearlymomentumforWashington,sackingDrewBreestwiceandrecoveringamuffedpuntsnaptosetuptwoquickscores .JuniorBraxtonClemanscoredfromoneyardoutandseniorMarquesTuiasosopobeganhisstellardaywithasix-yardtouchdownruntoputtheHuskiesup14-0attheendofthefirstquarter .

MaxwellAwardwinnerDrewBreesledtheBoilermakersback,convertingfivethird-downchancesinasinglesecond-quarterdrive,thelastafive-yardtouchdownpasstoVinnySutherlandtoputPurdueonthescore-board .Withonemorechancebeforethehalf,Purduedroveinsidethe10-yardlinewithunderaminutetoplay,butcouldnotbreaktheHuskydefenseandhadtosettleforafieldgoal .

FreshmanRichAlexistookthemomentumbackforWashingtonwitha50-yardcarryonthefirstplayofthesecondhalf,andaJohnAnderson47-yardfieldgoalputWashingtonbackupbyseven .

WhenBreeshitSutherlandintheendzoneagainthreeminuteslatetotiethegame,itlookedasifPurduemighttakecontrol,buttheHuskyoffensivelinepunishedthesmallerBoilermakersdefenders,allowingtheHuskiestorushfor245yardsinthesecondhalf .WiththePurduedefenseunabletostopWashington’srelentlessattack,

BreescouldonlywatchfromthesidelineastheHuskiesscored17unansweredpointsandputthegameaway .

Andersonbootedhissecondfieldgoaloftheday,a42-yarder,toincreasetheHuskyleadto20-17 .AftertheWashingtondefenseforcedathree-and-out,Tuiasosopospottedamismatchandcalledanaudibleattheline,throwingovertheheadof5’-7”PurduedefenderChrisCloptonandintothehandsof6’-3”juniorToddElstromforaneight-yardtouch-down .Elstromplayedtheentiregamewithalargebracefittedtohisrightknee,havingcompletelytornhismedialcollateralligamentinpracticetheweekprior .Aneight-yardtouchdownbyWillieHurstinthefourthquartersealedthewinfortheHuskies .

Tuiasosopocappedarecord-settingcareerwiththeRoseBowlMVPaward,addingittohisTeamMVPandPac-10OffensiveMVPawards .

MarquesTuiasosopoclinchedhisplaceinUWhis-torywithRoseBowlMVPhonorsin2001 .


1960 National Championship

InhisfourthseasonatWashingtonin1960,headcoachJimOwensledtheHuskiestoa10-1-0

record,a17-7winoverthen-toprankedMinne-sotaintheRoseBowlandtheHelmsFoundation

NationalChampionship .

GeorgeFleming(left)andBobSchloredtacceptedakeytothecityofSeattleupontheirreturnfromthe1961RoseBowl .Theduowere

criticalfiguresintheHuskyoffensethatout-scoredtheiropponentsbyawhopping272-107

marginin1960 .

In2007,theUniversityofWashingtonofficiallyrecognizedthe1960teamforitsHelmsFounda-

tionnationaltitleandconductedaspecialreunionformembersoftheteam .Abanner

(pictured)fliesintheeastendofHuskyStadiumduringeachhomefootballgame .

In1960,thefinalAssociatedPressandUnitedPressInternationalregularseasonpollscrownedMinnesotaasthenationalchampions .TheGopherswerefollowedbyMississippi,Iowa,Navy,Missouri,andWashington .TheHuskiesfinishedfifthintheUPIpollbehindMinnesota,Iowa,Mississippi,andMissouri .Bothpollsweretakenbeforethebowlgameswereplayed .

OnNovember22,MinnesotawasinvitedtofaceWashingtoninthe47thRoseBowl,tobeplayedonJanuary2,1961 .ItwouldbetheGophers’firstappearanceinPasadena .

