| 1976 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 62nd Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | John Sciarra (UCLA QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 15½ points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | UCLA Band and UCLA Choir featuring Kate Smith singing God Bless America, followed by the Star Spangled Banner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gene Calhoun (Big Ten); split crew: Big Ten, Pac-8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | UCLA Band The Ohio State University Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 105,464 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 30.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1976 Rose Bowl was the 62nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, January 1. The UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the top-ranked and undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference 23–10 in a rare bowl rematch of a regular season game.[1][2][3] UCLA quarterback John Sciarra was named the Player of the Game.[4]
This was the first post season that teams from the Big Ten and Pac-8 could appear in other bowl games since the Cotton Bowl in January 1949. Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes made his final appearance in the Rose Bowl, as Michigan represented the Big Ten in the next three editions.