2007 Rose Bowl

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
Date	January 1, 2007
Season	2006
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Offensive: Dwayne Jarrett (USC WR); Defensive: Brian Cushing (USC OLB)
Favorite	Michigan by 1.5
National anthem	Michigan Marching Band
Referee	Jack Childress (ACC)
Halftime show	Michigan Marching Band; Spirit of Troy
Attendance	93,852[1]
Payout	US$17 million per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN on ABC
Announcers	Brent Musburger, Bob Davie, Kirk Herbstreit, and Lisa Salters.

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]

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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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.

References

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

External links

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[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.

[ROSEBOWLPROGRAM-3] 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.

2006–07 NCAA football bowl game season
Poinsettia (Dec. 19) Las Vegas (Dec. 21) New Orleans (Dec. 22) PapaJohns.com (Dec. 23) New Mexico (Dec. 23) Armed Forces (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Motor City (Dec. 26) Emerald (Dec. 27) Holiday (Dec. 28) Independence (Dec. 28) Texas (Dec. 28) Music City (Dec. 29) Sun (Dec. 29) Liberty (Dec. 29) Insight (Dec. 29) Champs Sports (Dec. 29) Meineke Car Care (Dec. 30) Alamo (Dec. 30) Chick-fil-A (Dec. 30) MPC Computers (Dec. 31) Outback (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Gator (Jan. 1) Capital One (Jan. 1) International (Jan. 6) GMAC (Jan. 7)
Bowl Championship Series games: Rose (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 2) Sugar (Jan. 3) BCS National Championship (Jan. 8)
All-Star Games: North–South All-Star Classic (Jan. 13) Hula Bowl (Jan. 14) East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 20) Senior Bowl (Jan. 27) Texas vs. The Nation Game (Feb. 2)

Rose Bowl Game
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Notes	No games were held from 1903 to 1915. The 1942 game was played at Duke Stadium in Durham, NC, due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 2021 game was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in California. The game was also the national title game for the Bowl Championship Series in 2002 and 2006. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015, 2018, and 2021 editions.