2017 Rose Bowl

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2017 Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual
103rd Rose Bowl Game
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USC131481752
Penn State02128049
DateJanuary 2, 2017
Season 2016
Stadium Rose Bowl
Location Pasadena, California
MVP Sam Darnold (QB, USC)
Stevie Tu’ikolovatu (DT, USC)
Favorite USC by 6.5 [1]
National anthem Blue Band
Referee Duane Heydt (ACC)
Halftime show Blue Band
Spirit of Troy
Attendance95,128 [2]
Payout US$35 million to each team [3] [4]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play)
Kirk Herbstreit (analyst)
Samantha Ponder and Tom Rinaldi (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
Nielsen ratings 9.4 (16.04 million viewers avg.) [5]
International TV coverage
Network ESPN Deportes
Announcers Kenneth Garay, Alex Pombo
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The 2017 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2017 at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. [6] This 103rd Rose Bowl Game matched the Big Ten Conference champions Penn State Nittany Lions against the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference, a rematch of the 1923 and 2009 Rose Bowls, the former the first appearance for either team in the bowl and the latter the most recent appearance for either team. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual financial services organization, the game was officially known as the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual. USC received the Lathrop K. Leishman trophy for winning the game.

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The contest, played on January 2 in keeping with the game's standard practice when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, which began at 1:30 p.m. (PST) with kickoff at 2:10 p.m. (PST). The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association was the organizer of the game. The Rose Bowl Game was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets were distributed to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public. Ticket prices were $150 and $210. The bowl game was preceded by the 2017 Rose Parade, the 128th annual Rose Parade which began at 8:00 a.m. (PST) on game day with a theme of "Echoes of Success." [7]

Pre-game activities

The game was presided over by the 2017 Rose Queen, the Royal Court, Tournament of Roses President Brad Ratliff, and the grand marshals Janet Evans, Allyson Felix, and Greg Louganis.

After the teams' arrival in Southern California, the teams participated in the traditional Lawry's Beef Bowl in Beverly Hills and the Disney Media Day at the Disneyland Resort in nearby Anaheim. The Rose Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony luncheon was held prior to the game at the Rose Bowl, where outstanding former players and participants were inducted into the hall. This year's honorees were Bobby Bell, from the University of Minnesota; Ricky Ervins, University of Southern California; Tommy Prothro, Oregon State University and UCLA; and Art Spander, award-winning sportswriter. [8]

The bands and cheerleaders from both schools participated in the pre-game Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena along with the floats.

Teams

The teams playing in the Rose Bowl game were the highest ranking teams from the Pac-12 Conference and Big Ten Conference that were not selected to play in a College Football Playoff semifinal game. The teams were officially selected by the football committee of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association on Selection Sunday on December 4, 2016, based on the final rankings by the CFP committee.

#9 USC Trojans

The Trojans started the year with a dismal 1–3 record, but after a Week 4 loss at No. 24 Utah the Trojans reeled off an eight-game winning streak, including an upset win over No. 4 Washington to break them into the Top 25 where they remained since. USC was led by freshman quarterback Sam Darnold, 1,000-yard rusher Ronald Jones II, receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster, Darreus Rogers and Deontay Burnett, defensive end Porter Gustin, and all-purpose player Adoree Jackson.

They were coached by Clay Helton, who led them to a 9–3 season (after going 5–4 in 9 games as interim head coach the season before). The team wore its white jerseys and used the east bench during the game.

#5 Penn State Nittany Lions

The Nittany Lions started the season off 2–2 after losses to Pitt and No. 4 Michigan but finished the regular season on a 9–game winning streak, including a pivotal 4th-quarter comeback victory over #2 Ohio State that led to Penn State receiving a Top-25 national ranking for the first time since 2011. Penn State added a Big Ten Championship with a comeback win over #6 Wisconsin to close out the season. The Nittany Lions were led by sophomore duo quarterback Trace McSorley and 1,000+ yard rusher Saquon Barkley and junior wide receiver Chris Godwin.

They came into the game 11–2 (8–1 Big Ten), a big improvement from the last two seasons under head coach James Franklin (finished 7–6 both seasons). The team wore its dark jerseys and used the west bench on game day.

Other

The Nittany Lions and Trojans had previously played nine times, with USC leading the series 5–4, and had played twice in the Rose Bowl in (1923 and 2009) with USC winning both games. The 2017 match was the highest scoring game in the bowl's history, with a total of 101 points, breaking the record set five years earlier at the 2012 Rose Bowl game. This record was broken in the 2018 Rose Bowl game with 102 points scored by both Oklahoma and Georgia. [9] [10]

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP USCPSU
110:315511:44USC Deontay Burnett 26-yard touchdown reception from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick good70
14:4212534:52USC22-yard field goal by Matt Boermeester100
10:2110543:00USC44-yard field goal by Matt Boermeester130
211:449703:37PSU Saquon Barkley 24-yard touchdown run, Tyler Davis kick good137
210:155601:29USCDeontay Burnett 3-yard touchdown reception from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick good207
28:394711:36PSU Chris Godwin 30-yard touchdown reception from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good2014
26:166752:23USCDarreus Rogers 3-yard touchdown reception from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick good2714
20:5413755:22PSU Mike Gesicki 11-yard touchdown reception from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good2721
313:051790:17PSUSaquon Barkley 79-yard touchdown run, Tyler Davis kick good2728
311:271720:11PSUChris Godwin 72-yard touchdown reception from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good2735
310:26130:05PSUTrace McSorley 3-yard touchdown run, Tyler Davis kick good2742
36:4710653:39USC JuJu Smith-Schuster 13-yard touchdown reception from Sam Darnold, 2-point pass good (Sam Darnold to Taylor McNamara)3542
31:558824:52PSUSaquon Barkley 7-yard touchdown reception from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good3549
48:1510834:29USC Ronald Jones 3-yard touchdown run, Matt Boermeester kick good4249
41:203800:39USCDeontay Burnett 27-yard touchdown reception from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick good4949
40:00350:27USC46-yard field goal by Matt Boermeester5249
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.5249

Statistics

StatisticsUSCPenn State
First downs3323
Plays-yards
Third-down efficiency8-154-10
Rushes-yards34-12233-211
Passing yards453254
Passing, Comp-Att-Int33-54-118-29-3
Time of possession33:2126:39

Game notes

Rose Bowl records

In this game, a number of new Rose Bowl records were set. [11] [12]

Post-game

Ratings

The 2017 Rose Bowl drew more than 16 million viewers, making it the most-watched non-semifinal New Year’s Six game ever, and one of the most viewed college football games in history. Viewership was up 17% from the prior year’s 2016 Rose Bowl game between Stanford and Iowa. The telecast peaked at 19,656,000 viewers in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, which included USC’s game-winning field goal. Locally, Philadelphia (16.7) set a market record for the game, while in Pittsburgh (17.0) and Los Angeles (14.9) made it was the second highest-rated bowl game ever on ESPN.

Figures do not include the 300,000 who streamed coverage on WatchESPN or other International streaming websites. If these figures were added to the final rating it would have been near the 19 million viewership range. Some countries who streamed the game on a national tv broadcast include Canada (1.3 million), France (200,000) and Australia (98,000). [14]

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