| 1988 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 74th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Percy Snow (MSU LB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | USC by 3 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Spirit of Troy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gil Marchman (Big Ten; split crew between Big Ten and Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Spirit of Troy, Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 101,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Rose Bowl was the 74th edition of the college football bowl game, played on January 1, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the USC Trojans 20–17 in a bowl rematch that was much closer than the 27–13 Spartan victory in the regular season. Michigan State linebacker Percy Snow was named the Player of the Game.[2][3][4]
This was the last Rose Bowl game televised by NBC Sports, ending a 37-year partnership. ABC Sports picked up rights to broadcast the game the following year.
This was the Big Ten's first Rose Bowl win in seven years.[3]
- ^ "The latest line: college football". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1988. p. 28.
- ^ Peters, Ken (January 2, 1988). "Big 10 blooms again with Rose Bowl win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.
- ^ a b May, Peter (January 2, 1988). "Hold Big Ten jokes: Spartans take roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Hartford Courant). p. 1B.
- ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.