Tournament of Roses - Rose Bowl Game Photo Timeline

2000 - Wisconsin 17 Stanford 9
Wisconsin defeats Stanford 17-9 in the 86th Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2000 before 93,731 people. The Badgers become the first Big Ten team ever to capture the Rose Bowl Game two years in a row, and all-time national ground game leader Ron Dayne (7,125 yards in four seasons) is Player-of-the-Game on both occasions. Dayne runs 200 yards through Stanford's defense and scores the game-turning touchdown for a Rose Bowl career rushing yardage of 446 yards and a record 30 points on five touchdowns.

Stanford gains 3-0 and 9-3 leads during the first half action, but it can't run the ball on the ground (a minus five yards for the day) and flubs two kicking chances to ruin Coach Tyrone Willingham's hopes of scoring an upset. Stanford's Mike Biselli and Wisconsin's Vitaly Pisetsky trade field goals to start the scoring before Stanford's Kerry Carter climaxes a 45-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown. A bad center snap ruins the extra point try.

Trailing 9-3 in the third quarter, Heisman winner Dayne bolts 64 yards, his touchdown four yards around left and the successful conversion giving Coach Barry Alvarez' Badgers a 10-9 lead which they never relinquish. A 30-yard pass from Todd Husak to DeRonnie Pitts to the Wisconsin six sets the stage for a Stanford field goal try of 23 yards but a bad center snap gives Mike Echols time to block Biselli's kick. Wisconsin increases its lead to 17-9 on two passes from Brooks Bollinger to tight end John Sigmund and a Bollinger on-yard scoring keeper plus a successful conversion. Stanford experiences futility thereafter to finish the season 8-4 compared to Wisconsin's 10-2.

2001 - Washington 34 Purdue 24
Purdue made its first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1967, and just its second ever, but fell to No. 4-ranked Washington, 34-24, in a game that snapped a four-game Big Ten winning streak against the Pac-10. Washington jumped off to a quick 14-0 lead, but Purdue battled back to tie the game 17-17 early in the third quarter. However, the second half belonged to the Huskies as Washington rolled for 331 yards after intermission, including 245 yards on the ground, and controlled the ball for 23:29, thus keeping the ball out of the hands of Boilermaker All-America quarterback Drew Brees. Husky quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo earned Player of the Game honors for running for 75 yards and one touchdown and passing for another while completing 16 of 22 passes. Tuiasosopo directed the Huskies to a touchdown each of four times they reached the red zone. Brees lived up to his billing in passing for 275 yards and two touchdowns for Purdue. Purdue wide receiver Vinny Sutherland tied a Rose Bowl record with two touchdown receptions.

2002 - Miami 37 Nebraska 14
The 88th Rose Bowl Game was set to host the national championship on January 3, 2002, as a result of its alliance with the BCS. The No. 1 Miami Hurricanes swept into Pasadena, defeating No. 2 Nebraska, 37-14, capping an undefeated season and establishing Hurricane coach Larry Coker's place in sports history books. With the win, Coker became the second college football coach to capture the national title in his rookie season. The first was Michigan's Bennie Oosterbaan in 1948, the year Coker was born.

Miami QB Ken Dorsey threw three touchdown passes; two -- for 49 and 8 yards -- to receiver Andre Johnson and a 21 yard throw to tight end Jeremy Shockey, completing 22 of 35 passes for a career high 362 yards. Johnson caught a total of seven for 199 yards. Dorsey and Johnson were later named co-Players of the Game. Additional touchdowns were scored by running back Clinton Portis on a 39-yard run, and safety James Lewis returned an interception for 47 yards. Miami lead 34-0 at halftime.

The Huskers, lead by Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch, fared better in the second half, scoring with 2:39 left in the third quarter on a Judd Davies 16-yard run and adding another touchdown on a 71-yard punt return by DeJuan Groce early in the fourth. In the end, Nebraska could only muster 259 total yards, 200 under average. The Canes only second half points came on a field goal by Todd Sievers.

