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built a 33–7 halftime lead and defeated the #17 Iowa Hawkeyes 46–34. Washington sophomore

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was named the Player of the Game.2008 Rose Bowl Program
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). This record, in turn, stood for more than twenty years until it was broken in the

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. This was Iowa's 5th Rose Bowl appearance. In 2006, an ESPN Classic poll of the top 20 Rose Bowls named this game as the 20th best Rose Bowl.

Pre-game activities

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and a resident of

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, becomes the 73rd Rose Queen to reign over the 102nd Rose Parade and the 77th Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day. The game was presiding over by the 1991 Tournament of Roses Royal Court and Rose Parade Grand Marshal

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. Members of the court are: Princesses Dawn Gray, Pasadena, Pasadena City College; Tisha Mei-Lin Kong, San Marino,

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Game summary

Washington scored 23 points in the second quarter and built a sizable 33–7 lead at halftime. The teams each scored a touchdown in the third quarter, taking the score to 39–14. With a 25-point lead, Washington substituted reserves early in the fourth quarter, and the Hawkeyes quickly scored two touchdowns. Washington responded with a touchdown to put the score at 46–26; Iowa followed with the final score of the game, a touchdown and two-point conversion to bring the final score to 46–34, the closest Iowa had been since the middle of the second quarter. Washington (10–2) was elevated to #5 in both polls and Iowa (8–4) dropped one notch to finish eighteenth in both polls.

Scoring

First quarter

*Wash. - Hanson, 23-yard field goal - Wash. 3–0 *Wash. - Hall, 27-yard return of blocked punt (Hanson kick) - Wash. 10–0

Second quarter

*Iowa -

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, 15-yard run (Skillett kick) - Wash. 10–7 *Wash. - Hanson, 34-yard field goal - Wash. 13–7 *Wash. - Mincy, 37-yard interception return (pass failed) - Wash. 19–7 *Wash. - Brunell, 5-yard run (Hanson kick) - Wash. 26–7 *Wash. - Bailey, 22-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - Wash. 33–7

Third quarter

*Iowa -

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, 7-yard run (Skillett kick) - Wash. 33–14 *Wash. - Brunell, 20-yard run (run failed) - Wash. 39–14

Fourth quarter

*Iowa - Rodgers, 9-yard run (run failed) - Wash. 39–20 *Iowa - Bell, 20-yard run (pass failed) - Wash. 39–26 *Wash. - Bailey, 31-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - Wash. 46–26 *Iowa -

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, 12-yard pass from Rodgers (Velicer, pass from Rodgers) - Wash. 46–34

References

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