The 2025 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2025, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The 111th annual Rose Bowl game was one of the 2024–25 College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals and featured top-ranked Oregon and sixth-ranked Ohio State, both members of the Big Ten Conference. This was the first time since the 1944 game in which two teams from the same conference competed in the Rose Bowl. The game began at approximately 2:00 p.m. PST. The Rose Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season.[2][3] Sponsored by the Prudential financial service company, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 2025 Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential.
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| College Football Playoff Quarterfinal 111th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players of the Game | Offense: Jeremiah Smith (WR, Ohio State) Defense: Cody Simon (LB, Ohio State) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Adam Savoie (ACC)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Oregon Marching Band Ohio State University Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 90,732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Stormy Buonantony (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editThe 2025 Rose Bowl was a quarterfinal game for the 2024–25 College Football Playoff (CFP).[4] Oregon, being the top-ranked team in the final CFP rankings and winner of the Big Ten Championship Game, received a bye in the new 12-team format of the CFP and was selected to play in the bowl game.
Sixth-ranked Ohio State, the number eight seed in the tournament, defeated Tennessee in the first round, 42–17, to advance to this game.
This was the 12th all-time meeting between Ohio State and Oregon, as well as their first post-season meeting since the inaugural 2015 CFP National Championship game in Arlington, which Ohio State won 42–20.[5] It was also their third meeting in the Rose Bowl, following the 1958 and 2010 editions of the bowl from when the game traditionally featured champions of the Big Ten and Pac-12 (or that of their predecessors). The Buckeyes won both times, but the Ducks won the teams' meeting earlier in the 2024 season, a Week 7 game at Autzen Stadium, 32–31.[5]
With the win, Ohio State advanced to the CFP semifinals, facing the winner of the Peach Bowl, Texas, in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[6]
Following the 1958 Rose Bowl, a sapling of a yellow aesculus (buckeye tree), the namesake of the state of Ohio, was given to Oregon and planted outside the Lillis Business complex, where it still stands.[7]
Due to a medical issue, sportswriter Art Spander ended a 70-game streak of attending Pasadena-based playings of the Rose Bowl.[8]
| First round | Rose Bowl | ||||||||
| 1 | Oregon | 21 | |||||||
| 8 | Ohio State | 42 | 8 | Ohio State | 41 | ||||
| 9 | Tennessee | 17 | |||||||
Teams
editOregon Ducks
editThis was the ninth Rose Bowl appearance for the Ducks, who entered the game with a 4–4 record in prior appearances.[9] Their most recent prior appearance was the 2020 game, a win over Wisconsin.[9] Oregon entered the game as the Big Ten Conference champions with an 13–0 record (9–0 in conference), their first season in the conference.[10]
Ohio State Buckeyes
editOhio State was 9–7 in prior Rose Bowl appearances, with their more recent prior appearance coming in the 2022 edition, a three-point victory over Utah. The Buckeyes came into this game with an 11–2 record following their 42–17 first-round win over Tennessee. Ohio State's losses to Oregon and archrival Michigan were by a total of four points.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 8 Ohio State | 14 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| No. 1 Oregon | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
at the Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
- Date: Wednesday January 1, 2025
- Game time: 2:12 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) north
- Game attendance: 90,732
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
- Box score
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References
edit- ^ Austro, Ben (December 9, 2024). "2024-25 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "College Football Playoff Announces 2024 and 2025 Game Dates". College Football Playoffs. May 2, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "The 111th Rose Bowl Game will be a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal". Rose Bowl Game. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Turner, Austin (December 8, 2024). "We only know 1 of the teams in the upcoming Rose Bowl game so far. Here's why". KTLA. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Oregon Ducks vs. Ohio State Buckeyes football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "CFP_2024-25_STANDARDIZED_BRACKET 12.08.24 KC-NEW" (PDF). collegefootballplayoff.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Mosley, Joe (October 24, 2013). "UO's buckeye tree commemorated 55 years after the fact". University of Oregon. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Simon, Alex (January 1, 2025). "Legendary Bay Area columnist misses Rose Bowl, ending 70-year streak". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Beacham, Greg (December 8, 2024). "Ohio State to host Tennessee in first-round showdown to determine No. 1 Oregon's Rose Bowl matchup". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Buchanan, Ryne (December 8, 2024). "Ducks top CFP bracket; will play in Rose Bowl Jan. 1". KPTV. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com