1985 Rose Bowl
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| 1985 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 71st Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tim Green (QB, USC) Jack Del Rio (LB, USC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 3½ points [1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Ohio State University Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Sprenger (Pac-10); split crew: Pac-10, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Ohio State University Marching Band, Spirit of Troy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 102,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Rose Bowl Game was a postseason college football bowl game between the USC Trojans of the Pacific-10 Conference and Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, held on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.[4][5][6] The game resulted in a 20–17 victory for the underdog Trojans.[7][8][9]
- First quarter
- Ohio State – Spangler 21-yard field goal, 12:08 – OSU 3, USC 0[10]
- USC – Jordan 51-yard field goal, 6:52 – OSU 3, USC 3
- USC – Cormier 3-yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) 1:54 – USC 10, OSU 3
- Second quarter
- USC – Ware 19-yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) – USC 17, OSU 3
- Ohio State – Spangler 46-yard field goal, 0:00 – USC 17, OSU 6
- Third quarter
- Ohio State – Spangler 52-yard field goal, 6:37 – USC 17, OSU 9
- USC – Jordan 51-yard field goal, 4:05 – USC 20, OSU 9
- Fourth quarter
- Source:[11]
Tim Green and Jack Del Rio earned the Rose Bowl MVP awards.
at the Hall of Champions
