<P> The 1942 Rose Bowl was the 28th Rose Bowl game . Originally scheduled to be played in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena , California , it was moved to Durham , North Carolina , due to fears about an attack by the Japanese on the West Coast of the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor . The United States government prohibited large public gatherings on the West Coast of the United States for the duration of the war ; the first significant canceled event was the Rose Bowl Game scheduled for New Year 's Day , 1942 . </P>
why was the rose bowl played in durham nc
fears about an attack by the Japanese on the West Coast of the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor