1993 Rose Bowl

1993 Rose Bowl
79th Rose Bowl Game
Michigan Wolverines Washington Huskies (8–0–3) (9–2) 38 31 Head coach:  Gary Moeller Head coach:  Don James AP Coaches BC 7 7 6 AP Coaches BC 9 11 11
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 10 7 14 7 38 Washington 7 14 10 0 31
Date	January 1, 1993
Season	1992
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
Player of the Game	Tyrone Wheatley (Michigan RB)
Favorite	Washington by 2 points[1]
Referee	Gene Wurtz (WAC)
Attendance	94,236
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Brent Musburger (Play By Play) Dick Vermeil (Color) Julie Moran (Sideline)

The 1993 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1993, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. In the 79th Rose Bowl; the #7 Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten, defeated the ninth-ranked Washington Huskies, champions of the Pac-10, 38–31.^[2][3][4] Michigan running back Tyrone Wheatley was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.^[5]

Game summary

The game, one of the great contests in Rose Bowl history, was back and forth, with six lead changes. Michigan scored the final two touchdowns to win by seven points, avenging the previous year's loss and foiling the Huskies' attempt at a third straight Rose Bowl title. MVP Tyrone Wheatley scored three touchdowns and rushed for 235 yards on just 15 carries (15.7 avg.)^[2][3][4]

Michigan finished the season undefeated (with three ties) at 9–0–3, ranked #5 in the final polls. Washington (9–3) was ranked #1 in early November at 8-0, but losses to Arizona and Washington State, along with this one, dropped them to #11 (AP) and #10 (Coaches) in the final national rankings.

This turned out to be Don James' last game as the Huskies' head coach. He resigned in protest shortly before the beginning of the next season after the NCAA and Pac-10 levied sanctions against Washington for rules violations.^[6][7]

Scoring

First quarter

• Mich. - Peter Elezovic, 41-yard field goal - 7:11 - Mich. 3–0
• Wash. - Darius Turner, 1-yard run (Travis Hanson kick) - 3:58 - Wash. 7–3
• Mich. - Tony McGee, 49-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Elezovic kick) - 2:07 - Mich. 10–7

Second quarter

• Mich. - Tyrone Wheatley, 56-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 11:12 - Mich. 17–7
• Wash. - Jason Shelley, 64-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Hanson kick) - 9:20 - Mich. 17–14
• Wash. - Mark Bruener, 18-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - 3:14 - Wash. 21–17

Third quarter

• Mich. - Wheatley, 88-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 14:44 - Mich. 24–21
• Wash. - Napoleon Kaufman, 1-yard run (Hanson kick) - 12:12 - Wash. 28–24
• Wash. - Hanson, 44-yard field goal - 8:42 - Wash. 31–24
• Mich. - Wheatley, 24-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 1:48 - tied 31–31

Fourth quarter

• Mich. - McGee, 15-yard pass from Grbac (Elezovic kick) - 5:29 - Mich. 38–31

References

1. "The Latest Line". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 1993. p. 7B.
2. Bonk, Thomas (January 2, 1993). "Wheatley conducts 1-man Rose parade past Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1D.
3. "Michigan stops Huskies". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 2, 1993. p. D3.
4. Blanchette, John (January 2, 1993). "Michigan nips 3-peat in the bud". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
5. 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 1992 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.
6. Boling, Dave (August 23, 1993). "UW head coach quits over sanctions". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
7. Cour, Jim (August 23, 1993). "Huskies coach James reigns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. B1.

External links

• Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History