The first Tournament of Roses football game, January 1, 1902. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library.
Also see:
-- The Rose Bowl
-- Rose Bowl (Tournament of Roses) Most Valuable Player Awards
The Tournament of Roses Game or "Rose Bowl" is nicknamed the “Granddaddy of Them All.” It is the oldest annual post-season college football game in the nation (played since 1902). It originated the term "bowl" for college games (so named due to the bowl-shape of the Rose Bowl stadium). Since 1945, it has also consistently been the most attended of the nation’s college bowl games (91,136 attendance on Jan. 1, 2020, and a TV audience of 16.3 million).
Playing sites for the Tournament of Roses Football Game:
| School | Number Appearances | Over Period |
|---|---|---|
| USC | 34 | 1923-2017 |
| Michigan | 21 | 1902-2024 |
| Ohio State | 16 | 1921-2022 |
| Washington | 15 | 1924-2019 |
| Stanford | 15 | 1902-2016 |
| UCLA | 12 | 1943-1999 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 1953-2020 |
| School | Number Wins | First / Last Year of Win |
|---|---|---|
| USC | 24 | 1923 / 2017 |
| Ohio State | 9 | 1950 / 2022 |
| Michigan | 9 | 1902 / 2024 |
| Stanford | 7 | 1927 / 2016 |
| Washington | 7 | 1960 / 2001 |
| UCLA | 5 | 1966 / 1986 |
| Alabama | 5 | 1926 / 2021 |
| Year | Winner & Score | Opponent & Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan 27 | Alabama 20 |
| 2023 | Penn State 35 | Utah 21 |
| 2022 | Ohio State 48 | Utah 45 |
| 2021 (2) | Alabama 31 | Notre Dame 14 |
| 2020 | Oregon 28 | Wisconsin 27 |
| 2019 | Ohio State 28 | Washington 23 |
| 2018 | Georgia 54 | Oklahoma 48 |
| 2017 | USC 52 | Penn State 49 |
| 2016 | Stanford 45 | Iowa 16 |
| 2015 | Oregon 59 | Florida State 20 |
| 2014 (3) | Michigan State 24 | Stanford 20 |
| 2013 | Stanford 20 | Wisconsin 14 |
| 2012 | Oregon 45 | Wisconsin 38 |
| 2011 | Texas Christian University 21 | Wisconsin 19 |
| 2010 | Ohio State 26 | Oregon 17 |
| 2009 | USC 38 | Penn State 24 |
| 2008 | USC 49 | Illinois 17 |
| 2007 | USC 32 | Michigan 18 |
| 2006 | Texas 41 | USC 38 |
| 2005 | Texas 38 | Michigan 37 |
| 2004 | USC 28 | Michigan 14 |
| 2003 | Oklahoma 34 | Washington State 14 |
| 2002 | Miami 37 | Nebraska 14 |
| 2001 | Washington 34 | Purdue 24 |
| 2000 | Wisconsin 17 | Stanford 9 |
| 1999 | Wisconsin 38 | UCLA 31 |
| 1998 | Michigan 21 | Washington State 16 |
| 1997 | Ohio State 20 | Arizona State 17 |
| 1996 | USC 41 | Northwestern 32 |
| 1995 | Penn State 38 | Oregon 20 |
| 1994 | Wisconsin 21 | UCLA 16 |
| 1993 | Michigan 38 | Washington 31 |
| 1992 | Washington 34 | Michigan 14 |
| 1991 | Washington 46 | Iowa 34 |
| 1990 | USC 17 | Michigan 10 |
| 1989 | Michigan 22 | USC 14 |
| 1988 | Michigan State 20 | USC 17 |
| 1987 | Arizona State 22 | Michigan 15 |
| 1986 | UCLA 45 | Iowa 28 |
| 1985 | USC 20 | Ohio State 17 |
| 1984 | UCLA 45 | Illinois 9 |
| 1983 | UCLA 24 | Michigan 14 |
| 1982 | Washington 28 | Iowa 0 |
| 1981 | Michigan 23 | Washington 6 |
