2007 Rose Bowl

The 2007 Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2007 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It was the 93rd Rose Bowl Game and part of the 2006–2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) at the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In the game, the University of Southern California Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the University of Michigan Wolverines, second-place finishers in the Big Ten Conference, 32–18. USC wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett and USC outside linebacker Brian Cushing were named the Rose Bowl Players of the Game.[3]

2007 Rose Bowl
93rd Rose Bowl Game
USC Trojans Michigan Wolverines
(10–2) (11–1)
32 18
Head coach: 
Pete Carroll		 Head coach: 
Lloyd Carr
APCoachesBCS
875
APCoachesBCS
333
1234 Total
USC 301613 32
Michigan 03015 18
DateJanuary 1, 2007
Season2006
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPOffensive: Dwayne Jarrett (USC WR)
Defensive: Brian Cushing (USC OLB)
FavoriteMichigan by 1.5
National anthemMichigan Marching Band
RefereeJack Childress (ACC)
Halftime showMichigan Marching Band
Spirit of Troy
Attendance93,852[1]
PayoutUS$17 million per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN on ABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger, Bob Davie, Kirk Herbstreit, and Lisa Salters.

Historically, the Rose Bowl has pitted the champions the Big Ten and Pac-10. What made the 2007 Rose Bowl a not-so-traditional matchup is that Michigan entered as the runner-up of the Big Ten. The Big Ten champions, Ohio State, were ranked #1 and instead participated in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. Michigan won their first 11 games in 2006, but lost their last regular season game to the undefeated Buckeyes in Columbus, 42–39.

Pre-game

A moment of silence prior to the national anthem was held in memory of former Michigan center, 38th President of the United States, and 1978 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal Gerald Ford, who died six days earlier. George Lucas, Southern California alum, the creator of the Star Wars series of films, and 2007 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal, flipped the coin. The coin used featured Southern California's logo on one on side and Michigan's logo on the other. Neither team called a side as the team's logo that landed up won the coin toss. Southern California deferred after winning the coin toss, and Michigan elected to receive the ball on the kickoff. The game officially started at 2:00 pm PST (UTC−8).

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USC MICH
1 4:02 10 49 4:38 USC 26-yard field goal by Mario Danelo 3 0
2 13:35 13 54 5:23 MICH 43-yard field goal by Garrett Rivas 3 3
3 8:43 4 38 1:50 USC Chris McFoy 2-yard touchdown reception from John David Booty, Mario Danelo kick good 10 3
3 5:17 5 70 1:13 USC Dwayne Jarrett 22-yard touchdown reception from John David Booty, Mario Danelo kick no good 16 3
3 0:48 11 23 1:19 USC 26-yard field goal by Mario Danelo 19 3
4 13:25 8 80 2:18 MICH Adrian Arrington 11-yard touchdown reception from Chad Henne, 2-point run good 19 11
4 11:18 6 73 1:55 USC Dwayne Jarrett 62-yard touchdown reception from John David Booty, Mario Danelo kick no good 25 11
4 6:52 4 85 1:10 USC Steve Smith 7-yard touchdown reception from John David Booty, Mario Danelo kick good 32 11
4 1:09 6 70 1:11 MICH Steve Breaston 41-yard touchdown reception from Chad Henne, Garrett Rivas kick good 32 18
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 18

Game notes

Many times the participants of the Rose Bowl game have been the winners of the respective UCLA–USC rivalry and Michigan-Ohio State rivalry games, although there have been instances where the loser of the rivalry game still won the conference championship. In the 2007 Rose Bowl game, the participants both were the losers of those games, and Michigan was an at-large BCS participant with a second place Big Ten finish.

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References
  1. ESPN NCF – USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines, January 1, 2007
  2. "$17M BCS payouts sound great, but ... - USATODAY.com". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.
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