2010 Rose Bowl

2010 Rose Bowl presented by Citi
96th Rose Bowl Game
1234 Total
Ohio State 10637 26
Oregon 01070 17
DateJanuary 1, 2010
Season2009
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPOffensive: Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor
Defensive: Oregon DE Kenny Rowe
FavoriteOregon by 5[1]
National anthemUniversity of Oregon Marching Band
RefereeScott Novak (Big 12 Conference)
Halftime showThe Ohio State University Marching Band
University of Oregon Marching Band
Attendance93,963
PayoutUS$18,000,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN on ABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger (Play by Play)
Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst)
Lisa Salters (Sideline)
Nielsen ratings13.2 (24.0 million viewers)[3]
Rose Bowl
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The 2010 Rose Bowl, the 96th edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Friday, January 1, 2010, at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.[4] It featured the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Oregon Ducks. The Buckeyes won 26–17.[5]

Because of sponsorship by Citi, the first game in the 2010 edition of the Bowl Championship Series was officially titled the Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi. The contest was televised on ABC with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio (Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, and Shelley Smith), which began at 1:30 p.m. (PST) with kickoff at 2:10 p.m. (PST). The game was also broadcast on the Ohio State Sports Network WBNS 97.1 FM and Oregon Sports Network KUGN 590 AM.[6] Ticket prices for all seats in the Rose Bowl were listed at $145.

The Rose Bowl Game was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets went to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public.

This was the 22nd and final Rose Bowl televised by ABC. Corporate sibling ESPN took over coverage in 2011.[7]

This game was a separate BCS game from the National Championship Game, which the Pasadena Tournament of Roses also hosted. The 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game was held on January 7 at 5:00 p.m. (PST).

  1. ^ "Ohio State vs. Oregon - Game Preview - January 1, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Tournament of Roses Press Release, December 7, 2008 Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, TournamentofRoses.com
  3. ^ Jon Solomon, 2009-10 Bowl TV Ratings, The Birmingham News, January 13, 2010
  4. ^ Rose Bowl quick facts Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, TournamentofRoses.com
  5. ^ "Ohio State ends BCS struggles, captures first Rose Bowl win since '97". ESPN. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference tofr times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Michael McCarthy, BCS cable connection complete as ESPN lands Rose Bowl, USA Today, June 13, 2009