1939 Rose Bowl

1939 Rose Bowl
1939 Rose Bowl
25th Rose Bowl Game
USC Trojans	Duke Blue Devils
(8–2)	(9–0)
PCC	SoCon
7	3
Head coach: ; Howard Jones	Head coach: ; Wallace Wade
	AP
	7
	AP
	3
Date	January 2, 1939
Season	1938
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Al Krueger (USC E); Doyle Nave (USC QB)
Favorite	USC by 10 to 14 points
Referee	Bob Morris (Pacific Coast;; split crew: Pacific Coast, Southern)
Attendance	93,852
Rose Bowl
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DateJanuary 2, 1939

Season1938

StadiumRose Bowl

LocationPasadena, California

The 1939 Rose Bowl was the 25th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Monday, January 2 and concluded the 1938 college football season.

The seventh-ranked USC Trojans of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) downed the undefeated #3 Duke Blue Devils of the Southern Conference, 7–3.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Scoreless after three quarters, Duke gained the lead with a 23-yard field goal by Tony Ruffa early in the fourth. However, backup quarterback Doyle Nave of the Trojans completed four straight passes to sophomore end "Antelope" Al Krueger, who outmaneuvered Eric "The Red" Tipton and scored the winning touchdown with one minute remaining. Krueger's touchdown marked the first points scored against Duke during the season.^[4]^[5] For his performance in the game, Krueger was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in the class of 1995.^[7]

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Team stats	USC	Duke
First downs	13	5
Rushing yards	128	84
Passing (att–com–int)	30–12–3	13–4–2
Passing yards	81	59
Total offense	209	143

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Notes	The 1942 game was held at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, due to fears of a Japanese attack after Pearl Harbor. The 2021 game was moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
^BCS denotes Bowl Championship Series Championship Game ^DAL denotes the game was played in Arlington, Texas. ^DUR denotes the game was played in Durham, North Carolina. ^CFS denotes College Football Playoff Semifinal Game ^CFQ denotes College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game

1939 Rose Bowl

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