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Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States of America

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This paper recalls the 1942 Rose Bowl game, which was relocated from its traditional site at Pasadena, California, to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The Tournament of Roses nearly cancelled the game after a government request to avoid large crowds on the West Coast, in light of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Duke, originally selected as the visiting team to play Pacific Coast Conference champion Oregon State University, resolved the dilemma by offering to stage the game at its campus stadium. Duke Stadium had a capacity of only 35,000, much smaller than the Rose Bowl stadium, and 20,000 temporary seats from nearby University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University were added to accommodate fans. On the strength of a 13-point third quarter, Oregon State upset undefeated Duke, 20-16, in the 28th Rose Bowl game. The game returned to Pasadena the following year. With Allied victory at the Battle of Midway and stabilization of the Pacific Theater of war, the West Coast was considered secure enough to host large events. The move of the 1942 Rose Bowl was the first of many impacts on sport generally and college football in particular caused by World War II. With male enrollment reduced drastically, many colleges and universities did not field a football team for one or more seasons during the war. Prominent players were killed in action, including some who competed in the 1942 Rose Bowl. Coaches likewise joined the war effort, notably Wallace Wade of Duke. Following the war, the readjustment of servicemen extended to the gridiron, as football rosters included many veterans. Yet the 1942 Rose Bowl has new relevance beyond its 75th anniversary. The 2008 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament was moved when a tornado struck Atlanta. In 2015 terrorists attacked a soccer stadium in Paris, raising new consciousness of the global threat of terrorism. Sport managers strive to make events safe, not only at the venue, but within an expanding perimeter.

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Intercollegiate athletics, sport history, Rose Bowl, World War II, contingency management.

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