Meanwhile,post-seasonhonorscameinbunchesforHuskyplayers .Sixwereselectedtotheall-conferenceteam--ChuckAllen,RoyMcKasson,andDonMcKetawereunanimouschoicesandGeorgeFleming,KurtGegnerandRayJacksonroundedoutthefirstteam .PatClaridge,BillKinnune,andCharlieMitchellwerenamedtothesecondteam .Allen,McKasson,andMcKetawereselectedtotheAP’sAll-CoastteamwithClaridge,Fleming,andGegneronthesecondunit .Allen,Fleming,Gegner,andMcKassonwereselectedtotheUPI’sAll-Coastteam .

McKassonearnedfirstteamAll-AmericahonorsfromtheAssociatedPressandLookMagazine .Look’steamwaschosenbytheFootballWriters’Association .GegnerwasselectedbyABC’sTVGameoftheWeeksportscasterstotheirAll-Americateam .

WashingtonhadthemostrepresentationofanyteaminthenationontheAP’s’sAll-Americateams .InadditiontoMcKasson’sfirstteamselection,sixteammatesreceivedhonorablemention–Allen,Claridge,Fleming,Gegner,McKeta,andBobSchloredt .

Inthe1961RoseBowl,WashingtonwouldfaceamuchtougherBigTenopponentthanWisconsin,theteamtheythrashed44-8theyearbefore .Minnesotahadagrinding,mobilelinethataveraged223pounds,almost20morethantheHuskyfrontwall .Thehubofthelinewas243-poundTomBrownwhowasacclaimedasthebestinteriorlinemaninalloftheland .HereceivednotonlyafistfullofnationalawardsbutalsowascrownedtheBigTen’sMostValuablePlayer .

Thetwoteamsmatchedupprettywell .Minnesotascored221pointsinninegamestoWashington’s255intengames .Min-nesotagaveup71points,Washington100 .TheGophersbigscoringquarterwasthefourth–86pointstotheHuskies’51 .Oneofthemajordifferenceswasinthepuntinggame .Wash-ingtonallowed3 .75yardsperpuntreturntoMinnesota’seight-yardaverage .

BobHivnerandSchloredtwouldsharethequarterbackingduties .Hivnerdeservedtostart .HehaddoneamasterfuljobofguidingtheHuskiestosixstraightvictoriesafterSchloredtwentoutfortheseasonwithaninjuryintheUCLAgame .Hivnerwaspoisedunderpressureinengineeringcome-from-behindwinsoverOregonStateandOregonandhittingMcKetaforthetwopointconversioninthe8-7thrillerovertheCougars .Duringtheregularseason,hecompleted54 .4percentofhispassesandledtheHuskiesintotaloffenseandpassesintercepted .

Initslonghistory,theRoseBowlprobablyhadneverbeenshakenbysuchpassionfromthestands .Nearly30,000Washingtonfanshadassembledinthestands .Twohoursbeforekickoff,12,000hadfilledthestudentsection .Morethan300morestudentswithticketsstoodoutsidethebowlthroughoutthewholegame,unabletocrowdthemselvesintothetiersofseats .

ForSchloredt,Hollywoodcouldn’thavescripteditanybetter .FromabrokencollarboneinOctoberandaleadingUWtoanumberofgut-wrenchingonepointvictoriestogettotheRoseBowl,SchloredthadplayedalargepartinanotherRoseBowlvictory .Backonthebigstage,hisflair,hisability,andhisbruisingstyleledtheHuskiestoastirringvictoryovertheregularseasonnationalchampions .Hehadgained68yards

andaveraged13 .6yardspercarry .Hescoredonetouchdownandthrewforanother .Forthesecondyearinarow,hewasvotedthegame’sMostOutstandingPlayeraward–heshareditwithFlemingin1960 .Hewasthefirstplayerinthe47-yearhistoryoftheRoseBowltoreceivetheawardtwice .

