![]() Rose BowlLocation: Pasadena, CA The 2012 Rose Bowl, otherwise known as "The Granddaddy of Them All", will be played on the day after New Year's Day at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
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Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in Universal City, a game ticket, Rose Parade ticket, event transfers, park pass, gifts and more. Event History The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The Rose Bowl is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" because it is the oldest bowl game. It was first played in 1902, and continuously since 1916. Since 1945, it has been the highest attended college football bowl game. It is part of the Tournament of Roses "America's New Year Celebration", with the Rose Parade held in the morning. In 2002 and 2006, the Rose Bowl game was also the BCS National Championship Game. In the current BCS alignment, the Rose Bowl will host the designated Big Ten and Pacific-10 conference representatives unless they are involved in the national championship game. Rose Bowl game representative teams from the Big Ten and Pacific-10 conferences are chosen by the specific rules for each conference. Tiebreaker rules exist when multiple teams tie for the conference championship. Except in the years when the Rose Bowl served as the BCS National Championship Game, the Rose Bowl Game has continued to be played in the afternoon. In 2010, the Tournament of Roses hosted the BCS National Championship Game in a separate game held on January 7, 2010. The 98th Rose Bowl Game will be held on January 2, 2012. |

