Though Ohio State’s 14 trips to the Rose Bowl make it the most-played bowl game for the program by far, the Buckeyes haven’t exactly lit it up in Pasadena, posting a 7-7 all-time record. The most recent appearance occurred in 2010 as the Buckeyes took down Oregon and the most meaningful came in 1969 as Ohio State beat No. 2 Southern Cal for the national championship. The ’69 win moved the Buckeyes to 4-1 in the Rose Bowl to that point but the 70s and 80s saw Ohio State go a combined 1-6 before order was restored with a 1997 victory over No. 2 Arizona State and the noted 2010 decision over the No. 7 Ducks. Statistically speaking, there haven’t been quite as many outstanding individual performances as you might think. Rex Kern was key to the ’69 win, Dave Leggett and Howard “Hopalong” Cassady were studs in Woody Hayes’ first…
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