ItwasthesecondstraighttimetheHuskies,astheunderdog,hadrisenupandsmashedaBigTenopponentwithadeci-sivenessthatleftonlythesizeofthescore,neverthewinner,indoubt .ItwasthefirsttimeinthecontinuousserieswithBigTenteams,thataWestCoastteamhadwontwoRoseBowlsinarow .

TheHuskieshaddemonstratedtheirremarkablecamarade-rie,theirclose-knitteamunity,andtheiroverwhelmingdesiretopaythepriceforvictory .Theseniorshadlaidfouryearsofworkonthelinetobecomechampions .

Inthefinalanalysis,itwasHeadCoachJimOwens’phi-losophyandsystemforsuccessclearlyinevidenceonthebattlefield .Fastleanlinemen,speedybacks,twoheadyandconfidentfieldgenerals,vicioustackling,thekickinggame,andfinelyconditionedathleteswhohadbecomeabandofbrothersinbattle .

Washingtonhaddefeatedtheregularseasonnationalcham-pions .Inthepre-gamevenueswheretheplayerscameto-gether,theHuskiesnotedthattheGopherssportedwatchesinscribedwith“NationalChampions .”TheWashingtoncoachesandplayersbelievedthattheRoseBowlgamewasachampionshipboutandthatwhenyouwinachampionshipmatch,yougetthetitle .Theyfeltthattheyjustdidn’tekeoutthevictory,theywondecisively .

Overthetwo-yearperiod–1959and1960–theHuskieshadforgedthesecondbestrecordofanycollegiatefootballteaminAmerica–20winsandtwolosses .With20victories,onetie,andonedefeat,Mississippihadaslightlybetterresume .

In1960,thesystemofselectinganationalchampionwasse-riouslyflawed .Somepollsmadetheirfinalselectionsbeforethebowlgameswereplayed .TheAssociatedPressfinallyrecognizedtheproblemin1965whenitselectedachampionaftertheentireseasonwasover .

Controversyreignedasmuchin1960asintheearly21stcentury .Imagine–somewereevencallingforanationalplayoffsystem .

Atthattime,thereweretwopollsthatselectedanationalchampionafteralltheevidence--regularseasonrecordsandbowlgameresults--wasin .TheyweretheHelmsFoundationPollfoundedin1900andtheFootballWritersAssociationofAmerica(FWAA)whichstartedin1954 .TheFWAAselectedMississippi .TheHelmsFoundationselectedWashingtonasthenationalchampion .

BeforecrowningtheHuskiesasnationalchampions,theFoundationsoughttheopinionsofanumberoffootballcoachesandsportswritersaroundthecountry .ThemajorityfavoredtheHuskies .Inmakingitsdecision,theFoundationnarroweditsanalysisdowntoMississippiandWashington .TheFoundationstaffcarefullyweighedthemeritsofthetwoteamsastoresultsandstrengthoftheiropponents .

AsaresultoftheHelmsFoundationdecision,WashingtoncouldlayclaimtothenationaltitleoutrightoratleasttoasharedtitlewiththeRebels .Owensandhisstaffandtheirbandoffootballbrothershastakenaprogramonprobationandwonback-to-backRoseBowlgamesandanationaltitle .Washington’sfootballprogramhadrisenfromtheashestofieldsofrosesandanationalchampionship .

— By W. Thomas Porter, author of “A Football Band of Brothers: Forging the University of Washington’s First National Champi-onship” and co-author of”The Glory of Washington: The People and Events That Shaped the Husky Athletic Tradition” and “Husky Stadium: Great Games and Golden Moments.”

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1991 National Championship

Apotentoffensivesquadandanathleticdefensecametogethertocreateateamthatfinishedthe1991seasonaperfect12-0togiveWashingtontheNationalChampionship .

