| 1972 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 58th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Don Bunce (QB, Stanford) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 10½ points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jerry Markbreit (Big Ten) (split crew: Big Ten, Pac-8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 103,154 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 29.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1972 Rose Bowl was the 58th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference upset the undefeated and fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference by a point, 13–12, repeating as Rose Bowl champions.[3][4][5] The Player of the Game was Stanford quarterback Don Bunce.[6]
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