Rose Bowl Game Odds, Predictions & Bowl History

Jay Sanin on January 1st, 2024

Alabama +1.5 (-110) +105

Michigan -1.5 (-110) -125

Alabama ML (+105) over Michigan

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Alabama +1.5 (-110) +105

Michigan -1.5 (-110) -125

Alabama should be able to shut down the running game of Michigan and force them out of their comfort zone.
The Crimson Tide have a huge coaching advantage in this game with Nick Saban taking on a coach in Jim Harbaugh who has yet to win a CFP game.

The Rose Bowl is probably the most well-known college football bowl game, with over a century of tradition behind it. This game often features two of the best teams in all of college football and is a part of the College Football Playoff rotation in the present day. Here, we look at the history of this game, and break down this year’s version of one of the biggest games on the college football bowl schedule each season.

2024 Rose Bowl Analysis

In this year’s Rose Bowl, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan Wolverines will face off in the first semifinal of the College Football Playoff. Michigan comes into this game as a slight favorite, as they are the top-seed in the four-team playoff. But Alabama has been much better in CFP games during this era of college football history, which could help them to come away with a win here.

The key to this game will be the quarterbacks on each side. Jalen Milroe will need to make plays with his legs for Alabama to escape the wrath of the Michigan defense. Meanwhile, JJ McCarthy will need to make plays through the air to prevent Michigan’s offense from being too one-dimensional against the Crimson Tide.

Rose Bowl History

The history of the Rose Bowl dates back to the early 1900s, with the first edition of the game being played in 1902. It was then resumed in 1916 and has been a cornerstone of the bowl season ever since. This game regularly features teams from the Pac-12 and Big Ten, though that will change with the Pac-12 being dissolved. It is also in the College Football Playoff rotation, where those conference tie-ins are not a actor. Below is the full list of Rose Bowl matchups and the results of those games.

Date played	West / Pac-12	East / Big Ten
1/1/02	Stanford	Michigan
1/1/16	Washington State	Brown
1/1/17	Oregon	Penn
1/1/18	Mare Island – USMC	Camp Lewis – US Army
1/1/19	Mare Island – USMC	Great Lakes – US Navy
1/1/20	Oregon	Harvard
1/1/21	California	Ohio State
1/2/22	California	Washington & Jefferson
1/1/23	USC	Penn State
1/1/24	Washington	Navy
1/1/25	Stanford	Notre Dame
1/1/26	Washington	Alabama
1/1/27	Stanford	Alabama
1/2/28	Stanford	Pittsburgh
1/1/29	California	Georgia Tech
1/1/30	USC	Pittsburgh
1/1/31	Washington State	Alabama
1/1/32	USC	Tulane
1/2/33	USC	Pittsburgh
1/1/34	Stanford	Columbia
1/1/35	Stanford	Alabama
1/1/36	Stanford	SMU
1/1/37	#5 Washington	#3 Pittsburgh
1/1/38	#2 California	#4 Alabama
1/2/39	#7 USC	#3 Duke
1/1/40	#3 USC	#2 Tennessee
1/1/41	#2 Stanford	#7 Nebraska
1/1/42	#12 Oregon State	#2 Duke
1/1/43	#13 UCLA	#2 Georgia
1/1/44	USC	#12 Washington
1/1/45	#7 USC	#12 Tennessee
1/1/46	#11 USC	#3 Alabama
1/1/47	#4 UCLA	#5 Illinois
1/1/48	#8 USC	#2 Michigan
1/1/49	#4 California	#7 Northwestern
1/2/50	#3 California	#6 Ohio State
1/1/51	#5 California	#9 Michigan
1/1/52	#7 Stanford	#4 Illinois
1/1/53	#5 USC	#11 Wisconsin
1/1/54	#5 UCLA	#3 Michigan State
1/1/55	#17 USC	#1 Ohio State
1/2/56	#4 UCLA	#2 Michigan State
1/1/57	#10 Oregon State	#3 Iowa
1/1/58	Oregon	#2 Ohio State
1/1/59	#16 California	#2 Iowa
1/1/60	#8 Washington	#6 Wisconsin
1/2/61	#6 Washington	#1 Minnesota
1/1/62	#16 UCLA	#6 Minnesota
1/1/63	#1 USC	#2 Wisconsin
1/1/64	Washington	#3 Illinois
1/1/65	#8 Oregon State	#4 Michigan
1/1/66	#5 UCLA	#1 Michigan State
1/2/67	USC	#7 Purdue
1/1/68	#1 USC	#4 Indiana
1/1/69	#2 USC	#1 Ohio State
1/1/70	#5 USC	#7 Michigan
1/1/71	#12 Stanford	#2 Ohio State
1/1/72	#16 Stanford	#4 Michigan
1/1/73	#1 USC	#3 Ohio State
1/1/74	#7 USC	#4 Ohio State
1/1/75	#5 USC	#3 Ohio State
1/1/76	#11 UCLA	#1 Ohio State
1/1/77	#3 USC	#2 Michigan
1/2/78	#13 Washington	#4 Michigan
1/1/79	#3 USC	#5 Michigan
1/1/80	#3 USC	#1 Ohio State
1/1/81	#16 Washington	#5 Michigan
1/1/82	#12 Washington	#13 Iowa
1/1/83	#5 UCLA	#19 Michigan
1/2/84	UCLA	#4 Illinois
1/1/85	#18 USC	#6 Ohio State
1/1/86	#13 UCLA	#4 Iowa
1/1/87	#7 Arizona State	#4 Michigan
1/1/88	#16 USC	#8 Michigan State
1/2/89	#5 USC	#11 Michigan
1/1/90	#12 USC	#3 Michigan
1/1/91	#8 Washington	#17 Iowa
1/1/92	#2 Washington	#4 Michigan
1/1/93	#9 Washington	#7 Michigan
1/1/94	#14 UCLA	#9 Wisconsin
1/2/95	#12 Oregon	#2 Penn State
1/1/96	#17 USC	#3 Northwestern
1/1/97	#2 Arizona State	#4 Ohio State
1/1/98	#8 Washington State	#1 Michigan
1/1/99	#6 UCLA	#9 Wisconsin
1/1/00	#22 Stanford	#4 Wisconsin
1/1/01	#4 Washington	#14 Purdue
1/3/02	#4 Nebraska	#1 Miami (FL)
1/1/03	#7 Washington State	#8 Oklahoma
1/1/04	#1 USC	#4 Michigan
1/1/05	#6 Texas	#13 Michigan
1/4/06	#1 USC	#2 Texas
1/1/07	#8 USC	#3 Michigan
1/1/08	#6 USC	#13 Illinois
1/1/09	#5 USC	#6 Penn State
1/1/10	#7 Oregon	#8 Ohio State
1/1/11	#3 TCU	#4 Wisconsin
1/2/12	#6 Oregon	#9 Wisconsin
1/1/13	#8 Stanford	#23 Wisconsin
1/1/14	#5 Stanford	#4 Michigan State
1/1/15	#3 Oregon	#2 Florida State
1/1/16	#5 Stanford	#6 Iowa
1/2/17	#9 USC	#5 Penn State
1/1/18	#2 Oklahoma	#3 Georgia
1/1/19	#9 Washington	#5 Ohio State
1/1/20	#7 Oregon	#11 Wisconsin
1/1/21	#1 Alabama	#4 Notre Dame
1/1/22	#10 Utah	#7 Ohio State
1/2/23	#7 Utah	#9 Penn State

