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Game Day Guide - Quick Facts

 

The Game | The Stadium | The Match-Up | Game Trophy | Player of the Game

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The Game

  • The 99th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO is scheduled for Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. (PT) following the Rose Parade presented by Honda.

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The Rose Bowl Stadium

  

  • Capacity
    Approximately 89,105

    The 1973 Rose Bowl Game attendance of 106,869 is the stadium record, as well as the NCAA bowl game record. The match-up featured undefeated and No. 1 USC vs. No. 3 Ohio State. The Trojans beat the Buckeyes 42–17.
  • Playing Surface
    Natural turf playing surface of Hybrid Bermuda grass overseeded with rye. On game day, the turf is cut to approximately 9/16  to 5/8 of an inch.
     
  • Lighting
    There are 357 high intensity, metal halide light fixtures that are directed to the stadium field.
     

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The Match-up: Big Ten and Pac-12

  • The present exclusive agreement among the Tournament of Roses Association, the Big Ten Conference and the Pac-12 Conference was born in 1946. The pact is the oldest intercollegiate post-season bowl agreement between two major conferences in the United States. Unless teams are ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the nation (to which they would then play in the national championship game), the Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO will feature the champion of the Big Ten Conference versus the champion of the Pac-12 Conference.

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Rose Bowl Game Trophy

  • The Rose Bowl Game Trophy, also known as the Leishman Trophy, is named after 1920 Tournament of Roses President William L. Leishman, who was responsible for the construction of the Rose Bowl Stadium and his son, 1939 Tournament of Roses President Lathrop K. Leishman, who was instrumental in helping establish the Rose Bowl Game as The Granddaddy of Them All®. Tiffany & Co. has designed and crafted the Rose Bowl Game Trophy. It is comprised of nearly sixteen pounds of sterling silver, stands nearly twenty-one inches tall and takes approximately two weeks to complete. 

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Player of the Game Award and Trophy

  • In 1953, the Rose Bowl Player of the Game Award was created to recognize the individual whose performance embodied grit, power, finesse and determination and led to a significant difference in the outcome of the game. The Rose Bowl Game polls the media representatives covering the game to make the selection. The Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO recognizes two Players of the Game – an offensive and defensive player. The recipients of this award also receive a spectacular crystal trophy created in cooperation with Tiffany & Co. featuring an etched replica of the Rose Bowl Game championship trophy.




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