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| Rose Bowl Game | |
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| Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential | |
| The Granddaddy of Them All | |
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| Stadium | Rose Bowl |
| Location | Pasadena, California |
| Previous stadiums | Tournament Park (1902, 1916–1922) |
| Temporary venue | Duke Stadium, Durham, North Carolina (1942)[a] AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (2021)[b] |
| Operated | 1902, 1916–present |
| Championship affiliation | |
| Conference tie-ins | Big Ten (1947–present) |
| Previous conference tie-ins | Pac-12 (1917–2023) |
| Payout | US$35 million/conference (As of 2016[update])[2] |
| Website | rosebowlgame |
| Sponsors | |
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| Former names | |
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| 2023 season matchup | |
| Michigan vs. Alabama (Michigan 27–20OT) | |
| 2024 season matchup | |
| Oregon vs. Ohio State (Ohio State 41–21) | |
The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, traditionally played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2.
Nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" by broadcaster Keith Jackson, it was the first postseason football game ever established.[3] The Rose Bowl Game was first played in 1902 as the Tournament East–West football game, and has been played annually since 1916. Since 1945, it has been the highest attended college football bowl game.[4] The game is a part of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association's "America's New Year Celebration", which also includes the historic Rose Parade. Winners of the game receive the Leishman Trophy, named for former Tournament of Roses presidents, William L. Leishman and Lathrop K. Leishman who played an important part in the history of this game.
Starting in 1917, the Rose Bowl Game selected a team from the predecessor of the Pac-12 Conference each year along with a team from the eastern half of the country. In 1947, the Rose Bowl Game began its traditional matchup of the conference champions from the Big Ten Conference and Pac-12 Conference, which continued to 2023, with some exceptions.
In 1998, the Rose Bowl Game joined with several other bowls to create the Bowl Championship Series to produce an undisputed national champion in college football. This marked the first time the Rose Bowl agreed to release the Big Ten or Pac-12 champion to play in a national championship game if they were ranked #1 or #2. The Rose Bowl Game would serve as the national championship game in 2002 and 2006. The Rose Bowl stadium and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association hosted the BCS National Championship Game in 2010 and 2014, in addition to the regular Rose Bowl Game.
In 2014, the Rose Bowl, along with the other "New Year's Six" bowls, became a part of the College Football Playoff. As part of the four team playoff from 2015 to 2023, the Rose Bowl served as a semifinal game in 2015, 2018, and 2021. When not serving as a semifinal, the Rose Bowl featured the best available teams from the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences.
With the expansion of the College Football Playoff to twelve teams in the 2024–25 season, the Rose Bowl will serve as either a quarterfinal or semifinal each year. It served as a quarterfinal in 2025 and will do so again in 2026. When serving as a quarterfinal, the Rose Bowl will host the Big Ten champion, if seeded in the top four. When serving as a semifinal, the game will be played one week after New Year's Day, and, if the Big Ten champion is one of the top two seeds, the team will be assigned to the Rose Bowl.[5]
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- ^ "Why the Rose Bowl is moving from Pasadena to Texas for College Football Playoff". www.sportingnews.com. December 20, 2020. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
Instead, the "Granddaddy of Them All" will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the home of the NFL's Cowboys, on Jan. 1. The move was announced the same day it was reported that Rose Bowl organizers were denied a special exception by the state of California to allow fans into the stadium. The Tournament of Roses announced in early December that the game would be held without spectators.
- ^ Media Guide, Tournament of Roses Association, December 2015
- ^ Carter Williams, How the Rose Bowl became 'The Granddaddy of Them All' KSL.com, December 31, 2021
- ^ NCAA Division 1 football records book. NCAA, 2007 Edition, pages 296–302 Major Bowl Game Attendance
- ^ "About the 12-Team College Football Playoff Format". College Football Playoff. Retrieved December 27, 2024.