2003 - Oklahoma 34 Washington State 14
With Big Ten champion Ohio State slated for the national championship game in Tempe, the Rose Bowl chose Big XII champion Oklahoma as Pac-10 champ Washington State's opponent in the 89th Rose Bowl Game. The No. 7 (BCS) Sooners rolled over the No. 6 Cougars, 34-14, in a contest featuring All-American LB Teddy Lehman of OU and Outland Trophy winner Rien Long of WSU. The game also featured outgoing head coach Mike Price (headed for Alabama) and incoming head coach Bill Doba calling plays on the sidelines, opposite OU's Bob Stoops, who had played for Iowa in the 1982 Rose Bowl. The Sooners held the Cougars to four yards rushing, 243 total. Their victory was led by QB Nate Hybl, who completed 19 of 29 passes for 240 yards and was named Player of the Game. He had no interceptions. Teammate Quentin Griffin ran for 144 yards on 30 carries, posting his 10th consecutive 100-yard-or-more game. Touchdowns were scored by Griffin, WR Antwone Savage, DB Antonio Perkins, and WR Curtis Fagan, with two field goals by Trey DiCarlo.

With 6:08 left in the game, WR Jerome Riley caught a 37-yard pass from QB Jason Gesser to score the Cougs' first touchdown. Five minutes later, WR Sammy Moore scored on an 89-yard kickoff return. Gesser was 17 of 34 for 239 yards and two interceptions.

2004 - USC 28 Michigan 14
USC, top-ranked in the polls, but excluded from the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game, handled No. 4-ranked Michigan 28-14 in the Rose Bowl to claim the Associated Press National Championship. USC quarterback Matt Leinart accounted for four touchdowns and a punishing Trojan defense led to the victory. Leinart earned Most Outstanding Player honors by completing 23-of-34 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions against a Michigan defense ranked sixth in the nation against the pass. Leinart threw two touchdown passes to flanker Keary Colbert, who had six receptions for 149 yards, and one to tailback LenDale White to move USC out to a 21-0 lead early in the third quarter. Michigan quarterback John Navarre pulled the Wolverines within 21-7 with a third-quarter touchdown pass, but USC all but clinched it on a spectacular play that had Leinart catching a touchdown pass from All-America split end Mike Williams. A short touchdown run by Michigan All-America tailback Chris Perry accounted for the final 28-14 margin.

As large a hand as Leinart and his offensive mates had in the victory, it was USC's defensive line that was the dominant force in the game. The Trojans registered nine sacks for 69 yards in losses against a Michigan offensive front that had surrendered just 15 all season. All-America defensive end Kenechi Udeze led the way with three sacks. "You have to give the guys up front the credit for the havoc they created," Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr said in citing USC's defensive front as the difference in the game. Trojan middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu had a game-high 12 tackles plus an interception. Despite all the sacks and the constant pressure, Navarre completed 27-of-46 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown. Wolverine split end Brayton Edwards had 10 receptions for 107 yards.

2005 - Texas 38 Michigan 37
Texas made its first-ever appearance in the Rose Bowl, filling in for No. 1-ranked USC, which went off to play in the BCS title game. It also was the first-ever meeting between the two storied programs from Texas and Michigan. The teams did not disappoint as the game went down to the final play with the Longhorns pulling out a 38-37 victory on a 37-yard field goal by Dusty Mangum as time expired. Sophomore quarterback Vince Young was a one-man gang for Texas, accounting for 372 yards total offense and all five Longhorn touchdowns. Young passed for 180 yards and one score, but did most of his damage with his legs. He rushed the ball 21 times for 192 yards (9.1 yards per carry), including four touchdown jaunts of 20, 60, 10 and 23 yards. His performance earned Young offensive player of the game honors. Michigan provided some notable performances as well. Chad Henne became the first true freshman to start a Rose Bowl Game and passed for 227 yards and a Rose Bowl-record four TD passes. All-America wide receiver Braylon Edwards had 10 catches for 109 yards and three touchdown receptions, also a Rose Bowl record. And yet another Rose Bowl record was established by Wolverine wide receiver/kick returner Steve Breaston, who had 315 all-purpose yards, including 221 on six kickoff returns, plus a 50-yard touchdown reception. Michigan linebacker LaMarr Woodley earned defensive player of the game honors for his game-high 10 tackles, including four tackles for loss.

