The 1980 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1980. It was the 66th Rose Bowl Game.
The USC Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 17-16. USC running back Charles White was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game (for a second time, having shared the previous game's award with Rick Leach), rushing for a record 247 yards, including the game-winning touchdown with little more than a minute remaining in the contest. USC, having suffered a shocking 21-21 tie with Stanford (in a game in which they led 21-0) that cost them the #1 ranking, finished ranked #2 behind Alabama.
The game received a 28.6 Nielsen Rating, making it one of the highest-rated college football games of all time. [1]
Scoring summary
1st Quarter scoring: USC – Eric Hipp 41-yard field goal
2nd Quarter scoring: USC – K. Williams 53-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Hipp kick); OSU – Janakievski 35-yard field goal; OSU – Murray 67-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Janakievski kick)
3rd Quarter scoring: OSU – Janakievski 37-yard field goal
4th Quarter scoring: OSU – Janakievski, 24-yard field goal; USC – Charles White 1-yard run
(Hipp kick)
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1979–80 NCAA football bowl game season |
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- Garden State (Dec. 15)
- Independence (Dec. 15)
- Holiday (Dec. 21)
- Tangerine (Dec. 22)
- Liberty (Dec. 22)
- Sun (Dec. 22)
- Fiesta (Dec. 25)
- Gator (Dec. 28)
- Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 29)
- Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 1)
- Rose (Jan. 1)
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game. |
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game. |
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