2010 USC TROJANS E NOTES GAM 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. 28, 2010 2010 SCHEDULE (7-5) USC FOOTBALL CONCLUDES 2010 SEASON AGAINST CROSSTOWN RIVAL UCLA IN ROSE BOWL DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT FACTS Sept. 2 at Hawaii W 49-36 USC (7-5 overall, 4-4 Pac-10) vs. UCLA (4-7 overall, 2-6 Pac-10), Saturday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. PST, Sept. 11 Virginia W 17-14 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. Sept. 18 at Minnesota W 32-21 Sept. 25 at Washington State W 50-16 Oct. 2 Washington L 31-32 THEMES Oct. 9 at Stanford L 35-37 Although USC is ineligible for post-season play this year because of NCAA penalty, the Trojans Oct. 16 California W 48-14 still get to visit the Rose Bowl when they conclude their 2010 campaign there against UCLA. Oct. 30 Oregon L 32-53 The Bruins’ season also will end after this game, as they can’t get enough wins to be bowl Nov. 6 Arizona State W 34-33 eligible. It’s the 80th meeting between the crosstown rivals. The Pasadena stadium has been Nov. 13 at Arizona W 24-21 USC’s home away from home (this will be Troy’s 50th contest in the Rose Bowl). It’s the first Nov. 20 at Oregon State L 7-36 USC-UCLA game since 2000 when neither team is ranked (the Trojans have done well Nov. 27 Notre Dame L 16-20 historically against unranked Bruin teams). USC has lost just once in the last 11 matchups Dec. 4 at UCLA 7:30 p.m. (FSN) against UCLA, including having captured the past 3 games. Besides pride and year-long city PAC-10 STANDINGS bragging rights, also at stake in the game are possession of the Victory Bell and points in the Crosstown Gauntlet standings. Both teams will don their home jerseys. This is just the seventh PAC-10 OVERALL night game in the series (but the first one in Pasadena) and the second latest start time. It’s W L W L also USC’s school record 10th night game of 2010. There will be 2 sets of brothers on opposite ORE 8 0 11 0 sidelines. Both teams also feature players whose fathers and brothers once wore the STAN 8 1 11 1 opponent’s colors (including TB Marc Tyler, USC’s rushing leader, whose dad topped the ARIZ 4474 Bruins in rushing 35 years ago), as well as coaches who coached at the “other” school. UCLA USC4475 OSU4456 head coach Rick Neuheisel even earned his law degree at USC. A win over UCLA would WASH 4456 give Lane Kiffin his eighth victory of 2010, the second most wins of any new USC head coach. ASU3556 USC, playing one of the nation’s toughest schedules, lost a heartbreaker last Saturday to CAL3657 intersectional rival Notre Dame. QB Mitch Mustain filled in for injured QB Matt Barkley (his UCLA 2647 status against UCLA is uncertain), who ranks high on USC’s career passing and total offense WSU1729 charts. Troy’s top 2 receivers are also dangerous return specialists: Freshman All-American candidate WR Robert Woods, one of the nation’s best all-purpose runners who owns USC AP POLL USA TODAY POLL season kickoff return marks in 2010, and WR Ronald Johnson, who is among USC’s career Top 1. Oregon 1. Oregon 15 pass catchers. The USC defense has gotten stronger as the season has progressed. Top 2. Auburn 2. Auburn defenders include S T.J. McDonald (his status is questionable this week after getting injured 3. TCU 3. TCU against Notre Dame), DT Jurrell Casey, LBs Malcolm Smith and Chris Galippo and CB Shareece 4. Wisconsin 4. Wisconsin Wright. UCLA has lost 5 of its past 6 games (including at Arizona State last Friday). QB Richard 5. Stanford 5. Stanford Brehaut, coming off a record-setting performance, is filling in for injured starting QB Kevin 6. Ohio State 6. Ohio State Prince. He directs the Pistol offense which features TBs Johnathan Franklin (he is over 1,000 7. Michigan State 7. Michigan State rush yards in 2010) and Derrick Coleman. Top Bruin receivers include WRs Taylor Embree, 8. Arkansas 8. Arkansas Nelson Rosario, Ricky Marvray and Randall Carroll. Among UCLA’s defensive leaders: LBs 9. Boise State 9. Oklahoma 10. Oklahoma 10. Boise State Sean Westgate and Akeem Ayers (a Butkus Award finalist) and Ss Tony Dye and 2009 All-Pac- 11. LSU 11. Virginia Tech 10 first teamer Rahim Moore. UCLA has 2 of the nation’s premier specialists in PK Kai Forbath, 12. Virginia Tech 12. LSU the 2009 Groza Award winner who has 85 career field goal (equaling the school record and 13. Nebraska 13. Nebraska just 2 shy of the NCAA mark), and P Jeff Locke, who is seventh nationally in punting. The 14. Nevada 14. Missouri game will be shown live nationally on FSN cable. 