The 1930 Rose Bowl was the 16th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1930 in

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. It featured the

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against the

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.Rose Bowl Game Timeline
, ''Pasadena Tournament of Roses''

Scoring

First Quarter

*USC – Edelson, 55-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick good) *USC –

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, 25-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick blocked)

Second Quarter

*USC – Duffield, 1-yard run (

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kick failed) *USC – Duffield, 1-yard run (Baker kick good)

Third Quarter

*USC – Russ Saunders, 16-yard run (Shaver kick good) *Pitt – Walinchus, 28-yard pass from Baker (Parkinson kick good) *USC – Edelson, 39-yard pass from Saunders (Baker kick good)

Fourth Quarter

*Pitt – Collins, 36-yard pass from Williams (Parkinson kick good) *USC – Wilcox, 57-yard pass from Duffield (Duffield dropkicked extra point)

Game notes

By losing to the Trojans, the Panthers gave up the most points since 1903.

References

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