Offensively,theHuskyrunninggamewaspow-eredbytheduoofBenoBryantandJayBarry,whohelpedWashingtontoaverageover230yardspergame .TheywerecomplementedbysophomorequarterbackBillyJoeHobert,whoprovedhecouldruntheballwhenhewasnotthrowingstrikestoAll-AmericareceiversMarioBaileyorOrlandoMcKay .SeniorcenterEdCun-ningham,All-AmericantackleLincolnKennedy,andSiupeliMalamalaledanoffensivelinethatenabledtheHuskiestomustermorethan470yardsoftotaloffenseagame,thebestmarkinthePac-10 .Attheendoftheseason,fiveoffensiveplayerswerenamedfirstorsecond-teamAll-Pac-10 .

ConsensusAll-AmericanSteveEmtmanledoneofthestingiestdefensescollegefootballhaseverseen .Washingtonallowedlessthan10pointsagamewhileholdingopposingrushersto67yardsagame .TheHuskies’defenseswarmedtheballoneveryplaywithrawathleticismcomingfromeveryangle .DonaldJones,AndyMason,ChicoFraley,JaimeFields,BrettCollinsandDaveHoffmanncreatedawallfewbackscouldpenetrate .Wait-inginthesecondarywasthebackfieldofShanePahukoa,TommieSmith,DanaHallandWalterBailey .Theydidtheirsharetocreateadefensethatrankedfirstinthecountryinturnovermargin .

Washingtonstartedtheseasonwithapairofformidablechallengesontheroad,openingatStanfordandNebraska .Makinghisstartingdebutafter1991RoseBowlMVPMarkBrunellsufferedakneeinjuryduringthespring,HobertfoundBaileyintheendzonetogiveWashingtona21-7leadathalftimefollowingascorelessfirstquarterandapairofrushingscoresbyBryantandBarry .ThedefensegainednationalattentioninitsopeningperformancebyholdingStanford’sHeismancandidateGlynMilburntoonly16yardson11carriesastheStanfordoffensemanagedjust238yardsonthedayandturnedtheballoversixtimes .

Inoneofthemostanticipatedgamesoftheearlypartofthecollegefootballseason,fourth-rankedWashingtontraveledtoNebraskatofacetheninth-rankedCornhuskers .TheHuskiesfellbehind14-6atthehalftoateamthathadwon20consecutivetimesonitshomefield .EventsonlygotworseforthevisitorswhenNebraska’sDerek

BrownscoredafterUWmuffedapuntonitsowntwo-yard-line .That’swhereWashingtonbeganitsgreatestcomebackoftheseason .

BehindHobert’spassingandplaycalling,earlyinthefouthquarterWashingtontooka22-21leadwhenMcKayscoredonaneight-yardtoss .HissecondTDrunofthegame,with7:26remaininggavetheHuskiesaneight-pointleadbeforean81-yardrunbyBarryfinishedthegame’sscoring .TheHuskydefensestymiedanyCornhuskercomeback,creatingtwoNebraskaturnovers .BytheendofthecontesttheHuskieshadreeledoff27unansweredpointsandgained618yardsoftotaloffense .

“Their defense is dominant. Steve Emtman has to be the best lineman in the country. Nobody blocks him and the folks around him are great foot-ball players. Washington is as good a team as the Pac-10 has had... ever.”

–DickTomey,Arizonaheadcoach

OpponentswereoverwhelmedbyWashington’sdefenseinitsfirstthreehomecontestsoftheseason .TheHuskydefenseturnedinaspec-taculareffortagainstKansasState,holdingtheWildcatstothreepointsandnegative17yardsontheground .Washington’soffensescoredinsixofitsfirstsevenpossessionsenroutetoa56-3winthatalsofeaturedthereturnofBrunelltoactionasabackup .

Arizona’sluckagainstWashingtonwasevenworsethefollowingweekastheHuskiesparlayedsevenWildcatturnoversinto27pointsandheldapotentArizonarushingattacktojust30yards .EmtmanreapedhavocontheArizonaoffense,rockingquarterbackGeorgeMalauuluforlossesonArizona’sfirsttwoplaysfromscrimmage .TheHuskieswentontoholdtheWildcatstoonly142yardsofoffenseandhandedtheWildcatstheirworstdefeatinhistorybyascoreof54-0 .ThefollowingweekMarioBaileyhauledinthreetouchdownsasWashingtonrecordeditssecondstraightshutout,holdingToledotojust48rushingyardsina48-0win .

