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The '''1971 Rose Bowl''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played on January 1, 1971, in [[Pasadena, California]]. It was the 57th [[Rose Bowl Game]]. The [[1970 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford Indians]] of the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-8 Conference]] defeated the second-ranked [[1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]] of the [[Big Ten Conference]], {{nowrap|27–17.<ref name=mswapo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_odQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7544%2C563063 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=''(Washington Post)'' |last=Turran |first=Kenneth |title=Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17 |date=January 2, 1971 |page=1, part 2 }}</ref><ref name=cdnserv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uxNJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=851%2C301677 |work=Youngstown Vindicator |location=(Ohio) |agency=''(Chicago Daily News Service)'' |last=Sons |first=Ray |title=Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17 |date=January 2, 1971 |page=11}}</ref><ref name=skppr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4903%2C34860 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Stanford shakes up Buckeyes |date=January 2, 1971 |page=6}}</ref><ref name=subcy>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6080%2C196338 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Stanford upsets Buckeyes, 27-17 |date=January 2, 1971 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=sivodssn>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/01/11/554230/the-oneday-season|magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Jenkins |title=The one-day season |date=January 11, 1971 |page=10}}</ref>}} {{nowrap|The Player of the Game}} was Stanford quarterback {{nowrap|[[Jim Plunkett]],}} the [[Heisman Trophy]] winner.
The '''1971 Rose Bowl''' was It was the 57th [[Rose Bowl Game|edition]] of the [[college football]] [[bowl game]], played at the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California]], on Friday, January&nbsp;1<!--, 1971-->. The [[1970 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford Indians]] of the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-8 Conference]] defeated the second-ranked [[1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]] of the [[Big Ten Conference]], {{nowrap|27–17.<ref name=mswapo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_odQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7544%2C563063 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=(Washington Post) |last=Turran |first=Kenneth |title=Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17 |date=January 2, 1971 |page=1, part 2 }}</ref><ref name=cdnserv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uxNJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=851%2C301677 |work=Youngstown Vindicator |location=(Ohio) |agency=(Chicago Daily News Service) |last=Sons |first=Ray |title=Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17 |date=January 2, 1971 |page=11}}</ref><ref name=skppr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4903%2C34860 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Stanford shakes up Buckeyes |date=January 2, 1971 |page=6}}</ref><ref name=subcy>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZuVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6080%2C196338 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Stanford upsets Buckeyes, 27-17 |date=January 2, 1971 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=sivodssn>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/01/11/554230/the-oneday-season|magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Jenkins |title=The one-day season |date=January 11, 1971 |page=10}}</ref>}} The&nbsp;[[Rose Bowl MVP|<!-- Rose Bowl-->Player of the&nbsp;Game]] was Stanford quarterback {{nowrap|[[Jim Plunkett]],}} the [[Heisman Trophy]] winner.


==Teams==
==Teams==

===Ohio State===
===Ohio State===
{{see also|1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team}}
{{see also|1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team}}
Ohio State started the season ranked #1 and proceeded to roll off five easy wins by a combined score of 195-60. In their sixth game, they beat #20 Northwestern in Columbus, 24–10. But for some reason, Texas leapfrogged Ohio State to #1 after beating unranked Rice 45–21 that same day. The next week the Buckeyes won at Wisconsin 24–10 and dropped another spot to #3 as Notre Dame moved up to #2.
Ohio State started the season [[1970 NCAA University Division football rankings|ranked first]] in the nation and proceeded to roll off five easy wins by a combined score of 195–60. In&nbsp;their fifth game<!--Oct 24-->, the Buckeyes won 48–29 at [[1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]. But for some reason, [[1970 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] leapfrogged Ohio State to #1 after beating unranked [[1970 Rice Owls football team|Rice]] 45–21.<ref name=frsp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y6ZYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S_gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5342%2C3074083 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Texas moves to front spot in grid vote |date=October 27, 1970 |page=19}}</ref> The next week the Buckeyes defeated #20 [[1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] 24–10, but dropped to third in the rankings as [[1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] moved up to second after a rout of [[1970 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]].<ref name=ergpol>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HudVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3359%2C726345 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=AP college football poll |date=November 3, 1970 |page=3B}}</ref>


