When did the Rose Bowl Game begin?

• The Tournament of Roses Association was started in 1890 by the Valley Hunt Club and became a separate organization just five years later.
• The Rose Bowl Game is known as "The Granddaddy of Them All"® because the 1902 event was the first national, post-season, collegiate football game.
• In 1916, the second Game was played, and football has been an integral part of America's New Year's festivities ever since.
• The Rose Bowl Game has been a sell-out every year since 1947 - the first game under the Tournament's exclusive agreement with the Big Ten and Pacific Coast, now the Pac-10 conference.
• Today the Rose Bowl is part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) which guarantees a match up between college football's top two teams in a true national championship game.
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How can I watch the festivities?

• The Rose Bowl Game is a contractual sellout with the majority of tickets going to the two participating universities. Excellent network television coverage, however, makes the Rose Bowl Game available for all to enjoy.

How is the Rose Bowl Game revenue distributed?

• Rose Bowl Game revenue sources produce the largest single payout of any post season collegiate football game - $14.5 million to each conference in 2005.
• This revenue source is a direct benefit to all universities within the two conferences whether they play in the Game or not.
• The 2005 Rose Bowl had a total payout of more than $30 million which directly benefits all the universities within the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences. Each school receives more than one million dollars each year regardless of whether they play in the Rose Bowl.
• The Rose Bowl Game also pays $1.6 million to the BCS, which supports 100 other universities.