1985 Rose Bowl
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Bowl in Pasadena, California.[4][5][6] The game resulted in a 20–17 victory for the underdog Trojans.[7][8][9]
Scoring summary[edit]
- First quarter
- Ohio State – Spangler 21-yard field goal, 12:08 – OSU 3, USC 0[10]
- USC – Jordan 51-yard field goal, 6:52 – OSU 3, USC 3
- USC – Cormier 3-yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) 1:54 – USC 10, OSU 3
- Second quarter
- USC – Ware 19-yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) – USC 17, OSU 3
- Ohio State – Spangler 46-yard field goal, 0:00 – USC 17, OSU 6
- Third quarter
- Ohio State – Spangler 52-yard field goal, 6:37 – USC 17, OSU 9
- USC – Jordan 51-yard field goal, 4:05 – USC 20, OSU 9
- Fourth quarter
- Source:[11]
Tim Green and Jack Del Rio earned the Rose Bowl MVP awards.
at the Hall of Champions
Highlights[edit]
- With fourth straight win, Pac-10 takes its first lead in the series with the Big Ten, 20–19
- Pac-10 has won ten of eleven, and fourteen of the last sixteen meetings
- Using a swarming defense, USC caused three Mike Tomczak interceptions
- Tomczak threw 37 passes in the game
- Ohio State kicker Rich Spangler scored a Rose Bowl-record 52-yard field goal
- USC kicker Steve Jordan had two 51-yard field goals
- Big contribution from Trojans' Tim Green and Timmie Ware, Joe Cormier, Fred Crutcher, and Kennedy Pola
Statistics[edit]
Statistics USC Ohio
StateFirst 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
References[edit]
- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1985. p. 39.
- ^ "Rose Bowl". Pittsburgh Press. December 31, 1984. p. D3.
- ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1985. p. 15.
- ^ "USC holds on to beat Ohio State, 20–17". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. January 2, 1985. p. 34.
- ^ a b "USC smells the roses again, 20–17". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1985. p. B1.
- ^ a b Brennan, Christine (January 2, 1985). "Trojans play familiar tune at Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
- ^ Rose Bowl Game Photo Timeline, 1980–1989, Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Accessed July 21, 2009. July 23, 2009.
- ^ Tosches, Rich (January 2, 1985). "USC downs champs of not-so-Big Ten". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. p. D1.
- ^ Gugger, John (January 2, 1985). "Big Ten string of losses in Rose Bowl continues". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 24.
- ^ Historical Media Guide, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 2009
- ^ a b "Rose Bowl". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 2, 1985. p. 36.
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