OSU Rose Bowl History.
1921: Dr John Wilce's Buckeye squad got thumped by Cal 28-0, which was OSU's worst bowl performance of all time, up until the 31-0 Clemson fiasco. OSU All-American star QB Gaylord "Pete" Stynchcomb was held to 82 yards rushing.
1950: Wes Fesler's Buckeyes edged Cal 17-14 in en route to their first Rose Bowl victory. OSU FB Fred "Curly" Morrison was the MVP of the game, rushing for 119 yards and a TD.
1955: OSU trounced USC 20-7 in Woody Hayes first Rose Bowl and National Championship. It would have been a 1vs2 match up had UCLA not been shut out of the Rose Bowl due to the "no repeat" rule. Hopalong Cassidy paced the OSU ground assault in a rainy, muddy Rose Bowl.
1958: The Buckeyes edged Oregon 10-7 en route to another National Championship. It was an OSU team of pure grit, with all of their top players residing on the lines, in the trenches.
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1969: The Super Sophs guided the Buckeyes to a 27-16 win over USC in the Rose Bowl, and another National Championship. The game featured an epic hit where Jack Tatum completely flattened Trojan RB OJ Simpson. Rex Kern, Jim Stillwagon and Jim Otis were part of that legendary class as well. The game had extra meaning, after the 1961 NC team was blocked from playing in the Rose Bowl by OSU's own faculty.
1971: OSU dropped one to the Stanford Indians 27-17. The Super Sophs' senior campaign ended on a sour note, although OSU does retain some sorta sheepishly claimed NC for this season.
1973: OSU star TB Archie Griffin led the Buckeyes to four straight Rose Bowls, albeit with a 1-3 record. His freshman campaign ended with a 42-17 trouncing at the hands of USC.
1974: OSU got USC back with a 42-21 Rose Bowl victory. OSU was paced by FB Pete Johnson's 3TD performance, with Archie and QB Corny Greene each adding one of their own. The Buckeyes posted an undefeated season; albeit with a tie in THE GAME.
1975: The Buckeyes were upset by USC 18-17, with a late Trojan TD and a successful two point conversion in the third straight Rose Bowl between the two teams.
1976: Archie's senior year ended with a 23-10 trouncing at the hands of UCLA. FB Pete Johnson scored the lone Buckeye TD.
1980: Earle Bruce's inaugural campaign ended in heartache, as USC scored a late TD that prevented OSU from having an undefeated, untied NC. Art Schlichter lobbed the only TD for the Scarlet and Grey.
1985: Bruce's squad dropped a 20-17 Rose Bowl to the USC Trojans, Chris Carter caught the lone OSU TD from Mike Tomczak.
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1997: Stanley Jackson and Joe Germaine led a two headed monster at QB, as the latter rose to the occasion in securing a Rose Bowl win over HC John Cooper's former team.
2010: Terrelle Pryor lobbed two TD passes as OSU defeated the Oregon Ducks 26-17. It was the lone Rose Bowl appearance for Buckeye HC Jim Tressel.
2019: Urban Meyer becomes the sixth consecutive OSU HC to lead the Buckeyes to at least one Rose Bowl appearance (Fickel notwithstanding).
