The Rose Bowl, a historic New Year's Day tradition, will see the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes clash in a College Playoff quarterfinal. This year's matchup marks the continuation of a long legacy of exciting football in Pasadena.
Oregon and Ohio State clash on New Year's Day in the 2025 Rose Bowl game. Here's a look back at key moments in the history of the Granddaddy of Them All with the stage set for another classic.The first Tournament of Roses football game, the country's first bowl game, was Jan. 1, 1902, 12 years after the first Rose Parade. Football did not make a return to the New Year's Day Tournament of Roses lineup until 1916, when it was permanently reinstated.Oregon and Ohio State meet at 2 p.m.
PT Wednesday in a College Playoff quarterfinal. A parade of flower-covered floats and football in the picturesque Rose Bowl are part of a spectacular New Year's Day tradition in Southern California.This year's Rose Bowl matchup is a quarterfinal of the new 12-team College Playoff and features top-seeded Oregon and No. 8-seeded Ohio State. Before the Ducks and Buckeyes settle business Wednesday afternoon on the field, we tackle how college football became part of the Tournament of Roses New Year's Day tradition and the history behind the often highly entertaining Granddaddy of Them All.When it comes to New Year's Day in Southern California, both the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game come to mind.was initially organized by members of the Valley Hunt Club in 1890 as a way to showcase Southern California in the winter. A parade was held before the hunt club competition with flower-decorated carriages. Instead of football, chariot races, jousting, foot races and a tug-of-war followed the first parades. The first Tournament of Roses football game, the first bowl game, wasn't until Jan. 1, 1902 -- and it was a blowout. Michigan's 49-0 rout of Stanford at Tournament Park was so lopsided, football was replaced by Roman-style chariot races until 1916, when football was permanently reinstated among Tournament of Roses traditions.There are now between 30 and 40 college football bowl games at the end of each season, including the Granddaddy of Them All in Pasaden
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