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2012 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: Nov. 4, 2012 2012 SCHEDULE (6-3) NO. 21 USC FOOTBALL HOSTS ARIZONA STATE IN HOMECOMING GAME DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 1 Hawaii W 49-10 FACTS Sept. 8 vs. Syracuse W 42-29 USC (6-3 overall, 4-3 Pac-12 South) vs. Arizona State (5-4 overall, 3-3 Pac-12 South), Saturday, (@ E. Rutherford, N.J.) Nov. 10, Noon PT, Los Angeles Coliseum. Sept. 15 at Stanford L 14-21 Sept. 22 California W 27-9 Oct. 4 (Th.) at Utah W 38-28 THEMES Oct. 13 at Washington W 24-14 It’s Homecoming at Troy as No. 21 USC welcomes Arizona State to the Coliseum. Both Oct. 20 Colorado W 50-6 teams are looking to snap short 2012 losing skids. The Sun Devils have not won in Los Angeles Oct. 27 at Arizona L 36-39 since 1999. USC had an 11-game winning streak over ASU snapped last year in Tempe. Nov. 3 Oregon L 51-62 The Trojans are still seeking win No. 800. It’s the earliest USC kickoff time in the Coliseum since Nov. 10 Arizona State Noon (Pac-12 Net) 1998. The game is approaching a sellout. USC dropped its second straight offensive Nov. 17 at UCLA TBA shootout last weekend, this time to No. 2 Oregon. QB Matt Barkley, the Pac-12 career Nov. 24 Notre Dame TBA (ABC/ESPN) recordholder for completions, pass TDs and total offense, needs just 15 passing yards for PAC-12 STANDINGS that league career standard. Soph WR Marqise Lee, a strong Biletnikoff Award candidate who is riding a pair of impressive receiving and all-purpose yardage outputs versus Arizona PAC-12 OVERALL and Oregon, leads the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards (first nationally), receptions (second), W L W L receiving yards (second) and kickoff returns. He is joined in Troy’s aerial show by WR Robert SOUTH Woods, USC’s career receptions leader. Other Trojan offensive standouts are Rimington UCLA 4 2 7 2 Award nominee C Khaled Holmes and Penn State transfer TB Silas Redd. USC’s defense, USC43 63 which is in the national Top 8 in sacks and tackles for loss, features All-American S T.J. ASU33 54 ARIZ 2 4 5 4 McDonald (the team’s top tackler), CB Nickell Robey, LBs Dion Bailey and Hayes Pullard UTAH 2 4 4 5 and sack specialist DE Morgan Breslin. New Arizona State head coach Todd Graham COLO 1 5 1 8 brings in a Sun Devil team that is coming off a loss at Oregon State, upping its losing streak NORTH to 3 games. ASU’s offense features dual-threat QB Taylor Kelly, who is in the national Top ORE60 90 20 in passing efficiency. The Sun Devils runners—DJ Foster, Cameron Marshall and Marion OSU51 71 Grice—also figure often in the passing attack, along with such receivers as H-back Chris STAN 5 1 7 2 Coyle and WRs/returners Jamal Miles and Rashad Ross. The Arizona State defense is WASH 3 3 5 4 among the nation’s best at stopping the pass and getting to the quarterback, thanks to CAL25 37 WSU06 28 the play of DT Will Sutton, the Pac-12 leader in sacks and tackles for loss, LBs Brandon Magee, Chris Young and Carl Bradford and FS Keelan Johnson. The game will air live AP POLL USA TODAY POLL nationally on the Pac-12 Networks. USC’s record-setting London Olympians will be saluted at halftime. The men’s and women’s swimming teams from USC and Arizona State will 1. Alabama 1. Alabama meet at Troy on Friday and Saturday. USC’s basketball teams also open up their 2013 2. Oregon 2. Oregon seasons over the weekend, the men on Friday and the women on Sunday. 3. Kansas State 3. Kansas State 4. Notre Dame 4. Notre Dame RANKINGS 5. Ohio State 5. Georgia 5. Georgia 6. Florida State USC is ranked 21st in the AP poll and 22nd by USA Today. Arizona State is not ranked. 7. Florida 7. Florida 8. Florida State 8. Clemson SERIES 9. LSU 9. LSU USC has an 18-10 edge in its series with Arizona State (Troy’s 2005 road victory was later 10. Clemson 10. Louisville vacated due to NCAA penalty). The Trojans had an 11-game series winning streak (the 11. Louisville 11. South Carolina longest in the series) snapped last year. In Los Angeles contests, USC is 9-4, including wins in 12. South Carolina 12. Oregon State the last 6 L.A. clashes (with the wins in 1980-85-98-2001-02-04-06-08-10 and the losses in 1983- 13. Oregon State 13. Oklahoma 86-91-99). 