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The 1958 Rose Bowl was a college
football bowl game
played on January 1, 1958. In the game, the 44th Rose Bowl, the Ohio State
Buckeyes defeated the Oregon Ducks by a score of 10-7.[1]
Jack Crabtree,
quarterback of the losing Ducks, was named the Rose Bowl Player of
the Game, one of only two players in Rose Bowl history from a
losing team who won the award outright.[2]
Teams
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Ohio State came into the game with a 8-game winning streak,
having dropped their season opener to TCU and then winning the rest
of their games. They were ranked #1 in the Coaches' Poll and
#2 in the AP Poll behind Auburn (Auburn was on probation
due to recruiting violations and was therefore not eligible for a
bowl game). The Buckeyes were heavily favored to win the Rose
Bowl.[1][3]
Oregon
Ducks
Oregon came into the Rose Bowl having just lost its Civil War rivalry
game to Oregon State, which put
the two teams into a tie for the Pacific Coast Conference
championship. Normally, Oregon State would have gone to the Rose
Bowl with the head-to-head victory; however, Oregon State had
appeared in the Rose Bowl a year earlier, and the PCC
had a no-repeat rule.[4] The
Ducks had not been in the Rose Bowl since 1920.[5]
Game
summary
Ohio State took the opening possession 79 yards, capped by a
one-yard run by quarterback Frank Kremblas, to take a 7-0 lead. The
Ducks tied the game in the second quarter with a 5-yard run from
Jim Shanley after an 80-yard, 10-play drive.[3][6]
The score remained 7-7 well into the second half. With 5:20 left
in the third quarter, the Ducks had a chance to take the lead, but
kicker Jack Morris' 34-yard field goal try hooked wide to the left.
Finally, in the fourth quarter, Ohio State's Don Sutherin
attempted a kick from the same spot on the field with 14:02 left in
the game. Sutherin's kick was good, and Ohio State retook the lead,
10-7.[6]
On their next possession, the Ducks were driving until end Ron
Stover fumbled. With time running out in the game, the Ducks got
the ball back and had a chance to tie or go ahead, but Crabtree's
fourth-down pass to Stover fell incomplete with 47 seconds
remaining, and the Buckeyes held on to win, 10-7.[3][6]
The Ducks outgained the Buckeyes 351 to 304 and made 21 first
downs to the Buckeyes' 19. Crabtree was 10 of 17 passing for 135
yards. Stover had 10 receptions on the day, and his 144 receiving
yards established a new record for PCC participants.[6]
Scoring
First
quarter
Second
quarter
- Oregon - Jim Shanley 5 yard run (Jack Morris kick)
Third
quarter
No scoring.
Fourth
quarter
Aftermath
The Buckeyes retained their #1 UPI ranking in the final poll and
thereby earned a share of the national championship, its third such
title.[3]
Auburn
retained the #1 AP ranking despite their probation status. Buckeye
coach Woody Hayes
was named College Football Coach of the Year.
The Ducks' Jack Crabtree became one of a very few players of a
losing team to win the Player of the Game award, and one of only
two to win the award without sharing it with a member of the
winning team. Benny Lom
of California, who tackled his
teammate Roy Riegels
in the 1929 Rose
Bowl after he was running the wrong way with the ball, is the
only other solo Player of the Game from a losing team.[2]
The Ducks, who were appearing in their first Rose Bowl in 38
years, would wait another 37 years to return in 1995.
References
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links
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