1979 Rose Bowl

1979 Rose Bowl
65th Rose Bowl Game
Michigan Wolverines USC Trojans
(10–1) (11–1)
10 17
Head coach: 
Bo Schembechler		 Head coach: 
John Robinson
APCoaches
55
APCoaches
33
1234 Total
Michigan 0370 10
USC 71000 17
DateJanuary 1, 1979
Season1978
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPCharles White (USC RB)
Rick Leach (Michigan QB)
FavoriteUSC by 5 points [1]
RefereePaul Kamanski (Pac-10);
split crew: Pac-10, Big Ten)
Attendance105,629 [2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, John Brodie,
and O. J. Simpson
Nielsen ratings23.3
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The 1979 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 1979. It was the 65th Rose Bowl Game. The USC Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, (co) champions of the Big Ten Conference, 17–10.[2][3][4][5] USC running back Charles White and Michigan quarterback Rick Leach were named the Players of the Game.

  1. ^ "Rose Bowl winner could be national champion". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1978. p. 3B.
  2. ^ a b "USC No. 1?". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1979. p. 29.
  3. ^ Hofmann, Dale (January 2, 1979). "White's TD gives Michigan a jolt". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  4. ^ "A call, not the quake, shakes the Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 2, 1979. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Jares, Joe (January 8, 1979). "Rose Bowl". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.