1960 Rose Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| image = 60-Washington-Wisconsin-rosebowl-program.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| year_game_played = 1960
| game_name = Rose Bowl
| subheader = 46th Rose Bowl Game
| football_season = 1959
| visitor_name_short = Washington
| visitor_nickname = Huskies
| visitor_school = University of Washington
| visitor_record = 9–1
| visitor_coach = Jim Owens
| visitor_conference = AAWU
| visitor_rank_AP = 8
| visitor_rank_coaches = 7
| visitor_1q = 17
| visitor_2q = 7
| visitor_3q = 7
| visitor_4q = 13
| home_name_short = Wisconsin
| home_nickname = Badgers
| home_school = University of Wisconsin-Madison
| home_record = 7–2
| home_coach = Milt Bruhn
| home_conference = Big Ten
| home_rank_AP = 6
| home_rank_coaches = 6
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 8
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 0
| date_game_played = January 1
| stadium = Rose Bowl
| city = Pasadena, California
| MVP_label = Players of the Game
| MVP = {{ubl|Bob Schloredt (QB Washington)|George Fleming (HB Washington)}}
| odds = Wisconsin by {{frac|6|1|2}} points{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894662,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008045805/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894662,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2010|title=Sport: The Bowls|magazine=Time|date=January 11, 1960|access-date=January 14, 2010}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rQkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5634%2C75236 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Coaches radiate confidence on eve of Rose Bowl game |date=January 1, 1960 |page=10}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nP9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6581%2C7295681 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=UPI |title=Rose Bowl coaches to go with season regulars |date=December 31, 1959 |page=10}}
| referee = Don Hamilton (Big Ten;
split crew: Big Ten, AAWU)
| attendance = 100,809
| us_network = NBC{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-item-bowl-schedule/126196087/ |title=Bowl Schedule |newspaper=The Item |location=Sumter, South Carolina |agency=AP |page=8 |date=December 31, 1959 |accessdate=June 10, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}
| ratings = 29.9
}}
The 1960 Rose Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1, 1960, at the end of the 1959 season. This was the first Rose Bowl appearance by the Huskies since 1944 and the first appearance by the Badgers since 1953. This was the first time these two football programs met on the field. The Washington Huskies defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 44–8.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rgkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6930%2C356258 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Huskies magnificent in 44-8 bowl win |date=January 2, 1960 |page=10}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sKwQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6992%2C112818 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=Huskies surprise 44-8 in Rose Bowl |date=January 2, 1960 |page=5}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NSlYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6843%2C326428 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Spectacular plays spark Huskies to victory |date=January 2, 1960 |page=8}}
Teams
=Washington Huskies=
{{main article|1959 Washington Huskies football team}}
The Washington Huskies were the first conference champions of the newly-formed Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), commonly referred to as the "Big Five" at the time (and now as the Pac-12). The conference formed in the wake of the "pay for play" scandal and collapse of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) after the 1958 season. As a result of the demise of the PCC, the Rose Bowl had no contractual agreement with either the Big Five or Big Ten to send their champions to the game: both teams received "at-large" invitations and accepted.
Washington, USC, and UCLA all finished with 3–1 conference records. Washington had defeated UCLA, which had defeated USC, which had defeated Washington. The USC loss was the only one for Washington, and the Huskies had the best record in the AAWU. Washington entered the game as the West representative, the first champions of the newly-formed AAWU conference. They were led by quarterback Bob Schloredt, a 20-year-old junior who "conspicuously lacked his trade's traditional egotism," stating "I consider myself just adequate." Remarkably, he was also 90% blind in his left eye.
=Wisconsin Badgers=
{{Main article|1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team}}
Wisconsin, the Big Ten Conference champion, had a 7–2 regular season record, with losses to Purdue and Illinois. Despite the similarity in the poll rankings, Wisconsin entered the game as a 6½-point favorite, due in part to recent dominance of the Big Ten in recent Rose Bowl games, winning twelve of thirteen.
Scoring summary
1st Quarter
- WASH – Don McKeta 6-yard run (George Fleming kick)
- WASH – Fleming 36-yard field goal
- WASH – Fleming 53-yard punt return (Fleming kick)
2nd Quarter
- WISC – Tom Wiesner 4-yard run (Allan Schoonover pass from Dale Hackbart)
- WASH – Lee Folkins 23-yard pass from Bob Schloredt (Fleming kick)
3rd Quarter
- WASH – Ray Jackson 2-yard run (Fleming kick)
4th Quarter
- WASH – Schloredt 3-yard run (Fleming kick)
- WASH – Don Millich 3-yard pass from Bob Hivner (pass failed)
Game notes
- Vice President Richard Nixon served as Tournament Grand Marshal.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rQkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6779%2C73622 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Dick Nixon speaks at grid luncheon |date=January 1, 1960 |page=10}}
Aftermath
File:Rose Bowl Players of the Game award, 1960, presented by the Helms Athletic Foundation.jpg]]
Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt and halfback George Fleming were named co-Players of the Game. Schloredt was subsequently named the Player of the Game the following year, the first in the history of the Rose Bowl to be twice-honored. In 1970, Fleming became the first African-American to be elected to the Washington state senate.
References
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External links
- [http://blog.seattlepi.com/huskies/2011/10/19/uw-1960-rose-bowl-win-in-rare-archive-pictures/ SeattlePI.com] - UW 1960 Rose Bowl win in rare archive pictures
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