2014 Rose Bowl
The 2014 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2014, at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. This 100th Rose Bowl Game matched Big Ten Conference Champions Michigan State Spartans against Pac-12 Conference champions Stanford Cardinal (the defending Rose Bowl champions). It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The first game in the final edition of the Bowl Championship Series, it was sponsored by the Vizio consumer electronics company, and officially titled the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio.
| 2014 Rose Bowl presented by Vizio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 100th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Connor Cook (QB, MSU) Defense: Kyler Elsworth (LB, MSU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Stanford by 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill and Darlene Love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Defee (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band Stanford Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 95,173 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$23.9 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi (sideline) (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 10.2 (18.6 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a game dominated by both teams' rushing offense and strong defense, Michigan State defeated Stanford by a score of 24–20. It was only the Big Ten's second Rose Bowl victory since 2000.
The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, which began at 1:30 PM (PST) with kickoff at 2:10 PM (PST). The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association was the organizer of the game.
The Rose Bowl Game, themed Dreams Come True, was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets went to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public. Tickets had a face value of $185 each, with end zone tickets selling at $150.