Team Selection
From its inauguration in 1902 until 1947, the Rose Bowl game hosted a team from the east coast and a team from the west coast. The game was known as the Tournament East-West football game until the construction of the Rose Bowl stadium, which began hosting the game in 1923. Because the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was the only conference with teams located in the Western United States, schools from the conference had been chosen for every Rose Bowl game. The tournament invited the University of Washington Huskies to participate in the 1924 game, and they accepted. Washington was then allowed by the Rose Bowl to select its opponent for the game. This was the first time a team was allowed to do so. The Huskies chose the Navy Midshipmen as their opponents, who accepted the invitation.
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