1938 Rose Bowl

1938 Rose Bowl
24th Rose Bowl Game
California Golden Bears Alabama Crimson Tide (9–0–1) (9–0) 13 0 Head coach:  Stub Allison Head coach:  Frank Thomas AP 2 AP 4
1 2 3 4 Total California 0 7 6 0 13 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0
Date	January 1, 1938
Season	1937
Stadium	Rose Bowl Stadium
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Vic Bottari (HB) - California
Attendance	89,650

The 1938 Rose Bowl was played on January 1, 1938, and was the 24th Rose Bowl. The game featured the California Golden Bears against the Alabama Crimson Tide, two of the top teams from the 1937 college football season. This game was the fifth trip to Pasadena for the Tide, which won all four previous Rose Bowl games.

Game summary

The game was a Vic Bottari and Sam Chapman show, who scored all the points. It was Alabama's first loss in the Rose Bowl, which prompted former Los Angeles Examiner reporter Maxwell Stiles to write: “The Crimson Tide was at its ebb, Alabama at last had lost a Rose Bowl Game.”

Scoring

Second quarter

• Cal – Vic Bottari, 4-yard run (Sam Chapman kick good)

Third quarter

• Cal – Vic Bottari, 5-yard run (Sam Chapman kick failed)