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1925 - Notre Dame 27 Stanford 10
In the Four Horsemen's last ride, Notre Dame (9-0) impresses the football world in its only Rose Bowl appearance by out-maneuvering Stanford (7-0-1) in a 27-10 thriller played before a sellout 53,000. It's Knute Rockne vs. Glenn Scobie "Pop" Warner and horsemen Elmer Layden, Jim Crowley, Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller vs. Ernie Nevers. Layden scores three touchdowns, the last two on runs of 78 and 70 with interceptions of Nevers passes intended for the great end Ted Shipkey. Nevers, playing with injured ankles, carries 34 times for 117 yards, but is stopped inches short in a disputed goal line call by referee Ed Thorp as Stanford attempts a late rally.
1926 - Alabama 20 Washington 19
Wallace Wade's Alabama (9-0) launches the "Age of Dixie" by edging Washington (10-0-1) in a 20-19 thriller despite the heroics of the Huskies' great running back George Wilson. In the 38 minutes Wilson is able to play, Washington scores three times and gains 300 yards, but in the 22 minutes he is out with an injury, his team gains only 17 yards and is outscored three touchdowns to none. Wilson has 134 yards in 15 carries and completes five passes. Johnny Mack Brown and "Pooley" Hubert lead Alabama rally after trailing 12-0 with three third-quarter touchdowns. Bill Buckler's two of three conversions makes the victory difference.
1927 - Stanford 7 Alabama 7
Stanford (10-0) ties Alabama (9-0) in a 7-7 standoff despite Stanford's 305-98 yardage to advantage. Stanford takes a 7-0 lead on a George Bogue to Ed Walker touchdown pass and Bogue's conversion. Clarke Pearce blocks a punt of Stanford's Frankie Wilton to set up Jimmy Johnson's fourth quarter touchdown bolt, and Herschel Caldwell ties the game after a trick, quick lineup catches Stanford by surprise before it can attempt to block the effort. Ted Shipkey, Stanford's All-American end, enjoys a 23-yard end around, catches five passes, recovers two fumbles and is a defensive fortress. In two Rose Bowl appearances, he totals 12 catches.
1928 - Stanford 7 Pittsburgh 6
Stanford (7-2-1) edges Pittsburgh (8-0-1) by the margin of a Biff Hoffman conversion, 7-6, because Coach "Pop" Warner maintains faith in Frankie Wilton. Wilton's blocked punt costs Stanford victory in 1927 and his fumble allows Pitt's Jimmy Hagan to scoop it up and run 17 yards to score this day. Walt Heinicke blocks the extra point try of Pitt's Allen Booth. During Stanford's resurgence Bob Sims is separated from the pigskin on Pitt's two-yard line. Wilton picks it up and scores.
1929 - Georgia Tech 8 California 7
The most famous play in Rose Bowl history occurs this day. Georgia Tech (9-0) defeats California (7-1-1) by an 8-7 margin when Cal center Roy Riegels runs 65 yards the wrong way with a recovered fumble. Riegels is twisted to the ground by teammate Benny Lom on the one, setting up a Tech safety on a blocked Lom punt by Tech's Vance Maree. Later touchdowns by Tech's "Stumpy" Thomason and Cal's Irvine Phillips become meaningless and 71,000 fans go home shocked by what they had seen. Riegels, who plays a great game at center, says he got mixed in directions. Lom says, "I shouted but he couldn't hear me because of the crowd noise." Tragic as the Riegels wrong way run is, it gets the Rose Bowl Game national notoriety that never existed in such scope previously!
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