1953 Rose Bowl
The 1953 Rose Bowl was the 39th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, January 1, at the end of the 1952 college football season. The fifth-ranked USC Trojans of the Pacific Coast Conference defeated the #11 Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference, 7–0.
| 1953 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 39th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Rudy Bukich (USC QB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | USC by 7 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jack Sprenger (Pacific Coast; split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 101,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Helfer | ||||||||||||||||||
It was Wisconsin's first bowl game and the first Rose Bowl appearance for the Trojans in five years. It is also the first meeting of the two football programs.
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