15. Missouri 15. Oklahoma State 16. Oklahoma State 16. South Carolina RANKINGS 17. Alabama 17. Nevada USC is not ranked by AP (the Trojans are not eligible to be ranked in the USA Today poll). 18. South Carolina 18. Texas A&M 19. Texas A&M 19. Alabama UCLA is not ranked in either poll. 20. Florida State 20. Florida State 21. Utah 21. Utah RADIO-TV—Live national cable TV: 7:30 p.m. (PST), 1230 in Barstow and KUIK-AM 1360 in Portland. Fans 22. Mississippi State 22. Mississippi State FSN, Barry Tompkins, Petros Papadakis, Rebecca also can hear the live 710 ESPN Radio broadcast 23. West Virginia 23. Northern Illinois Haarlow. on www.usctrojans.com, on SIRIUS/XM satellite radio 24. Northern Illinois 24. West Virginia Live “Trojans Live” post-game TV: 11 p.m. (Channel 126) or by dialing 1-800-846-4675 ext. 5933. 25. Hawaii 25. Central Florida (PDT), FSN Prime Ticket, Lindsay Soto, J.J. Stokes, Live internet streaming: USCTrojans.com, live James Washington, John Jackson, Rebecca KSPN-AM pre- and post-game show, live game stats Haarlow. and delayed game telecast. Live national radio: 7:30 p.m. (PST), ESPN Lane Kiffin USC Football Weekly: 10:30 p.m. Radio. (PST), Tuesdays, Prime Ticket, Lindsay Soto, John Live local radio: 2:30 p.m. (PST), 710 ESPN Jackson, Kelli Tennant, Petros Papadakis. USC FOOTBALL Radio (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, Paul McDonald, Trojan Talk: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (PST), Tuesdays, 710 John Jackson, Steve Mason, Colin Cowherd, Brian ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Andrew Siciliano, Mychal 11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Long, Brandon Hancock, Darrell Rideaux, Harvey Thompson, Lane Kiffin (replayed on Saturdays, 5 Hyde, Garry Paskwietz, Mark Willard, Pete Fox, A. hours before kickoff). 31 BOWL VICTORIES Martinez, Dave Joseph (includes 5-hour pre-game Trojan Brunch: 9-11 a.m. (PST), Sundays, 710 156 ALL-AMERICANS and 3-hour post-game shows). Six other stations are ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Mark Willard, Harvey Hyde, 6 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS included on the USC radio network: KSPA-AM 1510 Dave Joseph. 437 NFL PLAYERS in Ontario/San Bernardino County/Inland Empire, USC Trojan Talk: 7 p.m. (PST), Thursdays, KSHP- 22 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS ESPN Radio 98.9 FM in San Diego, KXPS-AM 1010 in AM (1400), Harvey Hyde, Kevin Shaw. Fans also can Palm Springs, KVEN-AM 1450 in Ventura, KSZL-AM hear the live KSHP broadcast on www.kshp.com. 1 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL SERIES propelled the Trojans into their 33rd Rose Bowl USC VS. UCLA (44*-28-7) USC leads the series with crosstown rival berth (their fourth in a row and fifth in the UCLA, 44-28-7 (dating to 1929, a 76-0 Trojan past 6 years). It also extended USC’s NCAA 1929 W 76- 0 H 1971 T 7- 7 H win), although Troy’s 2004 and 2005 victories record streaks of BCS bowl appearances 1930 W 52- 0 A 1972 W 24- 7 A 1936 T 7- 7 H 1973 W 23-13 H were later vacated due to NCAA penalty. and 11-win seasons to 7 consecutive. The 1937 W 19-13 A 1974 W 34- 9 A USC has won the last 3 meetings and 10 of Trojan defense limited the Bruins to 157 1938 W 42- 7 H 1975 L 22-25 H the past 11. In games against UCLA in the yards—UCLA’s season low—including just 47 1939 T 0- 0 A 1976 W 24-14 A Rose Bowl, the Trojans are 6-8. rushing, plus only 7 first downs, 50 plays, 23:26 1940 W 28-12 H 1977 W 29-27 H Last year in the Coliseum, No. 24 USC possession time and 2-of-13 third down 1941 T 7- 7 A 1978 W 17-10 A beat crosstown rival UCLA, 28-7, behind a conversions. The Bruins went 3-and-out 7 1942 L 7-14 H 1979 W 49-14 H revived defensive effort that produced 4 times and punted 10 times. After USC 1943 W 20- 0 A 1980 L 17-20 A takeaways and led to a pair of touchdowns. fumbled away the ball on its first offensive 1943 W 26-13 H 1981 W 22-21 H 1944 T 13-13 H 1982 L 19-20 A It was the Trojans’ third straight win over the play, UCLA used a trick play—a 21-yard th 1944 W 40-13 A 1983 L 17-27 H Bruins and 10 in 11 games.