Break from the Grind December 29, 2009
Trivial Pursuits: What Replaced the Rose Bowl?
December 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 1902, the Tournament of Roses Association decided to enhance the day's festivities…by adding a football game.
Reported by Nevin E. Adams
In fact, that was the first national, post-season, collegiate football game, with Stanford University taking on the University of Michigan. It didn’t turn out to be a very exciting game – Stanford lost 49-0 (and gave up in the third quarter).
In fact, that lopsided result was so discouraging that the Tournament gave up on football in favor of what?
Answer: Roman-style chariot races. Thankfully they changed back to football in 1916 and the rest is football history. You can read more about it at http://www.tournamentofroses.com/history/gamehistory.asp
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