From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1980 Rose Bowl
1980 Rose Bowl
1980 Rose Bowl Network NBC
66th Rose Bowl Game Announcers:
Announcers: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, O. J. Simpson
USC Trojans Ohio State Buckeyes Rose Bowl
(10-0-1) (11-0)
17 16 The 1980 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game
Head coach: Head coach: played on January 1, 1980. It was the 66th Rose Bowl
John Robinson Earle Bruce Game. The USC Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Con-
ference, defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, champions of
AP Coaches AP Coaches the Big Ten Conference, 17-16. USC running back Charles
3 2 1 3 White was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game (for
a second time, having shared the previous game’s award
1 2 3 4 Total with Rick Leach), rushing for a record 247 yards, includ-
ing the game-winning touchdown with little more than a
USC 3 7 0 7 17
minute remaining in the contest. USC, having suffered a
Ohio State 0 10 3 3 16 shocking 21-21 tie with Stanford (in a game in which they
led 21-0) that cost them the #1 ranking, finished ranked
Date January 1, 1980 #2 behind Alabama.
Season 1979
Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium
References
Location Pasadena, California
External links
MVP Charles White (USC RB)
• Summary at Rosebowlhistory.org
Attendance 105,526
United States TV coverage
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Categories:
• 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season
• Rose Bowl
• Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games
• USC Trojans football bowl games
• College football bowl stubs
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