The Michigan Wolverines won the first Rose Bowl. They beat Stanford.
The first Rose Bowl was played in 1902 between Michigan and Stanford. Michigan won 49-0.
Bears won the Rose Bowl.
Michigan won the first Rose Bowl ever played, in 1902, by the score of 49-0 over Stanford. Michigan's head coach was Fielding Yost.
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Here are a few to start ... 1) Jim Plunkett was the starting QB for Stanford who won the 1971 Rose Bowl and for the Raiders who won Super Bowls XV and XVIII. 2) Lynn Swann was a WR with for USC who won the 1973 Rose Bowl and for the Steelers who won Super Bowl IX, X, XII, and XIII. 3) Rod Martin was a LB for USC that won the 1976 Rose Bowl and for the Raiders who won Super Bowls XV and XVIII. 4) Marcus Allen was a RB for USC that won the 1979 and 1980 Rose Bowls and for the Raiders that won Super Bowl XVIII. 5) Ronnie Lott was a DB for USC that won the 1979 and 1980 Rose Bowls and for the 49ers that won Super Bowls XVI, XIX, XXVIII, and XXIV. 6) Randy Cross was an OL for UCLA that won the 1976 Rose Bowl and the 49ers who won Super Bowls XVI, XIX, and XXIII. 7) Wendell Tyler was a RB for UCLA that won the 1976 Rose Bowl and the 49ers who won Super Bowl XIX. 8) Orlando Pace was an OT for Ohio State that won the 1997 Rose Bowl and the Rams who won Super Bowl XXXIV. 9) Mike Vrabel was a DE for Ohio State that won the 1997 Rose Bowl and the Patriots that won Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX. 10) Ali Haji-Sheikh was a K for Michigan that won the 1980 Rose Bowl and the Redskins that won Super Bowl XXII. 11) Ty Law was a DB for Michigan that won the 1993 Rose Bowl and the Patriots that won Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX. Also .... 1) Mike Holmgren was a backup QB for USC who won the 1970 Rose Bowl and the head coach of the Green Bay Packers who won Super Bowl XXXI. 2) Dick Vermeil was head coach of USC who won the 1976 Rose Bowl and the Rams that won Super Bowl XXXIV.
The University of Alabama, the first team from the south invited to play in the rose bowl, won it 20-19. Alabama has won more rose bowls than any other non big-10, pac-10 team. Thier record in Rose bowls is 4-1-1. After Alabama dismantled USC 34-14 in the 1946 Rose Bowl, the Rose Bowl committee began only allowing Big-10 and PAc-10 teams to play in it.