[Mick]

I thought it would be fun in the off week to do a short Rose Bowl quiz.  Try to answer these without looking them up:

1.  U$C has been the PCC/Pac 8/Pac 10/Pac 12 representative in the Rose Bowl 33 times, with a 24-9 record.  Without looking, can you guess which Pac-12 school has been in the Rose Bowl the second-most times?  Stanford has been in the Rose Bowl 15 times, second most among Pac-12 schools, and has a 7-7-1 overall Record.

2.  Which team has been to more Rose Bowls, Oregon or C.al?  C.al has been to eight Rose bowls and has a 2-5-1 record.  Oregon has been to seven Rose Bowls and has a 3-4 record.

3.  Which team outside of the Pac 12 or Big 10 have been in the most Rose Bowls?  Alabama has been to six Rose Bowls and has a 4-1-1 record.  They were last in the Rose Bowl in 1946.

4.  Has a military academy ever been in the Rose Bowl?  Navy tied Washington in the Rose Bowl in 1924. The 1918 game was played between Mare Island USMC and Army's Camp Lewis, and the 1919 game was played between Mare Island USMC and Navy's Great Lakes.

5.  Which two Big 10 teams have an overall winning record in the Rose Bowl (greater than .500)?  One will surprise you.  One won't.  Michigan State has a 5-1 record in their six Rose Bowls.  Illinois has a 3-2 record in their five Rose Bowls.

6.  C.al is the Pac-12 school that has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl (outside of recent league entrants), last playing in 1959.  Which Big 10 school has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl, having last played in 1962?  Minnesota has played in two Rose Bowls, the last of which was in 1962.

7.  How many Ivy league schools have played in the Rose Bowl? Four. Bonus: Who were they and when?  Brown, (1916), Penn (1917), Harvard (1920) and Columbia(1934).  Harvard and Columbia won.

8.  Has a California-based University not in the Pac-12 or one of its predecessor leagues played in the Rose Bowl?  If so, who and when?  No and never.

9.  Only one school from the original Big 10 and Pac 12 conferences has been to just one Rose Bowl.  Name the school and the year.  #4 Indiana lost to #1 USC, 14-3 in 1968.

10.  How many unranked teams have played in a Rose Bowl?  How many won?  Since the 1937 season, which was the first for the AP poll, the following unranked teams have played in the Rose Bowl:

1944 USC beat #12 Washington, 29-0
1958 Oregon lost to #2 Ohio State, 10-7
1964 Washington lost to #3 Illinois, 17-7
1967 USC lost to #7 Purdue, 14-13
1984 UCLA beat #4 Illinois, 45-9.  Yikes...
2013 Wisconsin lost to #8 Stanford juggernaut, 20-13



I'll post the answers in a few days.  If you want to look them up, you can find the answers here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game

[Mick]

I thought it would be fun in the off week to do a short Rose Bowl quiz.  Try to answer these without looking them up:

1.  U$C has been the PCC/Pac 8/Pac 10/Pac 12 representative in the Rose Bowl 33 times, with a 24-9 record.  Without looking, can you guess which Pac-12 school has been in the Rose Bowl the second-most times?  Stanford has been in the Rose Bowl 15 times, second most among Pac-12 schools, and has a 7-7-1 overall Record.

2.  Which team has been to more Rose Bowls, Oregon or C.al?  C.al has been to eight Rose bowls and has a 2-5-1 record.  Oregon has been to seven Rose Bowls and has a 3-4 record.

3.  Which team outside of the Pac 12 or Big 10 have been in the most Rose Bowls?  Alabama has been to six Rose Bowls and has a 4-1-1 record.  They were last in the Rose Bowl in 1946.

4.  Has a military academy ever been in the Rose Bowl?  Navy tied Washington in the Rose Bowl in 1924. The 1918 game was played between Mare Island USMC and Army's Camp Lewis, and the 1919 game was played between Mare Island USMC and Navy's Great Lakes.

5.  Which two Big 10 teams have an overall winning record in the Rose Bowl (greater than .500)?  One will surprise you.  One won't.  Michigan State has a 5-1 record in their six Rose Bowls.  Illinois has a 3-2 record in their five Rose Bowls.

6.  C.al is the Pac-12 school that has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl (outside of recent league entrants), last playing in 1959.  Which Big 10 school has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl, having last played in 1962?  Minnesota has played in two Rose Bowls, the last of which was in 1962.

7.  How many Ivy league schools have played in the Rose Bowl? Four. Bonus: Who were they and when?  Brown, (1916), Penn (1917), Harvard (1920) and Columbia(1934).  Harvard and Columbia won.

8.  Has a California-based University not in the Pac-12 or one of its predecessor leagues played in the Rose Bowl?  If so, who and when?  No and never.

9.  Only one school from the original Big 10 and Pac 12 conferences has been to just one Rose Bowl.  Name the school and the year.  #4 Indiana lost to #1 USC, 14-3 in 1968.

10.  How many unranked teams have played in a Rose Bowl?  How many won?  Since the 1937 season, which was the first for the AP poll, the following unranked teams have played in the Rose Bowl:

1944 USC beat #12 Washington, 29-0
1958 Oregon lost to #2 Ohio State, 10-7
1964 Washington lost to #3 Illinois, 17-7
1967 USC lost to #7 Purdue, 14-13
1984 UCLA beat #4 Illinois, 45-9.  Yikes...
2013 Wisconsin lost to #8 Stanford juggernaut, 20-13



I'll post the answers in a few days.  If you want to look them up, you can find the answers here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game

[Mick]

Answers have been posted.

[Mick]

Answers have been posted.

