1960 Rose Bowl

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1960 Rose Bowl
46th Rose Bowl Game
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Washington Huskies Wisconsin Badgers
(9–1)(7–2)
AAWU Big Ten
448
Head coach: 
Jim Owens 		Head coach: 
Milt Bruhn
AP Coaches
87
AP Coaches
66
1234Total
Washington17771344
Wisconsin08008
DateJanuary 1, 1960
Season 1959
Stadium Rose Bowl
Location Pasadena, California
Players of the Game
Favorite Wisconsin by 6+1⁄2 points [1] [2] [3]
Referee Don Hamilton (Big Ten;
split crew: Big Ten, AAWU)
Attendance100,809
United States TV coverage
Network NBC [4]
Nielsen ratings 29.9
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The 1960 Rose Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1, 1960, at the end of the 1959 season. This was the first Rose Bowl appearance by the Huskies since 1944 and the first appearance by the Badgers since 1953. [2] This was the first time these two football programs met on the field. The Washington Huskies defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 44–8. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

The face value of a game ticket was six dollars. [2]

Teams

Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies were the first conference champions of the newly-formed Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), commonly referred to as the "Big Five" at the time (and now as the Pac-12). The conference formed in the wake of the "pay for play" scandal and collapse of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) after the 1958 season. As a result of the demise of the PCC, the Rose Bowl had no contractual agreement with either the Big Five or Big Ten to send their champions to the game: both teams received "at-large" invitations and accepted.

Washington, USC, and UCLA all finished with 3–1 conference records. Washington had defeated UCLA, which had defeated USC, which had defeated Washington. The USC loss was the only one for Washington, and the Huskies had the best record in the AAWU. Washington entered the game as the West representative, the first champions of the newly-formed AAWU conference. They were led by quarterback Bob Schloredt, a 20-year-old junior who "conspicuously lacked his trade's traditional egotism," stating "I consider myself just adequate." Remarkably, he was also 90% blind in his left eye. [1]

Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin, the Big Ten Conference champion, had a 7–2 regular season record, with losses to Purdue and Illinois. Despite the similarity in the poll rankings, Wisconsin entered the game as a 6½-point favorite, [2] due in part to recent dominance of the Big Ten in recent Rose Bowl games, winning twelve of thirteen. [1]

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Game notes

Aftermath

Players of the Game trophy awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation Rose Bowl Players of the Game award, 1960, presented by the Helms Athletic Foundation.jpg
Players of the Game trophy awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation

Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt and halfback George Fleming were named co-Players of the Game. Schloredt was subsequently named the Player of the Game the following year, the first in the history of the Rose Bowl to be twice-honored. In 1970, Fleming became the first African-American to be elected to the Washington state senate.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sport: The Bowls". Time . January 11, 1960. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Missildine, Harry (January 1, 1960). "Coaches radiate confidence on eve of Rose Bowl game". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Rose Bowl coaches to go with season regulars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. UPI. December 31, 1959. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Bowl Schedule". The Item . Sumter, South Carolina. AP. December 31, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2023– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Missildine, Harry (January 2, 1960). "Huskies magnificent in 44-8 bowl win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Huskies surprise 44-8 in Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 2, 1960. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Spectacular plays spark Huskies to victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1960. p. 8.
  8. ↑ Missildine, Harry (January 1, 1960). "Dick Nixon speaks at grid luncheon". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
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