Yes, Penn State defeated Oregon, 38-20, in the 1995 Rose Bowl.
Penn State played on January 1, 2009 in the Rose Bowl vs. USC.
No. USC defeated Illinois, 49-17, in the 2008 Rose Bowl.
2009
USC and Penn State
Danny O'Neal...against Penn State
No, they lost 38-24 to the USC Trojans.
The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Oregon Ducks 38-20.
The 1995 Rose Bowl, played January 1, was won by Penn State by a score of 38-20 over the University of Oregon.
The Southern Cal Trojans beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 14-3
1901 was when the first Rose Bowl was played. It was between Michigan and Stanford, with Michigan winning 49-0 after Stanford quit after the 3rd quarter. It wasn't played again till 1916, with Washington State Universtiy beating Brown University. After that, it became an annual game.
The University of Oregon over Penn 14-0