| 1978 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 64th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the Game | Warren Moon (Washington QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 14 [1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Otho Kortz (Big Ten); (split crew: Big Ten, Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 105,312 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy (play-by-play) John Brodie (color) Charlie Jones (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 29.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1978 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game, played on Monday, January 2, and was the 64th Rose Bowl Game. The Washington Huskies, champions of the Pacific-8 Conference, defeated the favored Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 27–20. Washington quarterback Warren Moon was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.[3]
The Huskies led 17–0 at the half and extended it to 24–0 early in the third quarter, then held off a Wolverine comeback with two interceptions deep in their own territory in the last two minutes to win by seven.[4][5][6] It was the second of three consecutive losses in the Rose Bowl for Michigan, a two-touchdown favorite entering this game.[1]
The face value of game tickets was $17.50 each.[1]