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]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scoring summary
edit- 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
Highlights
edit- With fourth straight win, Pac-10 takes its first lead in the series with the Big Ten, 20–19
- Pac-10 has won ten of eleven, and fourteen of the last sixteen meetings
- Using a swarming defense, USC caused three Mike Tomczak interceptions
- Tomczak threw 37 passes in the game
- Ohio State kicker Rich Spangler scored a Rose Bowl-record 52-yard field goal
- USC kicker Steve Jordan had two 51-yard field goals
- Big contribution from Trojans' Tim Green and Timmie Ware, Joe Cormier, Fred Crutcher, and Kennedy Pola
Statistics
editStatistics USC Ohio
StateFirst downs 16 19 Rushes–yards 42–133 34–113 Passing yards 128 290 Passes 13–25–0 24–37–3 Total yards 261 403 Punts–average 7–42 4–48 Fumbles–lost 2–1 4–1 Turnovers by 1 4 Penalties–yards 4–38 4–46 Time of possession 31:11 28:47
References
edit- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1985. p. 39.
- ^ "Rose Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1984. p. D3.
- ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1985. p. 15.
- ^ "USC holds on to beat Ohio State, 20–17". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. January 2, 1985. p. 34.
- ^ a b "USC smells the roses again, 20–17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. B1.
- ^ a b Brennan, Christine (January 2, 1985). "Trojans play familiar tune at Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
- ^ Rose Bowl Game Photo Timeline, 1980–1989, Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Accessed July 21, 2009. July 23, 2009.
- ^ Tosches, Rich (January 2, 1985). "USC downs champs of not-so-Big Ten". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. p. D1.
- ^ Gugger, John (January 2, 1985). "Big Ten string of losses in Rose Bowl continues". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 24.
- ^ Historical Media Guide, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2009
- ^ a b "Rose Bowl". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 2, 1985. p. 36.
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