After a 10–7 win at Purdue, they fell to #5 despite still being undefeated, as Nebraska and Michigan passed them. They earned the Rose Bowl berth on the strength of their 20–9 victory over #4 Michigan in the game that decided the Big 10 title and rose back to #3. A week later, Notre Dame was upset by USC and Ohio State was back at #2 behind Texas. After Texas had lost to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl earlier in the day, Ohio State went into the Rose Bowl with a chance to claim the national championship with a win.
After a 10–7 win with a late field goal at [[1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]] on November&nbsp;14, they fell to fifth despite still being undefeated, as [[1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] and [[1970 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] passed them.<ref name=arkwor>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VJFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7056%2C418555 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Texas on top, but Arkansas test worries |date=November 17, 1970 |page=18}}</ref> They earned the Rose Bowl berth on the strength of their 20–9 victory over #4 Michigan in their [[Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry|rivalry]] game that decided the Big Ten title and rose back to second, behind Texas.<ref name=bclmscd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7011%2C2506842|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Bucks claim second |date=November 24, 1970 |page=15}}</ref> After Texas lost in the [[1971 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] to #6 Notre Dame earlier on [[New Year's Day]], Ohio State went into the Rose Bowl with the inside track to claim the [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]].


===Stanford===
===Stanford===
{{see also|1970 Stanford Indians football team}}
{{see also|1970 Stanford Indians football team}}
Stanford started the season ranked #10, and in the season opener they upset #4 [[1970 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] {{nowrap|34–28}} at Little Rock. After an easy win over [[1970 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]], they traveled north to [[Autzen Stadium|Eugene]] for a game that featured a quarterback battle between Plunkett and [[1970 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon]] sophomore [[Dan Fouts]]. Stanford won {{nowrap|33–10,}} but then were caught looking ahead to their showdown with [[1970 USC Trojans football team|USC]] and lost {{nowrap|24–16}} at home to [[1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]. They then beat three-time defending Pac-8 champion USC at Stanford, {{nowrap|24–14}} (avenging a last second loss to the Trojans the year before). An easy {{nowrap|63–16 win}} over conference doormat [[1970 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]] boosted the Indians to #8.
Stanford started the season ranked tenth, and in the season opener they upset #4 [[1970 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] {{nowrap|34–28}} at Little Rock. After an easy win over [[1970 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]], they traveled north to [[Autzen Stadium|Eugene]] for a game that featured a quarterback battle between Plunkett and [[1970 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon]] sophomore [[Dan Fouts]]. Stanford won {{nowrap|33–10,}} but then were caught looking ahead to their showdown with [[1970 USC Trojans football team|USC]] and lost {{nowrap|24–16}} at home to [[1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]. They then beat four-time defending Pac-8 champion USC at Stanford, {{nowrap|24–14}} (avenging a last second loss to the Trojans the year before). An easy {{nowrap|63–16 win}} over conference doormat [[1970 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]] boosted the Indians to #8.


Next up was a showdown with #16 [[1970 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] in Los Angeles for the conference lead. In what was expected to be another quarterback showdown between Plunkett and the Bruins' Dennis Dummit, the defenses dominated in Stanford's key {{nowrap|9–7 win.}} After an easy win over [[1970 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]], they rose to #6 before clinching the conference title in the Rose Bowl decider over sophomore QB [[Sonny Sixkiller]] and [[1970 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]], {{nowrap|29–22.}} They then suffered a pair of letdowns, losing to #13 [[1970 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] {{nowrap|31–14}} and to arch rival [[1970 California Golden Bears football team|California]], {{nowrap|22–14.}} In retrospect, the Pac-8 standings were so tightly bunched, that a win by either Oregon, UCLA, or Washington over Stanford would have sent that team to the Rose Bowl instead.
Next up was a showdown with #16 [[1970 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] in Los Angeles for the conference lead. In&nbsp;what was expected to be another quarterback showdown between Plunkett and the Bruins' Dennis Dummit, the defenses dominated in Stanford's key {{nowrap|9–7 win.}} After an easy win over [[1970 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]], they rose to sixth before clinching the conference title in the Rose Bowl decider over sophomore QB [[Sonny Sixkiller]] and [[1970 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]], {{nowrap|29–22.}} Stanford then suffered a pair of letdowns, losing to #13 [[1970 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] {{nowrap|31–14}} and to arch rival [[1970 California Golden Bears football team|California]], {{nowrap|22–14.}} The Pac-8 standings were so tightly bunched, that a win by either Oregon, UCLA, or Washington over Stanford would have sent that team to the Rose Bowl.


