1978 Rose Bowl
The 1978 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game, played on Monday, January 2, and was the 64th Rose Bowl Game. The Washington Huskies, champions of the Pacific-8 Conference, defeated the favored Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 27–20. Washington quarterback Warren Moon was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.
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| 64th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Warren Moon (Washington QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Otho Kortz (Big Ten); (split crew: Big Ten, Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 105,312 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy (play-by-play) John Brodie (color) Charlie Jones (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Huskies led 17–0 at the half and extended it to 24–0 early in the third quarter, then held off a Wolverine comeback with two interceptions deep in their own territory in the last two minutes to win by seven. It was the second of three consecutive losses in the Rose Bowl for Michigan, a two-touchdown favorite entering this game.
The face value of game tickets was $17.50 each.
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