A very memorable Rose Bowl game came in the 51st edition of the series. The Michigan Wolverines traveled to California to play the Oregon State Beavers and make some memories.
The 51st Rose Bowl Game
The history and players in the 1965 Rose Bowl game between Oregon State and Michigan
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1965 Rose Bowl Game
The Michigan Wolverines met the Oregon State Beavers in Pasadena on January 1, 1965, at the Rose Bowl Stadium. That season under head Coach Bump Elliott Wolverines recorded an 8–1 conference record and clinched a Rose Bowl berth while setting themselves up in the polls with a #4 ranking. There was some controversy with the Beavers' invitation to the big game on New Years though. They had tied USC with identical 3-1 conference records. However, they did not play each other due to the reshuffling after the Pacific Coast Conference went under and the Athletic Association of Western Universities trying to figure things out. The member schools voted, and Oregon State won the selection and thier Head Coach Tommy Prothro, was going to prepare them.
In the game, the underdog Beavers scored first. Paul Brothers connected on a five-yard pass to Doug McDougal in the end zone, and Steve Clark kicked the extra point. The Wolverines were tamed for a bit, however, tailback Mel Anthony ran 84 yards, a Rose Bowl record at the time, for a Michigan touchdown. Richard Sygar'missed on the PAT, and the Beavers still held to a 7–6 advantage. The Wolverines, on the next possession though had Carl Ward run 43 yards for a touchdown but the two-point conversion toss from QB Bob Timberlake to Ben Farabee was broken up, the Wolverines led 12–7 at the half.
The second half belonged to Michigan as Anthony got active and blocked a punt and rushed for two more touchdowns in the third quarter, and quarterback Timberlake ran 24 yards for the final score 34 to 7. Mel Anthony was rewarded for his outstanding play as the game's Most Outstanding Player.
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