1987 Rose Bowl

1987 Rose Bowl
73rd Rose Bowl Game
1234 Total
Michigan 8700 15
Arizona State 01363 22
DateJanuary 1, 1987
Season1986
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPJeff Van Raaphorst (QB, ASU)
FavoriteMichigan by 2½ points[1]
National anthemMichigan Marching Band
RefereeLarry Thompson (Pac-10);
split crew: Pac-10, Big Ten)
Halftime showMichigan Marching Band, Arizona State Sun Devil Marching Band
Attendance103,168
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
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The 1987 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1987, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It was the 73rd Rose Bowl Game. The Arizona State Sun Devils, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 22–15.

Arizona State quarterback Jeff Van Raaphorst was named the Player of the Game.[2] In their ninth season in the Pac-10, this was the first appearance for Arizona State in the Rose Bowl.

This was the sixth consecutive Rose Bowl win for the Pac-10, with twelve wins in the last thirteen.

  1. ^ "Today's line: college football bowls". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1986. p. B11.
  2. ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.