The 1982 Rose Bowl was the 68th edition of the college football

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, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1. The

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of the Pacific-10 Conference shut out the Iowa Hawkeyes of the

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, 28–0, the first in the Rose Bowl in 29 years. Freshman running back Jacque Robinson gained 142 yards on 20 carries and set up or scored three of the Huskies' four touchdowns. A non-starter, he had entered the game in the second quarter and did not play in the third; he was the first freshman named Player of the Game. Washington quarterback Steve Pelluer was 15 for 29 passing, end

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had four big catches, and linebacker

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made thirteen tackles.

Washington Huskies

The defending Pac-10 champion, Washington began the season ranked fifteenth. After winning their first three games to rise to #12, they were knocked off by

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in Seattle, 26–7. They won their next four games, heading into crucial matchups with

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and USC. UCLA shut out the Huskies 31–0 in Los Angeles but Washington shut down USC and Heisman Trophy winner

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13–3 in Seattle. Washington then claimed the Pac-10 title by beating

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23–10, while USC knocked UCLA out of first place with a 22–21 win in which they blocked a Bruins' last second field goal attempt.

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa started the season by upsetting #7

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, losing to Iowa State, then upsetting #6 UCLA. The Hawkeyes took over first place in the Big Ten with a 9–7 win over

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in Ann Arbor, but fell to third place behind

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and Michigan with back to back losses to

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and

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. They rose back into a tie for second place when Minnesota upset Ohio State. When Ohio State beat Michigan 14–9 in Ann Arbor, that knocked the Wolverines out of first, and left Iowa and Ohio State tied atop the Big 10 standings. Because they did not play each other, Iowa was awarded the Rose Bowl berth since Ohio State had been to the Rose Bowl more recently ( 1980; the Hawkeyes' most recent trip was in

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). With an 8–3 regular season, it was Iowa's first winning record in

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. They were the first team other than either Michigan or Ohio State to represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl in fourteen years, since

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in January

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Scoring

First quarter

:''No scoring''

Second quarter

* Wash – Jacque Robinson, 1-yard run (

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kick) * Wash – Vince Coby, 1-yard run ( Steve Pelluer pass to Chris James incomplete)

Third quarter

:''No scoring''

Fourth quarter

* Wash – Robinson, 34-yard run (Pelluer passes to

for 2-point conversion) * Wash –

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, 3-yard run (Nelson kick)

Statistics

: :

Notes

* First shutout since

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, when USC defeated

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7–0. * Jacque Robinson became the first freshman to win the Rose Bowl Player of the Game award * Referee Rich McVay died eight months later, suffering a massive heart attack while officiating the

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game at

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.Jauss, Bill
Referee dies on field
''Chicago Tribune'', September 12, 1982, Section 4, Page 3

References

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