UpstartCalifornia,rankedseventhnationally,wastheHuskiesnextbigroadblock .Beforeapacked

DonJamesledWashingtontosixRoseBowlappearances,buthiscrowningachievement

wasa34-14overMichigantocapanundefeatedseasonandthe1991nationaltitle .

Followingthe1991season,WashingtonwaslistedasnumberoneinthenationbytheUSA

Today/CNNnationalcoachespollaswellasnumerousothernationalrankings .

WashingtonjoinedtheMiamiHurricanesataspecialcelebrationwithUnitedStatePresidentGeorgeH .W .BushattheWhiteHouse .Wash-ingtonwaslistedasthenationalchampionsby

theUSAToday/CNNcoachespoll,whilealsoundefeatedMiamireceivedtheAssociated

Press’topranking .

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stadiuminBerkeley,theBearsgotonthescore-boardfirstwhenSeanDawkinscarriedaMikePawlawskipassintotheendzoneneartheendofthefirstperiod .Washingtonansweredwitha35-yardtouchdownpass

fromHoberttoBaileytoeventhescore .Wash-ingtontooktheleadonashortfieldgoalbyTravisHansonbeforetheBearsansweredwiththeirown50-yardboot .

“Against that good of a football team, a team that motivated and that skilled, you need to play damn perfect.”

–BruceSnyder,Californiaheadcoach

WashingtontookaleadintothelockerroomwhenBarryscoredattheendofthehalfonanine-yardrun .CalevenedthingsupattheendofthethirdquarterwhenLindseyChapmanraced68yardsforascore .

TheHuskiesansweredwiththeirownbig-playscorewhenBryantraced65yardsonthenextpossessiontogiveWashingtona24-17lead .Calmadeonelastcharge,butHuskycornerbackWalterBaileybrokeupaPawlawskipassatthegoallineonthefinalplayofthegametoensurethewin .

Jumpingtothirdinthepolls,theHuskiesreturnedtoHuskyStadiumforapairofhomecontestsagainstOregonandArizonaState .WashingtonfrustratedtheDucks,holdingthemscorelessforthefirst55minutesofthegameandlimitingthemto129yardsoftotaloffenseina29-7winhighlightedbythreeTravisHansonfieldgoals .

TheSunDevilsdidnotfareanybetterastheHuskiesrattledoffthefirst41-pointsenroutetoa44-16win .

Headingbackontheroadfortwoofthelastthreecontestsoftheregularseason,thesecond-rankedHuskieswenttotheLAMemorialColiseumtofacetheTrojans,whowerelookingforrevengeaftera31-0lossin1990atHuskyStadium .Bryant,aLosAngelesnative,gavetheHuskiesalltheywouldneedwithapairoffirst-halftouchdownrunstopropelWashingtontoa14-3victory .Thefollowingweek,OregonStatewasdefenselessasBaileyscoredthreetimestoleadWashingtontoa58-6win .

“I said it before the game that UW is the best team I’ve seen in this league, ever, and I still stand by that. I thought we made them work for it. The main problem was we couldn’t move the football against them.”

–RichBrooks,Oregonheadcoach

TheHuskiescompletedtheirperfectregularseasonwithaconvincing56-11victoryovercross-staterivalWashingtonStateintheannualAppleCupmatchup .SevendifferentHuskyplay-ersscoredtouchdownsinadditiontoasackofCougarquarterbackDrewBledsoeintheendzonebyJaimeFields .

“There is no question in my mind that Washington is the best team in the country. They’ve got a balanced of-fense, a fantastic defense and they’re strong in the kicking game. In my years of experience, I haven’t seen a better overall team.”

