1985 Rose Bowl

1985 Rose Bowl
71st Rose Bowl Game
USC Trojans Ohio State Buckeyes
(9-3) (9–3)
20 17
Head coach: 
Ted Tollner		 Head coach: 
Earle Bruce
APCoaches
1814
APCoaches
65
1234 Total
USC 10730 20
Ohio State 3338 17
DateJanuary 1, 1985
Season1984
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPTim Green (QB, USC)
Jack Del Rio (LB, USC)
FavoriteOhio State by 3½ points [1][2][3]
National anthemOhio State University Marching Band
RefereeJames Sprenger (Pac-10);
split crew: Pac-10, Big Ten)
Halftime showOhio State University Marching Band, Spirit of Troy
Attendance102,594
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
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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]

  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1985. p. 39.
  2. ^ "Rose Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1984. p. D3.
  3. ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1985. p. 15.
  4. ^ "USC holds on to beat Ohio State, 20–17". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. January 2, 1985. p. 34.
  5. ^ "USC smells the roses again, 20–17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. B1.
  6. ^ Brennan, Christine (January 2, 1985). "Trojans play familiar tune at Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  7. ^ Rose Bowl Game Photo Timeline, 1980–1989, Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Accessed July 21, 2009. July 23, 2009.
  8. ^ Tosches, Rich (January 2, 1985). "USC downs champs of not-so-Big Ten". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. p. D1.
  9. ^ Gugger, John (January 2, 1985). "Big Ten string of losses in Rose Bowl continues". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 24.