2013 Rose Bowl

2013 Rose Bowl presented by Vizio
99th Rose Bowl Game
1234 Total
Wisconsin 01400 14
Stanford 14303 20
DateJanuary 1, 2013
Season2012
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPOffense: Stepfan Taylor (RB, Stanford)
Defense: Usua Amanam (CB, Stanford)
FavoriteStanford by 6.5[1]
National anthemStanford Band
RefereeJerry McGinn (Big East)
Halftime showStanford Band
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
Attendance93,359[2]
PayoutUS$36 million per team[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersBrent Musburger (play-by-play)
Kirk Herbstreit (analyst)
Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi (sideline) (ESPN)
Nielsen ratings9.6 (17 Million viewers)[4]
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
AnnouncersGeorgina Ruiz Sandoval
Robert Abramowitz
Rose Bowl
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The 2013 Rose Bowl, the 99th edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at the same-named stadium in Pasadena, California.[5] The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association is the organizer of the game.[6] The game matched Big Ten Conference Champions Wisconsin Badgers against the Pac-12 Conference Champions Stanford Cardinal, a rematch of the same two teams in the 2000 Rose Bowl. The Cardinal defeated the Badgers 20–14 for the Rose Bowl Championship. This was Wisconsin's third consecutive Rose Bowl defeat.

Because of sponsorship by Vizio, the first game in the 2013 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 "Oh, the Places You'll Go!", 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.

  1. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2012
  2. ^ "99th Rose Bowl: Stanford Cardinal vs. Wisconsin Badgers". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Tournament of Roses Press Release, December 7, 2008 Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, TournamentofRoses.com
  4. ^ Michael Humes, Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012, ESPN, January 2, 2013
  5. ^ Rose Bowl quick facts Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, TournamentofRoses.com
  6. ^ Iraq War veteran named Rose Parade grand marshal, Associated Press via the Boston Globe, November 1, 2011