Bowl Game MVPs

Unsurprisingly, the list of Rose Bowl MVPs is a list of great players from throughout the history of college football. The game currently features both offensive and defensive MVPs, though that was not the case in the early history of this matchup. Below is the full list of Rose Bowl MVPs from over a century of college football tradition.

Game	Player of the Game	Team	Defensive Player of the Game	Team
1902	Neil Snow	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1916	William Henry Dietz	Washington State	N/A	N/A
1917	John Beckett	Oregon	N/A	N/A
1918	Hollis Huntington	Mare Island	N/A	N/A
1919	George Halas	Great Lakes	N/A	N/A
1920	Edward Casey	Harvard	N/A	N/A
1921	Harold Muller	California	N/A	N/A
1922	Russell Stein	Washington & Jefferson	N/A	N/A
1923	Leo Calland	USC	N/A	N/A
1924	Ira McKee	Navy	N/A	N/A
1925	Elmer Layden	Notre Dame	N/A	N/A
1925	Ernie Nevers	Stanford	N/A	N/A
1926	Johnny Mack Brown	Alabama	N/A	N/A
1926	George “Wildcat” Wilson	Washington	N/A	N/A
1927	Fred Pickhard	Alabama	N/A	N/A
1928	Clifford “Biff” Hoffman	Stanford	N/A	N/A
1929	Benjamin Lom	California	N/A	N/A
1930	Russell Saunders	USC	N/A	N/A
1931	John “Monk” Campbell	Alabama	N/A	N/A
1932	Erny Pinckert	USC	N/A	N/A
1933	Homer Griffith	USC	N/A	N/A
1934	Cliff Montgomery	Columbia	N/A	N/A
1935	Millard “Dixie” Howell	Alabama	N/A	N/A
1936	James “Monk” Moscrip	Stanford	N/A	N/A
1936	Keith Topping	Stanford	N/A	N/A
1937	Bill Daddio	Pittsburgh	N/A	N/A
1938	Victor Bottari	California	N/A	N/A
1939	Doyle Nave	USC	N/A	N/A
1939	Al Krueger	USC	N/A	N/A
1940	Ambrose Schindler	USC	N/A	N/A
1941	Peter Kmetovic	Stanford	N/A	N/A
1942	Donald Durdan	Oregon State	N/A	N/A
1943	Charles Trippi	Georgia	N/A	N/A
1944	Norman Verry	USC	N/A	N/A
1945	Jim Hardy	USC	N/A	N/A
1946	Harry Gilmer	Alabama	N/A	N/A
1947	Claude “Buddy” Young	Illinois	N/A	N/A
1947	Julius Rykovich	Illinois	N/A	N/A
1948	Bob Chappuis	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1949	Frank Aschenbrenner	Northwestern	N/A	N/A
1950	Fred “Curly” Morrison	Ohio State	N/A	N/A
1951	Don Dufek	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1952	William Tate	Illinois	N/A	N/A
1953	Rudy Bukich	USC	N/A	N/A
1954	Billy Wells	Michigan State	N/A	N/A
1955	Dave Leggett	Ohio State	N/A	N/A
1956	Walter Kowalczyk	Michigan State	N/A	N/A
1957	Kenneth Ploen	Iowa	N/A	N/A
1958	Jack Crabtree	Oregon	N/A	N/A
1959	Bob Jeter	Iowa	N/A	N/A
1960	Bob Schloredt	Washington	N/A	N/A
1960	George Fleming	Washington	N/A	N/A
1961	Bob Schloredt	Washington	N/A	N/A
1962	Sandy Stephens	Minnesota	N/A	N/A
1963	Pete Beathard	USC	N/A	N/A
1963	Ron Vander Kelen	Wisconsin	N/A	N/A
1964	Jim Grabowski	Illinois	N/A	N/A
1965	Mel Anthony	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1966	Bob Stiles	UCLA	N/A	N/A
