1927 Rose Bowl

13th Rose Bowl Game

Alabama Crimson Tide	Stanford
(9–0)	(10–0)
7	7
Head coach: Wallace Wade	Head coach: Pop Warner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	0	0	0	7	7
Stanford	7	0	0	0	7

Date

January 1, 1927

Season

1926

Stadium

Rose Bowl

Location

Pasadena, California

MVP

Fred Pickhard (Alabama)

Attendance

57,417

The 1927 Rose Bowl Game was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 1927, in Pasadena, California. The game featured the Alabama Crimson Tide, of the Southern Conference, and Stanford, of the Pacific Coast Conference, now the Pac-12 Conference. It was Stanford's second Rose Bowl game in three years. The game ended in a 7–7 tie, the last Rose Bowl game to end in a tie.^[1]

Game summary

United Press called the 1927 Rose Bowl "the football championship of America", and the game was considered the most exciting in the series up to that time. The crowd of 57,417 set an attendance record. Stanford's George Bogue missed an 18-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, then threw a touchdown pass to Ed Walker and kicked the point after to put Stanford up, 7-0. Stanford held that lead through most of the rest of the game, but in the final minutes, they were forced to punt on fourth down. Frankie Wilton's kick was blocked, and Alabama took over 14 yards from goal. Alabama running back Jimmy Johnson carried the ball in for the touchdown. The two-point conversion, and overtime, were decades in the future. Stanford's only hope was to block the point after, but Alabama ran the play quickly and Herschel Caldwell's kick tied Stanford, and took away a Stanford victory in the final minute.^[2]

Scoring

First quarter

Stan – Walker, 15-yard pass from Bogue (Bogue kick good)

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

Ala – Johnson, 1-yard run (Caldwell kick good)

References

↑ 2010 Historical Media Guide, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, December 2009
↑ "Stanford and Alabama Play Tie," The Oakland Tribune, January 2, 1927, p D-1; http://www.rosebowlhistory.org

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