Rose Bowl

Cultural  

1. The oldest and most famous of the “bowl games” — college football games held after the regular college football season between teams that are invited on the basis of their record in the regular season. The Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day, and is preceded by the Tournament of Roses Parade of floats adorned with roses.

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Example Sentences

In the quarterfinals and semifinals of the playoff, as the Hoosiers steamrolled their opponents by a combined 69 points, their supporters belted out “Hurts So Good” in celebration, turning the venerable Rose Bowl into a backyard Indiana party.

From The Wall Street Journal

But from the very beginning of the most unlikely turnaround the sport has ever seen—long before the Hoosiers won the Rose Bowl and the Peach Bowl and drew within one win of a national title—they quickly realized that their new coach knew a thing or two about another kind of bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal

What he lacked in soccer knowledge he more than made up for in creativity and organization skills, however, and the Olympic tournament proved to be one of the most successful in history, with the final at the Rose Bowl drawing a crowd of 104,098, a U.S. record for a soccer game that stood for 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times

We didn’t have the Rose Bowl or a world-famous parade like Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times

Unmentioned in his column is the fact that Rose Bowl’s primary tenant, UCLA, is currently trying to hightail it for the sleek confines of SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times