1967	John Charles	Purdue	N/A	N/A
1968	O. J. Simpson	USC	N/A	N/A
1969	Rex Kern	Ohio State	N/A	N/A
1970	Bob Chandler	USC	N/A	N/A
1971	Jim Plunkett	Stanford	N/A	N/A
1972	Don Bunce	Stanford	N/A	N/A
1973	Sam Cunningham	USC	N/A	N/A
1974	Cornelius Greene	Ohio State	N/A	N/A
1975	Pat Haden	USC	N/A	N/A
1975	John McKay Jr.	USC	N/A	N/A
1976	John Sciarra	UCLA	N/A	N/A
1977	Vince Evans	USC	N/A	N/A
1978	Warren Moon	Washington	N/A	N/A
1979	Charles White	USC	N/A	N/A
1979	Rick Leach	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1980	Charles White	USC	N/A	N/A
1981	Butch Woolfolk	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1982	Jacque Robinson	Washington	N/A	N/A
1983	Don Rogers	UCLA	N/A	N/A
1983	Tom Ramsey	UCLA	N/A	N/A
1984	Rick Neuheisel	UCLA	N/A	N/A
1985	Tim Green	USC	N/A	N/A
1985	Jack Del Rio	USC	N/A	N/A
1986	Eric Ball	UCLA	N/A	N/A
1987	Jeff Van Raaphorst	Arizona State	N/A	N/A
1988	Percy Snow	Michigan State	N/A	N/A
1989	Leroy Hoard	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1990	Ricky Ervins	USC	N/A	N/A
1991	Mark Brunell	Washington	N/A	N/A
1992	Steve Emtman	Washington	N/A	N/A
1992	Billy Joe Hobert	Washington	N/A	N/A
1993	Tyrone Wheatley	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1994	Brent Moss	Wisconsin	N/A	N/A
1995	Danny O’Neil	Oregon	N/A	N/A
1995	Ki-Jana Carter	Penn State	N/A	N/A
1996	Keyshawn Johnson	USC	N/A	N/A
1997	Joe Germaine	Ohio State	N/A	N/A
1998	Brian Griese	Michigan	N/A	N/A
1999	Ron Dayne	Wisconsin	N/A	N/A
2000	Ron Dayne	Wisconsin	N/A	N/A
2001	Marques Tuiasosopo	Washington	N/A	N/A
2002	Ken Dorsey	Miami	N/A	N/A
2002	Andre Johnson	Miami	N/A	N/A
2003	Nate Hybl	Oklahoma	N/A	N/A
2004	Matt Leinart	USC	N/A	N/A
2005	Vince Young	Texas	LaMarr Woodley	Michigan
2006	Vince Young	Texas	Michael Huff	Texas
2007	Dwayne Jarrett	USC	Brian Cushing	USC
2008	John David Booty	USC	Rey Maualuga	USC
2009	Mark Sanchez	USC	Kaluka Maiava	USC
2010	Terrelle Pryor	Ohio State	Kenny Rowe	Oregon
2011	Andy Dalton	TCU	Tank Carder	TCU
2012	Lavasier Tuinei	Oregon	Kiko Alonso	Oregon
2013	Stepfan Taylor	Stanford	Usua Amanam	Stanford
2014	Connor Cook	Michigan State	Kyler Elsworth	Michigan State
2015	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	Tony Washington	Oregon
2016	Christian McCaffrey	Stanford	Aziz Shittu	Stanford
2017	Sam Darnold	USC	Stevie Tu’ikolovatu	USC
2018	Sony Michel	Georgia	Roquan Smith	Georgia
2019	Dwayne Haskins	Ohio State	Brendon White	Ohio State
2020	Justin Herbert	Oregon	Brady Breeze	Oregon
2021	DeVonta Smith	Alabama	Patrick Surtain II	Alabama
2022	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State	Tommy Eichenberg	Ohio State
2023	Sean Clifford	Penn State	Ji’Ayir Brown	Penn State