1951 Rose Bowl

37th Rose Bowl Game

(5–3–1)

(9–0–1)

Head coach:
Bennie Oosterbaan

Head coach:
Pappy Waldorf

AP	Coaches
9	6

AP	Coaches
5	4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	0	14	14
California	0	6	0	0	6

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.^[1]

Teams

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan had to beat rival Ohio State in the notorious “Snow Bowl” game, which was played in 21 inches of snow.

California Golden Bears

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.

Scoring

First quarter

No score

Second quarter

California - Bob Cummings, 39-yard pass from Jim Marinos (Les Richter kick failed)

Third quarter

No score

Fourth quarter

Michigan - Don Dufek, 1-yard run (Harry Allis kick)
Michigan - Don Dufek, 7-yard run (Harry Allis kick)

Game notes

Chuck Ortmann completed 15 of 19 passes for 146 yards for Michigan and Jim Marinos was 4 for 7 completions for 69 yards for Cal.
This was Michigan's third straight bowl game victory
Pete Schabarum later became a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1972.

References

↑ Rose Bowl Game Timeline, Pasadena Tournament of Roses

External links

Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Rose Bowl Game

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