Yes Ohio State was in the 1997 rose bowl, they won 20-17 against the Arizona state sun devils
As of the 2008 season, both Ohio State and Michigan have 39 bowl appearances. Michigan has 19 bowl wins and Ohio State has 18 bowl wins.
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Ohio State beat Southern California 27-16 in the 1969 Rose Bowl.
Ohio State has 9 BCS appearances(most), 6 wins and 3 losses. Ohio State is 20-22 in bowl games all-time.
Ohio State - 17 vs. California - 14
For the Pro Bowl played in 1997, Mark Brunell was the MVP.
1/1/2001 Outback Bowl: South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 1/1/2002 Outback Bowl: South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28 1/3/2003 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State 31, Miami (FL) 24 1/2/2004 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28 12/29/2004 Alamo Bowl: Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7 1/2/2006 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 1/8/2007 BCS Championship: Florida 41, Ohio State 14
If Oregon State loses to Oregon, USC will get the automatic bid to the Rose Bowl which most likely Ohio State will get the at large bid. Likely BCS bowls OSU will be in are either Orange Bowl or Sugar Bowl.
As of the start of the 2007 season, Ohio State's win loss record in bowl games is 18-20.
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