2012 Rose Bowl

2012 Rose Bowl presented by Vizio
98th Rose Bowl Game
Wisconsin Badgers Oregon Ducks (11–2) (11–2) Big Ten Pac-12 38 45 Head coach:  Bret Bielema Head coach:  Chip Kelly AP Coaches BCS 9 8 10 AP Coaches BCS 6 5 5
1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 14 14 10 0 38 Oregon 14 14 7 10 45
Date	January 2, 2012
Season	2011
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Offensive: Lavasier Tuinei (WR, Oregon) Defensive: Kiko Alonso (MLB, Oregon)
Favorite	Oregon by 6[1]
National anthem	Oregon Marching Band
Referee	Brad Allen (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Halftime show	Bands from participants
Attendance	91,245
Payout	US$22.3 million per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Erin Andrews (sideline)
Nielsen ratings	10.17 (11.7 million viewers)
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The 2012 Rose Bowl, the 98th edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the same-named stadium in Pasadena, California.^[3] The Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference beat the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference, 45–38, for their first Rose Bowl win in 95 years.

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association was the organizer of the game and dedicated the game in honor of all wounded military personnel, who tossed the game coin by their representative Grand Marshal J.R. Martinez.^[4] Because of sponsorship by Vizio, the first game in the 2012 edition of the Bowl Championship Series was officially titled the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio. The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, which began at 1:30 p.m. (PST) with kickoff at 2:10 p.m. (PST).

The Rose Bowl Game, themed Just Imagine ..., was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets went to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public. On September 8, 2011, Executive Director P. Scott McKibben resigned for personal reasons. William B. Flinn, the Tournament’s longstanding chief operating officer, assumed the role of interim executive director.^[5]