What football teams competed in the 1985 Rose Bowl Game?
The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, continue their long history of excellence by winning Oklahoma’s sixth national championship. Oklahoma finished the season 11-1, with their only loss to Miami at home, in a game future NFL star Troy Aikman was lost for the season. The Sooners regrouped and went undefeated the rest of the way, capping off a tremendous season with a win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl. Michigan would finish #2, the highest finish of a Bo Schembechler led team. The team shined on defense, led by All-Americans Mike Hammerstein and Mark Messner. Tennessee finished off a terrific season with a victory over #2 Miami in the Sugar Bowl. This team won the school’s first SEC championship in 16 years and was nicknamed the “Sugar Vols”. The SEC title was the first of three for coach Johnny Majors. Air Force Falcons, under Fisher DeBerry had what is considered their best season ever, defeating Texas in the Bluebon
The 1985 Rose Bowl Game was a postseason college football bowl game between the University of Southern California Trojans of the Pacific-10 Conference and The Ohio State University 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
It was 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. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
