2020 Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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106th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Justin Herbert (QB, Oregon) & Brady Breeze (S, Oregon)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Wisconsin by 3[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Oregon Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Brandon Cruse (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Oregon Marching Band and University of Wisconsin Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 90,462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi (sidelines) ESPN Radio: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Rose Bowl Game was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2020, with kickoff at 5:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local PST) on ESPN.[3] It was the 106th edition of the Rose Bowl Game, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual financial services organization, the game was officially known as the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual, and was a rematch of the 2012 Rose Bowl, which Oregon also won. Wisconsin made it to their first Rose Bowl since 2013; the game marked the Badgers' fourth consecutive Rose Bowl loss, having lost three straight times from 2011 to 2013.