1930 Rose Bowl
American college football game
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The 1930 Rose Bowl was the 16th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1930 in Pasadena, California. It featured the Pittsburgh Panthers against the USC Trojans.[1][2]
| 1930 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 16th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Russ Saunders (QB) â USC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scoring
First Quarter
- USC â Edelson, 55-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick good)
- USC â Erny Pinckert, 25-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick blocked)
Second Quarter
- USC â Duffield, 1-yard run (Baker kick failed)
- USC â Duffield, 1-yard run (Baker kick good)
Third Quarter
- USC â Russ Saunders, 16-yard run (Shaver kick good)
- Pitt â Walinchus, 28-yard pass from Baker (Parkinson kick good)
- USC â Edelson, 39-yard pass from Saunders (Baker kick good)
Fourth Quarter
- Pitt â Collins, 36-yard pass from Williams (Parkinson kick good)
- USC â Wilcox, 57-yard pass from Duffield (Duffield dropkicked extra point)
Game notes
By losing to the Trojans, the Panthers gave up the most points since 1903.
