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The Rose Bowl will host No. 1 Michigan and No. 4 Alabama to serve as one of two College Football Playoff semifinal matchups, the other being the Sugar Bowl with No. 2 Washington and No. 3 Texas.
The Crimson Tide have played many games in Pasadena and have even participated in a Rose Bowl game that took place in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium because of restrictions imposed during the pandemic.
Overall, Alabama has been fortunate in the historic bowl game, suffering only one loss in the handful of time they’ve participated in it. Soon, it will serve as a permanent College Football Playoff semifinal host site when the format expands from four to 12 teams.
1926 Rose Bowl – The Tide’s first national championship
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“The game that changed the South.” Alabama’s first bowl game appearance was the 1926 Rose Bowl against Washington, which is interesting considering the Huskies are also in this year’s playoff. This game ended with a final score of 20-19, with the Tide scoring all of its points in the third quarter.
1927 Rose Bowl – Record-setting tie
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Just one year after winning the national championship in the Rose Bowl, Alabama returned to Pasadena. This time, the Tide was taking on Stanford. In front of a record-setting crowd of 54,417, Alabama tied the game up within the final seconds of the game, which resulted in a 7-7 tie and fans were as happy as could be about it.
1931 Rose Bowl – Seeing red
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In an attempt to confuse the Crimson Tide, Washington State wore all red everything during the game. Safe to say that it did not work, as Alabama won the contest with a final score of 24-0.
1935 Rose Bowl – Another win over Stanford
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Alabama and Standford met again in Pasadena and the Tide, oct again, earned the win. With…
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Publish date : 2023-12-07 22:28:03
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