1963 Rose Bowl

Moreover, a five-man committee of the Football Writers Association of America voted after the Rose Bowl game and unanimously selected USC as the winner of the ninth annual Grantland Rice Award.

On November 17, by beating Navy and with Alabama losing to Georgia Tech 7–6, USC ascended to the number one spot in the AP poll.

[14] In the final game for Notre Dame head coach Joe Kuharich, USC shut out the 5–4 Fighting Irish at the Coliseum, breaking a five-game losing streak in the annual intersectional rivalry.

[16] Wisconsin, under the direction of quarterback Ron Vander Kelen put together an incredible comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.

Then the Badgers, led by Vander Kelen, put together one of the greatest comebacks in the history of college football, scoring 23 unanswered points in the fourth quarter before time ran out.

Eleven Rose Bowl records were set and four still stand as of 2008: most intercepted passes (3 by Ron Vander Kelen), most first downs by one team (32 by Wisconsin), and most penalties (USC 12 for 93 yards).

The Rose Bowl record 79 total points scored in this game stood for nearly thirty years (subsequently broken in 1991, when Washington led by 25 and put in reserves early).

Three players from this game (Beathard, Vander Kelen, and Richter) have been inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.