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1948 Rose Bowl

American college football game

Field	Value
caption	1948 Rose Bowl
image	1948_Rose_Bowl_(1).jpg
year_game_played	1948
game_name	Rose Bowl
subheader	34th Rose Bowl Game
football_season	1947
visitor_name_short	USC
visitor_nickname	Trojans
visitor_school	University of Southern California
home_name_short	Michigan
home_nickname	Wolverines
home_school	University of Michigan
visitor_record	7–1–1
visitor_conference	PCC
home_record	9–0
home_conference	Big Nine
visitor_coach	Jeff Cravath
home_coach	Fritz Crisler
visitor_rank_AP	8
home_rank_AP	2
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	0
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	0
home_1q	7
home_2q	14
home_3q	7
home_4q	21
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Rose Bowl
city	Pasadena, California
MVP	Bob Chappuis (Michigan HB)
odds	Michigan by 15
anthem	Spirit of Troy
referee	Russell Rupp (Big Nine;
split crew: Big Nine, Pacific Coast)
halftime	Michigan Marching Band
attendance	93,000 (estimated)

split crew: Big Nine, Pacific Coast) Spirit of Troy

The 1948 Rose Bowl was the 34th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on Thursday, January 1. The second-ranked and undefeated Michigan Wolverines of the Big Nine Conference routed the #8 USC Trojans, champions of the Pacific Coast Conference, 49–0.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R-w0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6581%2C496691

It was the second year of the initial five-year agreement between the conferences to match their champions each New Year's Day in Pasadena. Michigan halfback Bob Chappuis was named the Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.

Michigan tied the record for the most points scored by a team in the Rose Bowl, first set by the 1901 Wolverines in the first Rose Bowl and later matched by USC in 2008. Oregon supplanted the record in 2015. Michigan also tied the game's record for largest margin of victory also set by the 1901 Michigan team that defeated Stanford by an identical 49–0 score. The record of seven PATs converted by Michigan kicker Jim Brieske remains unbroken, but was tied in 2008 by USC's David Buehler.

The game was aired by local station KTLA in the first telecast of a bowl game in the Greater Los Angeles Area. It was also the first time a U.S. motion picture newsreel was taken in color.{{cite book |author2-link=Steven Anzovin | author-link = In a special unofficial AP poll five days after the game, Michigan replaced Notre Dame as the 1947 national champion by a vote of 226 to 119.

Teams

USC Trojans

Main article: 1947 USC Trojans football team

In October, USC tied Rice 7–7 and defeated #4 California 39–14 in Berkeley. The Trojans' rivalry matchup with defending PCC champion UCLA saw USC win 6–0. The game against Notre Dame had 104,953 on hand, the highest attendance for a football game in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, to see 7–0–1 Rose Bowl-bound USC fall to the 8–0 Fighting Irish, 38–7. USC dropped from third to eighth in the final AP poll in early December, and Notre Dame did not play in a bowl.

Michigan Wolverines

Main article: 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1947 Wolverines, known as the "Mad Magicians," won the Big Nine title on the strength of strong offense and defense. They shut out four opponents, including Ohio State, 21–0. Their closest game was a 14–7 win at #11 Illinois, the reigning Big Nine and Rose Bowl champion.

Game summary

Bob Chappuis and Bump Elliott were the stars for the Wolverines. Jack Weisenburger scored three touchdowns. Nine Rose Bowl records were set.

Scoring

First quarter

Michigan - Jack Weisenburger, 1-yard run (Jim Brieske kick)

Second quarter

Michigan - Jack Weisenburger, 1-yard run (Jim Brieske kick)
Michigan - Bump Elliott, 11-yard pass from Bob Chappuis (Jim Brieske kick)

Third quarter

Michigan - Howard Yerges, 18-yard pass from Bob Chappuis (Jim Brieske kick)

Fourth quarter

Michigan - Jack Weisenburger, 1-yard run (Jim Brieske kick)
Michigan - Gene Derricotte, 45-yard pass from Hank Fonde (Jim Brieske kick)
Michigan - Dick Rifenberg, 29-yard pass from Howard Yerges (Jim Brieske kick)

Aftermath

The final regular season [AP oll, taken before the bowls, had Notre Dame No. 1 (107 first place votes) and Michigan No. 2 (25 first place votes). Notre Dame did not play in a bowl game. After urging from Detroit Free Press sports editor Lyall Smith, the Associated Press conducted its first ever post-bowl poll; Michigan won that unofficial final poll, 266–119.

The Wolverines continued their winning streak through the next season, winning all nine games. Because of the no-repeat rule for the Rose Bowl, runner-up Northwestern represented the Big Nine in the 1949 Rose Bowl. Michigan's 1,788 passing yards in 1947 was a school record that stood for 32 years, until 1979.

Legacy

In Super Bowl LIV, the Kansas City Chiefs offense lined up for a 4th & 1 conversion attempt during the first quarter. The offense attempted a running back direct snap, converting the run for a first down. After the game, Chiefs' offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy told the media he discovered the trick play from watching Michigan run the play on the goal line in the 1948 Rose Bowl, adding it to the team's repertoire. Kansas City went on to win the game. The play was even named shift right to Rose Bowl parade.

References

Official 2007 NCAA Division I football records book - PDF copy available at NCAA.org
French, Bob. (January 2, 1948). "Michigan accomplishes greatest rout in Trojan history". Toledo Blade.
(January 2, 1948). "After 49-0 loss to Michigan, USC coach says Irish are best". Pittsburgh Press.
link. (2008-03-06 , [[2008 Rose Bowl]]. Accessed January 26, 2008.)
[http://ktla.trb.com/extras/ktla/roseparade2008/history-game.html Rose Bowl Game History - KTLA] {{webarchive. link. (2008-03-08)
(January 7, 1948). "Sports writers choose Michigan almost 2 to 1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
[https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2002/487-501a.pdf 2002 NCAA Records book - Attendance Records] {{webarchive. link. (April 8, 2008 page 494 (PDF))
Louis M. Guenin - [http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/MT/98/Fal98/mt11f98.html The Perfect Season] {{webarchive. link. (2007-09-10 . Michigan Today Volume 30, Number 3, Fall 1998.)
Kyrk, John. (2004). "Natural Enemies".
Schuster, Blake. "Chiefs' Trick Play in Super Bowl Inspired by 1948 Rose Bowl, Says Eric Bieniemy".

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