The 1933 Rose Bowl was the 19th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on a day after New Year's Day 1933 in Pasadena, California. It featured two undefeated teams, the Pittsburgh Panthers against the USC Trojans.[2]
| 1933 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 19th Rose Bowl Game National Championship Game[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Homer Griffith (QB) – USC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dexter Very | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 85,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scoring
editFirst Quarter
edit- USC – Wehunt, 33-yard pass from Griffith (Smith kick good)
Third Quarter
edit- USC – Homer Griffith, 1-yard pass from Bright (Smith kick good)
Fourth Quarter
edit- USC – Cotton Warburton, 1-yard run (Smith kick good)
- USC – Warburton, 11-yard run (Smith kick good)
- USC – Barber, 2-yard run (Lady kick good)
Game notes
editLosing by 35 points, Pittsburgh set a school record of worst defeat up to this time.
References
edit- ^ Written at Los Angeles. "Troy, Pitt Play for Cup — Winner Will Get National Title Trophy — Donor of Cup Awarded Michigan 'Peeved,' Offers New One". The Long Beach Sun. Long Beach. United Press. December 15, 1932. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
A trophy symbolic of the mythical national football championship will be awarded to the winner of the Southern California–Pittsburgh game at Pasadena by Jack Rissman, wealthy Chicago sportsman who donated the Dickinson rating cup.
- ^ 2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction program
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