2011 USC TROJANS FOOTBALL SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE • HER 103 • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90089-0601 TELEPHONE: (213) 740-8480 FAX: (213) 740-7584 WWW.USCTROJANS.COM TIM TESSALONE, DIRECTOR FOR RELEASE: Oct. 31, 2011 2011 SCHEDULE (6-2) NO. 21 USC FOOTBALL VISITS NEW PAC-12 MEMBER COLORADO DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT FACTS Sept. 3 Minnesota W 19-17 Sept. 10 Utah W 23-14 USC (6-2 overall, 3-2 Pac-12 South for second place tie) vs. Colorado (1-8 overall, 0-5 Pac- Sept. 17 Syracuse W 38-17 12 South for sixth place), Friday, Nov. 4, 7 MDT/6 p.m. PDT, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. Sept. 24 at Arizona State L 22-43 Oct. 1 Arizona W 48-41 THEMES Oct. 13 (Th.) at California (S.F.) W 30-9 No. 21 USC—coming off a gut-wrenching triple overtime loss to Stanford—will look to rebound Oct. 22 at Notre Dame W 31-17 as it begins its final month of play this season when it visits new Pac-12 member Colorado Oct. 29 Stanford L 48-56 for a chilly Friday night encounter, with a national audience watching on ESPN. Colorado, Nov. 4 (Fr.) at Colorado 7 p.m. (ESPN) on the other hand, is seeking its first Pac-12 victory. The teams have played only 5 times in Nov. 12 Washington 12:30 p.m. (ABC/FSN) Nov. 19 at Oregon 5 p.m. (ABC) history (Troy has never lost to the Buffaloes), with the last meeting a decade ago in Boulder. Nov. 26 UCLA 7 p.m. (FSN) It is USC’s first Friday game since 1999 and the first-ever Friday home game for Colorado. The game is approaching a sellout, which would be the third straight game that the PAC-12 STANDINGS Trojans have played in front of a capacity crowd. Trojan honors candidates QB Matt Barkley and WR Robert Woods form perhaps the nation’s premier pass/catch combo. PAC-12 OVERALL Barkley—in the nation’s Top 20 in passing efficiency and total offense—is fourth on USC’s W L W L career passing and fifth in total offense (he set school single game records for pass SOUTH completions, yards, TDs and total offense this season). Woods is the only player in the ASU41 62 USC32 62 national Top 5 in receptions, receiving yards and all-purpose running and is on pace to UCLA 3 2 4 4 break the school single season receptions record. TB Curtis McNeal has led USC in rushing UTAH 1 4 4 4 5 times in 2011 and is riding a pair of 100-yard ground outings. Pre-season All-American OT ARIZ 1 5 2 6 Matt Kalil (with 4 blocked kicks this year on special teams) anchors a line that has allowed COLO 0 5 1 8 just 4 sacks. The Trojan defense features a nice mix of youth (LBs Dion Bailey and Hayes NORTH Pullard) and experience (CB Nickell Robey, pre-season All-American S T.J. McDonald, DE STAN 6 0 8 0 Nick Perry, LB Chris Galippo). PK Andre Heidari, who has missed just 2 of his 15 field goal tries ORE50 71 this season and had a 50-yarder last week, tops the Pac-12 in 3-point kicking. Colorado WASH 4 1 6 2 OSU23 26 has struggled in the rookie season of alumnus head coach Jon Embree, the former All-Big 8 CAL14 44 tight end. The Buffaloes are on a 6-game losing streak after falling at Arizona State last nd WSU14 35 Saturday (their 22 straight road loss). Statistically, CU is in the nation’s bottom 30 in total offense (they’ve generated an average of just 90 yards on the ground) and total defense AP POLL USA TODAY POLL while allowing 38 points a game. QB Tyler Hansen ranks in the school’s all-time Top 10 charts in passing yards, pass completions, passing TDs and total offense. Injuries have been a 1. LSU 1. LSU factor for CU. TB Rodney Stewart, Colorado’s top all-around player (he is ninth nationally in 2. Alabama 2. Alabama all-purpose running), has been out recently with a knee injury, as has its top receiver (WR 3. Oklahoma State 3. Stanford 4. Stanford 4. Oklahoma State Paul Richardson). Stewart is CU’s No. 2 career rusher and all-purpose runner. S Anthony 5. Boise State 5. Boise State Perkins is the tackle leader on a Buffalo defense that lost key ILB Douglas Rippy to a knee 6. Oregon 6. Oregon injury. Dual-footed freshman punter Darragh O’Neill is in the nation’s Top 30 in punting. 7. Oklahoma 7. Oklahoma 8. Arkansas 8. Arkansas RANKINGS 9. Nebraska 9. Nebraska USC is ranked 21st by AP (the Trojans are not eligible to be ranked in the USA Today poll). 10. South Carolina 10. South Carolina Colorado is not ranked. 