2013 Rose Bowl The 2013 Rose Bowl , the 99th edition of the annual game , was a college football bowl game played on Tuesday , January 1 , 2013 at the same - named stadium in Pasadena , California . The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association is the organizer of the game . The game matched the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference against the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac - 12 Conference , a rematch of the same two teams in the 2000 Rose Bowl . The Cardinal defeated the Badgers 20 – 14 for the Rose Bowl Championship . Because of sponsorship by Vizio , the first game in the 2013 edition of the Bowl Championship Series was officially titled the " Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO " . The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio , which began at 1 : 30 PM ( PST ) with kickoff at 2 : 10 PM ( PST ) . The Rose Bowl Game , themed " Oh , the Places You ' ll Go ! " , was a contractual sell - out , with 64 , 500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences . The remaining tickets go to the Tournament of Roses members , sponsors , City of Pasadena residents , and the general public . Pre - game activities . The game was presided over by the 2013 Rose Queen Vanessa Manjarrez , the Royal Court ( Madison Teodo , Sonia Shenoi , Kathryne Benuska , Nicole Nelam , Tracy Cresta , and Victoria McGregor ) , Tournament of Roses President Sally Bixby , and Grand Marshal Jane Goodall . After the teams ' arrival in Southern California , the teams participated in the traditional Lawry ' s Beef Bowl in Beverly Hills and the Disney Media Day at Disneyland in nearby Anaheim . The Rose Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony luncheon was held prior to the game at the Pasadena Convention Center . The bands and cheerleaders from both schools participated in the pre - game Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena , California along with the floats . A USAF B - 2 of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base performed a fly - over at the end of the National Anthem before the game . Teams . Teams playing in the Rose Bowl game are usually the winners of the Pacific - 12 and Big Ten conference championship games , unless one team ( or both teams ) play in the BCS National Championship game . The teams were officially selected by the football committee of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association on Selection Sunday on December 2 , 2012 . Also former ABC college football announcer Keith Jackson announced the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2012 inductees John Cooper , Brian Griese and Ron Yary . Both teams held their pre - game practices at the Home Depot Center in Carson , California . Prior to the game , the two teams had met five times with the Badgers leading the series 4 – 0 – 1 . Stanford . Stanford , representing the North Division in the Pac - 12 Football Championship Game , defeated UCLA , the South Division Champions 27 – 24 to earn a trip to Pasadena . The Cardinal last played in the 2000 Rose Bowl , also against the Wisconsin Badgers , losing 17 – 9 . The Cardinal led the Pac - 12 Conference in scoring defense ( 17 . 5 per game ) , rushing defense ( 87 . 7 yards per game ) , sacks ( 56 ) , and kickoff coverage . Running back Stepfan Taylor rushed 302 times for 1442 yards with 12 touchdowns , averaging 110 . 9 yards per game . Wisconsin . The Wisconsin Badgers , representing the Leaders Division in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game , defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers , the Legends Division Champions 70 – 31 to earn their third consecutive trip to the game . Wisconsin lost to the TCU Horned Frogs 21 – 19 in 2011 and to the Oregon Ducks 45 – 38 in 2012 . Head coach Bret Bielema accepted the head coaching position at Arkansas prior to the game . Wisconsin was coached in the Rose Bowl by Bielema ' s predecessor and current athletic director Barry Alvarez , a member of both the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame . He was the coach of the 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team that defeated Stanford in the 2000 Rose Bowl and , prior to this game , had never lost a Rose Bowl ( 3 – 0 ) . Running back Montee Ball rushed for 1 , 730 yards and 21 touchdowns on the season . He had nine 100 - yard rushing games including two 200 - yard rushing performances this season . His career 76 rushing touchdowns and 82 total touchdowns are both NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision records , and his 25 career games with multiple touchdowns equals the previous FBS record of Travis Prentice ( who was also the prior holder of the two records broken by Ball ) . Ball is the 2012 Doak Walker Award winner . Game summary . Scoring summary . 1st quarter scoring : STAN – Kelsey Young 16 - yard run ( Jordan Williamson kick ) ; STAN – Stepfan Taylor 3 - yard run ( Williamson kick ) 2nd quarter scoring : WIS – Montee Ball 11 - yard run ( Jack Russell kick ) ; STAN – Williamson 47 - yard field goal ; WIS – Jorda Fredrick 4 - yard pass from Curt Phillips ( Russell kick ) 4th quarter scoring : STAN – Williamson 22 - yard field goal