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1955 Rose Bowl
| 1955 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 41st Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dave Leggett (Ohio State QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 14 points [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Edward Wagner (AAWU; split crew: AAWU, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | K. Massey & Archie Whatley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 89,191 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mel Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1955 Rose Bowl was the 41st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference defeated the USC Trojans of the Pacific Coast Conference, 20–7.[2][3][4]
Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes came into his first Rose Bowl tied for the national championship with PCC champion UCLA. However, #2 UCLA was locked out of the game because of the PCC's "no-repeat" rule,[5] enacted after California's third consecutive appearance in January 1951.
- ^ "Ohio State 2 TD favorite over Southern Cal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1955. p. 11.
- ^ "Ohio State subdues USC, 20-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1955. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Buckeyes drub USC 20-7". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. January 2, 1955. p. 1C.
- ^ Rose Bowl 1955[usurped], from RoseBowlHistory.com.
- ^ Boyles, Bob; Paul Guido (2007). 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-60239-090-4.
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