Flashback: 1974 Rose Bowl . By Joe Beale on December 21, 2009 at 5:42 pm @joe11w. Email this Article ... USC got the ball first in the game and began by completing 4 straight passes.

After the controversial 10-10 tie against Michigan, the Buckeyes provided the Big Ten with some much-needed chest-thumping by routing USC.

Behind 149 yards rushing and a touchdown from future two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, Ohio State rolled USC 42-21, on Jan. 1, 1974 in Pasadena. Watch the entire game up top! share ...

ROSE BOWL CAPSULES 1902: Michigan 49, Stanford 0 – The inaugural Rose Bowl was so lopsided that the Stanford captain was granted his request to end the game with eight minutes remaining.

From 1972 to 1974, Michigan went 30-2-1 and appeared in no bowls, as it was Rose Bowl or nothing for Big Ten teams at that time. That changed the following season, and Michigan appeared in the ...

Buckeyes Rose Bowl Rewind: ... the Ohio State football coach had very few words following Thursday's Rose Bowl game. ... "In my first Rose Bowl [1974's 42-21 win over USC], it was awesome.

The Buckeyes won three more bowl games after that, all Rose Bowls, in 1955, 1958 and 1969. Ohio State lost the 1971 and 1973 Rose Bowls, won in 1974, then lost two more in 1975 and 1976.

The Rose Bowl, the "granddaddy of them all," was first played on Jan. 1, 1902, at Tournament Park. Here's every winner from the game and notable moments from its 100-plus years of history.