1959 Rose Bowl
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| 1959 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 45th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Jeter (Iowa HB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Iowa by 18 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jack Sprenger (Pacific Coast; split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Hawkeye Marching Band, University of California Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 98,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mel Allen and Chick Hearn | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1959 Rose Bowl was the 45th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, January 1. The heavily-favored and second-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference defeated the #16 California Golden Bears of the Pacific Coast Conference, 38–12. Iowa's star halfback Bob Jeter was named the Player of the Game.[2][3] Iowa improved to 8–1–1 and California fell to 7–4 for the season.
Iowa, 7–1–1, was behind undefeated LSU in the two major polls. LSU was ranked No. 1 in both major polls since week 6 of the season, and was awarded the national championship by the Associated Press (AP) and the Coaches' Poll (UPI). Iowa finished first in the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) poll.
Future Berkeley, California city mayor Tom Bates was a member of the California Golden Bears team.
It was the sixth straight Rose Bowl win for the Big Ten, and the twelfth of the last thirteen.[3] The PCC disbanded in the spring and five of its members formed the new AAWU (Big Five), while the other four competed as independents for several years. It is the last time Cal has appeared in the Rose Bowl.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Second-ranked Iowa were the Big Ten champions, entered the game with a record of 7–1–1 (5–1 Big Ten), and were favored by eighteen points.[1]
California Golden Bears
Sixteenth-ranked California, led by quarterback Joe Kapp, entered the game as Pacific Coast Conference champions with a record of 7–3 (6–1 PCC).[4]