2008 Rose Bowl
The 2008 Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi, the 94th Rose Bowl Game, played on January 1, 2008 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, was a college football bowl game. The contest was televised on ABC, the 20th straight year the network aired the Rose Bowl, starting at 4:30pm EST. The game's main sponsor was Citi. USC was making its third straight appearance in the Rose Bowl, while Illinois had not played in the game since 1984. Though Illinois won the Big Ten Conference title in 2001, the then-rotating BCS title game moved them to the Sugar Bowl.
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2008 Rose Bowl
The 2008 Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi, the 94th Rose Bowl Game, played on January 1, 2008 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, was a college football bowl game. The contest was televised on ABC, the 20th straight year the network aired the Rose Bowl, starting at 4:30pm EST. The game's main sponsor was Citi. USC was making its third straight appearance in the Rose Bowl, while Illinois had not played in the game since 1984. Though Illinois won the Big Ten Conference title in 2001, the then-rotating BCS title game moved them to the Sugar Bowl.
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anthem
The Spirit of Troy Marching Band
attendance
Date Game Played
Football Season
game name
halftime
Marching Illini and Spirit of Troy Marching Bands
Home Coach
Home Coaches
Home Name Short
Home Nickname
Home Record
Home School
University of Southern California
MVP
Defensive: Rey Maualuga
Offensive: John David Booty
odds
Optional Subheader
payout
17,000,000
ratings
referee
Dennis Hennigan
stadium
US Announcers
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Lisa Salters
US Network
visitor
Visitor AP
Visitor BCS
Visitor Coach
Visitor Coaches
Visitor Name Short
Visitor Nickname
Fighting Illini
Visitor Record
Visitor School
University of Illinois
Year Game Played
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2008 Rose Bowl
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