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The 1961 Rose Bowl was the 47th Rose Bowl game , played on January 2 , 1961 , in Pasadena , California .. Rose Bowl. Rose Bowl Game. The # 6 Washington Huskies defeated the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers , 17 -- 7 .. Washington Huskies. 1960 Washington Huskies football team. Minnesota Golden Gophers. 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt returned from a mid-season injury was named the Player Of The Game for the second straight year .. Bob Schloredt. Bob Schloredt. As New Year 's Day fell on a Sunday , the game was played on Monday .. This was the first season of the new agreement with the Athletic Association of Western Universities -LRB- AAWU -RRB- to send their champion .. Athletic Association of Western Universities. Pac-12 Conference. Its predecessor , the Pacific Coast Conference -LRB- PCC -RRB- , had dissolved after the 1958 season .. Pacific Coast Conference. Pacific Coast Conference. 1958 season. 1958 college football season. The Big Ten was no longer in a formal agreement with the Rose Bowl following the demise of the PCC  : Big Ten champion Minnesota received and accepted an `` at-large '' invitation .. Rose Bowl. Rose Bowl Game. Big Ten. Big Ten Conference. The Great Rose Bowl Hoax occurred during halftime .. Rose Bowl. Rose Bowl Game. Great Rose Bowl Hoax. Great Rose Bowl Hoax. As seen by an estimated 30 million television viewers , students from nearby Caltech altered the plans for the Washington card stunts , which spelled `` CALTECH '' instead of `` HUSKIES '' and showed the Caltech Beaver mascot instead of the Washington Husky .. Caltech. California Institute of Technology