Rose Bowl Numbers Game

Ratings and viewership for college football’s Rose Bowl game, dating back to 1986 and 2002, respectively.

Excluding national championship games, the Rose Bowl has been the highest rated college fooball bowl game every year since the BCS debuted in the 1998-99 season. Last year’s Rose Bowl on ABC earned a 13.2 rating and over 24 million viewers, hitting a three-year high in ratings and tying a four-year high in viewership.

Rose Bowl Ratings Dating Back to 1986 (Viewership Since 2002)
Asterisk (*) indicates national championship game, or game involving eventual national champion.

Season	Date	Game	Net	Rating	Viewers (000)
2009-10	Fri., 1/1/10	OSU 26, ORE 17	ABC	13.2	24,025
2008-09	Thu., 1/1/09	USC 38, PSU 24	ABC	11.7	20,603
2007-08	Tue., 1/1/08	USC 49, ILL 17	ABC	11.1	19,003
2006-07	Mon., 1/1/07	USC 32, MICH 18	ABC	13.9	24,025
2005-06	Wed., 1/4/06	TEX 41, USC 38*	ABC	21.7	35,630
2004-05	Sat., 1/1/05	TEX 38, MICH 37	ABC	12.4	20,458
2003-04	Thu., 1/1/04	USC 28, MICH 14	ABC	14.3	23,871
2002-03	Wed., 1/1/03	OK 34, WSU 14	ABC	11.3	18,298
2001-02	Thu., 1/3/02	MIA 37, NEB 14*	ABC	13.8	21,559
2000-01	Mon., 1/1/01	WSH 34, PUR 24	ABC	14.0	n/a
1999-00	Sat., 1/1/00	WISC 17, STAN 9	ABC	14.1	n/a
1998-99	Fri., 1/1/99	WISC 38, UCLA 31	ABC	13.3	n/a
1997-98	Thu., 1/1/98	MICH 21, WSU 16*	ABC	17.6	n/a
1996-97	Wed., 1/1/97	OSU 20, ASU 17	ABC	16.5	n/a
1995-96	Mon., 1/1/96	USC 41, NWST 32	ABC	19.2	n/a
1994-95	Mon., 1/2/95	PSU 38, ORE 20	ABC	18.2	n/a
1993-94	Sat., 1/1/94	WISC 21, UCLA 16	ABC	11.3	n/a
1992-93	Fri., 1/1/93	MICH 38, WSH 31	ABC	14.3	n/a
1991-92	Wed., 1/1/92	WSH 34, MICH 14*	ABC	15.4	n/a
1990-91	Tue., 1/1/91	WSH 46, IOWA 34	ABC	11.9	n/a
1989-90	Mon., 1/1/90	USC 17, MICH 10	ABC	14.6	n/a
1988-89	Mon., 1/2/89	MICH 22, USC 14	ABC	10.8	n/a
1987-88	Fri., 1/1/88	MSU 20, USC 17	NBC	16.5	n/a
1986-87	Thu., 1/1/87	ASU 22, MICH 15	NBC	17.7	n/a
1985-86	Wed., 1/1/86	UCLA 45, IOWA 28	NBC	22.7	n/a