1980 01 01 Rose Bowl USC

The Buckeyes had eeked past Alabama to The #1 Spot in The AP Poll. Alabama remained #1 in The UPI. 3'rd Ranked in both Polls was Buckeye Rose Bowl opponent USC. The recent history of The Rose Bowl suggested an uphill struggle for The Buckeyes and the Quality of Their Competition was unquestioned. Only a head scratching letdown in the second half of a 21-21 tie with John Elway's Stanford Indians had marred an otherwise perfect season for The Trojans. The 1980 Rose Bowl was one of the best Rose Bowl's ever played and probably a top ten College football game all time. It was the absolute pinnacle for Art Schlichter's football playing career. Ultimately The Bucks lost to USC. Alabama ended up as National Champs. USC finished second but The Trojans had argueably the most talented team in College football history. 10 players were drafted in The next NFL draft and 3 players from this team were future NFL Hall of Famers. This is an NBC Broadcast. I claim no rights.