1985 Rose Bowl

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 Trojans.

Scoring summary

 * First quarter
 * Ohio State - Spangler 21 yard field goal, 12:08 - OSU 3, USC 0
 * USC - Jordan 51 yard field goal, 6:52 - OSU 3, USC 3
 * USC - Connier 3 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) 1:54 - USC 10, OSU 3


 * Second quarter
 * USC - Ware 19 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) - USC 17, OSU 3
 * Ohio State - Spangler 46 yard field goal, 0:00 - USC 17, OSU 6


 * Third quarter
 * Ohio State - Spangler 52 yard field goal, 6:37 - USC 17, OSU 9
 * USC - Jordan 51 yard field goal, 4:05 - USC 20, OSU 9


 * Fourth quarter
 * Ohio State - Carter 18 yard pass from Tomczak (Tomczak run), 7:34 - USC 20, OSU 17

Tim Green and Jack Del Rio earned the Rose Bowl MVP awards.

Highlights

 * Pac-10 finally takes the lead in the series, 20-19
 * Pac-10 won 13 out of the last 15 meetings
 * Using a swarming defense, USC caused three Mike Tomczak interceptions
 * Tomczak threw 37 passes in the game
 * Ohio State kicker Rich Spangler scored a record 52-yard field goal
 * Steve Jordan had two 51-yard field goals for the Trojans
 * Big contribution from Trojans' Tim Green and Timmie Ware, Joe Cormier, Fred Crutcher and Kennedy Pola