The Washington State team that contended against Alabama in the Rose Bowl was represented on the sideline by a promising young Hollywood actress, Irene Dunne. She was "discovered" during a Chicago performance in and signed a contract with RKO and starred in her first movie the following year Leathernecking. Dunne and the Wash. State team. Dunne was tapped as a sponsor for the Washington State Cougars as part of a publicity push for the young starlet.
She posed for photographs with the team captains before the game at midfield and addressed the Cougar squad before the kickoff. Although the stadium had been expanded to a new-capacity crowd of more than 84,, inclement weather was blamed for a disappointing turnout of 65, for the game. She said, 'We want good sportsmanship. We want good relations between the teams. Dunne's performance in Cimarron later that year earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best actress she would go on to earn a total of five nominations but never won.
She would go on to become a very popular screen heroine during the s and s starring in films such as Back Street , Theodora Goes Wild and The Awful Truth Labels: Rose Bowl , alabama , irene dunne , washington state. Friday, September 16, Pop Warner at Stanford. Labels: Rose Bowl , alabama , Pop Warner , stanford. Thursday, September 15, Alabama's Homecoming.
Alabama's Harry Gilmer ran back LSU's first punt 92 yards for a touchdown less than three minutes into the contest and the Crimson Tide never looked back. The Tiger's ailing Y. Tittle was unable to mount a comeback and Alabama bested LSU The victory earned the Crimson Tide an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl. Labels: Rose Bowl , alabama , Parade , Pasadena , tournament of roses , usc , video.
Tuesday, September 13, Washington's "Wildcat" Wilson. Wilson carries the ball against Alabama in the Rose Bowl. George "Wildcat" Wilson was the University of Washington's all-everything player in the early s.
His stellar play lifted the Huskies to prominence in the Pacific Coast Conference. During his three years with Washington the Huskies won 28 games, lost three, were tied thrice, and went to the Rose Bowl in and He also set the school's record for career touchdowns at 37 which still stands it was tied by Joe Steele in the late s.
George "Wildcat" Wilson Wilson was a minute player and handled the ball almost every play when on offense. With it in hand the 5' 11", lb. Moreover he used the stiff-arm with disturbing effectiveness when he chose to run. He was also considered a formidable linebacker. Wilson was having a day against the Crimson Tide but was knocked out of the game late in the second quarter and didn't return to play until the final period.
With Wilson in the game, Washington gained yards and scored 19 points. With him on the sideline, the Huskies could only garner 17 yards and went scoreless. In that interim, Alabama scored 20 points. That proved to be the difference as the final whistle sounded. Alabama 20 - Washington Labels: Rose Bowl , alabama , George Wilson , washington. Wednesday, September 7, The Rose Bowl.
Wallace Wade During his last season in Tuscaloosa before heading off to take over the head coach position at Duke University, Wallace Wade employed an unusual tactic with his Alabama squad - he refused to start the starters. For every game of the season, the first quarter was played with the second team. Alabama's first team stayed on the bench for the first quarter then came in and crushed the opposing team. At the end of the season the Crimson Tide had outscored its opponents to They held held eight teams scoreless and only Vanderbilt and Tennessee were able to reach the end zone and both of them accomplished the feat only once.
The Crimson Tide even used it in the Rose Bowl against Washington State to successfully down the Cougars and claim the national championship.
It wasn't exactly an original idea. Knute Rockne had previously employed the tactic with spectacular success at Notre Dame calling his second squad the "shock troops. You can read more about it over at Roll Bama Roll. Labels: Rose Bowl , wallace wade. Tuesday, June 28, The Rose Court. Labels: Rose Bowl , tournament of roses.
In , Alabama rolled to an undefeated regular season and garnered an invite to the Rose Bowl to face Stanford. It marked an apogee for Crimson Tide head coach Frank Thomas who had lead Alabama to a record in four seasons. He had seen Alabama play in the Pasadena classic the year prior to his arrival in Tuscaloosa and now he was taking the Tide there himself. Michigan St. Gator Bowl: Mississippi St. Bulldogs vs. Previews and coverage.
Rose Bowl: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Lot of good this exact scenario did Boise after its Fiesta Bowl win against Oklahoma, huh? Fiesta Bowl, Connecticut Huskies vs. However, a loss in their conference opener against Michigan State put a dampener on their season.
The Badgers would recover and win seven consecutive games, including a win over then-No. Bret Bielema 's squad brought in a solid defense that had allowed just 7 rushing touchdowns this season. On the other side of the ball, Wisconsin had 3 running backs with at least 13 touchdowns John Clay , Montee Ball , and James White and had the top rushing attack in the Big Ten.
Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien , who led the nation in completion percentage by completing It was the ninth consecutive bowl game appearance for Wisconsin. The Horned Frogs finished the regular season with a perfect record, winning eight conference games and the Mountain West Conference title.
The game not only marked their first trip to Pasadena but the first by a team from the conference to play in a New Year's Day bowl game. The Frogs had completed their second consecutive perfect regular season, and were making their sixth consecutive bowl appearance.
TCU finished the regular season as the conference leader in scoring offense points, TCU came into the game with the nation's 1 ranked defense. The Frogs were led by senior quarterback Andy Dalton , who completed of passes for 2, yards for 26 touchdowns, and tailback Ed Wesley, who carried times for 1, yards and scored 11 touchdowns. Dalton, playing in his final game as a Horned Frog, leads the nation in career wins for an active quarterback at American Football Database Explore.
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