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	2000 - Wisconsin 17 Stanford 9 Wisconsin defeats Stanford 17-9 in the 86th Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2000 before 93,731 people. The Badgers become the first Big Ten team ever to capture the Rose Bowl Game two years in a row, and all-time national ground game leader Ron Dayne (7,125 yards in four seasons) is Player-of-the-Game on both occasions. Dayne runs 200 yards through Stanford's defense and scores the game-turning touchdown for a Rose Bowl career rushing yardage of 446 yards and a record 30 points on five touchdowns. Stanford gains 3-0 and 9-3 leads during the first half action, but it can't run the ball on the ground (a minus five yards for the day) and flubs two kicking chances to ruin Coach Tyrone Willingham's hopes of scoring an upset. Stanford's Mike Biselli and Wisconsin's Vitaly Pisetsky trade field goals to start the scoring before Stanford's Kerry Carter climaxes a 45-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown. A bad center snap ruins the extra point try. Trailing 9-3 in the third quarter, Heisman winner Dayne bolts 64 yards, his touchdown four yards around left and the successful conversion giving Coach Barry Alvarez' Badgers a 10-9 lead which they never relinquish. A 30-yard pass from Todd Husak to DeRonnie Pitts to the Wisconsin six sets the stage for a Stanford field goal try of 23 yards but a bad center snap gives Mike Echols time to block Biselli's kick. Wisconsin increases its lead to 17-9 on two passes from Brooks Bollinger to tight end John Sigmund and a Bollinger on-yard scoring keeper plus a successful conversion. Stanford experiences futility thereafter to finish the season 8-4 compared to Wisconsin's 10-2.
	2001 - Washington 34 Purdue 24 Purdue made its first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1967, and just its second ever, but fell to No. 4-ranked Washington, 34-24, in a game that snapped a four-game Big Ten winning streak against the Pac-10. Washington jumped off to a quick 14-0 lead, but Purdue battled back to tie the game 17-17 early in the third quarter. However, the second half belonged to the Huskies as Washington rolled for 331 yards after intermission, including 245 yards on the ground, and controlled the ball for 23:29, thus keeping the ball out of the hands of Boilermaker All-America quarterback Drew Brees. Husky quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo earned Player of the Game honors for running for 75 yards and one touchdown and passing for another while completing 16 of 22 passes. Tuiasosopo directed the Huskies to a touchdown each of four times they reached the red zone. Brees lived up to his billing in passing for 275 yards and two touchdowns for Purdue. Purdue wide receiver Vinny Sutherland tied a Rose Bowl record with two touchdown receptions.
	2002 - Miami 37 Nebraska 14 The 88th Rose Bowl Game was set to host the national championship on January 3, 2002, as a result of its alliance with the BCS. The No. 1 Miami Hurricanes swept into Pasadena, defeating No. 2 Nebraska, 37-14, capping an undefeated season and establishing Hurricane coach Larry Coker's place in sports history books. With the win, Coker became the second college football coach to capture the national title in his rookie season. The first was Michigan's Bennie Oosterbaan in 1948, the year Coker was born. Miami QB Ken Dorsey threw three touchdown passes; two -- for 49 and 8 yards -- to receiver Andre Johnson and a 21 yard throw to tight end Jeremy Shockey, completing 22 of 35 passes for a career high 362 yards. Johnson caught a total of seven for 199 yards. Dorsey and Johnson were later named co-Players of the Game. Additional touchdowns were scored by running back Clinton Portis on a 39-yard run, and safety James Lewis returned an interception for 47 yards. Miami lead 34-0 at halftime. The Huskers, lead by Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch, fared better in the second half, scoring with 2:39 left in the third quarter on a Judd Davies 16-yard run and adding another touchdown on a 71-yard punt return by DeJuan Groce early in the fourth. In the end, Nebraska could only muster 259 total yards, 200 under average. The Canes only second half points came on a field goal by Todd Sievers.
