2013 Michigan state spartans rose bowl and big ten championship ring

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The 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University

in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I

FBS football season. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in

East Lansing, Michigan and were led by seventh year head coach Mark Dantonio. The

Spartans finished the year undefeated in Big Ten play, won the Big Ten Championship

Game, and won their first Rose Bowl since 1988.

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MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS2013 ROSE BOWL AND BIG 10


In a rematch of a very close game last year in East Lansing, the Leaders division

champion Ohio State Buckeyes would face the Legends division champion Michigan

State Spartans in the Big Ten Championship Game. Michigan State made its second

appearance in the conference championship game, having lost to the University of

Wisconsin in the inaugural title game. A lot was on the line, as Ohio State came into

the game on a 24-game winning streak and was ranked #2 in the BCS standings. With

a win, Ohio State was practically guaranteed a spot in the 2014 BCS National

Championship Game. In Michigan State's case, they were seeking their first BCS bowl

bid ever.


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The Spartans were also seeking their first Rose Bowl appearance since 1988 where

they defeated USC 20–17 in that year's edition. Although Michigan State technically

would have been able to get invited to the Rose Bowl even if they lost (as long as

they were ranked within the top 14 in the BCS standings), the Spartans wanted to win

the Big Ten outright. Needless to say, motivation and incentive for both teams were

high. Ohio State would win the coin toss and defer possession until the second half.


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The 2014 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on January 1,

2014 at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. This 100th Rose Bowl Game

matched Big Ten Conference Champions Michigan State Spartans against Pac-12

Conference Champions Stanford Cardinal (the defending Rose Bowl champions), a

rematch of the 1996 Sun Bowl. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded

the 2013 FBS football season. The first game in the final edition of the Bowl

Championship Series, it was sponsored by the Vizio consumer electronics company,

and officially titled the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio.


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In a game dominated by both teams' rushing offense and strong defense, Michigan

State defeated Stanford by a score of 24–20. It was only the Big Ten's second Rose

Bowl victory since 2000. The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast

on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, which began at 1:30 PM (PST) with kickoff

at 2:10 PM (PST). The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association was the

organizer of the game. The Rose Bowl Game, themed Dreams Come True, was a

contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and

conferences. The remaining tickets went to the Tournament of Roses members,

sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public. Tickets had a face

value of $185 each, with end zone tickets selling at $150.


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