| Year Game Played: | 1950 |
| Game Name: | Rose Bowl |
| Subheader: | 36th Rose Bowl Game |
| Football Season: | 1949 |
| Visitor Name Short: | California |
| Visitor Nickname: | Golden Bears |
| Visitor School: | University of California at Berkeley |
| Home Name Short: | Ohio State |
| Home Nickname: | Buckeyes |
| Home School: | Ohio State University |
| Visitor Record: | 10–0 |
| Visitor Conference: | Pacific Coast |
| Home Record: | 6–1–2 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | Pappy Waldorf |
| Home Coach: | Wes Fesler |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 3 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 6 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 3 |
| Date Game Played: | January 2 |
| Stadium: | Rose Bowl |
| City: | Pasadena, California |
| Mvp: | Fred "Curly" Morrison (Ohio State FB) |
| Odds: | California by 6 points[1] [2] |
| Referee: | William Blake (Big Ten; split crew: Big Ten, Pacific Coast) |
| Attendance: | 100,963 |
The 1950 Rose Bowl was the 36th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on Monday, January 2. The sixth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, champions of the Big Ten Conference, upset the undefeated #3 California Golden Bears, champions of the Pacific Coast Conference, 17 - 14.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Ohio State fullback Fred "Curly" Morrison was named the Player of the Game. Because New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1950, the bowl games were played the following day.
It was the Big Ten's fourth consecutive win in the Rose Bowl, and California's second straight loss.
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter