1955 - Ohio State 20 USC 7
Woody Hayes introduces himself to Rose Bowl football by bringing a 9-0 Ohio State team to Pasadena that defeats Jess Hill's 8-3 USC Trojans 20-7. Despite defensive contributions by USC's Marv Goux, quarterback Dave Legget engineers an error-free Buckeye attack in the rain by slipping the ball skillfully to elusive Hopalong Cassady, Bob Watkins and Dick Harkrader for consistent quick-opener gains and pass completions, each scoring a touchdown Aranius Dandoy scores the only Trojan touchdown on a brilliant 88-yard punt return. Jon Arnett chalks up 31 and 70 yard runs for naught.
1956 - Michigan State 17 UCLA 14
Another colorful Big Ten coach, Duffy Daughterty, is introduced to Pasadena as the 8-1 Michigan State Spartans edge the 9-1 UCLA Bruins of Henry (Red) Sanders 17-14. Dave Kaiser wins the game for Daugherty with a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds to play. Bob Davenport gives UCLA a 7-0 lead on a short touchdown buck, but an Earl Morrall pass to Clarence Peaks for 13 yards ties the game. A lateral-forward pass play from Morrall to Peaks to John Lewis produces a 67-yard Spartan touchdown before Ronnie Knox leads a Bruin drive that makes it 14-14 on Doug Peters' short scoring run.
1957 - Iowa 35 Oregon State 19
Still another successful Big Ten coach in the Rose Bowl makes his appearance as Forest Evashevski leads his 8-1 Iowa Hawkeyes over Tommy Prothro's Oregon State (7-2-1) by 35-19 score. Kenny Ploen, the Iowa quarterback, completes nine of 10 passes, rushes 59 yards and opens the scoring with a 49-yard run. Collins Hagler scores twice for the Hawkeyes, once on a 66-yard sprint. Three times Oregon State hurts itself by fumbling the ball to Iowa. Joe Francis with 73 yards running and 10 of 12 pass completions joins Sterling Hammack (four catches) as Beaver big guns.
1958 - Ohio State 10 Oregon 7
Woody Hayes returns for another triumph as his Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) create further Western despair with a 10-7 victory over Len Casanova's inspired Oregon Ducks (7-3). It isn't easy for Hayes' men who are outgained and out-first-downed by Oregon, led by quarterback Jack Crabtree (10 of 17 passing). Ohio State pulls it out with a 34-yard field goal by Don Sutherin in the fourth quarter. Frank Kremblas of Ohio State and Jim Shanley of Oregon match earlier touchdowns. Ron Stover is Oregon's pass catching phenom with 10 grabs, but his costly fumble ends Oregon's comeback hopes.
1959 - Iowa 38 California 12
The Big Ten wins its 12th game out of 13 in the pact with the West as Forest Evashevski captures his second Rose Bowl victory in the 38-12 Iowa (7-1-1) trouncing of Pete Elliott's 7-3 California Bears. What was to be a passing duel between Cal's Joe Kapp and Iowa's Randy Duncan turns out to be a running show by Iowa, which gains 441 of its total 528 yards on the ground. Bob Jeter and Willie Fleming lead the Hawkeye attack, Jeter winding up with 194 yards. The 298-pound Mac Lewis at guard opens big holes for the Iowa runners, Jeter once going 81 yards to score.
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