2026 Rose Bowl
| 2026 Rose Bowl presented by Prudential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Football Playoff Quarterfinal 112th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players of the Game | Pat Coogan (Indiana, C) D'Angelo Ponds (Indiana, CB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Indiana by 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Kevin Mar (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Million Dollar Band and Marching Hundred | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 90,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Kris Budden (sideline reporters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 22.5 million viewers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Rose Bowl is a college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The 112th annual Rose Bowl game was one of the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals and featured the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference. The game began at 1:00 p.m. PST. The Rose Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season and the winner advanced to the CFP semifinals. Sponsored by the Prudential financial services company, the game is officially known as the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 2026 Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential.
Indiana defeated Alabama by a 38–3 score, winning their first Rose Bowl in school history and first bowl game in 34 years. It was also their first major bowl game win in school history, as well as their first College Football Playoff game victory in school history.
The broadcasters are responsible for selecting the MVPs of the Rose Bowl. Color commentator Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN initially sought to give the Offensive MVP award to Indiana's entire offensive line but was told he could not. Herbstreit therefore chose to give the award to center Pat Coogan, who he considered to be representative of "kind of the anchor" of the unit.
The start of the game was one hour earlier than its traditional start time of 2 p.m. (local time), to avoid schedule conflict with the Sugar Bowl, in a change expected to carry forward to future editions. Magic Johnson, the Rose Parade grand marshal, attended the pre-game coin toss.