1941 Rose Bowl

1941 Rose Bowl
27th Rose Bowl Game
Nebraska Cornhuskers Stanford Indians
(8–1) (9–0)
Big 6 PCC
13 21
Head coach: 
Biff Jones		 Head coach: 
Clark Shaughnessy
AP
7
AP
2
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.