The 1993 Rose Bowl was a college football

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 played on January 1, 1993 at the Rose Bowl

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 in Pasadena, California

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. It was the 79th Rose Bowl Game

Rose Bowl Game

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. In the game, the #7 Michigan Wolverines

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, champions of the Big Ten

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, defeated the ninth-ranked Washington Huskies, champions of the Pac-10, 38-31. Michigan running back

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 Tyrone Wheatley

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 was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.

Game summary

The game, one of great contests in Rose Bowl history, was back and forth, with six lead changes. Michigan scored the final two touchdowns to win by seven points, avenging last year's loss and foiling the Huskies' attempt at a third straight Rose Bowl title. MVP Tyrone Wheatley scored three touchdowns and rushed for 235 yards on just 15 carries (15.7 avg.) Michigan finished the season undefeated (with three ties) at 9-0-3, ranked #5 in the final polls. Washington (9-3) was ranked #1 in early November, but lost three of its final four games to finish at #11 (AP

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) and #10 (Coaches) in the national rankings.

First quarter

• Mich. - Peter Elezovic, 41-yard field goal - 7:11 - Mich. 3-0
• Wash. - Darius Turner, 1-yard run (Travis Hanson kick) - 3:58 - Wash. 7-3
• Mich. - Tony McGee
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  , 49-yard pass from Elvis Grbac
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   (Elezovic kick) - 2:07 - Mich. 10-7

Second quarter

• Mich. - Tyrone Wheatley
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  Tyrone Anthony Wheatley is the running backs coach at Syracuse University and a former professional American football player who played 10 seasons in the National Football League and was one of the most successful high school and collegiate athletes in Metropolitan Detroit history...
  
  , 56-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 11:12 - Mich. 17-7
• Wash. - Jason Shelley, 64-yard pass from Mark Brunell
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   (Hanson kick) - 9:20 - Mich. 17-14
• Wash. - Mark Bruener
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  , 18-yard pass from Brunell (Hanson kick) - 3:14 - Wash. 21-17

Third quarter

• Mich. - Wheatley, 88-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 14:44 - Mich. 24-21
• Wash. - Napoleon Kaufman
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  , 1-yard run (Hanson kick) - 12:12 - Wash. 28-24
• Wash. - Hanson, 44-yard field goal - 8:42 - Wash. 31-24
• Mich. - Wheatley, 24-yard run (Elezovic kick) - 1:48 - tied 31-31

External links

• Rose Bowl history.org - 1993 Rose Bowl
• Summary at ESPN.com
• Bentley Historical Library - University of Michigan - UM athletics history