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UGA, Bama and Tennessee only SEC schools to ever play in The Rose Bowl Game....
Posted on 4/16/21 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 4/16/21 at 7:23 pm
....but, only 1 has never lost in The Rose Bowl Game (who cares if it's been 40 years).
This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 7:35 pm
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Posted on 4/16/21 at 7:54 pm to JetDawg
Alabama has won more Rose Bowls than any team not in the PAC or Big 10 (or however many these days), which are the 2 conferences that played yearly in the bowl for 50+ years. In fact, Alabama won the last Rose Bowl before that yearly PAC vs Big 10 matchup started.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 7:56 pm to JetDawg
Rose Bowl in our Fight Song
Posted on 4/16/21 at 8:12 pm to BLG
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Alabama has won more Rose Bowls than any team not in the PAC or Big 10
Only teams to have more wins are USC, Michigan, Ohio State, Washington and Stanford.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 8:28 pm to JetDawg
Alabama is 5-1-1 in Rose Bowl. It is not well known, but in 1961, Alabama was undefeated and the PAC-8 Big-10 Rose Bowl agreement had expired.
Coach Bryant held the team out of accepting a bowl for a week hoping the Rose Bowl would invite Alabama. Supposedly he dressed out a couple of black assistant trainers and had then stand right behind him the last two games so that cameras would show a sham integration during that upheaval.
However the Rose Bowl invited the Big-10 champion anyway, and next year renewed the agreement. Coach never got over missing that Rose Bowl opportunity and wrote about it in his book.
Coach Bryant held the team out of accepting a bowl for a week hoping the Rose Bowl would invite Alabama. Supposedly he dressed out a couple of black assistant trainers and had then stand right behind him the last two games so that cameras would show a sham integration during that upheaval.
However the Rose Bowl invited the Big-10 champion anyway, and next year renewed the agreement. Coach never got over missing that Rose Bowl opportunity and wrote about it in his book.
This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 4/16/21 at 8:59 pm to BLG
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In fact, Alabama won the last Rose Bowl before that yearly PAC vs Big 10 matchup started.
I understand why they want a west coast vs east coast guranteed matchup for tv sets. But Bama made them get that contract.
Then later I learned that while fighting over money in that contract in 1961, Bama had one chance and went and won it.
This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:40 am to BLG
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. In fact, Alabama won the last Rose Bowl before that yearly PAC vs Big 10 matchup started
It was because of Alabama they closed it off. They said they were tired of getting beat by teams playing "hillbilly ball."
Posted on 4/17/21 at 7:54 am to JetDawg
SEC Champion Tulane played in the Rose Bowl in 1932.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 8:04 am to johnnydrama
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SEC Champion Tulane played in the Rose Bowl in 1932.
There was no SEC in 1931-32. Tulane were the champions of the Southern Conference that season. It wasn't until 1933 that the SEC started playing.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 8:23 am to JetDawg
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.but, only 1 has never lost in The Rose Bowl Game (
Only one SEC team has won a national championship in the Rose Bowl. Guess who?
Posted on 4/17/21 at 8:41 am to RollTide1987
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SEC Champion Tulane played in the Rose Bowl in 1932.
There was no SEC in 1931-32. Tulane were the champions of the Southern Conference that season. It wasn't until 1933 that the SEC started playing.
I stand corrected.
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