14. Oklahoma 14. Texas A&M 15. Texas A&M 15. Stanford 16. Stanford 16. Nebraska 17. UCLA 17. Texas 18. Nebraska 18. Louisiana Tech RADIO-TV—Live national TV: Noon (PT), Pac-12 Live Spanish-language local radio: Noon, (PT), 19. Texas 19. UCLA Networks, Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Ryan Nece. Univision America 1020 am (KTNQ-AM), Pepe 19. Louisiana Tech 20. Rutgers Live national radio: Noon (PT), ESPN Radio, Rich Mantilla, Daniel Arreola, Erika Garza. Fans can also 21. USC 21. Northwestern Cellini, John Mackovic, Brett McMurphy. hear the live broadcast on 22. Mississippi State 22. USC Live local radio: 7:30 a.m. (PT), 710 ESPN Radio univisionamerica.univision.com. 23. Toledo 23. Mississippi State (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, Paul McDonald, John Trojan Talk: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (PT), Tuesdays, 710 24. Rutgers 24. Boise State Jackson, Brandon Hancock, Steve Mason, Colin ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Mark Willard, Steve Mason, 25. Texas Tech 25. Toledo Cowherd, Jeff Biggs, Darrell Rideaux, Harvey Hyde, John Ireland. Garry Paskwietz, Mark Willard, Keyshawn Johnson USC Coaches Show: 7-8 p.m. (PT), USC FOOTBALL (includes four-and-a-half-hour pre-game and 3-hour Wednesdays, 710 ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Lane Kiffin, post-game shows). Five other stations are included Pete Arbogast. 11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS on the USC radio network: KSPA-AM 1510 in Ontario/ Pac-12 Playbook: 7 p.m. (PT), Tuesdays, Pac-12 San Bernardino County/Inland Empire, KXPS-AM 1010 Networks Los Angeles, Lane Kiffin segment. 31 BOWL VICTORIES in Palm Springs, KVEN-AM 1450 in Ventura, KSZL-AM Trojan Brunch: 9-11 a.m. (PT), Sundays, 710 ESPN 159 ALL-AMERICANS 1230 in Barstow and Fox Sports Radio AM 1340 and Radio (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, Harvey Hyde. 6 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS 1400 in Visalia/Fresno. Fans also can hear the live 710 USC Trojan Talk: 7 p.m. (PT), Thursdays, KSHP-AM 457 NFL PLAYERS ESPN Radio broadcast on USCTrojans.com, on SIRIUS 1400 in Las Vegas and 10 a.m. (PT), Saturdays, KCAA- 22 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS XM satellite radio (Channels 94/204) or by dialing 1- AM 1050 in Inland Empire, Harvey Hyde. 800-846-4675 ext. 5933. 1 2012 TROJAN FOOTBALL Last year on a warm evening in Tempe, a 10-yard scoring pass from QB Steven USC VS. ARIZONA STATE (18*-10-0) Arizona State scored 3 unanswered Threet to WR Gerrell Robinson, 3 plays after touchdowns in the game’s final 20 minutes the Sun Devils opened the contest with a 1978 L 7-20 A to end an 11-game losing streak to turnover- 54-yard reverse pass to the USC 18-yard 1980 W 23-21 H 1982 L 10-17 A prone No. 23 USC with a 43-22 victory. It line. The Trojans got a pair of touchdowns 1983 L 14-34 H also snapped a 5-game Tempe winning late in the initial half, the first on a 15-yard 1984 W 6- 3 A streak by USC, which was playing its first pass from QB Matt Barkley to TB Marc Tyler 1985 L 0-24 A road game of 2011. With USC leading 22- and then on a 2-yard Barkley toss to WR 1986 L 20-29 H 21 late in the third quarter, the Sun Devils David Ausberry. After ASU’s game-opening 1988 W 50- 0 A marched 76 yards to a touchdown on a 3- 72-yard TD drive, USC held the Sun Devils 1990 W 13- 6 A yard run by TB Cameron Marshall. Marshall to just 70 yards the rest of the first half. USC 1991 L 25-32 H then scored on a 4-yard run late in the opened up a 22-7 lead early in the second 1992 W 23-13 A 1995 W 31-0 H fourth quarter as ASU drove 82 yards after half when LB Malcolm Smith intercepted a 1996 L 35-48(2OT) A sacking QB Matt Barkley and recovering his Threet pass and ran it back 74 yards for a 1997 L 7-35 A fumble deep in Sun Devil territory. Then, on touchdown (the longest scoring 1998 W 35-24 H USC’s next offensive play, Barkley threw an interception return by a Trojan since Kevin 1999 L 16-26 H interception under pressure that LB Shelly Arbet’s 75-yarder against Louisiana Tech in 2000 W 44-38(2OT) A Lyons returned 41 yards for the final score. 1999), followed by QB Mitch Mustain’s 2- 2001 W 48-17 H The Trojans trailed 21-9 at halftime. Marshall point conversion pass to Ausberry. But ASU 2002 W 34-13 H scored on the game’s fourth play, a 70-yard answered on its following series as Threet hit 2003 W 37-17 A 2004 W 45-7 H run.