About this project

HOW TO WATCH
Pledge at least $10 to unlock the media rights and watch the entire original broadcast of Stanford's 1972 Rose Bowl upset over Michigan. If the basic production costs are covered by Sunday, November 15th, we'll broadcast the game at YourSports.com.. If not, the game will be 'blacked out' and you'll pay nothing.

If successfully crowdfunded, YourSports will host a special viewing party for fans and players from the '72 Stanford team to relive the game at the Old Pro in Palo Alto on Weds Nov 18th, 5:00pm. So far, Coach John Ralston and RB Reggie Sanderson have RSVP'd. It's free for all crowdfunders and special guests, $20 for everyone else at the door!

To expedite the crowdfunding and get recognized in the process, you can pledge in $50, $250, and $1,000 amounts. We highly recommend you do so, this viewing party is going to be awesome! See list of rewards on sidebar.

GAME SUMMARY
Quarterback Don Bunce and the defense's famous "Thunderchickens" gave Stanford coach John Ralston his second consecutive Rose Bowl victory in a thrilling come-from-behind win over Bo Schembechler’s previously undefeated Michigan Wolverines.

Stanford, for the second straight season, came into the game with an 8-3 record and played the undefeated Big-10 champs - this time the 11-0 Wolverines. And, once again, the underdog Indians pulled out a win.

The game was the first Rose Bowl meeting between the two schools since the inaugural Rose Bowl in 1902, in which Michigan crushed Stanford 49–0. In the 1972 rematch, rain the previous week had made the turf soggy, and at halftime, the only scoring was a Michigan field goal by Dana Coin. In the first series of the second half, Stanford held the Wolverines at their goal line, then marched down to tie the game with a Rod Garcia field goal midway through the third quarter.

As the fourth quarter began, Michigan's Fritz Seyferth made a one-yard dive to put Michigan up 10–3. After Stanford got the ball back, they faced fourth and ten from their own 33, Ralston called for a fake punt, with Jackie Brown racing 33 yards for the first down, which he followed a minute later with a 24-yard touchdown run to tie the game.

Late in the fourth quarter, Michigan recovered a Bunce fumble and attempted a 42-yard field goal; the kick was short, and Stanford safety Jim Ferguson caught the ball and attempted to run it out of the end zone, but was knocked back into the end zone by Ed Shuttlesworth for a safety, making the score 12–10.

Following the free kick, Stanford held on defense, getting the ball back on their own 22-yard line with 1:48 to go. Bunce then threw five consecutive completions to take Stanford to the Michigan 17 with 22 seconds left. The Indians ran two more running plays to get to the Michigan 14 with 12 seconds left and Garcia's 31-yard field goal was good to put Stanford ahead to stay, 13–12.