Linda Deitch | Special to The Dispatch Ohio State University will play Utah this Saturday, Jan. 1, in the 108th Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Interestingly, the team has played Utah only one other time, in 1986 in Columbus. The Buckeyes beat the Utes by a lopsided 64-6. This Saturday’s game will be the 16th time Ohio State has played in the Rose Bowl. Its 1955 game was a memorable one. The Buckeyes, both Big Ten and national champions, were the only unbeaten college football team in a major postseason game and were favored by two touchdowns. Seventy million people were expected to watch the New Year’s Day game on NBC. (Fun side note: Tickets were only $5 plus tax.) Coach Woody Hayes had been worried because nine of his players suffered upset stomachs and were feeling below par just two days before the big game. Despite this, they recovered,…
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