1971 Rose Bowl

1971 Rose Bowl
57th Rose Bowl Game
Stanford Indians Ohio State Buckeyes
(8–3) (9–0)
Pac-8 Big Ten
27 17
Head coach: 
John Ralston		 Head coach: 
Woody Hayes
APCoaches
1210
APCoaches
22
1234 Total
Stanford 100314 27
Ohio State 7730 17
DateJanuary 1, 1971
Season1970
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPJim Plunkett (QB, Stanford)
FavoriteOhio State by 10 points [1]
RefereeJohn Presley (Pacific-8)
(split crew: Pac-8, Big Ten)
Attendance103,839
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Kyle Rote
Nielsen ratings27.2
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The 1971 Rose Bowl was It was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1. The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, 27–17.[2][3][4][5][6] The Player of the Game was Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner.

  1. ^ "Anything can happen on New Year's Day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 3B.
  2. ^ Turran, Kenneth (January 2, 1971). "Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Washington Post). p. 1, part 2.
  3. ^ Sons, Ray (January 2, 1971). "Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). (Chicago Daily News Service). p. 11.
  4. ^ "Stanford shakes up Buckeyes". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1971. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Stanford upsets Buckeyes, 27-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1971. p. 1B.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.