1985 Rose Bowl

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1985 Rose Bowl
Bowl Game
1 2 3 4 Total
USC 10 7 3 0 20
Ohio State 3 3 3 8 17
Date January 1, 1985
Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium
Location Pasadena, California
National anthem Ohio State University Marching Band
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 University of Southern California Trojans of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Ohio State University Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, held on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The game resulted in a 20-17 victory for the Trojans.

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First quarter
  • Ohio State - Spangler 21 yard field goal, 12:08 - OSU 3, USC 0
  • USC - Jordan 51 yard field goal, 6:52 - OSU 3, USC 3
  • USC - Connier 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
  • Ohio State - Carter 18 yard pass from Tomczak (Tomczak run), 7:34 - USC 20, OSU 17

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Preceded by
1984 Rose Bowl
1985 Rose Bowl
1985
Succeeded by
1986 Rose Bowl