▁played ▁in ▁th ir teen ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁Games ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁winning ▁their ▁previous ▁appearance ▁over ▁Arizona ▁State ▁ 2 0 – 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁Oregon ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁in ▁four ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁Games ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 - 3 , ▁being ▁defeated ▁in ▁their ▁previous ▁appearance ▁by ▁P enn ▁State ▁N itt any ▁L ions ▁ 3 8 – 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁only ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁win , ▁Oregon ▁defeated ▁the ▁P enn ▁Qu akers ▁ 1 4 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁had ▁met ▁seven ▁times ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁game , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁coming ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio , ▁where ▁Ohio ▁State ▁defeated ▁Oregon ▁ 2 4 – 1 4 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁faced ▁one ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁Ohio ▁State ▁defeated ▁Oregon ▁ 1 0 – 7 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁game , ▁Ohio ▁State ▁was ▁ 7 – 0 ▁all ▁time ▁against ▁Oregon ▁in ▁football . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁out right ▁Big ▁Ten ▁champion ▁met ▁the ▁out right ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁champion ▁in ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁since ▁the ▁