

^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Stroud is also the first FBS player with 500 pass yards and six passing scores in a bowl game in at least the past 25 seasons.ĮSPN Stats and Information contributed to this story It's also tied for the most ever in a bowl game in Big Ten history. It's also the third-most all time in any bowl game, only trailing BYU's Ty Detmer (576 in 1989) and Marshall's Byron Leftwich (576 in 2001)Ħ: The freshman signal-caller also tossed six touchdowns, breaking the previous Rose Bowl record of five by USC's Sam Darnold in 2017. are the second pair of Ohio State teammates to each record multiple receiving TDs in the same bowl game, joining Michael Jenkins and Santonio Holmes, who did it in the 2004 Fiesta Bowl.ĥ73: Stroud threw for 573 yards, setting a new Rose Bowl record. The young duo of Smith-Njigba and Harrison Jr.
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Harrison's father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison Sr., never had a three-touchdown game in his college career at Syracuse.

That ties a Rose Bowl record held by Michigan's Braylon Edwards (2005), USC's Deontay Burnett (2017) and Alabama's DeVonta Smith (2021).

He recorded 192 yards after the catch, the most since Colorado's Laviska Shenault Jr.'s 214 in 2018.ģ: Both Smith-Njigba and Harrison had three receiving touchdowns against the Utes. His 347 receiving yards are not only a record in this bowl's history, but the fifth most ever in FBS history. His 15 receptions are the most ever in a Rose Bowl and is also an Ohio State single-game record. The Buckeyes needed every bit of it to overcome a 14-point deficit, the third-largest comeback in Rose Bowl history.ġ5 and 347: That's Smith-Njigba's stat line for receptions and receiving yards. It's also the new Ohio State bowl game record. They also ignited Buckeyes Twitter.Ħ83: That is how many yards the Buckeyes offense accumulated Saturday, setting a new Rose Bowl record. The sophomore, alongside Stroud and Harrison, obliterated the school and bowl record books. Smith-Njigba was the man of the night, putting together a record-setting performance in the "Granddaddy of Them All." The Utes had no solution for Smith-Njigba, who caught 15 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State was led by the offensive trio of C.J. The Buckeyes were down by 14 at the half but came alive offensively in the final 30 minutes and won 48-45.

At one point, six touchdowns were scored in less than three minutes - and that was just in the first half. The 2021 Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One Venture X between the No. Rose Bowl 2021: Ohio State Buckeyes' trio demolish record book against Utah UtesĬollege Football, College Football Bowls, Ohio State Buckeyes
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