Craig Houtz
Football
Brian Tripp, Feature Content Specialist
No. 11 Penn State meets No. 8 Utah in the 109th Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 2
PASADENA, Calif. – No. 11 Penn State is set to play in the 109th Rose Bowl Game against No. 8 Utah on Monday, January 2. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. Heading into “The Granddaddy of Them All”, let’s take a look at some of the key numbers.
1 – Penn State meets Utah for the first time in program history. It’s the third consecutive bowl game in which Penn State is facing a new opponent.
3 – The Rose Bowl is Penn State’s third most frequented bowl game. It is one of six bowl games that the Nittany Lions have appeared in at least five times. Penn State’s seven trips to the Fiesta Bowl rank first and six visits to the Citrus / Captial One Bowl are second on the list.
5 – Penn State is making its fifth all-time Rose Bowl appearance. The Nittany Lions previously played in the Rose Bowl in 1923, 1995, 2009, and 2017. Penn State is 1-3 all-time in “The Grandaddy of Them All.” The program completed an undefeated 1994 season with a memorable 38-20 victory over Oregon in the 1995 Rose Bowl. This season’s Rose Bowl game takes place 100 years after Penn State’s first appearance in 1923.
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