1971 Rose Bowl
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The 1971 Rose Bowl was a college football
bowl game
played on January 1, 1971. It was the 57th Rose Bowl Game
. The Stanford Indians
defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes
27-17. The MVP was Heisman Trophy
winner Jim Plunkett
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College football
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bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
played on January 1, 1971. It was the 57th Rose Bowl Game
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
. The Stanford Indians
Stanford Cardinal football
The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The...
defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes football
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...
27-17. The MVP was Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winner Jim Plunkett
Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
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Ohio State
Ohio State started the season ranked #1 and, despite being undefeated, fell to #2 behind Texas. They earned the Rose Bowl berth on the strength of their 20-9 victory over Michigan in the game that decided the Big 10 title. 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.Stanford
Stanford started the season by upsetting #4 Arkansas at Little Rock 34-28. After 2 more wins, they were caught looking ahead to their showdown with USC and lost at home to Purdue, 24-16. They then beat 3-time Pacific 8 champion USC in Palo Alto 24-14, won 3 more games and rose to #6 before clinching the conference title in the Rose Bowl decider over Washington, 29-22. They then suffered a pair of letdowns, losing to #13 Air Force 31-14 and to arch rival California, 22-14.First quarter
- Stanford - Brown 4-yard run (Horowitz kick), 10:20
- Stanford - Horowitz 37-yard field goal, 6:50
- Ohio State - Brockington 1-yard run (Schram kick), 3:45
Third quarter
- Stanford - Horowitz 48-yard field goal, 12:29
- Ohio State - Schram 32-yard field goal, 8:33
Fourth quarter
- Stanford - Brown 1 yard run (Horowitz), 10:03
- Stanford - VatahaRandy VatahaRandel Edward "Randy" Vataha, , was a wide receiver who played seven seasons in the NFL.-College career:Vataha, a wide receiver, was one of Jim Plunkett's favorite receiving targets at Stanford...
10-yard pass from Plunkett (Horowitz kick), 8:18