1951 Rose Bowl

1951 Rose Bowl
37th Rose Bowl Game
1234 Total
Michigan 00014 14
California 0600 6
DateJanuary 1, 1951
Season1950
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPDon Dufek (Michigan FB)
FavoriteCalifornia by 1 to 3 points[1][2][3]
RefereeCharles Brown (Pacific Coast;
split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Ten)
Attendance98,939
Rose Bowl
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The 1951 Rose Bowl was the 37th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on Monday, January 1. The ninth-ranked Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the California Golden Bears, champions of the Pacific Coast Conference, 14–6.[4][5][6][7]

Michigan fullback Don Dufek scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and was named the Player of the Game. With a record of 9–0–1, the Golden Bears were ranked fourth in the nation.[8]

It was the Big Ten's fifth consecutive win in the Rose Bowl, and California's third straight loss.

  1. ^ "Cal is favored by three". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1951. p. 8.
  2. ^ Knack, Joe (January 1, 1951). "Coast seeks first Happy New Year in five years". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 22.
  3. ^ "Rose Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1950. p. 23.
  4. ^ Knack, Joe (January 2, 1951). "It's famine again on Coast as Michigan win, 14-6". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 18.
  5. ^ Love, Bill (January 2, 1951). "Michigan snatches bowl victory from California in final period 14 to 6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 10.
  6. ^ "Fourth quarter surge by Michigan routs hapless California". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1951. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Halftime talk sparks Michigan". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 2, 1951. p. 24.
  8. ^ Rose Bowl Game Timeline Archived March 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Pasadena Tournament of Roses