2005 Rose Bowl
The 2005 Rose Bowl Game was the 91st edition of the college football bowl game, held on January 1, 2005 at the self-named stadium in Pasadena, California. The Texas Longhorns, second-place finishers in the Big 12 Conference's South Division, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, 38-37. Texas quarterback Vince Young and Michigan linebacker LaMarr Woodley were named the Rose Bowl Players of the Game, the first time that the Rose Bowl separately recognized an offensive and defensive player of the game.
| 2005 Rose Bowl presented by Citi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 91st Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Vince Young (QB, Texas) Defensive: LaMarr Woodley (LB, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Michigan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dennis Hennigan (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michigan Marching Band University of Texas Longhorn Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 93,467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$14.5 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson (play-by-play) Dan Fouts (analyst) Todd Harris (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The contest marked the first time Texas and Michigan faced each other in football, despite the long history of each school's football program, and also marked the first Rose Bowl in which a Big Ten team appeared without an opponent from the Pacific-10 Conference. ABC broadcast the game nationally in 720p format, the first time the Rose Bowl was telecast in HDTV in the United States.
The game would mark the first of 2 consecutive Rose Bowl appearances for the Longhorns, as they would also play in the 2006 iteration, which they would win over the USC Trojans.