#3 Southern California @ #1 Ohio State
1980 Rose Bowl
Final
January 01, 1980 12:00 PM
#3 Southern California
Trojans
3-0 / 1-0
17
16
#1 Ohio State
Buckeyes
11-0 / 8-0
1979 Season

Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
Capacity: 88,565
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Southern California
Ohio State
Tie
8
9
1
18th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

18-17 Southern California
Rose Bowl
Jan 01, 1975
Southern California

South Division
We need a coach!
Schedule
vs Minnesota W 14-48 9/22/1979
@ Washington W 17-24 11/10/1979
vs California Los Angeles W 14-49 11/24/1979
@ Ohio State W 16-17 1/1/1980
Southern California 1979 schedule
Southern California
has outscored their opponents
121 to 45
this season
's record
at
vs
Longest Winning Streak
Southern California
7 game(s)
from 1975
to 2009
Ohio State
3 game(s)
from 1941
to 1946
Stats
Ohio State

Head Coach
 Earle Bruce
Schedule
vs Syracuse W 8-31 9/8/1979
@ Minnesota W 17-21 9/15/1979
vs Washington State W 29-45 9/22/1979
@ California Los Angeles W 13-17 9/29/1979
vs Northwestern W 7-16 10/6/1979
vs Indiana W 6-47 10/13/1979
vs Wisconsin W 0-59 10/20/1979
vs Michigan State W 0-42 10/27/1979
@ Illinois W 7-44 11/3/1979
vs Iowa W 7-34 11/10/1979
@ Michigan W 15-18 11/17/1979
vs Southern California L 17-16 1/1/1980
Ohio State 1979 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
374 to 109
this season
Earle Bruce's record
at Ohio State
11 - 0 - 0
vs Southern California
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Southern California
7 game(s)
from 1975
to 2009
Ohio State
1 game(s)
from 2017
to 2017
Notes

Pre Game

Rose Bowl