1944 Rose Bowl

1944 Rose Bowl
	30th edition
Washington Huskies	USC Trojans
(4–0)	(7–2)
Pacific Coast	Pacific Coast
0	29
Head coach: ; Ralph Welch	Head coach: ; Jeff Cravath
	AP
	12
Date	January 1, 1944
Season	1943
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Norman Verry (G) – USC
Favorite	Washington: 5 to 2 odds[1]
Referee	T.M. Fitzpatrick[2]
Attendance	68,000 [3]

The 1944 Rose Bowl was the thirtieth edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. This was the only Rose Bowl game with teams from the same conference (Pacific Coast), necessitated by the travel restrictions imposed by the war effort.[4] It determined the champion of the PCC for the 1943 season; the USC Trojans shut out the Washington Huskies 29–0 in a one-sided game.[2][5][6][7]

USC backup quarterback Jim Hardy threw three touchdown passes to lead the Trojans to their seventh Rose Bowl victory and eighth PCC championship.[2][5][8]

For the first time, the Rose Bowl was broadcast on the radio abroad to all American servicemen, with General Eisenhower in Western Europe allowing all troops who were not on the front lines to tune in and listen.[7][9]

Teams

Washington Huskies

Favored Washington won all four of its games in an abbreviated season without any PCC matchups, as the other five programs in the Northern Division were on hiatus in 1943 (and 1944).[10][11] They played Whitman College, Spokane Air Command (twice), and the March Field Flyers.[1] The Rose Bowl was the Huskies' sole conference game of the season; the three teams of the Southern Division (USC, UCLA, California) played each other twice; Stanford was on hiatus until the 1946 season.

Washington's most recent game was two months earlier on October 30,[12][13] and they had lost a dozen players to active military duty since, including two of their best backs, Jay Stoves (a transfer from idle Washington State) and Pete Susick.[7] Head coach Ralph Welch filled roster holes with Navy V-12 trainees and draft rejects who recently arrived on campus, leaving only 28 players available for the game.[7] Oddsmakers made the Huskies two-touchdown favorites to beat USC, but the fielded team differed greatly from that of the regular season.[7]

USC Trojans

Scoring

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

USC – George Callanan, 11-yard pass from Jim Hardy (Dick Jamison kick good); USC leads 7–0

Third quarter

USC – Callanan, 10-yard pass from Hardy (Jamison kick good); USC leads 14–0
USC – Gordon Gray, 21-yard pass from Hardy (Jamison kick blocked); USC leads 20–0

Fourth quarter

USC – Gray, 36-yard pass from Ainslee Bell (Jamison kick good); USC leads 27–0
USC – Gerry Austin’s punt blocked and rolled into the end zone for a safety; USC leads 29–0

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References

"Washington, Trojans meet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1944. p. 10.
Shoemaker, Lisle (January 2, 1944). "Southern California upsets Washington". Sunday Morning Star. (Wilmington, Delaware). United Press. p. 23.
2003 UW media guide, p. 323
"Bowl attendance likely be reduced". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1943. p. 9.
Frawley, Frank (January 2, 1944). "Southern California laces Washington, 29-0, in Rose Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. D1.
"Rose Bowl 1944". Rose Bowl History. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
Eskenazi, David (November 1, 2011). "Wayback Machine: Pest Welch's Crazy War Years". Sportspress Northwest. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
"The Rose Bowl 1944". mmbolding.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
"Huskies (University of Washington) Football, 1889–2008". historylink.org. April 11, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
"Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1943. p. 8.
Ashlock, Herb (September 24, 1943). "Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
Hutcheson, Jim (October 31, 1943). "Huskies thump Spokane 41-7 in last bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 11.
Claasen, Harold (December 31, 1943). "Grid season ends tomorrow in variety of bowl games". Calgary Herald. (Alberta, Canada). Associated Press. p. 14.

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[wtrmet-1] "Washington, Trojans meet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1944. p. 10.

[wmstrsh-2] Shoemaker, Lisle (January 2, 1944). "Southern California upsets Washington". Sunday Morning Star. (Wilmington, Delaware). United Press. p. 23.

[3] 2003 UW media guide, p. 323

[lbered-4] "Bowl attendance likely be reduced". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1943. p. 9.

[laceyv-5] Frawley, Frank (January 2, 1944). "Southern California laces Washington, 29-0, in Rose Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. D1.

[6] "Rose Bowl 1944". Rose Bowl History. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.

[spnm-7] Eskenazi, David (November 1, 2011). "Wayback Machine: Pest Welch's Crazy War Years". Sportspress Northwest. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[8] "The Rose Bowl 1944". mmbolding.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.

[9] "Huskies (University of Washington) Football, 1889–2008". historylink.org. April 11, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.

[wdrwbd-10] "Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1943. p. 8.

[notrvld-11] Ashlock, Herb (September 24, 1943). "Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.

[bbid-12] Hutcheson, Jim (October 31, 1943). "Huskies thump Spokane 41-7 in last bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 11.

[gsetiv-13] Claasen, Harold (December 31, 1943). "Grid season ends tomorrow in variety of bowl games". Calgary Herald. (Alberta, Canada). Associated Press. p. 14.

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