1951 Rose Bowl
| 1951 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 37th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Don Dufek (Michigan FB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 98,939 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1951 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1951. It was the 37th Rose Bowl Game. The Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the California Golden Bears, champions of the Pacific Coast Conference, 14–6. Michigan fullback Don Dufek was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game. With a record of 9–0–1, the Golden Bears were ranked fourth in the nation.
Michigan had to beat rival Ohio State in the notorious “Snow Bowl” game, which was played in 21 inches of snow.
This was California's third consecutive Rose Bowl Game. Pete Schabarum broke a 77-yard run on the second play of the game, but a backfield-in-motion penalty nullified the score to stop the Cal momentum.
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