1976 Rose Bowl

The 1976 Rose Bowl was the 62nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, January 1. The UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the top-ranked and undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference 23–10 in a rare bowl rematch of a regular season game. UCLA quarterback John Sciarra was named the Player of the Game.

1976 Rose Bowl
62nd Rose Bowl Game
1234 Total
UCLA 00167 23
Ohio State 3007 10
DateJanuary 1, 1976
Season1975
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPJohn Sciarra (UCLA QB)
FavoriteOhio State by 15½ points
National anthemUCLA Band and UCLA Choir
featuring Kate Smith singing God Bless America, followed by the Star Spangled Banner
RefereeGene Calhoun (Big Ten);
split crew: Big Ten, Pac-8)
Halftime showUCLA Band
The Ohio State University Marching Band
Attendance105,464
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis

This was the first post season that teams from the Big Ten and Pac-8 could appear in other bowl games since the Cotton Bowl in January 1949. Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes made his final appearance in the Rose Bowl, as Michigan represented the Big Ten in the next three editions.

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