| 1974 Rose Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 60th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Cornelius Greene (QB, OSU) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 2 points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Howard Wirtz (Big Ten; split crew: Big Ten, Pac-8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 105,267 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1974 Rose Bowl was the 60th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday, January 1. The Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference defeated the USC Trojans of the Pacific-8 Conference, 42–21.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Sophomore quarterback Cornelius Greene of Ohio State was named Player of the Game.[9] This was the sole win for the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl in the 1970s.
- ^ "Rose". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. January 1, 1974. p. 1B.
- ^ Taylor, Jim (January 1, 1974). "Southern Cal's gridders goal – become Buck stoppers". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 47.
- ^ "Ohio State gets Rose Bowl revenge". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. January 2, 1974. p. 1B.
- ^ "'Greatest win ever,' says Woody". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). UPI. January 2, 1974. p. 16.
- ^ Taylor, Jim (January 2, 1974). "Bucks respond to 'New Woody'". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 26.
- ^ "'Burning' Buckeyes handle USC with a vengeance". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1974. p. 1B.
- ^ Roach, Ron (January 2, 1974). "Buckeyes get barrel of revenge". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 36.
- ^ Rose Bowl 1955 Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, from RoseBowlHistory.com.
- ^ "Hayes calls Ohio State's 42-21 win over Trojans "greatest of career"". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 2, 1974. p. 23.