The game was a Vic Bottari and Sam Chapman show, who scored all the points. It was Alabama's first loss in the Rose Bowl, which prompted former Los Angeles Examiner reporter Maxwell Stiles to write: “The Crimson Tide was at its ebb, Alabama at last had lost a Rose Bowl Game.”
Scoring
Second Quarter
Cal – Vic Bottari, 4-yard run (Sam Chapman kick good)
Third Quarter
Cal – Vic Bottari, 5-yard run (Sam Chapman kick failed)