1941 Rose Bowl

1941 Rose Bowl
27th Rose Bowl Game
1234 Total
Nebraska 7600 13
Stanford 7770 21
DateJanuary 1, 1941
Season1940
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPPeter Kmetovic (Stanford HB)
FavoriteStanford: 1 to 2 odds[1]
RefereeLouis "Dutch" Conlan (Pacific Coast;
split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Six)[2][3]
Attendance92,000
Rose Bowl
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The 1941 Rose Bowl was the 27th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday, January 1. The undefeated and second-ranked Stanford Indians of the Pacific Coast Conference defeated the #7 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Six Conference, 21–13.[4][5][6]

This was Nebraska's first bowl game and the eighth for Stanford, all in the Rose Bowl. Through 2020, it remains the only meeting between these football programs.[7] This was the last edition of the Rose Bowl to feature a team from the Big Eight (now Big 12) until 2002.

  1. ^ McLemore, Henry (December 31, 1940). "Stanford is 1-to-2 favorite over Nebraska". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Rose Bowl officials named for big game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 17, 1940. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Game statistics". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 2, 1941. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Stanford's Team of Destiny turns back Nebraska in Rose Bowl game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1941. p. 10.
  5. ^ McLemore, Henry (January 2, 1941). "Albert's handling crowns Stanford's greatest season". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 20.
  6. ^ "Title Unknown" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  7. ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.