==Scoring==
==Scoring==

===First quarter===
===First quarter===
* Stanford - Jackie Brown 4-yard run (Steve Horowitz kick), 10:20<ref>Historical Media Guide, ''Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association'', 2009</ref>
* Stanford – Jackie Brown 4-yard run (Steve Horowitz kick), 10:20<ref>Historical Media Guide, ''Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association'', 2009</ref>
* Stanford - Horowitz 37-yard field goal, 6:50
* Stanford – Horowitz 37-yard field goal, 6:50
* Ohio State - [[John Brockington]] 1-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 3:45
* Ohio State – [[John Brockington]] 1-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 3:45


===Second quarter===
===Second quarter===
* Ohio State - Brockington 1-yard run (Schram kick), 14:24
* Ohio State – Brockington 1-yard run (Schram kick), 14:24


===Third quarter===
===Third quarter===
* Stanford - Horowitz 48-yard field goal, 12:29
* Stanford – Horowitz 48-yard field goal, 12:29
* Ohio State - Schram 32-yard field goal, 8:33
* Ohio State – Schram 32-yard field goal, 8:33


===Fourth quarter===
===Fourth quarter===
* Stanford - Brown 1-yard run (Horowitz kick), 10:03
* Stanford – Brown 1-yard run (Horowitz kick), 10:03
* Stanford - [[Randy Vataha]] 10-yard pass from [[Jim Plunkett]] (Horowitz kick), 8:18
* Stanford – [[Randy Vataha]] 10-yard pass from [[Jim Plunkett]] (Horowitz kick), 8:18


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
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|align=left|Total Yards ||408||439
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|align=left|Punts–Average||3–33||2–28
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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
Ohio State was crowned National Champions prior to the bowl game by National Football Foundation along with Texas.<ref>{{Citation |title=National Football Foundation |date=2024-04-26 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=National_Football_Foundation&oldid=1220869509 |access-date=2024-06-26 |language=en}}</ref> Stanford repeated as Rose Bowl champions the [[1972 Rose Bowl|following year]], led by fifth-year senior quarterback [[Don Bunce]], who [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] this season.
Earlier that [[New Year's Day]], top-ranked [[1970 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] lost {{nowrap|24–11}} to #6 [[1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] in the [[1971 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] {{nowrap|in [[Dallas]].<ref name=sivodssn/>}} Stanford's upset prevented Ohio State from claiming the [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]], which went to {{nowrap|#3 [[1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]],<ref name=nwthvt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aeVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696%2C868378 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Thomas |first=Ben |title=Nebraska wins the vote as nation's best college club |date=January 5, 1971 |page=3B}},</ref>}} a 17–12 victor over {{nowrap|#5 [[1970 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]}} that night in the [[1971 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] {{nowrap|in [[Miami]].<ref>https://www.ncaa.com/history/football/fbs</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/trads/buckeye-champions.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316062338/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/trads/buckeye-champions.html |archive-date=2015-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=606981</ref><ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/texas_database.htm</ref>}} {{nowrap|In the [[1970 NCAA University Division football rankings|final AP poll]]}} taken after the bowls, Ohio State fell to fifth and Stanford rose {{nowrap|to eighth.<ref name=nwthvt/>}} Stanford repeated as Rose Bowl champions the [[1972 Rose Bowl|following year]], led by fifth-year senior quarterback [[Don Bunce]], who [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] this season.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Plunkett is Stanford’s only [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, and is the only player to be named MVP of the Rose Bowl and {{nowrap|[[Super Bowl]] [[Super Bowl XV|(XV)]];}} he was the first overall pick of the [[1971 NFL Draft]].
* Plunkett is Stanford’s only [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, and is the only player to be named MVP of the Rose Bowl and {{nowrap|[[Super Bowl]] [[Super Bowl XV|(XV)]];}} he was the first overall pick of the [[1971 NFL draft]].


