1985 Rose Bowl
| 1985 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 71st Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tim Green (QB, USC) Jack Del Rio (LB, USC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 3½ points | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Ohio State University Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Sprenger (Pac-10); split crew: Pac-10, Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Ohio State University Marching Band, Spirit of Troy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 102,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Rose Bowl Game was a postseason college football bowl game between the USC Trojans of the Pacific-10 Conference and Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, held on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The game resulted in a 20–17 victory for the underdog Trojans.