1993 Rose Bowl

1993 Rose Bowl
79th Rose Bowl Game
Michigan Wolverines Washington Huskies
(8–0–3) (9–2)
38 31
Head coach: 
Gary Moeller		 Head coach: 
Don James
APCoaches
77
APCoaches
911
1234 Total
Michigan 107147 38
Washington 714100 31
Date January 1, 1993
Season 1992
Stadium Rose Bowl
Location Pasadena, California
MVP Tyrone Wheatley (Michigan RB)
Favorite Washington by 2 points [1]
Attendance 94,236
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Brent Musburger,
Dick Vermeil

The 1993 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1993, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It was the 79th Rose Bowl; the #7 Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten, defeated the ninth-ranked Washington Huskies, champions of the Pac-10, 38–31.[2][3][4] Michigan running back Tyrone Wheatley was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.[5]

Game summary

The game, one of the great contests in Rose Bowl history, was back and forth, with six lead changes. Michigan scored the final two touchdowns to win by seven points, avenging the previous year's loss and foiling the Huskies' attempt at a third straight Rose Bowl title. MVP Tyrone Wheatley scored three touchdowns and rushed for 235 yards on just 15 carries (15.7 avg.)[2][3][4]

Michigan finished the season undefeated (with three ties) at 9–0–3, ranked #5 in the final polls. Washington (9–3) was ranked #1 in early November, but lost three of its final four games to finish at #11 (AP) and #10 (Coaches) in the national rankings.

Scoring

First quarter

  • Mich. - Peter Elezovic, 41-yard field goal - 7:11 - Mich. 3–0
  • Wash. - Darius Turner, 1-yard run (Travis Hanson kick) - 3:58 - Wash. 7–3
  • Mich. - Tony McGee, 49-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Elezovic kick) - 2:07 - Mich. 10–7

Second quarter

  • Mich. - Tyrone Wheatley, 56-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 11:12 - Mich. 17–7
  • Wash. - Jason Shelley, 64-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Hanson kick) - 9:20 - Mich. 17–14
  • Wash. - Mark Bruener, 18-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - 3:14 - Wash. 21–17

Third quarter

  • Mich. - Wheatley, 88-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 14:44 - Mich. 24–21
  • Wash. - Napoleon Kaufman, 1-yard run (Hanson kick) - 12:12 - Wash. 28–24
  • Wash. - Hanson, 44-yard field goal - 8:42 - Wash. 31–24
  • Mich. - Wheatley, 24-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 1:48 - tied 31–31

Fourth quarter

  • Mich. - McGee, 15-yard pass from Grbac (Elezovic kick) - 5:29 - Mich. 38–31

References

  1. ↑ "The Latest Line". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1993. p. 7B.
  2. 1 2 Bonk, Thomas (January 2, 1993). "Wheatley conducts 1-man Rose parade past Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1D.
  3. 1 2 "Michigan stops Huskies". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 2, 1993. p. D3.
  4. 1 2 Blanchette, John (January 2, 1993). "Michigan nips 3-peat in the bud". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  5. ↑ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine., 1992 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.
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