The 1927 Rose Bowl Game was a
college football bowl game
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held on January 1, 1927, in
Pasadena, California. The game featured the
Alabama Crimson Tide
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, of the
Southern Conference
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, and
Stanford, of the
Pacific Coast Conference, now the
Pac-12 Conference. It was Stanford's second Rose Bowl game in three years. The game ended in a 7–7 tie, the last Rose Bowl game to end in a tie.
Game summary
United Press called the 1927 Rose Bowl "the football championship of America", and the game was considered the most exciting in the series up to that time. The crowd of 57,417 set an attendance record. Stanford's
George Bogue missed an 18-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, then threw a touchdown pass to
Ed Walker and kicked the point after to put Stanford up, 7-0. Stanford held that lead through most of the rest of the game, but in the final minutes, they were forced to punt on fourth down.
Frankie Wilton's kick was blocked, and Alabama took over 14 yards from goal. Alabama running back Jimmy Johnson carried the ball in for the touchdown. The two-point conversion, and overtime, were decades in the future. Stanford's only hope was to block the point after, but Alabama ran the play quickly and
Herschel Caldwell's kick tied Stanford, and took away a Stanford victory in the final minute.
["Stanford and Alabama Play Tie," '']The Oakland Tribune
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Founded in 1874, the ''Tribune'' rose to become an influential daily newspaper. With the decli ...
'', January 2, 1927, p D-1; http://www.rosebowlhistory.org
Scoring
First quarter
* Stan – Walker, 15-yard pass from Bogue (Bogue kick good)
Second quarter
* No scoring
Third quarter
* No scoring
Fourth quarter
* Ala – Johnson, 1-yard run (Caldwell kick good)
References
1926–27 NCAA football bowl games
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
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1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
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1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
...
1927 in sports in California
January 1927 sports events
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