Cotton Bowl History

The Tournament of Roses Association spawned from the Valley Hunt Club in 1890 and orchestrated the first post-season, college football game on New Year's Day 1902. Michigan began its Rose Bowl tradition by whipping Stanford 49-0 in the inaugural game. The Wolverines would win six more times in the first 92 Rose Bowls. But, without question, the Southern California Trojans are the kings of the Rose Bowl. USC won 21 of its first 28 appearances in Pasadena.After the opening blowout, which saw Stanford give up in the third quarter, the Tournament of Roses Association traded in college football for chariot racing. Football returned to the Rose Bowl after a 14-year hiatus, with Washington State blanking Brown 14-0 in 1916. Harvard and Columbia are the only Ivy League schools to win a Rose Bowl. Beginning in 1947, the champions of the Pac 10 and Big Ten would meet in the Rose Bowl for 54 consecutive years. The agreement between two of the nation's top conferences sparked a nearly six-decade long string of sellouts. Due to the inception of the Bowl Championship Series, the game's traditional Pac 10 and Big Ten match-up would end in 2002. In the BCS National Championship Game's first appearance at the Rose Bowl, the Miami Hurricanes, led by quarterback Ken Dorsey and running back Willis MaGahee, would hammer the Cornhuskers and their Heisman trophy winning quarterback Eric Crouch.

Cotton Bowl Previous Results

January 1, 1902 Michigan 49 Stanford 0
January 1, 1916 Washington State 14 Brown 0
January 1, 1917 Oregon 14 Pennsylvania 0
January 1, 1918 Mare Island - USMC 19 Camp Lewis - US Army 7
January 1, 1919 Great Lakes - US Navy 17 Mare Island 0
January 1, 1920 Harvard 7 Oregon 6
January 1, 1921 California 28 Ohio State 0
January 2, 1922 California 0 Washington & Jefferson 0
January 1, 1923 Southern California 14 Penn State 3
January 1, 1924 Washington 14 Navy 14
January 1, 1925 Notre Dame 27 Stanford 10
January 1, 1926 Alabama 20 Washington 19
January 1, 1927 Stanford 7 Alabama 7
January 2, 1928 Stanford 7 Pittsburgh 6
January 1, 1929 Georgia Tech 8 California 7
January 1, 1930 Southern California 47 Pittsburgh 14
January 1, 1931 Alabama 24 Washington State 0
January 1, 1932 Southern California 21 Tulane 12
January 2, 1933 Southern California 35 Pittsburgh 0
January 1, 1934 Columbia 7 Stanford 0
January 1, 1935 Alabama 29 Stanford 13
January 1, 1936 Stanford 7 Southern Methodist 0
January 1, 1937 Pittsburgh 21 Washington 0
January 1, 1938 California 13 Alabama 0
January 2, 1939 Southern California 7 Duke 3
January 1, 1940 Southern California 14 Tennessee 0
January 1, 1941 Stanford 21 Nebraska 13
January 1, 1942 Oregon State 20 Duke 16
January 1, 1943 Georgia 9 UCLA 0
January 1, 1944 Southern California 29 Washington 0
January 1, 1945 Southern California 25 Tennessee 0
January 1, 1946 Alabama 34 Southern California 14
January 1, 1947 Illinois 45 UCLA 14
January 1, 1948 Michigan 49 Southern California 0
January 1, 1949 Northwestern 20 California 14
January 2, 1950 Ohio State 17 California 14
January 1, 1951 Michigan 14 California 6
January 1, 1952 Illinois 40 Stanford 7
January 1, 1953 Southern California 7 Wisconsin 0
January 1, 1954 Michigan State 28 UCLA 20
January 1, 1955 Ohio State 20 Southern California 7
January 2, 1956 Michigan State 17 UCLA 14
January 1, 1957 Iowa 35 Oregon State 19
January 1, 1958 Ohio State 10 Oregon 7
January 1, 1959 Iowa 38 California 12
January 1, 1960 Washington 44 Wisconsin 8
January 2, 1961 Washington 17 Minnesota 7
January 2, 1962 Minnesota 21 UCLA 3
January 1, 1963 Southern California 42 Wisconsin 37
January 1, 1964 Illinois 17 Washington 7
January 1, 1965 Michigan 34 Oregon State 7
January 1, 1966 UCLA 14 Michigan State 12
January 2, 1967 Purdue 14 Southern California 13
January 1, 1968 Southern California 14 Indiana 3
January 1, 1969 Ohio State 27 Southern California 16
January 1, 1970 Southern California 10 Michigan 3
January 1, 1971 Stanford 27 Ohio State 17
January 1, 1972 Stanford 13 Michigan 12
January 1, 1973 Southern California 42 Ohio State 17
January 1, 1974 Ohio State 42 Southern California 21
January 1, 1975 Southern California 18 Ohio State 17
January 1, 1976 UCLA 23 Ohio State 10
January 1, 1977 Southern California 14 Michigan 6
January 2, 1978 Washington 27 Michigan 20
January 1, 1979 Southern California 17 Michigan 10
January 1, 1980 Southern California 17 Ohio State 16
January 1, 1981 Michigan 23 Washington 6
January 1, 1982 Washington 28 Iowa 0
January 1, 1983 UCLA 24 Michigan 14
January 2, 1984 UCLA 45 Illinois 9
January 1, 1985 Southern California 20 Ohio State 17
January 1, 1986 UCLA 45 Iowa 28
January 1, 1987 Arizona State 22 Michigan 15
January 1, 1988 Michigan State 20 Southern California 17
January 2, 1989 Michigan 22 Southern California 14
January 1, 1990 Southern California 17 Michigan 10
January 1, 1991 Washington 46 Iowa 34
January 1, 1992 Washington 34 Michigan 14
January 1, 1993 Michigan 38 Washington 31
January 1, 1994 Wisconsin 21 UCLA 16
January 2, 1995 Penn State 38 Oregon 20
January 1, 1996 Southern California 41 Northwestern 32
January 1, 1997 Ohio State 20 Arizona State 17
January 1, 1998 Michigan 21 Washington State 16
January 1, 1999 Wisconsin 38 UCLA 31
January 1, 2000 Wisconsin 17 Stanford 9
January 1, 2001 Washington 34 Purdue 24
January 3, 2002 Miami 37 Nebraska 14
January 1, 2003 Oklahoma 34 Washington State 14
January 1, 2004 Southern California 28 Michigan 14
January 1, 2005 Texas 38 Michigan 37

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