1976 Rose Bowl

DateJanuary 1, 1976Season1975StadiumRose BowlLocationPasadena, CaliforniaMVPJohn Sciarra (UCLA QB)FavoriteOhio State by 15½ pointsNational anthemUCLA Band and UCLA Choir
featuring Kate Smith singing God Bless America, followed by the Star Spangled BannerRefereeGene Calhoun (Big Ten);
split crew: Big Ten, Pac-8)Halftime showUCLA Band
The Ohio State University Marching BandAttendance105,464United States TV coverageNetworkNBCAnnouncersCurt Gowdy, Al DeRogatisNielsen ratings30.6

The 1976 Rose Bowl was the 62nd of the college footballbowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, January 1. The UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the top-ranked and undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference 23–10 in a rare bowl rematch of a regular season game. UCLA quarterbackJohn Sciarra was named the Player of the Game.

This was the first post season that teams from the Big Ten and Pac-8 could appear in other bowl games since the Cotton Bowl in January 1949. Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes made his final appearance in the Rose Bowl, as Michigan represented the Big Ten in the next three editions.