2004 Rose Bowl

2004 Rose Bowl
presented by Citi 90th Rose Bowl Game
Michigan Wolverines USC Trojans (10-2) (12-1) 14 28 Head coach:  Lloyd Carr Head coach:  Pete Carroll AP Coaches BCS 4 4 4 AP Coaches BCS 1 1 3
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 0 7 7 14 USC 7 7 14 0 28
Date	January 1, 2004
Season	2003
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Matt Leinart (USC QB)
National anthem	Spirit of Troy
Referee	Steve Usechek (Big 12)
Halftime show	Spirit of Troy, University of Michigan Marching Band
Attendance	93,849
Payout	US$14 million
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Keith Jackson, Dan Fouts
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The 2004 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2004 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It was the 90th Rose Bowl Game. The USC Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 28-14. USC quarterback Matt Leinart was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.

The events leading up to the 2004 Rose Bowl were the subject of controversy. Although USC was ranked #1 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, the Trojans were not invited to the BCS National Championship Game, the 2004 Sugar Bowl. Even though the Oklahoma Sooners lost on December 5, 2003 in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game to the Kansas State Wildcats, by virtue of their dominance earlier in the season, they remained #1 in the final BCS rankings issued at the outset of the bowl season. Oklahoma faced the LSU Tigers, #2 in both polls and the BCS rankings, in the Sugar Bowl.

On October 21, 2003 - Tournament of Roses President Michael K. Riffey chose 17-year-old Megan Chinen, a senior at La Salle High School & a resident of Pasadena, California to become the 86th Rose Queen to reign over the 115th Rose Parade and the 90th Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day.

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