![]() Ĭharley Trippi of Georgia was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively. UCLA fans Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner rented the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel for a party for the Bruins football team. The UCLA team also received star attention. The team got a studio tour and met with Hollywood stars. The Georgia team remained in town a day to celebrate after the game. A spectator in the stadium died of a heart attack during the game. Georgia coach Wally Butts was reportedly sweating over the Bruins' defense during the game. The Bruins were considered lucky to have held Georgia to 9 points. The UCLA Bruins had 5 first downs to Georgia's 25 and were regarded as no match for the Bulldogs. Georgia - Frank Sinkwich, one-yard run.Georgia - Willard "Red" Boyd blocks Bob Waterfield's punt out of bounds for an automatic safety.First quarter No scoring Second quarter No scoring Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter The punt was blocked out of the end zone. Bob Waterfield attempted the punt 10 yards back from the line of scrimmage as was the custom at the time. In the fourth quarter, the Bruins were backed up against the south goal line. The Bulldogs had 25 first downs to the Bruins' 5. The game was scoreless until the fourth quarter. Georgia had silver helmets, red jerseys, and gray pants. UCLA wore gold helmets, white jerseys, and gold pants. The Temperature was 72 ☏ (22 ☌) and sunny in Pasadena. Georgia had played their first bowl game the previous year, the 1942 Orange Bowl. The Bulldogs had been named national champions by the Berryman, DeVold, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, and Williamson polls. The Bulldogs featured 1942 Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich, Maxwell Award winner Charley Trippi, and Jim Todd (Laurens, SC) backing up Trippi. The Western Conference, forerunner of the Big Ten Conference, did not permit their teams to play in bowl games until the 1946 agreement between the Big Nine and the PCC. Georgia finished the number two team in the nation behind number one Ohio State. The Bulldogs defeated the Engineers 34–0, and were awarded the Rose Bowl Bid on November 28, 1942. For their final games in the 1942 season, the second-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (at 9–0) traveled to Athens to face the fifth-ranked Bulldogs (at 9–1) for their rivalry game. The Tournament of Roses committee were responsible for selecting and inviting the opposing team. Main article: 1942 Georgia Bulldogs football team Due to the number of American servicemen stationed in Australia, the game was broadcast live on Australian radio. The Tournament of Roses parade itself still was not held due to the war. įew Georgia fans were able to make the trip because of travel restrictions, and there were many military servicemen in attendance. On November 18, the Rose Bowl was permitted by the Western Defense Command. By November 5, 1942, it was announced that the East West Game could occur in San Francisco. On October 10, 1942, the decision was announced that the game would be played, pending approval of the Army, however, the parade still would not be held. Īfter the 1942 Allied victory in the Battle of Midway and the end of the Japanese offensives in the Pacific Theater during 1942, it was deemed that the West Coast was no longer vulnerable to attack, and the Rose Bowl game returned to southern California. Charley Trippi of Georgia was named the Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively. The game returned to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena after being played in North Carolina at Duke Stadium in Durham the year before. The second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) defeated the #13 UCLA Bruins of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), 9–0. The 1943 Rose Bowl game was the 29th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1.
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