The 2023 edition of the Rose Bowl kicks off on Jan. 2, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT from Pasadena, Calif. The Pac-12 Champion Utah Utes (10-3) square off against the Penn State Nittany Lions (10-3)– the highest-ranked Big Ten team not in the College Football Playoff. On this page you will find Rose Bowl odds and details about The Granddaddy Of Them All. Next season, the Rose Bowl will be a CFP semifinal matchup as the New Year’s Six bowls rotate.
Rose Bowl odds
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Penn State opened this game as a 1.5-point favorite in the Rose Bowl, but that number quickly moved in favor of Utah. The Utes are now favorites following a few key opt outs for Penn State and overall market correction. More than anything, this opening line was deemed to be incorrect. The over/under for this game is set at .
Parker Washington suffered an injury earlier this season, but he also declared for the NFL Draft and won’t play. Top corner Joey Porter Jr. also opted out for the NFL Draft. That leaves Penn State shorthanded against a Utah team that’s had its share of losses, but whose ceiling is higher than nearly anyone in the country.
Utah will be without All American corner Clark Phillips and top receiving target TE Dalton Kincaid (injured), both of who opted out for the NFL Draft.
Against physical teams like Utah, Penn State had a breaking point. See games like Ohio State and Michigan, where the Nittany Lions kept the game within reason until the second half, allowing an avalanche of points in both games.
While their 27% pick rate combined with 44% expected win rate and a close point spread makes Penn State an enticing contrarian pick, they’re best left low in confidence points or not picked at all. Market movement strongly suggests Utah is the right side in this game and Penn State isn’t stellar in bowl games under James Franklin. However, Kyle Whittingham and Utah are on a three-game bowl losing streak after Whittingham began 11-1 in bowls at Utah.
Notable Opt Outs
Penn State: WR Parker Washington, CB Joey Porter Jr.
Utah: RB Tavion Thomas, TE Dalton Kincaid, CB Clark Phillips
Rose Bowl betting
Last year’s game was a real treat for college football fans. The Pac-12 champion Utah Utes appeared in their first ever Rose Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes – appearing in their 15th Rose Bowl. Ohio State was a four-point favorite and the over/under was set at 64. Utah jumped out to a hot start, but Ohio State traded blows and won the game 48-45 on a walk-off field goal. Utah covered +4 and 93 combined points went well over the posted total.
Most memorable from the game was Buckeye star Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who connected with QB CJ Stroud 15 times for 347 yards and three touchdowns. JSN smashed Rose Bowl, postseason, and school records in the breakout performance. Counterpart Marvin Harrison Jr. also hauled in three touchdows.
For Utah, it was veteran receiver and returnman Britain Covey who returned a kickoff for a touchdown and was on the receiving end of another. The back-and-forth shootout performance from both teams cemented last year’s chapter as an instant classic.
Previous Years
2021 was the last time the Rose Bowl was a CFP semifinal game, which was between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Notre Dame. This was the first Rose Bowl to be held outside of Pasadena, instead played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notre Dame was a 19.5-point underdog, which they covered, but lost the game 31-14.
Favorites have not covered the last four Rose Bowl games, with the last being 2017 Georgia (-2.5). Overs are 4-1 in the last five games, with the only under being the aforementioned 2021 semifinal matchup.
Rose Bowl results and betting history
Below are historical results of the Rose Bowl. Games marked with an asterisk indicate a CFP semifinal matchup.