| 1980 | USC 17 | Ohio State 16 |
| 1979 | USC 17 | Michigan 10 |
| 1978 | Washington 27 | Michigan 20 |
| 1977 | USC 14 | Michigan 6 |
| 1976 | UCLA 23 | Ohio State 10 |
| 1975 | USC 18 | Ohio State 17 |
| 1974 | Ohio State 42 | USC 21 |
| 1973 | USC 42 | Ohio State 17 |
| 1972 | Stanford 13 | Michigan 12 |
| 1971 | Stanford 27 | Ohio State 17 |
| 1970 | USC 10 | Michigan 3 |
| 1969 | Ohio State 27 | USC 16 |
| 1968 | USC 14 | Indiana 3 |
| 1967 | Purdue 14 | USC 13 |
| 1966 | UCLA 14 | Michigan State 12 |
| 1965 | Michigan 34 | Oregon State 7 |
| 1964 | Illinois 17 | Washington 7 |
| 1963 | USC 42 | Wisconsin 37 |
| 1962 | Minnesota 21 | UCLA 3 |
| 1961 | Washington 17 | Minnesota 7 |
| 1960 | Washington 44 | Wisconsin 8 |
| 1959 | Iowa 38 | California 12 |
| 1958 | Ohio State 10 | Oregon 7 |
| 1957 | Iowa 35 | Oregon State 19 |
| 1956 | Michigan State 17 | UCLA 14 |
| 1955 | Ohio State 20 | USC 7 |
| 1954 | Michigan State 28 | UCLA 20 |
| 1953 | USC 7 | Wisconsin 0 |
| 1952 | Illinois 40 | Stanford 7 |
| 1951 | Michigan 14 | California 6 |
| 1950 | Ohio State 17 | California 14 |
| 1949 | Northwestern 20 | California 14 |
| 1948 | Michigan 49 | USC 0 |
| 1947 | Illinois 45 | UCLA 14 |
| 1946 | Alabama 34 | USC 14 |
| 1945 | USC 25 | Tennessee 0 |
| 1944 | USC 29 | Washington 0 |
| 1943 | Georgia 9 | UCLA 0 |
| 1942 (1) | Oregon State 20 | Duke 16 |
| 1941 | Stanford 21 | Nebraska 13 |
| 1940 | USC 14 | Tennessee 0 |
| 1939 | USC 7 | Duke 3 |
| 1938 | California 13 | Alabama 0 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh 21 | Washington 0 |
| 1936 | Stanford 7 | SMU 0 |
| 1935 | Alabama 29 | Stanford 13 |
| 1934 | Columbia 7 | Stanford 0 |
| 1933 | USC 35 | Pittsburgh 0 |
| 1932 | USC 21 | Tulane 12 |
| 1931 | Alabama 24 | Washington State 0 |
| 1930 | USC 47 | Pittsburgh 14 |
| 1929 | Georgia Tech 8 | California 7 |
| 1928 | Stanford 7 | Pittsburgh 6 |
| 1927 | Stanford 7 | Alabama 7 |
| 1926 | Alabama 20 | Washington 19 |
| 1925 | Notre Dame 27 | Stanford 10 |
| 1924 | Washington 14 | Navy 14 |
| 1923 | USC 14 | Penn State 3 |
| 1922 | California 0 | Washington & Jefferson 0 |
| 1921 | California 28 | Ohio State 0 |
| 1920 | Harvard 7 | Oregon 6 |
| 1919 | Great Lakes-US Navy 17 | Mare Island 0 |
| 1918 | Mare Island-USMC 19 | Camp Lewis-US Army 7 |
| 1917 | Oregon 14 | Pennsylvania 0 |
| 1916 | Washington State 14 | Brown 0 |
| 1902 | Michigan 49 | Stanford 0 |
(1) Due to security concerns shortly after the Dec.7, 1941, act of war by Japan, the Rose Bowl event was temporarily moved to the East Coast.
(2) Due to a severe surge in COVID-19 cases in California at the time and the state's public health restriction against in-person spectators at sporting events, the 2021 Rose Bowl event was temporarily moved to Texas. The City of Pasadena shared licensing rights with the Tournament of Roses Association for use of the name "Rose Bowl," so the city had to agree to allow for the event to be held outside of Pasadena.
(3) 100th Rose Bowl Game
