1933 Rose Bowl

1933 Rose Bowl
19th Rose Bowl Game National Championship Game[1]
USC Trojans Pittsburgh Panthers (9–0) (8–0–2) PCC Independent 35 0 Head coach:  Howard Jones Head coach:  Jock Sutherland
1 2 3 4 Total USC 7 0 7 21 35 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0
Date	January 2, 1933
Season	1932
Stadium	Rose Bowl Stadium
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Homer Griffith (QB) – USC
Referee	Dexter Very
Attendance	85,000

The 1933 Rose Bowl was the 19th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on a day after New Year's Day 1933 in Pasadena, California. It featured two undefeated teams, the Pittsburgh Panthers against the USC Trojans.^[2]

Scoring

First Quarter

• USC – Wehunt, 33-yard pass from Griffith (Smith kick good)

Third Quarter

• USC – Homer Griffith, 1-yard pass from Bright (Smith kick good)

Fourth Quarter

• USC – Cotton Warburton, 1-yard run (Smith kick good)
• USC – Warburton, 11-yard run (Smith kick good)
• USC – Barber, 2-yard run (Lady kick good)

Game notes

Losing by 35 points, Pittsburgh set a school record of worst defeat up to this time.

References

1. Written at Los Angeles. "Troy, Pitt Play for Cup — Winner Will Get National Title Trophy — Donor of Cup Awarded Michigan 'Peeved,' Offers New One". The Long Beach Sun. Long Beach. United Press. December 15, 1932. Retrieved July 3, 2024. A trophy symbolic of the mythical national football championship will be awarded to the winner of the Southern California–Pittsburgh game at Pasadena by Jack Rissman, wealthy Chicago sportsman who donated the Dickinson rating cup.
2. 2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction program