1930 Rose Bowl

1930 Rose Bowl
16th Rose Bowl Game
USC Trojans Pittsburgh Panthers
(9–2) (9–0)
47 14
Head coach: 
Howard Jones 		Head coach: 
Jock Sutherland
1 2 3 4 Total
USC 13 13 14 7 47
Pittsburgh 0 0 7 7 14
Date January 1, 1930
Season 1929
Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium
Location Pasadena, California
MVP Russ Saunders (QB) – USC
Attendance 72,000

The 1930 Rose Bowl was the 16th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1930 in Pasadena, California. It featured the Pittsburgh Panthers against the USC Trojans.

Scoring

First Quarter

  • USC – Edelson, 55-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick good)
  • USC – Erny Pinckert, 25-yard pass from Saunders (Shaver kick blocked)

Second Quarter

  • USC – Duffield, 1-yard run (Baker kick failed)
  • USC – Duffield, 1-yard run (Baker kick good)

Third Quarter

  • USC – Russ Saunders, 16-yard run (Shaver kick good)
  • Pitt – Walinchus, 28-yard pass from Baker (Parkinson kick good)
  • USC – Edelson, 39-yard pass from Saunders (Baker kick good)

Fourth Quarter

  • Pitt – Collins, 36-yard pass from Williams (Parkinson kick good)
  • USC – Wilcox, 57-yard pass from Duffield (Duffield dropkicked extra point)

Game notes

By losing to the Trojans, the Panthers gave up the most points since 1903.