Rose Bowl Flashback 6-Pack: 1955 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Take a look back at Ohio State’s six Rose Bowl wins. Today: 1955 OSU 20, USC 7.
1955 Rose Bowl
No. 17 Southern California 7
No. 1 Ohio State 20
Jan. 1, 1955, Rose Bowl 89,191
PASADENA, Calif. – Woody Hayes made his first trip to the Rose Bowl a memorable one, as the Buckeyes dominated the Trojans in the rain and mud. OSU and UCLA had tied for national championship honors, but the Bruins were excluded from the bowl because of the “no repeat” rule that was in effect.
Led by Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, the Buckeye ground game drove for 304 yards, helping OSU to a 360-206 advantage in total offense. Cassady ran for 92 yards, Dave Leggett for 67 and Bob Watkins for 64.
Leggett, the Ohio State quarterback, was named the outstanding player of the game. He completed six of 11 passes on the day for 63 yards and a touchdown.
