L   34 - 46 

The Hawkeyes trailed badly at the half, and trailed 39–14 after three quarters. The Huskies scored on a blocked punt and an interception. Iowa charged back from a 33-7 halftime deficit to pull within 13 (39-26) with 5:07 left, but Washington held on to defeat the Hawkeyes 46-34 in the highest-scoring game in Rose Bowl history. Nick Bell gained 64 yards to go over 1,000 for the season (1,009) and Tony Stewart became Iowa's all-time leading rusher (2,562). The receiving corps was a bright spot for Iowa, combining for 315 yards on 17 catches. Mike Saunders led Iowa's receivers with five catches for 99 yards and Bell totaled 85 yards on three receptions. Bell and QB Matt Rodgers both rushed for two touchdowns.

Washington QB Mark Brunell passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more scores. RB Greg Lewis, rushed 19 times for 128 yards.

	1	2	3	4	F
Iowa	0	7	7	20	34
Washington	10	23	6	7	46