Through the 2008 season, that was 1998 when Michigan defeated Washington State, 21-16.
1988 ... the Spartans defeated USC 20-17.
The 1997 Rose Bowl was the last Rose Bowl to be won by The Ohio State University Buckeyes. They beat the Arizona State University Sun Devils 20-17.
Penn State played on January 1, 2009 in the Rose Bowl vs. USC.
That was the 1974 season. Michigan's record that season was 10-1 and they were co Big 10 champions. However, this was at a time when the Big 10 only allowed one conference team to go to a bowl game, that being the conference winner that would go to the Rose Bowl. That edict was discontinued in 1975 and Michigan wound up going to the Orange Bowl while Ohio State went to the Rose Bowl.
As of the 2008 season, Ohio State has been to the Rose Bowl 13 times and their record is 6-7. Their last appearance in the Rose Bowl was 1997 when they defeated Arizona State, 20-17.
USC plays in the Rose Bowl every other season when the Trojans play the UCLA Bruins and UCLA is scheduled as the home team. UCLA uses the Rose Bowl as its home stadium. USC last played in the Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2009 when the Trojans defeated Penn State, 38-24. It is important to note that the "Rose Bowl" is the stadium and the "Rose Bowl Game" is the college football bowl game played at the Rose Bowl on either January 1 or 2 of each year.
Prior to the 2008 and 2009 seasons, that would be the 1972 season through the 1974 season. Michigan played in the 1972 Rose Bowl (1971 season) and their next bowl game was the 1976 Orange Bowl (1975 season).
Michigan defeated USC by a score of 22-14 on January 2, 1989 during the 1989 Rose Bowl Game.
Oklahoma State University won the Fiesta, Michigan won the Sugar Bowl and West Virginia Won the Orange Bowl last night..
They won the 2010 Rose Bowl game against Oregon 26-17
January 1, 1985 - USC 20, Ohio State 17.