1964 Rose Bowl

The 1964 Rose Bowl was the 50th Rose Bowl Game, played on January 1, 1964. It featured the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Washington Huskies.[3][4]

1964 Rose Bowl
50th Rose Bowl Game
Washington Huskies Illinois Fighting Illini
(6–4) (7–1–1)
7 17
Head coach: 
Jim Owens		 Head coach: 
Pete Elliott
APCoaches
34
1234 Total
Washington 0700 7
Illinois 0377 17
DateJanuary 1, 1964
Season1963
StadiumRose Bowl Stadium
LocationPasadena, California
MVPJim Grabowski
FavoriteIllinois by 6 points [1][2]
Attendance96,957
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC

Illinois was led by Dick Butkus, Jim Grabowski, Lynn Stewart, and Archie Sutton on their way to a 17–7 victory over the Huskies, led by Junior Coffey.[3]

The game was scoreless until the second quarter; Washington scored first, following an Illinois fumble at its own 27-yard line. Backup quarterback, Bill Siler, kept it for three yards, then passed it to Joe Mancuso for 18 yards to the Illini 6. Siler then faked a pass and pitched to halfback Dave Kopay, who scored behind the block of halfback Ron Medved, with 8:26 left in the first half. The Illini got on the scoreboard with Jim Plankenhorn's field goal in the waning seconds of the second quarter and Washington led 7–3 at halftime.[5]

In the third quarter, Illinois took control as Jim Warren scored the "go-ahead" touchdown on a two-yard run. Sophomore Grabowski rushed for 125 yards, scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[3] Butkus played both ways in this contest, both at center and linebacker. He recovered a fumble, and had an interception (in addition to leading a defense that held Washington to only 59 yards rushing and 71 yards passing for the game).[6]

Aftermath

The opposing running backs were both drafted by the Green Bay Packers, Coffey in 1965 and Grabowski in 1966.

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References
  1. "Illini favored by six points". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. December 31, 1963. p. 6.
  2. Zimmerman, Paul (January 1, 1964). "Illinois defense, power, speed rated over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. 12.
  3. "Sophomore sparks win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1964. p. 1D.
  4. "Soph FB paces Illinois' win in 'Rose'". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1964. p. 36.
  5. "Illinois' soph Grabowski, smart defense defeat crippled, gallant Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1964. p. 16.
  6. The Champaign-Urbana News Gazette, January 2, 1964.
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