1950 - Ohio State 17 California 14
Pappy Waldorf brings in another undefeated California team (10-0), but Wes Fesler's (6-1-2) Ohio State Buckeyes win (17-14) with slightly more than two minutes left to play on a 17-yard field goal by James Hague. The victory chance is set up when Cal's Bob Celeri is forced to punt a short distance on the run with his left foot because of a bad pass from center. Fred (Curly) Morrison is Ohio State's big running star with 113 yards on 25 carries, followed by Jerry Krall with 80 yards in 28 tries. Bill Trautwein is a standout at tackle for the Buckeyes. California gets big contributions from Jim Monachino, Frank Brunk, Pete Schabarum.
1951 - Michigan 14 California 6
Fate isn't any more friendly to Pappy Waldorf as another of his undefeated California teams (9-0-1) is the victim of a rally by Benny Oosterbaan's (5-3-1) Michigan Wolverines 14-6. Chuck Ortmann, with 15 of 19 pass completions and 146 yards for the day, overcomes a 6-0 California lead by connecting on six of eight strikes for 80 yards in the fourth quarter. Cal is leading on a touchdown pass from Jim Marinos to Bob Cummings. Another Michigan standout, Don Dufek, scores the winning touchdown on a short buck with 5:37 to go and later tallies again. Tom Johnson is Michigan's line star at tackle.
1952 - Illinois 40 Stanford 7
The Big Ten makes it six straight in the Rose Bowl as Ray Eliot returns with an 8-0-1 team to skillfully hand Chuck Taylor's 9-1 Stanford team a 40-7 trouncing. Despite an opening Illini scoring drive featuring Pete Bouchorous and Bill Tate, Stanford lives up to expectations in the first half as Don Sanders blocks Sam Rebecca's conversion try. Pasadena's own Harry Hugasian scores a Stanford touchdown after a Gary Kerkorian passing show to Hugasian, Bill McColl and Ron Cook with Kerkorian's extra point putting Stanford ahead 7-6. Then Stanford collapses during a second half Illinois surge as touchdowns are scored by Tate, twice, John Karras, Don Stevens, and John Ryan. The explosion is launched by a Stan Wallace interception return, Tate winding up with 150 yards in 20 carries.
1953 - USC 7 Wisconsin 0
Jess Hill, who played in the 1929 Rose Bowl game, returns to coach the West's first victory over the Big Ten as his USC Trojans (9-1) defeat Ivy Williamson's 6-2-1 Wisconsin Badgers 7-0. The winning touchdown is scored by Al (Hoagy) Carmichael on a 22-yard pass from Rudy Bukich, replacement for the injured All-American Jimmy Sears. Sam Tsagalakis kicks the extra point. Desmond Koch gets off a 72-yard punt for USC. Defensive heroes for USC in blanking great Badger running back Alan Ameche (133 yards in 28 carries) are Frank Clayton, Marv Goux, Charlie Anne and George Timberlake.
1954 - Michigan State 28 UCLA 20
The Big Ten comes back to start another six-game winning streak as Biggie Munn's 8-1 Michigan State outlasts Henry (Red) Sanders' 9-1 UCLA 28-20. The Bruins get off to a 14-0 lead on a touchdown pass from Paul Cameron to Bill Stits and a touchdown plunge by Cameron plus two conversions by John Hermann before Spartan end Ellis Duckett blocks a Cameron punt and carries the ball in with Evan Slonoc converting. The final victory margin is provided by Billy Wells on a fourth quarter 62-yard touchdown punt return. Earlier LeRoy Bolden and Wells score for Michigan State and Rommie Loudd for UCLA on a pass from Cameron.
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