1966 Rose Bowl

1966 Rose Bowl
52nd Rose Bowl Game
UCLA Bruins Michigan State Spartans
(7–2–1) (10–0)
AAWU Big Ten
14 12
Head coach: 
Tommy Prothro		 Head coach: 
Duffy Daugherty
APCoaches
55
APCoaches
11
1234 Total
UCLA 01400 14
Michigan State 00012 12
DateJanuary 1, 1966
Season1965
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPBob Stiles (UCLA DB)
FavoriteMichigan State
by 14 points[1]
National anthemUCLA Band
RefereeHoward Wirtz (Big Ten;
split crew: Big Ten, AAWU)
Halftime showUCLA Band,
Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band
Attendance100,087
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson,
Terry Brennan
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The 1966 Rose Bowl was the 52nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The fifth-ranked UCLA Bruins of the AAWU (Pac-8) upset the undefeated and top-ranked Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference, 14–12.[2][3][4] UCLA defensive back Bob Stiles, a junior college transfer,[4] was named the Player of the Game.[5]

  1. ^ December 31, 1965. "Sunshine cheers Rose Bowl foes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 8.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "UCLA Bruins drop 'Beban bomb'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1966. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (January 2, 1966). "UCLA beats Spartans (and the experts), 14–12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b "Football's bowl week". Sports Illustrated. January 10, 1966. p. 32.
  5. ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.