Ohio State vs. USC
Saturday, January 1, 1955, Rose Bowl Share
No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 17 USC 20–7. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 5–3–1.
FinalTV: NBCAttendance 89,191Referee: Edward Wagner (AAWU; split crew: AAWU, Big Ten)
MVP Dave Leggett (Ohio State QB)Wikipedia
On the newsreel
- ROSE BOWLOhio State vs U.S.C. at Pasadena. The wettest, muddiest Rose Bowl game in 21 years. The Buckeyes continue Big 10 mastery in the coast classic, trampling U.S.C. 20-7
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Ohio State 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Ohio State–USC gameUSC leads 13–10–1 in 24 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.
| 2017 | Ohio State 24, USC 7 | Cotton Bowl |
| 2009 | USC 18, Ohio State 15 | |
| 2008 | USC 35, Ohio State 3 | |
| 1990 | USC 35, Ohio State 26 | |
| 1989 | USC 42, Ohio State 3 | |
| 1984 | USC 20, Ohio State 17 | Rose Bowl |
Around this game
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. NebraskaSept. 24, 1955
- SeasonOhio State in 1954
- ProgramOhio State history and records
USC
- Next gamevs. Washington StateSept. 17, 1955
- SeasonUSC in 1954
- ProgramUSC history and records