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1959 Rose Bowl

American college football game

Field	Value
year_game_played	1959
game_name	Rose Bowl
subheader	45th Rose Bowl Game
football_season	1958
visitor_name_short	Iowa
visitor_nickname	Hawkeyes
visitor_school	University of Iowa
home_name_short	California
home_nickname	Golden Bears
home_school	University of California-Berkeley
visitor_record	7–1–1
visitor_conference	Big Ten
home_record	7–3
home_conference	PCC
visitor_coach	Forest Evashevski
home_coach	Pete Elliott
visitor_rank_AP	2
visitor_rank_coaches	2
home_rank_AP	16
home_rank_coaches	16
visitor_1q	7
visitor_2q	13
visitor_3q	12
visitor_4q	6
home_1q	0
home_2q	0
home_3q	6
home_4q	6
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Rose Bowl
city	Pasadena, California
MVP	Bob Jeter (Iowa HB)
odds	Iowa by 18 points
referee	Jack Sprenger (Pacific Coast;
split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Ten)
halftime	Hawkeye Marching Band, University of California Marching Band
attendance	98,297
us_network	NBC
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Mel Allen and Chick Hearn

split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Ten) 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. 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. 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.

Teams

Iowa Hawkeyes

Main article: 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

California Golden Bears

Main article: 1958 California Golden Bears football team

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).

Game summary

Randy Duncan helped Iowa take a 14–0 lead with a touchdown run in the first quarter and a touchdown pass to Jeff Langston in the second quarter. The Hawkeye backfield carried Iowa the rest of the way, as Willie Fleming ran for two touchdowns and Bob Jeter, the Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player, and Don Horn each ran for one touchdown. Iowa attempted a Rose Bowl record three two-point conversions and failed on all three, while Bob Prescott made one of two extra points. End Jack Hart scored all of California's twelve points, running for a touchdown in the third quarter and catching a touchdown in the fourth quarter, both of which were followed by failed two-point conversion attempts. Iowa broke four Rose Bowl records: longest run (Jeter 81), team rushing yards (429), team total yards (516) and individual rushing yards (Jeter 194); and tied another Rose Bowl record set by Georgia in 1943: first downs (24). The attendance was 98,297.

Four Rose Bowl game records were set: Jeter's 81-yard run, his 194 yards of rushing offense, the 429 yards gained on the ground and the 516 yards of total offense.

Scoring

First quarter

Iowa - Randy Duncan 2 yard run (Bob Prescott kick) (7–0, Iowa)

Second quarter

Iowa - Jeff Langston 7 pass from Duncan (Prescott kick) (14–0, Iowa)
Iowa - Don Horn 4 yard run (kick failed) (20–0, Iowa)

Third quarter

Cal - Jack Hart 1 yard run (pass failed) (20–6, Iowa)
Iowa - Willie Fleming 37 yard run (pass failed) (26–6, Iowa)
Iowa - Bob Jeter 81 yard run* (pass failed) (32–6, Iowa)

Fourth quarter

Iowa - Fleming 7 yard run (pass failed) (38–6, Iowa)
Cal - Hart 17 pass from Joe Kapp (run failed) (38–12, Iowa)

References

Sargis, Joe. (January 1, 1959). "Iowa picked by 18 in Rose Bowl". Reading Eagle.
(January 2, 1959). "Hawkeyes humble Bears, 38–12, in Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard.
Missildine, Harry. (January 2, 1959). "Jeter flies as Hawkeyes crush Bears". Spokesman-Review.
(January 3, 2009). "Remembering 1959: Cal runs to the Rose Bowl". [[San Jose Mercury News]].
[http://tournamentofroses.com/photogallery/RBGtimeline/1950sb.htm Rose Bowl Game Timeline], ''Tournament of Roses'' {{webarchive. link. (February 13, 2010)
(December 31, 2013). "Top 10 Rose Bowl performances". [[Los Angeles Daily News]].

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