1985 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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71st Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Tim Green (QB, USC) Jack Del Rio (LB, USC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Ohio State by 3½ points [1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Ohio State University Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | James Sprenger (Pac-10); split crew: Pac-10, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Ohio State University Marching Band, Spirit of Troy | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 102,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dick 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 BowlinPasadena, California.[4][5][6] The game resulted in a 20–17 victory for the underdog Trojans.[7][8][9]
Tim Green and Jack Del Rio earned the Rose Bowl MVP awards.
Statistics | USC | Ohio State |
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First downs | 16 | 19 |
Rushes–yards | 42–133 | 34–113 |
Passing yards | 128 | 290 |
Passes | 13–25–0 | 24–37–3 |
Total yards | 261 | 403 |
Punts–average | 7–42 | 4–48 |
Fumbles–lost | 2–1 | 4–1 |
Turnovers by | 1 | 4 |
Penalties–yards | 4–38 | 4–46 |
Time of possession | 31:11 | 28:47 |
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