1945 Rose Bowl

The 1945 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1945, was a college football bowl game, the 31st Rose Bowl Game.^[1] The USC Trojans defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 25–0.

Game summary

The game was highlighted by a John Ferraro blocked punt, which was carried by Jim Callanan for a touchdown in the opening minutes of the game. Ferraro went on to become the president of the Los Angeles City Council.

Scoring

First Quarter

USC – Jim Callanan, 30-yard run (West kick missed)

Second Quarter

USC – Paul Salata, 22-yard pass from Hardy (West kick missed)

Fourth Quarter

USC – Jim Hardy, 9-yard run (West kick good)
USC – Doug MacLachlan, 49-yard pass from Hardy (West kick missed)

References

^ Rose Bowl Game Timeline, Tournament of Roses

[1] Rose Bowl Game Timeline, Tournament of Roses

[1]

v t e Rose Bowl Game
History & conference tie-ins	History Rose Bowl (stadium) College Football Playoff Broadcasters Big Ten Conference Pac-12 Conference
Games	1902 1903–1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942^DUR 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002^BCS 2003 2004 2005 2006^BCS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015^CFS 2016 2017 2018^CFS 2019 2020 2021^{CFS, DAL} 2022 2023 2024^CFS 2025^CFQ 2026^CFQ
^BCS denotes Bowl Championship Series Championship Game ^DAL denotes the game was played in Arlington, Texas. ^DUR denotes the game was played in Durham, North Carolina. ^CFS denotes College Football Playoff Semifinal Game ^CFQ denotes College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game