	2003 - Oklahoma 34 Washington State 14 With Big Ten champion Ohio State slated for the national championship game in Tempe, the Rose Bowl chose Big XII champion Oklahoma as Pac-10 champ Washington State's opponent in the 89th Rose Bowl Game. The No. 7 (BCS) Sooners rolled over the No. 6 Cougars, 34-14, in a contest featuring All-American LB Teddy Lehman of OU and Outland Trophy winner Rien Long of WSU. The game also featured outgoing head coach Mike Price (headed for Alabama) and incoming head coach Bill Doba calling plays on the sidelines, opposite OU's Bob Stoops, who had played for Iowa in the 1982 Rose Bowl. The Sooners held the Cougars to four yards rushing, 243 total. Their victory was led by QB Nate Hybl, who completed 19 of 29 passes for 240 yards and was named Player of the Game. He had no interceptions. Teammate Quentin Griffin ran for 144 yards on 30 carries, posting his 10th consecutive 100-yard-or-more game. Touchdowns were scored by Griffin, WR Antwone Savage, DB Antonio Perkins, and WR Curtis Fagan, with two field goals by Trey DiCarlo. With 6:08 left in the game, WR Jerome Riley caught a 37-yard pass from QB Jason Gesser to score the Cougs' first touchdown. Five minutes later, WR Sammy Moore scored on an 89-yard kickoff return. Gesser was 17 of 34 for 239 yards and two interceptions.
	2004 - USC 28 Michigan 14 USC, top-ranked in the polls, but excluded from the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game, handled No. 4-ranked Michigan 28-14 in the Rose Bowl to claim the Associated Press National Championship. USC quarterback Matt Leinart accounted for four touchdowns and a punishing Trojan defense led to the victory. Leinart earned Most Outstanding Player honors by completing 23-of-34 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions against a Michigan defense ranked sixth in the nation against the pass. Leinart threw two touchdown passes to flanker Keary Colbert, who had six receptions for 149 yards, and one to tailback LenDale White to move USC out to a 21-0 lead early in the third quarter. Michigan quarterback John Navarre pulled the Wolverines within 21-7 with a third-quarter touchdown pass, but USC all but clinched it on a spectacular play that had Leinart catching a touchdown pass from All-America split end Mike Williams. A short touchdown run by Michigan All-America tailback Chris Perry accounted for the final 28-14 margin. As large a hand as Leinart and his offensive mates had in the victory, it was USC's defensive line that was the dominant force in the game. The Trojans registered nine sacks for 69 yards in losses against a Michigan offensive front that had surrendered just 15 all season. All-America defensive end Kenechi Udeze led the way with three sacks. "You have to give the guys up front the credit for the havoc they created," Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr said in citing USC's defensive front as the difference in the game. Trojan middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu had a game-high 12 tackles plus an interception. Despite all the sacks and the constant pressure, Navarre completed 27-of-46 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown. Wolverine split end Brayton Edwards had 10 receptions for 107 yards.
	2005 - Texas 38 Michigan 37 Texas made its first-ever appearance in the Rose Bowl, filling in for No. 1-ranked USC, which went off to play in the BCS title game. It also was the first-ever meeting between the two storied programs from Texas and Michigan. The teams did not disappoint as the game went down to the final play with the Longhorns pulling out a 38-37 victory on a 37-yard field goal by Dusty Mangum as time expired. Sophomore quarterback Vince Young was a one-man gang for Texas, accounting for 372 yards total offense and all five Longhorn touchdowns. Young passed for 180 yards and one score, but did most of his damage with his legs. He rushed the ball 21 times for 192 yards (9.1 yards per carry), including four touchdown jaunts of 20, 60, 10 and 23 yards. His performance earned Young offensive player of the game honors. Michigan provided some notable performances as well. Chad Henne became the first true freshman to start a Rose Bowl Game and passed for 227 yards and a Rose Bowl-record four TD passes. All-America wide receiver Braylon Edwards had 10 catches for 109 yards and three touchdown receptions, also a Rose Bowl record. And yet another Rose Bowl record was established by Wolverine wide receiver/kick returner Steve Breaston, who had 315 all-purpose yards, including 221 on six kickoff returns, plus a 50-yard touchdown reception. Michigan linebacker LaMarr Woodley earned defensive player of the game honors for his game-high 10 tackles, including four tackles for loss.

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