January 1, 2009: Penn State 24, USC 48. Alabama: 126.
Penn State bounced back from its 14-0 loss to Navy with a 10-0 win against Carnegie Tech but dropped its final two regular-season.
Because the Rose Bowl has long been a matchup between the Big Ten and Pac-12, Penn State had just one appearance in the Rose Bowl prior to the 1994 season, its second.
Here's every winner from the game and notable moments from its 100-plus years of history.
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It is the last time the traditional combatants in the Rose Bowl will meet for the foreseeable future.
For a second consecutive season, Utah emerges from the Rose Bowl on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
Mark Wogenrich.
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This is Penn State’s fourth appearance in the Rose Bowl; the Nittany Lions are 1-2 in their three previous appearances, most.
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But don’t count on it.
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7 Utah looks to pick up its first Rose Bowl win and avenge its loss last year when it takes on No.
8 Utah on January 2, 2023, in Pasadena, California.