| Year Game Played: | 1993 |
| Game Name: | Rose Bowl |
| Subheader: | 79th Rose Bowl Game |
| Football Season: | 1992 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Michigan |
| Visitor Nickname: | Wolverines |
| Visitor School: | University of Michigan |
| Home Name Short: | Washington |
| Home Nickname: | Huskies |
| Home School: | University of Washington |
| Visitor Record: | 8–0–3 |
| Home Record: | 9–2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Gary Moeller |
| Home Coach: | Don James |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 7 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 7 |
| Visitor Rank Bowlcoalition: | 6 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 9 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 11 |
| Home Rank Bowlcoalition: | 11 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 10 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Rose Bowl |
| City: | Pasadena, California |
| Mvp Label: | Player of the Game |
| Mvp: | Tyrone Wheatley (Michigan RB) |
| Odds: | Washington by 2 points[1] |
| Referee: | Gene Wurtz (WAC) |
| Attendance: | 94,236 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Brent Musburger (Play By Play) Dick Vermeil (Color) Julie Moran (Sideline) |
The 1993 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1993, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. In the 79th Rose Bowl; the #7 Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten, defeated the ninth-ranked Washington Huskies, champions of the Pac-10, Michigan running back Tyrone Wheatley was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.[2]
The game, one of the great contests in Rose Bowl history, was back and forth, with six lead changes. Michigan scored the final two touchdowns to win by seven points, avenging the previous year's loss and foiling the Huskies' attempt at a third straight Rose Bowl title. MVP Tyrone Wheatley scored three touchdowns and rushed for 235 yards on just 15 carries
Michigan finished the season undefeated (with three ties) at 9–0–3, ranked #5 in the final polls. Washington (9–3) was ranked #1 in early November at 8-0, but losses to Arizona and Washington State, along with this one, dropped them to #11 (AP) and #10 (Coaches) in the final national rankings.
This turned out to be Don James' last game as the Huskies' head coach. He resigned in protest shortly before the beginning of the next season after the NCAA and Pac-10 levied sanctions against Washington for rules violations.[3] [4]