1930 Rose Bowl

1930 Rose Bowl
16th Rose Bowl Game
USC Trojans Pittsburgh Panthers (9–2) (9–0) PCC Independent 47 14 Head coach:  Howard Jones Head coach:  Jock Sutherland
1 2 3 4 Total USC 13 13 14 7 47 Pittsburgh 0 0 7 7 14
Date	January 1, 1930
Season	1929
Stadium	Rose Bowl Stadium
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Russ Saunders (QB) – USC
Attendance	72,000

The 1930 Rose Bowl was the 16th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1930 in Pasadena, California. It featured the Pittsburgh Panthers against the USC Trojans.^[1][2]

Scoring

First Quarter

• USC – Edelson, 55-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick good)
• USC – Erny Pinckert, 25-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick blocked)

Second Quarter

• USC – Duffield, 1-yard run (Baker kick failed)
• USC – Duffield, 1-yard run (Baker kick good)

Third Quarter

• USC – Russ Saunders, 16-yard run (Shaver kick good)
• Pitt – Walinchus, 28-yard pass from Baker (Parkinson kick good)
• USC – Edelson, 39-yard pass from Saunders (Baker kick good)

Fourth Quarter

• Pitt – Collins, 36-yard pass from Williams (Parkinson kick good)
• USC – Wilcox, 57-yard pass from Duffield (Duffield dropkicked extra point)

Game notes

By losing to the Trojans, the Panthers gave up the most points since 1903.

References

1. 2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction program
2. Rose Bowl Game Timeline Archived May 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Pasadena Tournament of Roses