1980 Rose Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 1980 Rose Bowl 66th Rose Bowl Game 1979 USC Trojans University of Southern California Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University 10–0–1 11–0 John Robinson Earle Bruce 3 2 1 3 3 7 0 7 0 10 3 3 January 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Charles White (USC RB) USC by 7½ pointshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uesNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6806%2C98721 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Ohio State hopes to snap Big Ten's Rose Bowl jinx January 1, 1980 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uesNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4606%2C109621 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Latest line: college football bowl games January 1, 1980 20 Gene Calhoun (Big Ten) (split crew: Big Ten, Pac-10) 105,526 NBC List of announcers of major college bowl games Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen,and O. J. Simpson 28.6 The 1980 Rose Bowl was It was the 66th edition of the college football bowl game, played on Tuesday, January 1, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The USC Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 17–16.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ZxjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5088%2C450663 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press White carries USC as far as one man can January 2, 1980 1Dhttps://vault.si.com/vault/1980/01/14/a-beautiful-rose-even-for-bama-uscs-one-point-victory-over-ohio-state-in-pasadena-provided-all-the-excitement-anyone-could-ask-for-and-it-gave-the-crimson-tide-something-more-its-first-undisputed-national-championship-since-196 https://web.archive.org/web/20200828140348/https://vault.si.com/vault/1980/01/14/a-beautiful-rose-even-for-bama-uscs-one-point-victory-over-ohio-state-in-pasadena-provided-all-the-excitement-anyone-could-ask-for-and-it-gave-the-crimson-tide-something-more-its-first-undisputed-national-championship-since-196 dead August 28, 2020 Sports Illustrated Looney Douglas S. A beautiful Rose, even for 'Bama January 14, 1980 28 USC's Heisman Trophy running back Charles White was named the Player of the Game (for a second time, having shared the previous game's award with Rick Leach), rushing for a record 247 yards, including the game-winning touchdown with little more than a minute remaining in the contest.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HsopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6556%2C511470 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Trojans' White runs sweet as a 'Rose' January 2, 1980 C1 Ohio State entered the game with an 11–0 record, and was one of two undefeated and untied teams in the nation, along with Alabama. If the Buckeyes had won, they likely would have gained at least a share of the national championship, since they were ranked first in the AP Poll at kickoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0gYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6714%2C10062937 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports New year starts with fight for No. 1 December 31, 1979 4B The game received a 28.6 Nielsen Rating, making it one of the highest-rated college football games of all time.https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/06/sports/fiesta-bowl-sets-record-for-tv.html Fiesta Bowl Sets Record for TV The New York Times 6 January 1987 USC, having suffered a shocking 21–21 tie with Stanford (a home game in which they led 21–0 at halftime) that cost them the #1 ranking in mid-October,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zQBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1345%2C5664493 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports For Cards, a tie is a win; for USC, a loss October 14, 1979 3B was runner-up in both final polls, behind Alabama. This was the sixth consecutive Rose Bowl win for the Pac-10, with ten wins in the last eleven. Scoring First quarter USC – Eric Hipp 41-yard field goal Second quarter USC – Kevin Williams 53-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Hipp kick) OSU – Vlade Janakievski 35-yard field goal OSU – Gary Williams 67-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Janakievski kick) Third quarter OSU – Janakievski 37-yard field goal Fourth quarter OSU – Janakievski, 24-yard field goal USC – Charles White 1-yard run (Hipp kick) References 2 Rose Bowl Category:Rose Bowl Game Category:20th century in Pasadena, California Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games Category:USC Trojans football bowl games Rose Bowl Category:January 1980 sports events in the United States