Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," the second of what is now known as the

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was played on January 1, 1916. The Rose Bowl game has been played annually since this game. The first game, the

1902 Tournament East-West football game Originally titled the "Tournament East–West football game," what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was first played on January 1, 1902, at Tournament Park in Pasadena, California, starting the tradition of New Year's Day bowl games. The inaugur ...

, was so lopsided that for the next 13 years, the Tournament of Roses officials ran chariot races, ostrich races, and other various events instead of football.Bowl Games: College Football's Greatest Tradition, by Robert Ours, 2004, pgs. 3-4 But, on New Year's Day 1916, football returned to stay as undefeated Washington State College defeated

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in this first annual Tournament of Roses football game.

Tournament Park

Before the

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was built for the

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game, the Rose Bowl was played in Pasadena's Tournament Park, approximately of the current stadium. It is best known for being the site of the first edition in

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, and the second to eighth (1916 to

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) before the current stadium opened in the fall of 1922. Its capacity at the time was 43,000.

Teams

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had an undefeated season. They won 28–3 over

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, 29–0 over Oregon State, 41–0 over

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, 27–7 over

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, 17–0 over Whitman and 48–0 over

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. The

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lost 7–0 to

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, 6–0 to

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, and 16–7 to

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. They had a scoreless tie with

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. Brown outscored its opponents 167–32 that year, beating

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38–0, Williams 33–0,

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46–0,

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3-0 and

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39–3. Brown was chosen as the Eastern representative with a 5–3–1 record. The Tournament of Roses committee were responsible for selecting and inviting the teams. Brown's victories over Yale and Carlisle were deciding factors for inviting Brown to participate.

Game summary

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became the first African-American to play in the Rose Bowl Game. He was limited to 47 yards in 13 carries during the game. Wallace Wade played on the line. The game was played in a cold quagmire of mud from several days of rain.

Scoring

Statistics

Aftermath

Coach William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz and his Washington State squad served as extras in the football film '' Tom Brown of Harvard'' each morning and then practiced for the bowl game in the afternoon. They were paid $100 for the movie work. The Tournament of Roses organization continues to have a college football game to this day as part of the New Year's Day celebrations. The Western and Northern universities permitted minority players, a situation that would eventually lead to the Pacific Coast Conference - Big Nine conference agreement for the

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. Most Southern universities were still segregated until the 1960s. None of the

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schools had an African American athlete until 1966. The Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Sugar Bowl would not be integrated until 1948, 1955, and 1956 respectively. Carl Dietz, the Washington State fullback, was named the Most Valuable Player of the game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.2008 Rose Bowl Program
,

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. Retrieved January 26, 2008. Later, Pollard was the first black named to the

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All-America team and became the first black

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head coach. The official 2007 NCAA Division I football records book lists the attendance at 7,000.Official 2007 NCAA Division I football records book - PDF copy available at NCAA.org Washington State listed at 10,000 in its media guide. The quarterback of the Washington State University team, Thomas Arthur Durham, later had a successful Naval career.

References

Books

* Maxwell Stiles - ''The Rose Bowl: A Complete Action and Pictorial Exposition of Rose Bowl Football'', Sportsmaster Publications (1946), ASIN: B0007FBNU4 * Brown University Football Media guide (PDF copy available at brownbears.cstv.com)

External links

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