The 1957 Rose Bowl was the 43rd

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, played at the Rose Bowl in

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, on Tuesday, January 1. The third-

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defeated the #10

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of the

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by a score of 35–19, in a

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of a regular season contest in early October at

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, where the home team rallied to win, 14–13. Iowa quarterback

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was named the Player of the Game. This was the first trip to Pasadena for both teams: it was Iowa's first bowl appearance and Oregon State's second. The

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won the Rose Bowl fifteen years earlier in January

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, which was moved to

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Game summary

Ploen completed nine of ten passes and rushed for 59 yards, including a 49-yard run for Iowa's first score.

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scored twice for the Hawkeyes, the second on a 66-yard run. For Oregon State,

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ran for 73 yards and was ten of twelve passing for 73 yards and a touchdown. The Beavers were hurt by three fumbles, two in the first seven minutes, and both led to Iowa touchdowns. The Hawkeyes led 21–6 at halftime and were up by 23 points early in the fourth quarter. OSC closed the margin to sixteen points with under ten minutes remaining, but that was the last of the scoring and Iowa won 35–19.

Scoring

First quarter

* Iowa –

49-yard run (Bob Prescott kick), 10:44 remaining, (Iowa 7–0) * Iowa –

9-yard run (Prescott kick), 7:20, (Iowa, 14–0)

Second quarter

* OSC – Tom Berry 3-yard run (kick blocked), 14:48, (Iowa, 14–6) * Iowa – Bill Happel 5-yard run (Prescott kick), 3:23, (Iowa, 21–6)

Third quarter

* Iowa – Collins Hagler 66-yard run (Prescott kick), 12:29, (Iowa, 28–6) * OSC –

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1-yard run (kick blocked), 5:20, (Iowa, 28–12)

Fourth quarter

* Iowa – Jim Gibbons 16-yard pass from Ken Ploen (Prescott kick), 14:47, (Iowa 35–12) * OSC – Sterling Hammack 35-yard pass from

(Beamer run), 9:41, (Iowa 35–19) :

References

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