==References==
==References==
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1971 Rose Bowl
57th Rose Bowl Game
Stanford Indians Ohio State Buckeyes
(8–3) (9–0)
Pac-8 Big Ten
27 17
Head coach: 
John Ralston		 Head coach: 
Woody Hayes
APCoaches
1210
APCoaches
22
1234 Total
Stanford 100314 27
Ohio State 7730 17
DateJanuary 1, 1971
Season1970
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
MVPJim Plunkett (QB, Stanford)
FavoriteOhio State by 10 points [1]
RefereeJohn Presley (Pacific-8)
(split crew: Pac-8, Big Ten)
Attendance103,839
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Kyle Rote
Nielsen ratings27.2
Rose Bowl
 < 1970  1972 > 

The 1971 Rose Bowl was It was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1. The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, 27–17.[2][3][4][5][6] The Player of the Game was Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner.

Teams

[edit]

Ohio State

[edit]
See also: 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State started the season ranked first in the nation and proceeded to roll off five easy wins by a combined score of 195–60. In their fifth game, the Buckeyes won 48–29 at Illinois. But for some reason, Texas leapfrogged Ohio State to #1 after beating unranked Rice 45–21.[7] The next week the Buckeyes defeated #20 Northwestern 24–10, but dropped to third in the rankings as Notre Dame moved up to second after a rout of Navy.[8]

After a 10–7 win with a late field goal at Purdue on November 14, they fell to fifth despite still being undefeated, as Nebraska and Michigan passed them.[9] They earned the Rose Bowl berth on the strength of their 20–9 victory over #4 Michigan in their rivalry game that decided the Big Ten title and rose back to second, behind Texas.[10] After Texas lost in the Cotton Bowl to #6 Notre Dame earlier on New Year's Day, Ohio State went into the Rose Bowl with the inside track to claim the national championship.

Stanford

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See also: 1970 Stanford Indians football team

Stanford started the season ranked tenth, and in the season opener they upset #4 Arkansas 34–28 at Little Rock. After an easy win over San Jose State, they traveled north to Eugene for a game that featured a quarterback battle between Plunkett and Oregon sophomore Dan Fouts. Stanford won 33–10, but then were caught looking ahead to their showdown with USC and lost 24–16 at home to Purdue. They then beat four-time defending Pac-8 champion USC at Stanford, 24–14 (avenging a last second loss to the Trojans the year before). An easy 63–16 win over conference doormat Washington State boosted the Indians to #8.

Next up was a showdown with #16 UCLA in Los Angeles for the conference lead. In what was expected to be another quarterback showdown between Plunkett and the Bruins' Dennis Dummit, the defenses dominated in Stanford's key 9–7 win. After an easy win over Oregon State, they rose to sixth before clinching the conference title in the Rose Bowl decider over sophomore QB Sonny Sixkiller and Washington, 29–22. Stanford then suffered a pair of letdowns, losing to #13 Air Force 31–14 and to arch rival California, 22–14. The Pac-8 standings were so tightly bunched, that a win by either Oregon, UCLA, or Washington over Stanford would have sent that team to the Rose Bowl.

Scoring

[edit]

First quarter

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  • Stanford – Jackie Brown 4-yard run (Steve Horowitz kick), 10:20[11]
  • Stanford – Horowitz 37-yard field goal, 6:50
  • Ohio State – John Brockington 1-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 3:45

Second quarter

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  • Ohio State – Brockington 1-yard run (Schram kick), 14:24

Third quarter

[edit]
  • Stanford – Horowitz 48-yard field goal, 12:29
  • Ohio State – Schram 32-yard field goal, 8:33

Fourth quarter

[edit]
  • Stanford – Brown 1-yard run (Horowitz kick), 10:03
  • Stanford – Randy Vataha 10-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Horowitz kick), 8:18

Statistics

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Statistics   Stanford   Ohio State
First downs 21 22
Rushes–yards 37–143 67–364
Passing yards 265 75
Passes 20–30–1 7–20–1
Total yards 408 439
Punts–average 3–33 2–28
Fumbles–lost 3–2 2–0
Turnovers by 3 1
Yards penalized 3–46 6–68
Source:[3][4][5]

Aftermath

[edit]

Ohio State was crowned National Champions prior to the bowl game by National Football Foundation along with Texas.[12] Stanford repeated as Rose Bowl champions the following year, led by fifth-year senior quarterback Don Bunce, who redshirted this season.

Notes

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Anything can happen on New Year's Day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 3B.
  2. ^ Turran, Kenneth (January 2, 1971). "Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Washington Post). p. 1, part 2.
  3. ^ a b Sons, Ray (January 2, 1971). "Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). (Chicago Daily News Service). p. 11.
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