1952 Rose Bowl
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| 1952 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 38th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bill Tate (Illinois RB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Illinois by 7 points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Rollie Barnum (Big Ten; split crew: Big Ten, Pacific Coast) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 96,825 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1952 Rose Bowl was the 38th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Held on Tuesday, January 1, at the end of the 1951 college football season, it was the first nationally televised college football game.[3]
The fourth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference defeated the #7 Stanford Indians of the Pacific Coast Conference, 40–7.[4][5][6]
Since the two conferences agreed to match up in Pasadena, starting with the 1947 Rose Bowl, the Big Ten had won all six games.[6]
