1939 Rose Bowl

25th Rose Bowl Game

(8–2)

(9–0)

Head coach:
Howard Jones

Head coach:
Wallace Wade

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	7	7
Duke	0	0	0	3	3

Date

January 2, 1939

Season

1938

Stadium

Rose Bowl

Location

Pasadena, California

MVP

Al Krueger (E) – USC
Doyle Nave (QB) – USC

Attendance

93,852

United States TV coverage

Network

none ^[1]

The 1939 Rose Bowl was the 25th Rose Bowl college football game, held in Pasadena, California, on January 2, 1939.^[2]^[3] It concluded the 1938 college football season and featured the USC Trojans (8–2) against the Duke Blue Devils (9–0), with USC as the pre-game favorite.^[4]

Scoreless after three quarters, Duke gained the lead with a 23-yard field goal by Tony Ruffa early in the fourth. However, backup quarterback Doyle Nave of the Trojans completed four straight passes to "Antelope" Al Krueger, who outmaneuvered Eric "The Red" Tipton and scored the winning touchdown with one minute remaining. Krueger's touchdown marked the first points scored against Duke during the season.^[2]^[3]

For his performance in the game, Krueger was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in the class of 1995.^[5]

Scoring

Fourth quarter

Duke – Tony Ruffa 23-yard field goal

USC – Al Krueger, 19-yard pass from Doyle Nave (Gaspar kick)

Statistics

	USC	Duke
First Downs	13	5
Rushing Yards	128	84
Passing Att-com-int	12-30-3	4-13-2
Passing Yards	81	59
Total Offense	209	143

Notes

This was the 50th Tournament of Roses Parade, with ten-year-old Grand Marshal Shirley Temple (the youngest) presiding over the parade and the game^[6]

References

↑ "Here's lineup of bowl tilts". Miami News. Associated Press. January 2, 1939. p. 1B.
1 2 Zimmerman, Paul (January 3, 1939). "Trojans stain Duke's record in final minute, 7 to 3". Miami News. Associated Press. p. 2B.
1 2 "Southern California snags win in closing minutes". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 3, 1939. p. 1.
↑ "Trojans favored over Duke in Rose Bowl game today". Miami News. INS. January 2, 1939. p. 2B.
↑ 2009 Kickoff Luncheon and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction program
↑ 2013 Rose Bowl Game Historical Media Guide, Tournament of Roses Association, December 2012

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Notes	No games were held from 1903 to 1915. The 1942 game was played at Duke Stadium in Durham, NC due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The game was also the national title game for the Bowl Championship Series in 2002 and 2006. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 edition.

Duke Blue Devils bowl games

1939 Rose Bowl 1942 Rose Bowl 1945 Sugar Bowl 1955 Orange Bowl 1958 Orange Bowl 1961 Cotton Bowl Classic 1989 All-American Bowl 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl 2012 Belk Bowl 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl 2014 Sun Bowl 2015 Pinstripe Bowl

USC Trojans bowl games

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