Rose Bowl

1960

Washington 44

Wisconsin 15

Washington Fight Song

PASADENA. Calif. (AP) The 13-year Rose Bowl pact between the Big Ten and the now defunct Pacific Coast ended with a few touches of irony.

Washington's young Huskies surprised favored Wisconsin 44-15 yesterday to close the series.

Wisconsin was the only Big Ten team to have lost previously under the expired pact. The Badgers were whipped 7-0 by Southern California in 1953.

Aside from Wisconsin's I960 and 1953 losses, the Big Ten teams made the annual New Year's day trek look like a plague of locusts.

The series was launched in 1947 when Illinois walloped UCLA 45-14. That year, the fighting Illini came west with a gifted quarterback named Perry Moss and Buddy Young, a swift halfback who never shifted out of high gear.

So it was perhaps fitting that Washington's triggermen were a brilliant quarterback, Bob Schloredt and a speedy Negro halfback, George Fleming. It was the Huskies' first triumph in five trips to Pasadena.

Many of the 100,000 fans who sat in the chilly stadium were startled when the inspired Huskies from Washington exploded for 17 points the first quarter.

"The turning point was when Fleming kicked that field goal and gave us a 10-0 lead," said Washington's young (32) coach Jim Owens. "That put us in control and Wisconsin began to press."

Owens said the key to victory was Washington's smaller but faster line which manhandled the Badger offense all afternoon.

"Washington was just more aggressive than we were- much more aggressive," said Wisconsin Coach Milt Bruhn.

Wisconsin handed the ball over on fumbles four times. Coach Bruhn blamed the bobbles on "just good hard tackling- nothing else".

Wisconsin got its eight points in the second quarter when quarterback Dale Hackbart directed the Badgers 69 yards in 9 plays. Tom Wiesner wiggled into the end zone from four yards out. Hackbart faked a conversion attempt and passed to end Allan Schoonover in the end zone for two points.

Schloredt and Fleming, named the game's most valuable players- wrecked the Badgers in the opening quarter. Schloredt marched the Huskies 48 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown and Fleming kicked a 36-yard field goal and ran back a punt 53 yards for a touchdown before the Badgers knew they were in a ballgame.

"We came down here to win and that's what we did," said Fleming, who picked up 122 yards on three punt returns.

"Our line was the difference," said the modest Schloredt. "We out hit ‘em and out fought 'em all the way."

Five schools of the collapsed Pacific Coast conference- Washington, California, UCLA, Southern Cal and Stanford- have regrouped into the Assn. of Western Universities. The Big Five is not bound to invite a Big Ten team for the Rose Bowl.

However, the west coast clubs select a Big Ten team for the granddaddy of all post season bowl games. And the Big Ten school is free to accept or reject the offer.

Attendance- 100,809

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

UW- McKeta, 6-yard run (Fleming kick)

UW- FG Fleming 36

UW- Fleming 53 yard punt return (Fleming kick)

Second Quarter

WISC- Wiesner 4 run (Schoonover pass from Hackbart)

UW- Folkins 23 yard pass from Schloredt (Fleming kick)

Third Quarter

UW- Jackson 2 run (Fleming kick)

Fourth Quarter

UW- Schloredt 3 run (Fleming kick)

UW- Millich 1 yard pass from Hivner  (Pass failed)

Individual Statistics

Rushing

UW- Schloredt 21-81, Jackson 12-61

WISC- Hobbs 7-32

Passing

UW- Schloredt 4-7-102.

WISC- Hackbart 11-25-145;

Receiving

UW- Fleming 1-65

WISC- Schoonover 3-57

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