The 1946 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1946, was a college football

College football

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 bowl game

Bowl game

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, the 32nd Rose Bowl Game, between the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama

University of Alabama

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 and the Trojans of the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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. The Tide defeated the underdog Trojans 34-14. It was Alabama’s sixth and final trip to the Rose Bowl and Coach Thomas' final bowl trip as a coach.

Game summary

Alabama, known as the "wooden horse" led at the half 20-0 and the Trojans had a net loss of 24 yards. USC, which had won eight straight Rose Bowl games since 1923, didn't make a first down until the third quarter when the score was 27-0.

Alabama outgained USC 351 to 41 yards. Quarterback Harry Gilmer

Harry Gilmer

Harry Vincent Gilmer, Jr. is a former American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.-Early life:...

 threw only 11 times in the game for one touchdown and ran for 116 yards on 16 carries. Hal Self scored twice, on a one yard run and on a 24-yard Gilmer pass. Gilmer went over from the one, and Lowell Tew

Lowell Tew

Lowell William Tew was an American football fullback in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees. He played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the first round of the 1948 NFL Draft....

hit left guard from the two for points and Norwood Hodges scored up the middle on a one-yard plunge. Hugh Morrow
kicked four extra points in the game.

Second Quarter

• Ala – Hal Self, 1-yard run (Morrow kick good)
• Ala – Lowell Tew, 5-yard run (Morrow kick missed)

Fourth Quarter

• Ala – Harry Gilmer, 20-yard pass from Self (Morrow kick good)
• USC – Harry Adelman, 26-yard pass from Lillywhite (Bowman kick good)
• USC – Chick Clark returned a blocked kick (Lillywhite kick good)

External Links

• Film clip of 1946 Rose Bowl. Also available at WPA Film Library; search for clip 501346-1.