1955 Rose Bowl

1955 Rose Bowl
41st Rose Bowl Game
USC Trojans Ohio State Buckeyes
(8–3) (9–0)
PCC Big Ten
7 20
Head coach: 
Jess Hill		 Head coach: 
Woody Hayes
APCoaches
1711
APCoaches
12
1234 Total
USC 0700 7
Ohio State 01406 20
DateJanuary 1, 1955
Season1954
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPDave Leggett (Ohio State QB)
FavoriteOhio State by 14 points [1]
RefereeEdward Wagner (AAWU;
split crew: AAWU, Big Ten)
Halftime showK. Massey & Archie Whatley
Attendance89,191
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersMel Allen
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The 1955 Rose Bowl was the 41st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference defeated the USC Trojans of the Pacific Coast Conference, 20–7.[2][3][4]

Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes came into his first Rose Bowl tied for the national championship with PCC champion UCLA. However, #2 UCLA was locked out of the game because of the PCC's "no-repeat" rule,[5] enacted after California's third consecutive appearance in January 1951.

  1. ^ "Ohio State 2 TD favorite over Southern Cal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1955. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Ohio State subdues USC, 20-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1955. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Buckeyes drub USC 20-7". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. January 2, 1955. p. 1C.
  4. ^ Rose Bowl 1955 Archived July 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, from RoseBowlHistory.com.
  5. ^ Boyles, Bob; Paul Guido (2007). 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-60239-090-4.