The first Rose Bowl was played in 1902 between Michigan and Stanford. The Wolverines won 49-0.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2023 | #11 Penn State | 35 | #8 Utah | 21 |
| January 1, 2022 | #6 Ohio State | 48 | #11 Utah | 45 |
| January 1, 2021 | #1 Alabama* | 31 | #4 Notre Dame | 14 |
| January 1, 2020 | #7 Oregon | 28 | #11 Wisconsin | 27 |
| January 1, 2019 | #5 Ohio State | 28 | #9 Washington | 23 |
| January 1, 2018 | #3 Georgia* | 54 | #2 Oklahoma | 48 |
| January 2, 2017 | #9 USC | 52 | #5 Penn State | 49 |
| January 1, 2016 | #5 Stanford | 45 | #6 Iowa | 16 |
| January 1, 2015 | #3 Oregon* | 59 | #2 Florida State | 20 |
| January 1, 2014 | #4 Michigan State | 24 | #5 Stanford | 20 |
| January 1, 2013 | #8 Stanford | 20 | #23 Wisconsin | 14 |
| January 2, 2012 | #6 Oregon | 45 | #9 Wisconsin | 38 |
| January 1, 2011 | #3 TCU | 21 | #4 Wisconsin | 19 |
| January 1, 2010 | #8 Ohio State | 26 | #7 Oregon | 17 |
| January 1, 2009 | #5 USC | 38 | #6 Penn State | 24 |
| January 1, 2008 | #6 USC | 49 | #13 Illinois | 17 |
| January 1, 2007 | #8 USC | 32 | #3 Michigan | 18 |
| January 4, 2006 | #2 Texas | 41 | #1 USC | 38 |
| January 1, 2005 | #6 Texas | 38 | #13 Michigan | 37 |
| January 1, 2004 | #1 USC | 28 | #4 Michigan | 14 |
| January 1, 2003 | #8 Oklahoma | 34 | #7 Washington State | 14 |
| January 3, 2002 | #1 Miami (FL) | 37 | #4 Nebraska | 14 |
| January 1, 2001 | #4 Washington | 34 | #14 Purdue | 24 |
| January 1, 2000 | #4 Wisconsin | 17 | #22 Stanford | 9 |
| January 1, 1999 | #9 Wisconsin | 38 | #6 UCLA | 31 |
| January 1, 1998 | #1 Michigan | 21 | #8 Washington State | 16 |
| January 1, 1997 | #4 Ohio State | 20 | #2 Arizona State | 17 |
| January 1, 1996 | #17 USC | 41 | #3 Northwestern | 32 |
| January 2, 1995 | #2 Penn State | 38 | #12 Oregon | 20 |
| January 1, 1994 | #9 Wisconsin | 21 | #14 UCLA | 16 |
| January 1, 1993 | #7 Michigan | 38 | #9 Washington | 31 |
| January 1, 1992 | #2 Washington | 34 | #4 Michigan | 14 |
| January 1, 1991 | #8 Washington | 46 | #17 Iowa | 34 |
| January 1, 1990 | #12 USC | 17 | #3 Michigan | 10 |
| January 2, 1989 | #11 Michigan | 22 | #5 USC | 14 |
| January 1, 1988 | #8 Michigan State | 20 | #16 USC | 17 |
| January 1, 1987 | #7 Arizona State | 22 | #4 Michigan | 15 |
| January 1, 1986 | #13 UCLA | 45 | #4 Iowa | 28 |
| January 1, 1985 | #18 USC | 20 | #6 Ohio State | 17 |
| January 2, 1984 | UCLA | 45 | #4 Illinois | 9 |
| January 1, 1983 | #5 UCLA | 24 | #19 Michigan | 14 |
| January 1, 1982 | #12 Washington | 28 | #13 Iowa | 0 |
| January 1, 1981 | #5 Michigan | 23 | #16 Washington | 6 |
| January 1, 1980 | #3 USC | 17 | #1 Ohio State | 16 |
| January 1, 1979 | #3 USC | 17 | #5 Michigan | 10 |
| January 2, 1978 | #13 Washington | 27 | #4 Michigan | 20 |
| January 1, 1977 | #3 USC | 14 | #2 Michigan | 6 |
| January 1, 1976 | #11 UCLA | 23 | #1 Ohio State | 10 |
| January 1, 1975 | #5 USC | 18 | #3 Ohio State | 17 |
| January 1, 1974 | #4 Ohio State | 42 | #7 USC | 21 |
| January 1, 1973 | #1 USC | 42 | #3 Ohio State | 17 |
| January 1, 1972 | #16 Stanford | 13 | #4 Michigan | 12 |
| January 1, 1971 | #12 Stanford | 27 | #2 Ohio State | 17 |
| January 1, 1970 | #5 USC | 10 | #7 Michigan | 3 |
| January 1, 1969 | #1 Ohio State | 27 | #2 USC | 16 |
| January 1, 1968 | #1 USC | 14 | #4 Indiana | 3 |
| January 2, 1967 | #7 Purdue | 14 | USC | 13 |
