1962 Rose Bowl

[1][2] Big Ten Conference champion Ohio State declined the invitation to play in the Rose Bowl.

Days after the conclusion of the regular season, the university's faculty council voted 28–25 against participation in the Rose Bowl.

Ohio State was the Big Ten champion, but because of a faculty council decision to emphasize academics over athletics, the Buckeyes turned down the Rose Bowl berth.

However, he was not the first African-American starting quarterback in a Rose Bowl (this distinction goes to Charles Fremont West of Washington & Jefferson, forty years earlier in 1922).

Using the single wing offense, UCLA struggled against the Gophers, netting only one field goal to open the scoring in the first quarter.