| 2010 Rose Bowl presented by Citi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 96th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Ohio StateQBTerrelle Pryor Defensive: OregonDEKenny Rowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Oregon by 5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | University of Oregon Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Scott Novak (Big 12 Conference) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | The Ohio State University Marching Band University of Oregon Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 93,963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$18,000,000 per team[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN on ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger (Play by Play) Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst) Lisa Salters (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 13.2 (24.0 million viewers)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2010Rose Bowl, the 96th edition of the annual game, was acollege footballbowl game played on Friday, January 1, 2010, atRose Bowl Stadium inPasadena, California.[4] It featured theOhio State Buckeyes against theOregon Ducks. The Buckeyes won 26–17.[5]
Because of sponsorship byCiti, the first game in the 2010 edition of theBowl Championship Series was officially titled theRose Bowl Game presented by Citi. The contest was televised onABC with a radio broadcast onESPN Radio andXM Satellite Radio (Mike Tirico,Jon Gruden, andShelley Smith), which began at 1:30 p.m. (PST) with kickoff at 2:10 p.m. (PST). The game was also broadcast on the Ohio State Sports NetworkWBNS 97.1 FM andOregon Sports NetworkKUGN 590 AM.[6] Ticket prices for all seats in the Rose Bowl were listed at $145.
The Rose Bowl Game was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets went to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public.
This was the 22nd and final Rose Bowl televised byABC. Corporate siblingESPN took over coverage in 2011.[7]
This game was a separate BCS game from the National Championship Game, which thePasadena Tournament of Roses also hosted. The2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game was held on January 7 at 5:00 p.m. (PST).
ThePasadena Tournament of Roses Association announced the 2010 Royal Court on Monday, October 12, 2009, and theRose Queen on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at theTournament House. The Queen, Natalie Innocenzi, and the Royal Court presided over the game. Also presiding at the game was CaptainChesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III who was selected as the 2010 Rose Parade grand marshal, which was announced on Thursday, November 5, 2009.[8]
After the teams' arrival inSouthern California, they participated in the traditionalLawry's Beef Bowl inBeverly Hills and theDisney Media Day atDisneyland in nearbyAnaheim.
The 20th Anniversary of theRose Bowl Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held at theBrookside golf club clubhouse on December 30, 2009. It was hosted by the Pasadena Quarterbacks Club, andKeith Jackson was the Master of Ceremonies. The honorees were formerWisconsin head coachBarry Alvarez, formerPac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen, and former Ohio State offensive tackleJohn Hicks.
The Rose Bowl Game Kickoff Luncheon on December 31, 2009, presented byTrader Joe's, was a celebration of the game by featuring the university coaches, athletes, marching bands and pep squads of the teams participating in the game, and the Rose Queen with her princesses and the 2009 Rose Bowl Game Hall of Fame inductees.[9]
The bands and cheerleaders from both schools participated in the early morningRose Parade onColorado Boulevard inPasadena, California along with the floats from the two conferences.
A salute to the men and women servingAmerica throughout the world was scheduled before kickoff, with aflyover of fourF-18 jets. The flyover was performed by pilots of the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA-22) from the Naval Air Station atLemoore, California.
The teams were formally selected by the football committee of the Tournament of Roses on December 6, 2009.Ohio State represented theBig Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl as the conference's automatic bid after winning their 5th consecutive Big Ten championship by defeatingIowa 27–24 on November 14, 2009.Oregon represented thePac-10 as the conference's automatic bid after defeatingOregon State 37–33 in theCivil War on December 3, 2009.[10] The pairing of the two conferences in the Rose Bowl is the oldest college football agreement between two major conferences in the United States. Ohio State had previously played in thirteen Rose Bowl Games with a record of 6–7, winning their previous appearance overArizona State 20–17 in the1997 Rose Bowl. Oregon had previously played in four Rose Bowl Games with a record of 1–3, being defeated in their previous appearance byPenn State Nittany Lions 38–20 in the1995 Rose Bowl. In its only Rose Bowl win, Oregon defeated thePenn Quakers 14–0 in the1917 Rose Bowl.
The two teams had met seven times prior to this game, with the last coming on September 19, 1987, inColumbus, Ohio, where Ohio State defeated Oregon 24–14. This was the second time the two teams faced one another in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State defeated Oregon 10–7 in the1958 Rose Bowl. Prior to the 2010 game, Ohio State was 7–0 all time against Oregon in football. It was the first time the outright Big Ten champion met the outright Pac-10 champion in the Rose Bowl since the2004 Rose Bowl betweenMichigan andSouthern California. Ohio State wore its white jerseys on the west sideline while Oregon wore its dark jerseys on the east.[6]
Oregon won the coin toss to begin the game and decided to defer to the second half.
Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was selected the game's offensiveMost Valuable Player. His performance included passing for a season-high 266 yards and rushing for 72 yards. Oregon defensive endKenny Rowe was the game's defensive Most Valuable Player. He recorded 3 sacks, tying a Rose Bowl Record.
The game lasted from 2:11 pm to 5:22 pm PT for a total elapsed time of 3 hours 11 minutes. The officials were Scott Novak (referee), John Mascarello (umpire), George Gusman (linesman), Walt Coleman (line judge), Terry Jones (back judge), Joe Blubaugh (field judge), Eugene Hall (side judge). The game time temperature was 71 deg, wind at 5 mph ESE, on a sunny afternoon.
Following the game in June, Citi decided to end the sponsorship of the Rose Bowl game.[11]
| Scoring play | Score | ||
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| 1st quarter | |||
| OSU –Brandon Saine 13-yard pass fromTerrelle Pryor (Aaron Pettrey kick), 11:38 | OSU 7–0 | ||
| OSU –Devin Barclay 19-yard field goal, 0:34 | OSU 10–0 | ||
| 2nd quarter | |||
| ORE – Morgan Flint 24-yard field goal, 14:24 | OSU 10–3 | ||
| ORE –LeGarrette Blount 3-yard run (Morgan Flint kick), 9:05 | 10–10 | ||
| OSU – Devin Barclay 30-yard field goal, 1:05 | OSU 13–10 | ||
| OSU – Aaron Pettrey 45-yard field goal, 0:00 | OSU 16–10 | ||
| 3rd quarter | |||
| ORE –Jeremiah Masoli 1-yard run (Morgan Flint kick), 11:03 | ORE 17–16 | ||
| OSU – Devin Barclay 38-yard field goal, 6:36 | OSU 19–17 | ||
| 4th quarter | |||
| OSU –DeVier Posey 17-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor (Aaron Pettrey kick), 7:02 | OSU 26–17 | ||
| Statistics | Ohio State | Oregon |
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| First Downs | 26 | 12 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 89-419 | 53-260 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 51-153 | 33-179 |
| Passing yards (net) | 266 | 81 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 38-23-1 | 20-9-1 |
| Time of Possession | 41:37 | 18:23 |
