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, played on January 1, 1920. In the sixth Rose Bowl, the once-tied

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met the once-defeated Oregon Webfoots at

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; Harvard won with all of the scoring in the second quarter. Crimson halfback Edward Casey was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.2008 Rose Bowl Program
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. Accessed January 26, 2008. It was the first Rose Bowl game following

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in which college football returned to the Tournament of Roses. The two previous Tournament games had featured teams from the United States

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. This game established a pattern of inviting a team from the Eastern half of the United States to face one from the West Coast. Except for the

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game during

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, this continued until the advent of the

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game in January

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Game summary

Following a field goal by future

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r Bill Steers, Harvard scored on a 13-yard run by Fred Church on a drive that was keyed by two catches by future

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. Arnold Horween added the extra point, which would prove critical as Oregon could only manage one more score, a field goal from Skeet Manerud. Four other Oregon kicks were blocked or missed, including a fourth-quarter Manerud attempt that just missed.

Scoring

Aftermath

The 1919 Harvard team was undefeated, with two close calls; the only blemish was a come-from-behind tie at

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on November 8. Oregon finished with two losses; during the regular season, the Webfoots fell 7−0 to

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, also on November 8.

References

Bibliography

*Oregon Ducks football media guide *Harvard Crimson football media guide *Williams, Harry A. – FOOTBALL TITLE SETTLED TODAY. Harvard and Oregon Elevens are Both Primed for the Greatest Game of the Season; General Betting Gives Crimson Players Distinct Edge. ''Los Angeles Times'', January 1, 1920 *Hayden, Charles F. – GAME'S COLORFUL SETTING. Huge Crowd Turns Out for East vs. West Football Match—Military Touch. ''Los Angeles Times'', January 2, 1920 *Williams, Harry A. – HARVARD WINS BY A POINT. Oregon's Showing a Triumph for Coach Shy Huntington and His Helpers. ''Los Angeles Times'', January 2, 1920 *Lowry, Paul – CHURCH'S DASH BRINGS VICTORY Harvard's Crack Half Back Makes a Great Run; Oregon's Defeat Centered on this Desperate Rush; Northerner's Superior Condition was Apparent. ''Los Angeles Times'', January 2, 1920 'Freddie Church, straddling through a mixed mass of players on a wide end run, snipped off the distance that meant victory for Harvard over Oregon yesterday. The score was 7 to 6. Church's dash was for only to yards, measured straight down the field, but before he had stretched his long limbs to a point directly behind the goal posts he had covered something like 70 yards.'' {{Oregon Ducks bowl game navbox Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Game Harvard Crimson football bowl games Oregon Ducks football bowl games 1920 in sports in California January 1920 sports events