1942 Rose Bowl
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| 1942 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Duke Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Durham, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Donald Durdan, Oregon State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Duke by 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 56,000 (estimated)[1]
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The 1942 Rose Bowl was the 28th Rose Bowl game. Originally scheduled to be played in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, it was moved to Durham, North Carolina, due to fears about an attack by the Japanese on the West Coast of the United States following the December 7th, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States government ordered that large public gatherings on the West Coast of the United States were to be prohibited for the duration of the war that was declared, and the first significant canceled event was the Rose Bowl Game scheduled for New Year's Day, 1942.[2]
The Oregon State College Beavers defeated the host Duke University Blue Devils 20-16 in Duke Stadium on the Duke University campus. Donald Durdan of Oregon State College was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.[3]
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[edit] Teams
- See also: 1941 college football season
[edit] Oregon State College Beavers
In 1941, the Beavers football team won the Pacific Coast Conference and a berth in their first Rose Bowl. They opened with a 7-13 loss at USC. A 9-6 win over Washington set the Beavers on the path to the conference championship. The Beavers recorded the first of five shutouts against Stanford 10-0. They were shut out against eventual second place team Washington State 0-7. But then the Beavers had Idaho, UCLA, Cal and Montana. The final game in the Civil War series with Oregon had the Rose Bowl on the line for the Beavers, and a possible 5 way tie for first place if the Oregon Ducks won.[4] All five teams would have 3 losses. Oregon State would have the most conference wins and also the best overall record. The argument was moot as Oregon State defeated Oregon and Stanford lost at Cal, leaving the Beavers with 2 conference losses. The rest of the PCC had four teams with three losses and five teams with four conference losses.[5]
[edit] Duke University Blue Devils
The Tournament of Roses committee were responsible for selecting and inviting the opposing team. Number one ranked Minnesota was the first choice, but the Western Conference, forerunner of the Big Ten Conference, did not permit their teams to play in bowl games until the 1946 agreement between the Big Ten and Pacific Coast Conference. Missouri and Fordham also were in the running.[6] The next choice was the number two ranked and undefeated Duke Blue Devils. The selection was announced on December 1, 1941.[7][8]
[edit] Venue change to Durham, North Carolina
With the United States' entry into World War II, on December 7, 1941, there was concern about an Japanese attack on the West Coast. Much discussion focused on the possibility of an attack where any crowds might gather. The Rose parade with a million watchers, and the Rose Bowl with 90,000 spectators were presumed to be ideal targets for the Japanese. Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt recommended that the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl festivities be canceled.[9][10][11] The Rose Bowl committee originally planned to cancel the game. On December 16, 1941, Duke University invited the game and Oregon State to Duke's home stadium in Durham, North Carolina.[12][13]
[edit] Game summary
In spite of the fact that Duke was favored by two touchdowns, the Beavers pulled off a major upset, winning 20-16.[14]
[edit] Scoring
[edit] First Quarter
No Score
[edit] Second Quarter
- OSC – Don Durdan 15-yard run (Simas kick)
- DUKE – Steve Lach 3-yard run (Gantt kick)
[edit] Third Quarter
- OSC – George Zellick 31-yard pass from Bob Dethman (Simas kick)
- DUKE – Winston Siegfried 1-yard run (Gantt kick)
- OSC – Gene Gray 68-yard pass from Bob Dethman (kick failed)
[edit] Fourth Quarter
- DUKE – Safety, Don Durdan tackled in the end zone by Mike Karmazin
[edit] Aftermath
Donald Durdan, who showed his all-around skill by rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown, passing, and punting, was named the game's most valuable player.[12] This remains the only Beavers' Rose Bowl victory.
Tommy Prothro, who would go on to coach both Oregon State and UCLA in the Rose Bowl played quarterback for the Blue Devils.
Duke Stadium, the site of the game, would later be named Wallace Wade Stadium in honor of the Duke coach.
After the 1942 Allied victory in the Battle of Midway and the end of the Japanese offensives in the Pacific Theater during 1942, it was deemed that the West Coast was no longer vulnerable to attack, and the Rose Bowl game continued on in the Rose Bowl Stadium.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Official 2007 NCAA Division I football records book - PDF copy available at NCAA.org
- ^ Edmonston, George Jr. - Carry Me Back - Beaver eClips - Part 24 of 30: The World War II Years (Part 1 of 2). Oregon State University Alumni Association, November 30, 2001
- ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.
- ^ Dyer, Braven - Here's How They'll Decide Rose Bowl Team. Los Angeles Times, November 19, 1941
- ^ Pacific 10 conference football media guide. All time standings for the 1941 season.
- ^ Zimmerman, Paul - Duke to Be Oregon State's Foe in Rose Bowl. Blue Devils Accept Bid. Fordham and Missouri Believed First Choices, but Sugar Game Won. Los Angeles Times, December 1, 1941. After a long night of deliberation Oregon State College yesterday announced Duke University had been invited and accepted the bid to play the Beavers in the 27th annual Rose Bowl classic at Pasadena on New Year's Day.
- ^ Oregon State, Duke to Play in Rose Bowl Missouri and Fordham New Orleans Opponents; Wade Team Here Before. Los Angeles Times, December 1, 1941.
- ^ Dyer, Braven - Duke Selection Big Surprise. Scribe Recalls Wade's Last Visit to Annual New Year's Classic. Los Angeles Times, December 2, 1941.
- ^ "ROSE BOWL GAME CALLED OFF", San Antonio Light, December 14, 1941, pB-1
- ^ Forbidding Crowds. Los Angeles Times, December 16, 1941
- ^ Zimmerman, Paul - Duke Likely to Play Beavers in Durham. Blue Devils Invite Foes Rose Bowl, Shrine Grid Games Halted as Other Sports Events in Balance. Los Angeles Times, December 15, 1941.
- ^ a b Rose Bowl Timeline. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
- ^ Zimmerman, Paul - Scene of Rose Bowl Shifted to Durham, N.C. Los Angeles Times, December 16, 1941. Perpetuation of the annual Rose Bowl intersectional football, classic was assured yesterday when the Tournament of Roses officials and Oregon State College accepted the hospitality of Duke University.
- ^ "Underdog Bites Duke" (January 12, 1942). Time.
[edit] See also
[edit] Books
- Maxwell Stiles - The Rose Bowl: A Complete Action and Pictorial Exposition of Rose Bowl Football, Sportsmaster Publications (1946), ASIN: B0007FBNU4
- Oregon State University Football Media guide (PDF copy available at www.osubeavers.com)
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| Preceded by 1941 Rose Bowl |
1942 Tournament of Roses football game (Rose Bowl) 1942 |
Succeeded by 1943 Rose Bowl |
