Perhaps the most famous
stadium in college football, the Rose Bowl has been the site of many
historical sporting events. By the late 1800s the City of Pasadena
begin their search for land to build a stadium. In 1897, a parcel of
land was bought and two decades later, the Tournament of Roses
Association decided it was time to build a stadium. Before the
construction of the Rose Bowl, the annual Rose Bowl game was played at
Tournament Park, where temporary stands were constructed each year for
the game. Construction on
the stadium began in the early 1920s and was complete in 1922. Built
just for football, the first game played at the Rose Bowl was
on October 28, 1922 when Cal beat USC. The Rose Bowl originally had a
seating capacity of 57,000 in a horseshoe configuration. On January 1,
1923 the first Rose Bowl Game was played when USC beat Penn State.
The first of several expansions to the Rose Bowl was in 1929
when the stadium was enclosed on the south end increasing the capacity
to 76,000. Three years later the capacity increased again to 86,000
and to just over 100,000 in 1949. In 1982, the UCLA Bruins made their
debut at the Rose Bowl. Since then, it has remained the Bruins home
and the site of many events. In the past decade the
Rose Bowl has seen
several improvements including new lights, a new three story press
box, a video/scoreboard, and in 1998 individual chairs replaced the
bleachers between the endzones. With its recent renovations, today the
Rose Bowl has a capacity of 91,136. The main one tier grandstand
encloses the entire playing field. In addition to hosting numerous
college football games over the years, the Rose Bowl has been home of
the Super Bowl and the World Cup. Of course it is most famous for
hosting the Rose Bowl each year on New Years Day.
Rose
Bowl
Rose Bowl has seen
several improvements including new lights, a new three story press
box, a video/scoreboard, and in 1998 individual chairs replaced the
bleachers between the endzones. With its recent renovations, today the
Rose Bowl has a capacity of 91,136. The main one tier grandstand
encloses the entire playing field. In addition to hosting numerous
college football games over the years, the Rose Bowl has been home of
the Super Bowl and the World Cup. Of course it is most famous for
hosting the Rose Bowl each year on New Years Day. 
