1938 Rose Bowl

1938 Rose Bowl
24th Rose Bowl Game
California Golden Bears Alabama Crimson Tide
(9–0–1) (9–0)
PCC SEC
13 0
Head coach: 
Stub Allison		 Head coach: 
Frank Thomas
AP
2
AP
4
1234 Total
California 0760 13
Alabama 0000 0
DateJanuary 1, 1938
Season1937
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPVic Bottari (California HB)
FavoriteCalifornia by 10 to 13 points[1][2]
RefereeTom Louttit
Attendance89,650
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The 1938 Rose Bowl was the 24th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The game featured the second-ranked California Golden Bears of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) against the #4 Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), two of the top teams from the 1937 college football season. This game was the fifth trip to Pasadena for the Tide, which had gone without a loss in the previous four.[1][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "California and Alabama are ready". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1938. p. 10.
  2. ^ McLemore, Henry (January 2, 1938). "Bears, Alabama ready for Rose Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 11.
  3. ^ McLemore, Henry (January 2, 1938). "California's 'Bears' claw Alabama, 13–0". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ "California stampedes 90,000 crowd in Rose Bowl, defeats Alabama". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1938. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ Green, Ben (January 2, 1938). "California overpowers 'Bama, 13-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 1.