Iowa's star halfback Bob Jeter was named the Player of the Game.
It was the sixth straight Rose Bowl win for the Big Ten, and the twelfth of the last thirteen.
[3] The PCC disbanded in the spring and five of its members formed the new AAWU (Big Five), while the other four competed as independents for several years.
[1] Sixteenth-ranked California, led by quarterback Joe Kapp, entered the game as Pacific Coast Conference champions with a record of 7–3 (6–1 PCC).
Iowa attempted a Rose Bowl record three two-point conversions and failed on all three, while Bob Prescott made one of two extra points.