| January 1, 1966 | #5 UCLA | 14 | #1 Michigan State | 12 |
| January 1, 1965 | #4 Michigan | 34 | #8 Oregon State | 7 |
| January 1, 1964 | #3 Illinois | 17 | Washington | 7 |
| January 1, 1963 | #1 USC | 42 | #2 Wisconsin | 37 |
| January 1, 1962 | #6 Minnesota | 21 | #16 UCLA | 3 |
| January 2, 1961 | #6 Washington | 17 | #1 Minnesota | 7 |
| January 1, 1960 | #8 Washington | 44 | #6 Wisconsin | 8 |
| January 1, 1959 | #2 Iowa | 38 | #16 California | 12 |
| January 1, 1958 | #2 Ohio State | 10 | Oregon | 7 |
| January 1, 1957 | #3 Iowa | 35 | #10 Oregon State | 19 |
| January 2, 1956 | #2 Michigan State | 17 | #4 UCLA | 14 |
| January 1, 1955 | #1 Ohio State | 20 | #17 USC | 7 |
| January 1, 1954 | #3 Michigan State | 28 | #5 UCLA | 20 |
| January 1, 1953 | #5 USC | 7 | #11 Wisconsin | 0 |
| January 1, 1952 | #4 Illinois | 40 | #7 Stanford | 7 |
| January 1, 1951 | #9 Michigan | 14 | #5 California | 6 |
| January 2, 1950 | #6 Ohio State | 17 | #3 California | 14 |
| January 1, 1949 | #7 Northwestern | 20 | #4 California | 14 |
| January 1, 1948 | #2 Michigan | 49 | #8 USC | 0 |
| January 1, 1947 | #5 Illinois | 45 | #4 UCLA | 14 |
| January 1, 1946 | #2 Alabama | 34 | #11 USC | 14 |
| January 1, 1945 | #7 USC | 25 | #12 Tennessee | 0 |
| January 1, 1944 | USC | 29 | #12 Washington | 0 |
| January 1, 1943 | #2 Georgia | 9 | #13 UCLA | 0 |
| January 1, 1942 | #12 Oregon State | 20 | #2 Duke | 16 |
| January 1, 1941 | #2 Stanford | 21 | #7 Nebraska | 13 |
| January 1, 1940 | #3 USC | 14 | #2 Tennessee | 0 |
| January 2, 1939 | #7 USC | 7 | #3 Duke | 3 |
| January 1, 1938 | #2 California | 13 | #4 Alabama | 0 |
| January 1, 1937 | #3 Pittsburgh | 21 | #5 Washington | 0 |
| January 1, 1936 | Stanford | 7 | SMU | 0 |
| January 1, 1935 | Alabama | 29 | Stanford | 13 |
| January 1, 1934 | Columbia | 7 | Stanford | 0 |
| January 2, 1933 | USC | 35 | Pittsburgh | 0 |
| January 1, 1932 | USC | 21 | Tulane | 12 |
| January 1, 1931 | Alabama | 24 | Washington State | 0 |
| January 1, 1930 | USC | 47 | Pittsburgh | 14 |
| January 1, 1929 | Georgia Tech | 8 | California | 7 |
| January 2, 1928 | Stanford | 7 | Pittsburgh | 6 |
| January 1, 1927 | Alabama | 7 | Stanford | 7 |
| January 1, 1926 | Alabama | 20 | Washington | 19 |
| January 1, 1925 | Notre Dame | 27 | Stanford | 10 |
| January 1, 1924 | Navy | 14 | Washington | 14 |
| January 1, 1923 | USC | 14 | Penn State | 3 |
| January 2, 1922 | California | 0 | Washington & Jefferson | 0 |
| January 1, 1921 | California | 28 | Ohio State | 0 |
| January 1, 1920 | Harvard | 7 | Oregon | 6 |
| January 1, 1919 | Great Lakes – US Navy | 17 | Mare Island – USMC | 0 |
| January 1, 1918 | Mare Island – USMC | 19 | Camp Lewis – US Army | 7 |
| January 1, 1917 | Oregon | 14 | Penn | 0 |
| January 1, 1916 | Washington State | 14 | Brown | 0 |
| January 1, 1902 | Michigan | 49 | Stanford | 0 |
FAQ
When is the 2023 Rose Bowl?
The 2023 Rose Bowl will be played on Jan. 2, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Where is the Rose Bowl?
The Rose Bowl is played annually at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif.
Who is playing in the 2023 Rose Bowl?
Utah locked up their spot in the Rose Bowl after upsetting USC in the Pac-12 Championship game while Penn State secured their spot after both Michigan and Ohio State were selected for the CFP.