[2006alum]

Thanks for these! Fun to find out. Illinois having one of two winning records among ALL Big Ten teams was really surprising.

[2006alum]

Thanks for these! Fun to find out. Illinois having one of two winning records among ALL Big Ten teams was really surprising.

[larkinforever]

1.  U$C has been the PCC/Pac 8/Pac 10/Pac 12 representative in the Rose Bowl 33 times, with a 24-9 record. 

This is remarkable - both the number of appearances and record. (Michigan has 20 appearances and an 8-12 record.)

[larkinforever]

1.  U$C has been the PCC/Pac 8/Pac 10/Pac 12 representative in the Rose Bowl 33 times, with a 24-9 record. 

This is remarkable - both the number of appearances and record. (Michigan has 20 appearances and an 8-12 record.)

[FarmBoy]

6.  C.al is the Pac-12 school that has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl (outside of recent league entrants), last playing in 1959.  Which Big 10 school has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl, having last played in 1962?  Minnesota has played in two Rose Bowls, the last of which was in 1962.

I guess we don't count Arizona who's never been. (Have Utah or Colorado been to the RB?) Have Maryland and Rutgers gone to the RB?

[FarmBoy]

6.  C.al is the Pac-12 school that has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl (outside of recent league entrants), last playing in 1959.  Which Big 10 school has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl, having last played in 1962?  Minnesota has played in two Rose Bowls, the last of which was in 1962.

I guess we don't count Arizona who's never been. (Have Utah or Colorado been to the RB?) Have Maryland and Rutgers gone to the RB?

[SamAtoms1980]

(Have Utah or Colorado been to the RB?) Have Maryland and Rutgers gone to the RB?

No, no, no, and no.

[SamAtoms1980]

(Have Utah or Colorado been to the RB?) Have Maryland and Rutgers gone to the RB?

No, no, no, and no.

[French Rage]

Wisconsin was unranked in AP and 23 in Coaches when they played us in 2013.

[French Rage]

Wisconsin was unranked in AP and 23 in Coaches when they played us in 2013.

[terry]

Good info. Thanks, Mick!

[terry]

Good info. Thanks, Mick!

[Mick]

6.  C.al is the Pac-12 school that has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl (outside of recent league entrants), last playing in 1959.  Which Big 10 school has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl, having last played in 1962?  Minnesota has played in two Rose Bowls, the last of which was in 1962.

I guess we don't count Arizona who's never been. (Have Utah or Colorado been to the RB?) Have Maryland and Rutgers gone to the RB?

We don't count them, that's why I said "outside of recent league entrants."

[Mick]

6.  C.al is the Pac-12 school that has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl (outside of recent league entrants), last playing in 1959.  Which Big 10 school has gone the longest without playing in a Rose Bowl, having last played in 1962?  Minnesota has played in two Rose Bowls, the last of which was in 1962.

I guess we don't count Arizona who's never been. (Have Utah or Colorado been to the RB?) Have Maryland and Rutgers gone to the RB?

We don't count them, that's why I said "outside of recent league entrants."

[FarmBoy]

Got it. I don't think of ASU and UofA as recent, but I guess it's all relative. Interestingly, Nebraska has played in the Rose Bowl, against Stanford in 1940. So they're now the B10 team that's gone the longest without a RB game aside from those who've never gone.

[FarmBoy]

Got it. I don't think of ASU and UofA as recent, but I guess it's all relative. Interestingly, Nebraska has played in the Rose Bowl, against Stanford in 1940. So they're now the B10 team that's gone the longest without a RB game aside from those who've never gone.

[BobK]

Stanford beat Nebraska in the 1941 Rose Bowl

Where was the 1942 Rose Bowl played ?

[BobK]

Stanford beat Nebraska in the 1941 Rose Bowl

Where was the 1942 Rose Bowl played ?

[ChicagoCard]

Duke University.

[ChicagoCard]

Duke University.

[BobK]

Duke it was

[BobK]

Duke it was

[Treebound]

Who won the conference when UW played USC in the Rose Bowl in 1945?    Something seems amiss there...likely war related.

[Treebound]

Who won the conference when UW played USC in the Rose Bowl in 1945?    Something seems amiss there...likely war related.

[BostonCard]

Who won the conference when UW played University of Seventh Choice in the Rose Bowl in 1945?    Something seems amiss there...likely war related.

USC won the conference with a 5-0 record.  And it was 1943.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pa..._champions

BC

[BostonCard]

Who won the conference when UW played University of Seventh Choice in the Rose Bowl in 1945?    Something seems amiss there...likely war related.

USC won the conference with a 5-0 record.  And it was 1943.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pa..._champions

BC

[Mick]

Wisconsin was unranked in AP and 23 in Coaches when they played us in 2013.

Amended as noted.

[Mick]

Wisconsin was unranked in AP and 23 in Coaches when they played us in 2013.

Amended as noted.

[Phogge]

The military question brought back memories of being a kid during the Korean War. I remember attending a game at Fort Ord. I later found out that my college baseball coach probably played in the game. Some of the post teams during times of war and the draft could compete with anybody. The commandant of MCRD (basic) loved baseball and created an Eastern tournament for his post squad and seven college invitees. While talking to some Marine pitchers after our game it was clear that this was the prime duty for them during the Vietnam era.

[Phogge]

The military question brought back memories of being a kid during the Korean War. I remember attending a game at Fort Ord. I later found out that my college baseball coach probably played in the game. Some of the post teams during times of war and the draft could compete with anybody. The commandant of MCRD (basic) loved baseball and created an Eastern tournament for his post squad and seven college invitees. While talking to some Marine pitchers after our game it was clear that this was the prime duty for them during the Vietnam era.