–LarrySmith,USCHeadCoach

TiedforthetoprankinginthecountryheadingintoashowdownwithMichiganintheRoseBowl,theHuskieswerereadytodefendtheircrowninPasadenaagainstahigh-poweredoffensiveattackledbyHeismanTrophywinnerDesmondHoward .Hobert,whohadbeengettingthejobdoneallseasonbyrunningandpassing,gaveWashingtonanearlyleadwithatwo-yardtouch-downrun .AMichigantouchdownandapairofTravisHansonfieldgoalsgaveWashingtona13-7leadatthehalf .

ThesecondhalfbelongedtotheHuskies .Atouch-downtofreshmantightendMarkBruenerlateinthethirdquarterstartedtheonslaught .Earlyinthefourth,Hobertwentbacktothetightend,thistimeAaronPierce,togiveWashingtona27-7advan-tage .MarkBrunellthenhitBaileywitha38-yardtouchdownstriketofinishoffWashington's34-14winandcapaperfectseason .

EarlythenextmorningHuskyheadcoachDonJamesreceivedaphonecallinhishotelroominforminghimthattheHuskieshadbeenvotedNationalChampionsinthecoaches'poll .ItprovedtobetheperfectendingtoadreamseasonforWashington .

TheHuskies’stingydefensein1991ledthePac-10bylimitingtheiropponentstojust9 .2points,

67 .1rushingyardsand237 .1totalyardspergame .All-AmericaSteveEmtman’s19 .5tackles

forlossalsoledtheleague .

QuarterbackBillyJoeHobertandtheHuskiesledthePac-10in1991byscoring41 .9points

pergame .His2,463passingyardsthatseasonrankssixthall-timeintheUWrecordbooks .

MarioBaileyledavauntedWashingtonrushingattackthatledthePac-10in1991withanaver-

ageof231 .9yardspergame .

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Dogsandcats .

Couldtherebeamorenaturalrivalry?

HuskiesandCougars .

TheannualWashington-WashingtonStatematchupisdefinitelyoneofthebestrivalriesincollegefootballtoday .UpforgrabseachyearistheAppleCup,atrophysponsoredbytheWashingtonStateAppleCommissionandpresentedbythestate’sgovernor .

Theseriesdatesbacktoa5-5tieinSeattlein1900,butonlysince1962hasthewinnerbeenawardedtheAppleCup .Washingtonholdsa64-30-6recordinthe100-gameseries,andis32-14inAppleCupgames,includingwinssevenofthelastnine .

Likemostrivalries,eachgameisanewchapterwithunpredictableresults,regardlessofrecords,momen-tumorhistory .Itisagamebasedmoreonemotionanddeterminationthanscoutingreportsandtalent .

Thoughtheschoolsareonoppositesidesofthestate,creatingageographicsplitamongfans,thean-nualmeetingsplitsthestateinotherways—some-timesbetweenmembersofthesamefamily .Suchwasthecasein1990whenHuskyfreshmanTravisHansonwagedapersonalkickingbattlewithhisbrotherJason,theCougars’All-Americankicker .

ButwhileindividualstoriesgivetheAppleCupitscharacter,itsenormityandmagnitudecomefromthenumberoftimesthegamehasdeterminedRoseBowlfateforeitherteam .In1981thetwoteamsmetinSeattlewithatriptoPasadenaatstakealongwiththeAppleCuptrophy—Washingtonprevailed23-10 .

Perhapsthemostshockingupsetintheseriescamein1982whentheHuskiescarrieda9-1recordandaneight-gameAppleCupwinningstreakintothecon-test,andneededonlytodefeata2-7-1Cougarsquadtomakeathird-straightRoseBowlappearance .

Washington,whichhadheldtheNo .1nationalrankingforsevenweeksearlierintheseason,hadknockedofftwotop-10teamsinitsprevioustwogamesandappearedtobeonarolltoPasadena .ButtheinspiredCougars,playingtheAppleCupatMartinStadiumforthefirsttimesince1954,stunnedtheHus-kieswitha24-20defeat .ThecelebrationinPullmanbeganimmediatelyasCougarfanspouredontotothefieldtoremovethegoalposts,andcarriedthemtothePalouseRiverforatripdownstream .

