The 2009 Rose Bowl was a college football match that served as the national championship game for the 2008 season. The two teams featured were the #2 Washington State Cougars and the #4 Red Oak Colonels. Both teams were considered equal, and the match went back and forth. Red Oak's victory would not be secured until the final play of the game, when Washington State quarterback, Nathan Adrian, would be tackled at the one yard line, preventing what would have been the game winning touchdown. The game is considered a classic and one of the greatest of all time.