1964 Rose Bowl

1964 Rose Bowl
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
AP	Coaches
3	4
Date	January 1, 1964
Season	1963
Stadium	Rose Bowl Stadium
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Jim Grabowski
Favorite	Illinois by 6 points
Attendance	96,957
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Rose Bowl
< 1963	1965 >

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]

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.

References[]

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

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[bbuoifv-1] "Illini favored by six points". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. December 31, 1963. p. 6.

[latpzm-2] Zimmerman, Paul (January 1, 1964). "Illinois defense, power, speed rated over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. 12.

[sopspwn-3] "Sophomore sparks win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1964. p. 1D.

[ppupiso-4] "Soph FB paces Illinois' win in 'Rose'". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1964. p. 36.

[idcgw-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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