WashingtonseemedcertaintotaketheleadandavoidtheupsetinthefourthquarterwhenAll-AmericankickerChuckNelsonsetupfora33-yardfieldgoalwiththeHuskiestrailing21-20 .ButNelsonmissed,haltinghisNCAArecordforconsecutivefieldgoalsat30astheCougarswentontovictory .

The2000AppleCupagainhadtheRoseBowlontheline,withthe9-1HuskiesneedingawininPullmantoearnaninvitationtothebiggame .Washingtonmadesurefromthestartthattherewouldbenoupset,settinganAppleCuprecordforvictorymarginwitha51-3win .

Ifthe’82gamewasthemostshocking,the’85gameinHuskyStadiumgoesdownasoneofthecoldestonrecord .SnowfellinSeattlefivedayspriortokickoffanddidnotstopuntiltherewasmorethanafootontheground .ThecitywasnearlyparalyzedandtheturfinHuskyStadium,whileclearofsnow,wasfrozensolidundertheArcticconditions .UWofficialssweptthesnowfromtheseatsandhadtofillthetoiletsinthestadiumwithanti-freezetokeeptheminworkingorder .

ThefanswhobravedtheelementssawWSUrunningbackRuebenMayesskitterhiswayto167rushingyardsastheCougarsdefeatedWashington21-20 .

ThemostimpressivecomebackinAppleCuphistorybelongstotheHuskiesin1975,whentheyturneda27-14deficitintoathrilling28-27victoryinthefinal3:01 .TheCougarshadtheballattheHusky14-yardlineandachancetopadthelead,whentheyunexplicablyputtheballintheair .HuskyAlBurlesoninterceptedtheill-advisedpassandreturnedit93yardsforatouchdown .

WashingtonthenheldtheCougarsontheirnextpos-sessionandtookoverontheirown22-yardlinewith1:56remaining .Oneplaylatertheyled28-27 .Onfirstdown,WarrenMoonpassedtheballinthedirec-tionofamobinthecenterofthefield .IthitWSU’sTonyHeathandricochetedintothehandsofHuskyreceiverSpiderGaines,whotookitallthewayfora78-yardtouchdownplay .Twotouchdownsinalittleoveraminute,andtheHuskieswerevictoriousinDonJames’sfirstAppleCup .

In1995and1996,fansweretreatedtowildAppleCupfinishes .The1995affairwassettledwithjustoveraminutetoplaywhenJohnWalesbooteda21-yardfieldgoaltogiveWashingtona33-30victory .RashaanSheheeranfor212yardsandthreescoresfortheHuskieswhileCougarquarterbackRyanLeaf,inhisfirstcareerstart,passedfor291yardsandonescore .

In1996,inPullman,theHuskiesjumpedouttoa24-pointleadinthethirdquarterthankstoCoreyDillon's155rushingyardson38carries .DillonrecordedthreeTDstocaphiscareer .CougarquarterbackRyanLeafralliedWSUwith24unansweredpointsandwhenWalesfieldgoalwasjustleftthegamewentintoovertime .BrockHuardfoundJeromePathonforathree-yardscoretogiveUWthelead .Onfourthdown,Leaf'spasstoChadCarpenterwascaughtjustoutofboundstoendthecontest .

The Apple Cup

Thefirst-everfootballgamebetweenWashing-tonandWashingtonStatetookplacein1900

andendedinascorelesstie .

ThewinneroftheAppleCupispresentedatro-phybythegovernorofthestateofWashington

upontheconclusionofeachyear’sgame .

TheWashingtonvs .WashingtonStaterivalryevensplitsfamilytiesforoneweekoutofevery

yearwhentheAppleCupcomesaround .


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