1916 Rose Bowl - Aftermath

Aftermath

Coach William "Lone Star" Dietz and his Cougar squad served as extras in the football film "Tom Brown of Harvard" each morning and then practiced for the bowl game in the afternoon. They were paid $100 for the movie work.

The Tournament of Roses organization continues to have a college football game to this day as part of the New Year's Day celebrations.

The Western and Northern universities permitted minority players, a situation that would eventually lead to the Pacific Coast Conference - Big Nine conference agreement for the 1947 Rose Bowl. Most Southern universities were still segregated until the 1960s. None of the Southeastern Conference schools had an African American athlete until 1966. The Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Sugar Bowl would not be integrated until 1948, 1955, and 1956 respectively.

Carl Dietz, the Washington State fullback, was named the Most Valuable Player of the game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively. Later, Pollard was the first black named to the Walter Camp All-America team and became the first black NFL head coach.

The Official 2007 NCAA Division I football records book lists the attendance at 7,000. Washington State listed at 10,000 in its Media Guide.

The quarterback of the Washington State University team, Thomas Arthur Durham eventually had a successful Naval career rising to the rank of Commodore (United States).