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USC 49, Illinois 17
Preview - Box Score - Recap

  Rose Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total
(13) Illinois 0 3 7 7 17 Final 
(6) USC 14 7 14 14 49  
  Box Score Play by Play Drive Log
 Scoring Summary Fighting Illini - Trojans 
  1st Quarter
 Trojans TD John David Booty passed to Chauncey Washington to the left for 8 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 0 - 7 
 
 Trojans TD Garrett Green passed to Desmond Reed to the right for 34 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 0 - 14 
 
  2nd Quarter
 Trojans TD Chauncey Washington rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 0 - 21 
 
 Fighting Illini FG Jason Reda kicked a 28-yard field goal 3 - 21 
 
  3rd Quarter
 Fighting Illini TD Rashard Mendenhall rushed to the left for 79 yard gain (Jason Reda made PAT) 10 - 21 
 
 Trojans TD John David Booty passed to Fred Davis to the right for 2 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 10 - 28 
 
 Trojans TD Joe McKnight rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 10 - 35 
 
  4th Quarter
 Trojans TD John David Booty passed to David Ausberry to the left for 15 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 10 - 42 
 
 Trojans TD Hershel Dennis rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 10 - 49 
 
 Fighting Illini TD Eddie McGee passed to Arrelious Benn to the left for 56 yard gain (Jason Reda made PAT) 17 - 49 
 
 Team Statistics
  Fighting Illini Trojans 
  First Downs 19 30 
    Passing 8 14 
    Rushing 8 14 
    Penalty 3 2 
  Third Down Efficiency 4-14 6-13 
  Fourth Down Efficiency 0-1 0-0 
  TOTAL NET YARDS 445 633 
    Total Plays 73 81 
    Average Gain Per Play 6.1 7.8 
  NET YARDS RUSHING 144 344 
    Rushes 37 43 
    Average Per Rush 3.9 8.0 
  NET YARDS PASSING 301 289 
    Completions-Attempts 22-36 26-38 
    Yards Per Pass Play 8.4 7.6 
    Times Sacked 5 2 
    Yards Lost to Sacks 29 20 
    Had Intercepted 2 1 
  PUNTS 6 6 
    Average Punt 44.7 36.2 
  PENALTIES 6 11 
    Penalty Yards 66 130 
  FUMBLES 6 0 
    Fumbles Lost 2 0 
 Passing                  
 Illinois Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 J. Williams 21 35 245 60.0 7.0 5 29 0 2 
 E. McGee 1 1 56 100.0 56.0 0 0 1 0 
 USC Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 J. Booty 25 37 255 67.6 6.9 2 20 3 1 
 G. Green 1 1 34 100.0 34.0 0 0 1 0 
 Rushing            
 Illinois Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 R. Mendenhall 17 155 9.1 79 1 0 
 E. McGee 2 7 3.5 8 0 0 
 R. Weil 2 1 0.5 2 0 0 
 D. Dufrene 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 
 J. Williams 15 -19 -1.3 7 0 0 
 USC Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 J. McKnight 10 125 12.5 65 1 0 
 S. Johnson 9 104 11.6 63 0 0 
 C. Washington 12 75 6.3 18 1 0 
 H. Dennis 6 30 5.0 15 1 0 
 J. Adewale 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 
 S. Havili 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 A. Bradford 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 J. Booty 3 -17 -5.7 3 0 0 
 Receiving            
 Illinois Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 A. Benn 5 80 16.0 56 1 0 
 J. Willis 4 74 18.5 35 0 0 
 R. Mendenhall 5 59 11.8 55 0 0 
 J. Cumberland 3 37 12.3 15 0 0 
 B. Gamble 2 26 13.0 20 0 0 
 D. Warren 3 25 8.3 12 0 0 
 USC Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 F. Davis 7 87 12.4 21 1 0 
 S. Havili 4 63 15.8 35 0 0 
 J. McKnight 6 45 7.5 20 0 0 
 D. Reed 1 34 34.0 34 1 0 
 D. Ausberry 2 28 14.0 15 1 0 
 R. Johnson 2 15 7.5 15 0 0 
 C. Washington 3 12 4.0 8 1 0 
 V. Hazelton 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 Kicking              
 Illinois XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 J. Reda 2 2 1 2 28 50.0 5 
 USC XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 D. Buehler 7 7 0 0 0 0.0 7 
 Punting            
 Illinois Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 A. Santella 6 44.7 47 0 0 1 
 USC Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 G. Woidneck 6 36.2 48 0 4 0 
 Kick/Punt Returns
 Illinois PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 J. Willis 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 23 23.0 23 0 
 A. Benn 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 45 22.5 23 0 
 D. Warren 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 
 USC PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 R. Johnson 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 34 17.0 18 0 
 J. McKnight 3 36 12.0 28 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 
 D. Reed 1 5 5.0 5 0 1 13 13.0 13 0 

Updated on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 2:44 am ET

  
 Top Performers
 Illinois
R. Mendenhall R. Mendenhall, RB
17 Rush, 155 yds
1 TD
 USC
J. Booty J. Booty, QB
25-37, 255 yds
3 TDs, 1 INT
 Big Ten Box Scores
Wednesday, Dec 26
Purdue 51
Cent. Michigan 48
 Final


Friday, Dec 28
Boston Coll. 24
Michigan St. 21
 Final


Saturday, Dec 29
Penn St. 24
Texas A&M 17
 Final


Monday, Dec 31
Indiana 33
Oklahoma St. 49
 Final


Tuesday, Jan 1
Tennessee 21
Wisconsin 17
 Final

Michigan 41
Florida 35
 Final

Illinois 17
USC 49
 Final


Monday, Jan 7
LSU 38
Ohio St. 24
 Final