1987 Rose Bowl
The 1987 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1987, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It was the 73rd Rose Bowl Game. The Arizona State Sun Devils, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 22–15.
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| 73rd Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jeff Van Raaphorst (QB, ASU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 2½ points | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Michigan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Larry Thompson (Pac-10); split crew: Pac-10, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michigan Marching Band, Arizona State Sun Devil Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 103,168 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State quarterback Jeff Van Raaphorst was named the Player of the Game. In their ninth season in the Pac-10, this was the first appearance for Arizona State in the Rose Bowl.
This was the sixth consecutive Rose Bowl win for the Pac-10, with twelve wins in the last thirteen.
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