Year Game Played: | 1933 |
Game Name: | Rose Bowl |
Subheader: | 19th Rose Bowl Game National Championship Game[1] |
Football Season: | 1932 |
Visitor Name Short: | USC |
Visitor Nickname: | Trojans |
Visitor School: | USC |
Home Name Short: | Pittsburgh |
Home Nickname: | Panthers |
Home School: | Pittsburgh |
Visitor Record: | 9–0 |
Visitor Conference: | PCC |
Home Record: | 8–0–2 |
Home Conference: | Independent |
Visitor Coach: | Howard Jones |
Home Coach: | Jock Sutherland |
Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
Visitor 4Q: | 21 |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 0 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Date Game Played: | January 2 |
Stadium: | Rose Bowl Stadium |
City: | Pasadena, California |
Mvp: | Homer Griffith (QB) – USC |
Referee: | Dexter Very |
Attendance: | 85,000 |
The 1933 Rose Bowl was the 19th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on a day after New Year's Day 1933 in Pasadena, California. It featured two undefeated teams, the Pittsburgh Panthers against the USC Trojans.[2]
Losing by 35 points, Pittsburgh set a school record of worst defeat up to this time.