| 1928 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 14th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Biff Hoffman (FB) – Stanford | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 70,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1928 Rose Bowl Game was a match betweenStanford (7–2–1) and thePittsburgh Panthers (8–0–1). Usually, the Rose Bowl was played on January 1, but in 1928, that fell on a Sunday, so the game was played on January 2, 1928. At this time, the Rose Bowl was the top and only bowl game, an east-vs.-west matchup. Stanford won the game, 7–6.[1]
The coach for Pittsburgh wasJock Sutherland, while the Stanford coach wasPop Warner. Sutherland had played on several of Warner's Pitt teams while Warner was head coach at Pitt. Warner was head coach at Pitt from 1915 to 1923 and coached the Panthers to three undefeated seasons, 33 straight wins, and was credited with threenational championships for Pitt before going to Stanford in 1924.
Stanford'sFrank Wilton had been the goat of the1927 Rose Bowl: with Stanford leading 7–0 late in the game, anAlabama defender broke through the line and blocked his punt, setting up the Tide's tying touchdown. In the 1928 game, Wilton again made a critical error, losing the ball after being hit on his own 20 yard line, allowing Pittsburgh's Jimmy Hagan to run the fumble in for a touchdown. Walt Heinecke of Stanford blocked Allen Booth's point after attempt, holding Pitt's lead to 6–0. Later in the game, Wilton had his redemption when teammateSpud Lewis fumbled a yard from the goal. Wilton scooped up the ball and crashed through for the tying touchdown. The kick was good, and Stanford held on for a 7–6 win.[2]
The capacity of the PasadenaRose Bowl Stadium was increased to 76,000, adding 19,000 seats. At game time, the temperature was 70 °F (21 °C).
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