11. Clemson 11. Virginia Tech 12. Virginia Tech 12. Clemson 13. Michigan 13. Michigan 14. Houston 14. Houston 15. Michigan State 15. Penn State 16. Penn State 16. Michigan State 17. Kansas State 17. Wisconsin 18. Georgia 18. Arizona State RADIO-TV—Live national cable TV: 6 p.m. (PDT), Live Spanish-language local radio: 5:30 p.m., 19. Wisconsin 19. Kansas State ESPN/ESPN 3D, Dave Lamont, Rod Gilmore. (PDT), KTNQ-AM (1020), Adrian Garcia Marquez, 20. Arizona State 20. Georgia Live local radio: 1:30 p.m. (PDT), 710 ESPN Radio Jorge Caamano, Alex Russo (includes 30-minute pre- 21. USC 21. West Virginia (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, Paul McDonald, John game show). 22. Georgia Tech 22. Cincinnati Jackson, Brandon Hancock, Steve Mason, Colin Live internet streaming: USCTrojans.com, live 23. Cincinnati 23. Georgia Tech Cowherd, Jeff Biggs, Darrell Rideaux, Harvey Hyde, KSPN-AM pre- and post-game show, live game stats 24. West Virginia 24. Southern Miss Garry Paskwietz, Mark Willard, Keyshawn Johnson and delayed game telecast. 25. Auburn 25. Texas (includes four-and-a-half-hour pre-game and 3-hour Lane Kiffin USC Football Weekly: 10:30 p.m. post-game shows). Five other stations are included (PDT), Tuesdays, Prime Ticket, Lindsay Soto, John on the USC radio network: KSPA-AM 1510 in Ontario/ Jackson, Petros Papadakis. San Bernardino County/Inland Empire, KXPS-AM 1010 Trojan Talk: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (PDT), Tuesdays, 710 USC FOOTBALL in Palm Springs, KVEN-AM 1450 in Ventura, KSZL-AM ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Max Kellerman, Marcellus 1230 in Barstow and Fox Sports Radio AM 1340 and Wiley, Lane Kiffin. 11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1400 in Visalia/Fresno. Fans also can hear the live 710 Trojan Brunch: 9-11 a.m. (PDT), Sundays, 710 ESPN 31 BOWL VICTORIES ESPN Radio broadcast on www.USCTrojans.com, on Radio (KSPN-AM), Mark Willard, Harvey Hyde, Drew 156 ALL-AMERICANS SIRIUS XM satellite radio (Channel 94/195) or by dialing Belzer. 6 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS 1-800-846-4675 ext. 5933. USC Trojan Talk: 7 p.m. (PDT), Thursdays, KSHP- AM (1400), Harvey Hyde, Kevin Shaw (also 9 a.m., 446 NFL PLAYERS Saturdays, KCAA-AM 1050). Fans also can hear the 22 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS live KSHP broadcast on www.kshp.com. 1 2011 TROJAN FOOTBALL SERIES The teams first met in 1927 in the USC VS. COLORADO (5-0-0) USC has won all 5 of its meetings with Coliseum, with USC posting a 46-7 victory. Colorado and has outscored the Buffaloes, In 1963, the top-ranked Trojans began 1927 W 46- 7 H 138-24. defense of their 1962 national championship 1963 W 14- 0 A 1964 W 21- 0 H The teams most recently met in 2002 when by shutting out CU in the rain in Boulder, 14- 2000 W 17-14 H No. 17 USC used a suffocating defense and 0, as current Mike Garrett made his 2002 W 40-3 A a balanced offense to overwhelm No. 18 collegiate debut for Troy by rushing for 58 Colorado, 40-3, before a sold-out crowd of yards on 11 carries and QB Pete Beathard 53,119 in Boulder. It was Colorado’s worst scored on a pair of 5-yard runs. The Buffs loss since 1992 and its worst home loss since lost 6 fumbles in the wet conditions that day. 1983. It also was USC’s first win over a The following season, 1964, Garrett ran for ranked opponent on the road (non-neutral all 3 of Troy’s TDs (1, 26 and 2 yards) in the site) since 1995 and kept Troy’s record first half in USC’s 21-0 season-opening win perfect against the Buffaloes in 5 tries. The in the Coliseum. On the day, Garrett had FUN FACT Trojan defense totally stifled Colorado, 127 yards on 24 rushes. Incidentally, CU’s Cold weather is expected in Boulder for limiting CU to just 61 total yards (the fewest quarterback that day was future pro golf this week’s USC-Colorado game. The last allowed by USC since Oregon State had star Hale Irwin. time USC played a game in the snow 43 in 1952), including only 24 passing (USC’s was Nov. 30, 1957, at Notre Dame (the fewest allowed since Oregon State had 0 FRIDAY GAMES Irish won, 40-12). It was 20 degrees. yards in 1993), and 4 first downs (the least This is USC’s first game on a Friday since allowed by USC since Colorado had 4 in hosting Louisiana Tech on the Friday 1963). It was Colorado’s fewest total yards afternoon after Thanksgiving in 1999 (a 45- since getting just 51 against Nebraska in 19 Trojan win).