1933 Rose Bowl Explained

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]

Scoring

First Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Game notes

Losing by 35 points, Pittsburgh set a school record of worst defeat up to this time.

Notes and References

  1. News: . December 15, 1932 . Troy, Pitt Play for Cup — Winner Will Get National Title Trophy — Donor of Cup Awarded Michigan 'Peeved,' Offers New One . . Los Angeles . Long Beach . July 3, 2024 . A trophy symbolic of the mythical national football championship will be awarded to the winner of the Southern California–Pittsburgh game at Pasadena by Jack Rissman, wealthy Chicago sportsman who donated the Dickinson rating cup..
  2. 2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction program