| 2003 Rose Bowl presented by PlayStation 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 89th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Nate Hybl – QB, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oklahoma by 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Washington State University Cougar Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Shaw (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band Washington State University Cougar Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 86,848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$11-13 million[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (analyst) Jack Arute (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2003 Rose Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on January 1, 2003. It was the 89thRose Bowl game. It was a match-up between theOklahoma Sooners and theWashington State Cougars. Oklahoma led 27–0 in the fourth quarter and won, 34–14.[3][4][5] Sooner quarterbackNate Hybl was named the Player Of The Game.[6]
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses chooses their co-Grand Marshals of the 114th annual Rose Parade, they are: Actor/ComedianBill Cosby,Art Linkletter andFred Rogers fromMister Rogers' Neighborhood on PBS.
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - Tournament of Roses President Gary L. Thomas selects 17-year-old Alexandra Wucetich, a senior atSan Marino High School & a resident ofSan Marino, California to become the 85th Rose Queen to reign over the 114th Tournament of Roses Parade and the 89th Rose Bowl Game.
Members of the court are: Princesses Anjali Agrawal, Arcadia,La Salle High School; Heather Bell, Pasadena,John Muir High School; Katherine Berber, San Marino,Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Glynn Joseph, Altadena,Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Megan Maclennan, Pasadena,Polytechnic School; and Danielle Yamamoto, La Canada Flintridge,La Canada High School.
Prior to theBCS, this pairing never would have occurred. Oklahoma came into the gameBig 12 Champions, while Washington State came in co-champions of thePac-10. The Rose Bowl normally features the champions of theBig Ten and the Pac-10. However, because the Buckeyes had finished second in the BCS, they were set to play in theFiesta Bowl for the national championship against theMiami Hurricanes.[7] Earlier in the season,Ohio State had defeated Washington State 25–7.
TheOrange Bowl had the next pick after the Fiesta Bowl pairing, and #3 (#5 BCS)Iowa was chosen. The Rose Bowl had the next BCS selection. The next, best available team to choose was #8 (#7 BCS) Oklahoma, who won theBig 12 Championship Game, to play Pac-10 winner Washington State. When it came time for the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl to make a second pick, both wanted the fifth-rankedUSC Trojans. However, a BCS rule stated that if two bowls want the same team, the bowl with the higher payoff has the option.[8] The Orange Bowl immediately extended an at-large bid to the Trojans and paired them with at-large number 3 Iowa in a Big Ten/Pac-10 "Rose Bowl" matchup in the Orange Bowl.[8] Rose Bowl committee executive director Mitch Dorger was not pleased with the results.[8] This left the Sugar Bowl with #14 BCSFlorida State, the winner of theAtlantic Coast Conference.Notre Dame at 10–2 and #9 in the BCS standings was invited to theGator Bowl.Kansas State at #8 also was left out.
The Sooners won the Big 12 South and defeatedColorado in theBig 12 Championship Game. Kansas State, although ranked higher in theAP poll, lost to Colorado in the Big 12 North, and could not play in the championship game.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 8 Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| No. 7 Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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| Statistics | OKLA | WSU |
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| First downs | 19 | 11 |
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| Time of possession | 37:14 | 22:46 |
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This game drew one of the lowest attendance numbers in the modern history of the Rose Bowl. It was the first time that the stadium held less than the nominal capacity for the Rose Bowl game since before the1947 Rose Bowl and the agreement between thePacific Coast and Big Ten conferences. The1944 game had the third smallest crowd played in the Rose Bowl stadium at 68,000. The1931 edition had the second smallest crowd at 60,000. The smallest crowd at the Rose Bowl stadium was the1934 Rose Bowl at 35,000. Former University of Michigan coachBo Schembechler remarked, "Didn't watch it," when asked what he thought of this game and also about the Nebraska-Miami Rose Bowl the previous year[9]
During theearly 2010s cycle of conference realignment, the Pac-10 eyed six Big 12 members as possible additions to the conference, including Oklahoma.[10] However, the only Big 12 school that joined the Pac-10 (now the Pac-12) was Colorado, which returned to the Big 12 in2024 after failing to win the Pac-12 in its 13 seasons there (2011-23).[11]