The Spirit! The Hype! The Victory! With his team of champions, Coach John Cooper headed to Pasadena to face Bo Schembechler and his Wolverings. ASU gridders kicked off the New Year Sun Devil-style as they kept the Rose Bowl victory in the Pac-10, topped Michigan and became the...1987 Rose Bowl Champions.
The above cover was the first page of a special four-color pull-out section in the 1986-87 Sun Devil Spark yearbook called Everything's Coming Up Roses. The rest of the pages are linked below. Photo courtesy of the Tournament of Roses Association.
A City Gone Haywire: Whether it was something in the air or simple instinctive knowledge, ASU fans knew that the Nov. 8 football game was no ordinary slice of gridiron action.
Pasadena Rose Mania: Even the most seasoned Pasadena residents were a little amazed by the vigor with which Sun Devil fans--about 40,000 of them--asserted their spirit.
Victory for Pac-10, ASU: After a slow start, ASU dominated Michigan to defeat the Woverines 22-15, the victory of "the granddaddy of them all" in the PAC-10.
FAN-fare Victory: The game may have ended but the excitement did not! For fans and team members the fun was just beginning!
1987 Rose Bowl program cover, tickets and 1986 football season game scores.
(c)1987, All use of "Everything's Coming Up Roses" must be approved in writing through ASU's Student Publications administration.
Layout and design: Pat Schweiss and Brian O'Mahoney