The 1960 Rose Bowl was the 46th

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of the

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, played at the Rose Bowl in

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, on Friday, January 1, 1960, at the end of the

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season. This was the first Rose Bowl appearance by the Huskies since

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and the first appearance by the Badgers since

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. This was the first time these two football programs met on the field. The

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defeated the

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, 44–8. The face value of a game ticket was six dollars.

Teams

Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies were the first conference champions of the newly-formed

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(AAWU), commonly referred to as the "Big Five" at the time (and now as the

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). The conference formed in the wake of the "pay for play" scandal and collapse of the

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(PCC) after the

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season. As a result of the demise of the PCC, the Rose Bowl had no contractual agreement with either the Big Five or Big Ten to send their champions to the game: both teams received "at-large" invitations and accepted. Washington,

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, and

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all finished with 3–1 conference records. Washington had defeated UCLA, which had defeated USC, which had defeated Washington. The USC loss was the only one for Washington, and the Huskies had the best record in the AAWU. Washington entered the game as the West representative, the first champions of the newly-formed AAWU conference. They were led by

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, a 20-year-old junior who "conspicuously lack dhis trade's traditional egotism," stating "I consider myself just adequate." Remarkably, he was also 90% blind in his left eye.

Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin, the

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champion, had a 7–2 regular season record, with losses to

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and

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. Despite the similarity in the poll rankings, Wisconsin entered the game as a 6½-point favorite, due in part to recent dominance of the Big Ten in recent Rose Bowl games, winning twelve of thirteen.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter *WASH –

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6-yard run ( George Fleming kick) *WASH – Fleming 36-yard field goal *WASH – Fleming 53-yard punt return (Fleming kick) 2nd Quarter *WISC –

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4-yard run (Allan Schoonover pass from

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) *WASH – Lee Folkins 23-yard pass from

(Fleming kick) 3rd Quarter *WASH – Ray Jackson 2-yard run (Fleming kick) 4th Quarter *WASH – Schloredt 3-yard run (Fleming kick) *WASH – Don Millich 3-yard pass from Bob Hivner (pass failed)

Game notes

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served as Tournament

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Aftermath

Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt and halfback George Fleming were named a co- Players of the Game. Schloredt was subsequently named the Player of the Game the following year, the first in the history of the Rose Bowl to be twice-honored. In 1970, Fleming became the first African-American to be elected to the

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References

External links

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