| 1966 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 52nd Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bob Stiles (UCLA DB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan State by 14 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | UCLA Band | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Howard Wirtz (Big Ten; split crew: Big Ten, AAWU) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | UCLA Band, Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 100,087 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1966 Rose Bowl was the 52nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The fifth-ranked UCLA Bruins of the AAWU (Pac-8) upset the undefeated and top-ranked Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference, 14–12.[2][3][4] UCLA defensive back Bob Stiles, a junior college transfer,[4] was named the Player of the Game.[5]
- ^ December 31, 1965. "Sunshine cheers Rose Bowl foes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 8.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "UCLA Bruins drop 'Beban bomb'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1966. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (January 2, 1966). "UCLA beats Spartans (and the experts), 14–12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ a b "Football's bowl week". Sports Illustrated. January 10, 1966. p. 32.
- ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.