1955 Rose Bowl
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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Edward Wagner (AAWU; split crew: AAWU, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | K. Massey & Archie Whatley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 89,191 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mel Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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, enacted after California's third consecutive appearance in January 1951.
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