Behind 149 yards rushing and a touchdown from future two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, Ohio State rolled USC 42-21, on Jan. 1, 1974 in Pasadena. Watch the entire game up top!

Ohio State beat USC in this Rose Bowl, 20-7. This was Woody Hayes’ first great Ohio State team, a national champion which finished a perfect 10-0 in the 1954 season.

Most Buckeye fans remember that Ohio State won the national championship after beating USC in the Rose Bowl after the 1968 season. But the 1969 season ended with a shocking loss to Michigan, and ...

Jan 1, 1974; Pasadena, CA, USA: Southern California running back Anthony Davis (28) runs the ball against the Ohio State Buckeyes defense during the 1974 Rose Bowl game where USC lost to OSU 21-42 ...

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In addition to its 14 Rose Bowl game appearances, Ohio State has played one regular season game at the Rose Bowl. That was in 2001, when OSU dropped a 13-6 decision there to UCLA.

Ohio State managed to defeat the Trojans in the 1955 and 1969 Rose Bowls (both wins securing national titles), but are 1-4 in Pasadena since.

Ohio State lost the 1971 and 1973 Rose Bowls, won in 1974, then lost two more in 1975 and 1976. The 1977 Orange Bowl was the first time Ohio State played in a bowl game that wasn't the Rose, and ...

Jan 1, 1974; Pasadena, CA, USA: Southern California running back Anthony Davis (28) runs the ball against the Ohio State Buckeyes defense during the 1974 Rose Bowl game where USC lost to OSU 21-42 ...