The Sports Almanac

Rose Bowl



MICHIGAN WOLVERINES CURRENT ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS

Michigan Wolverines

Alabama Crimson Tide

27 OT
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Through the 2023 Bowl
YEAR CHAMPION LOSER SCORE
1901
Michigan Wolverines
Stanford
49-0
1915
Washington State Cougars
Brown Bears
14-0
1916
Oregon Ducks
Pennsylvania Quakers
14-0
1917
Mare Island
Camp Lewis
19-7
1918
Great Lakes
Mare Island
17-0
1919
Harvard Crimson
Oregon Ducks
7-6
1920
California Golden Bears
Ohio State Buckeyes
28-0
1921
California Golden Bears/Washington & Jefferson Presidents
Game Ended In Tie
0-0
1922
USC Trojans
Penn State Nittany Lions
14-3
1923
Washington Huskies/Navy Midshipmen
Game Ended In Tie
14-14
1924
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Stanford
27-10
1925
Alabama Crimson Tide
Washington Huskies
20-19
1926 Alabama Crimson Tide/Stanford
Game Ended In Tie 7-7
1927
Stanford
Pittsburgh Panthers
7-6
1928
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
California Golden Bears
8-7
1929
USC Trojans
Pittsburgh Panthers
47-14
1930
Alabama Crimson Tide
Washington State Cougars
24-0
1931
USC Trojans
Tulane Green Wave
21-12
1932
USC Trojans
Pittsburgh Panthers
35-0
1933
Columbia Lions
Stanford Indians
7-0
1934
Alabama Crimson Tide
Stanford Indians
29-13
1935
Stanford Indians
SMU Mustangs
7-0
1936
Pittsburgh Panthers
Washington Huskies
21-0
1937
California Golden Bears
Alabama Crimson Tide
13-0
1938
USC Trojans
Duke Blue Devils
7-3
1939
USC Trojans
Tennessee Volunteers
14-0
1940
Stanford Indians
Nebraska Cornhuskers
21-13
1941
Oregon State Beavers
Duke Blue Devils
20-16
1942
Georgia Bulldogs
UCLA Bruins
9-0
1943
USC Trojans
Washington Huskies
29-0
1944
USC Trojans
Tennessee Volunteers
25-0
1945
Alabama Crimson Tide
USC Trojans
34-14
1946
Illinois Fighting Illini
UCLA Bruins
45-14
1947
Michigan Wolverines
USC Trojans
49-0
1948
Northwestern Wildcats
California Golden Bears
20-14
1949
Ohio State Buckeyes
California Golden Bears
17-14
1950
Michigan Wolverines
California Golden Bears
14-6
1951
Illinois Fighting Illini
Stanford Indians
40-7
1952
USC Trojans
Wisconsin Badgers
7-0
1953
Michigan State Spartans
UCLA Bruins
28-20
1954
Ohio State Buckeyes
USC Trojans
20-7
1955
Michigan State Spartans
UCLA Bruins
17-14
1956
Iowa Hawkeyes
Oregon State Beavers
35-19
1957
Ohio State Buckeyes
Oregon Ducks
10-7
1958
Iowa Hawkeyes
California Golden Bears
38-12
1959
Washington Huskies
Wisconsin Badgers
44-8
1960
Washington Huskies
Minnesota Golden Gophers
17-7
1961
Minnesota Golden Gophers
UCLA Bruins
21-3
1962
USC Trojans
Wisconsin Badgers
42-37
1963
Illinois Fighting Illini
Washington Huskies
17-7
1964
Michigan Wolverines
Oregon State Beavers
34-7
1965
UCLA Bruins
Michigan State Spartans
14-12
1966
Purdue Boilermakers
USC Trojans
14-13
1967
USC Trojans
Indiana Hoosiers
14-3
1968
Ohio State Buckeyes
USC Trojans
27-16
1969
USC Trojans
Michigan Wolverines
10-3
1970
Stanford Indians
Ohio State Buckeyes
27-17
1971
Stanford Cardinal
Michigan Wolverines
13-12
1972
USC Trojans
Ohio State Buckeyes
42-17
1973
Ohio State Buckeyes
USC Trojans
42-21
1974
USC Trojans
Ohio State Buckeyes
18-17
1975
UCLA Bruins
Ohio State Buckeyes
23-10
1976
USC Trojans
Michigan Wolverines
14-6
1977
Washington Huskies
Michigan Wolverines
27-20
1978
USC Trojans
Michigan Wolverines
17-10
1979
USC Trojans
Ohio State Buckeyes
17-16
1980
Michigan Wolverines
Washington Huskies
23-6
1981
Washington Huskies
Iowa Hawkeyes
28-0
1982
UCLA Bruins
Michigan Wolverines
24-14
1983
UCLA Bruins
Illinois Fighting Illini
45-9
1984
USC Trojans
Ohio State Buckeyes
20-17
1985
UCLA Bruins
Iowa Hawkeyes
45-28
1986
Arizona State Sun Devils
Michigan Wolverines
22-15
1987
Michigan State Spartans
USC Trojans
20-17
1988
Michigan Wolverines
USC Trojans
22-14
1989
USC Trojans
Michigan Wolverines
17-10
1990
Washington Huskies
Iowa Hawkeyes
46-34
1991
Washington Huskies
Michigan Wolverines
34-14
1992
Michigan Wolverines
Washington Huskies
38-31
1993
Wisconsin Badgers
UCLA Bruins
21-16
1994
Penn State Nittany Lions
Oregon Ducks
38-20
1995
USC Trojans
Northwestern Wildcats
41-32
1996
Ohio State Buckeyes
Arizona State Sun Devils
20-17
1997
Michigan Wolverines
Washington State Cougars
21-16
1998
Wisconsin Badgers
UCLA Bruins
38-31
1999
Wisconsin Badgers
Stanford Cardinal
17-9
2000
Washington Huskies
Purdue Boilermakers
34-24
2001
Miami Hurricanes
Nebraska Cornhuskers
37-14
2002
Oklahoma Sooners
Washington State Cougars
34-14
2003
USC Trojans
Michigan Wolverines
28-14
2004
Texas Longhorns
Michigan Wolverines
38-37
2005
Texas Longhorns
USC Trojans
41-38
2006
USC Trojans
Michigan Wolverines
32-18
2007
USC Trojans
Illinois Fighting Illini
49-17
2008
USC Trojans
Penn State Nittany Lions
38-24
2009
Ohio State Buckeys
Oregon Ducks
26-17
2010
TCU Horned Frogs
Wisconsin Badgers
21-19
2011
Oregon Ducks
Wisconsin Badgers
45-38
2012
Stanford Cardinal
Wisconsin Badgers
14-20
2013
Michigan State Spartans
Stanford Cardinal
24-20
2014
Oregon Ducks
Florida State Seminoles
59-20
2015
Stanford Cardinal
Iowa Hawkeyes
45-16
2016
USC Trojans
Penn State Nittany Lions
52-49
2017
Georgia Bulldogs
Oklahoma Sooners
54-48 2OT
2018
Ohio State Buckeyes
Washington Huskies
28-23
2019
Oregon Ducks
Wisconsin Badgers
28-27
2020
Alabama Crimson Tide
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
31-14
2021
Ohio State Buckeyes
Utah Utes
48-45
2022
Penn State Nittany Lions
Utah Utes
35-21
2023
Michigan Wolverines
Alabama Crimson Tide
27-20 OT