1971 Rose Bowl
| 1971 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 57th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jim Plunkett (QB, Stanford) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 10 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Presley (Pacific-8) (split crew: Pac-8, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 103,839 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Kyle Rote | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 27.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Rose Bowl was It was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1. The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, 27–17. The Player of the Game was Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner.