USC 38, Penn St. 24
Preview - Box Score - Recap

  Rose Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total
(6) Penn St. 7 0 0 17 24 Final 
(5) USC 7 24 0 7 38  
  Box Score Play by Play Drive Log
 Scoring Summary Nittany Lions - Trojans 
  1st Quarter
 Trojans TD Mark Sanchez passed to Damian Williams down the middle for 27 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 0 - 7 
 
 Nittany Lions TD Daryll Clark rushed up the middle for 9 yard gain (Kevin Kelly made PAT) 7 - 7 
 
  2nd Quarter
 Trojans TD Mark Sanchez rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 7 - 14 
 
 Trojans FG David Buehler kicked a 30-yard field goal 7 - 17 
 
 Trojans TD Mark Sanchez passed to Ronald Johnson to the right for 19 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 7 - 24 
 
 Trojans TD Mark Sanchez passed to C.J. Gable down the middle for 20 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 7 - 31 
 
  3rd Quarter
 NONE 7 - 31 
 
  4th Quarter
 Nittany Lions TD Daryll Clark passed to Derrick Williams to the left for 2 yard gain (Kevin Kelly made PAT) 14 - 31 
 
 Trojans TD Mark Sanchez passed to Ronald Johnson down the middle for 45 yard gain (David Buehler made PAT) 14 - 38 
 
 Nittany Lions FG Kevin Kelly kicked a 25-yard field goal 17 - 38 
 
 Nittany Lions TD Daryll Clark passed to Jordan Norwood to the left for 9 yard gain (Kevin Kelly made PAT) 24 - 38 
 
 Team Statistics
  Nittany Lions Trojans 
  First Downs 19 27 
    Passing 10 15 
    Rushing 6 10 
    Penalty 3 2 
  Third Down Efficiency 5-12 7-14 
  Fourth Down Efficiency 0-2 1-2 
  TOTAL NET YARDS 410 474 
    Total Plays 66 70 
    Average Gain Per Play 6.2 6.8 
  NET YARDS RUSHING 137 61 
    Rushes 29 35 
    Average Per Rush 4.7 1.7 
  NET YARDS PASSING 273 413 
    Completions-Attempts 21-37 28-35 
    Yards Per Pass Play 7.4 11.8 
    Times Sacked 1 1 
    Yards Lost to Sacks 7 9 
    Had Intercepted 2 0 
  PUNTS 4 4 
    Average Punt 47.8 40.0 
  PENALTIES 9 6 
    Penalty Yards 72 60 
  FUMBLES 1 2 
    Fumbles Lost 1 1 
 Passing                  
 Penn St. Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 D. Clark 21 36 273 58.3 7.6 1 7 2 2 
 USC Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 M. Sanchez 28 35 413 80.0 11.8 1 9 4 0 
 Rushing            
 Penn St. Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 S. Green 10 57 5.7 26 0 0 
 E. Royster 6 34 5.7 15 0 0 
 D. Clark 7 17 2.4 9 1 0 
 D. Williams 4 17 4.3 14 0 0 
 B. Beachum 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 
 D. Lawlor 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 
 USC Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 S. Johnson 15 63 4.2 13 0 0 
 M. Sanchez 7 16 2.3 6 1 0 
 J. McKnight 5 13 2.6 7 0 0 
 C. Gable 6 13 2.2 9 0 0 
 R. Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 
 Receiving            
 Penn St. Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 D. Butler 4 97 24.3 35 0 0 
 S. Green 5 67 13.4 30 0 0 
 D. Williams 4 34 8.5 14 1 0 
 J. Norwood 3 32 10.7 17 1 0 
 A. Quarless 2 22 11.0 11 0 0 
 B. Brackett 3 21 7.0 8 0 0 
 USC Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 D. Williams 10 162 16.2 35 1 0 
 R. Johnson 4 82 20.5 45 2 0 
 P. Turner 4 74 18.5 27 0 0 
 A. McCoy 5 48 9.6 26 0 0 
 C. Gable 1 20 20.0 20 1 0 
 J. McKnight 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 
 A. Goodman 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 
 D. Ausberry 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 S. Johnson 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 Kicking              
 Penn St. XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 K. Kelly 3 3 1 1 25 100.0 6 
 USC XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 D. Buehler 5 5 1 1 30 100.0 8 
 Punting            
 Penn St. Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 J. Boone 4 47.8 56 0 2 0 
 USC Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 G. Woidneck 4 40.0 50 0 1 1 
 Kick/Punt Returns
 Penn St. PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 C. Powell 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 58 19.3 22 0 
 D. Williams 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 29 14.5 18 0 
 USC PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 C. Gable 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 18 18.0 18 0 
 R. Johnson 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 13 13.0 13 0 
 S. Johnson 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 

Updated on Monday, Jan 26, 2009 3:19 am ET

  
 Top Performers
 Penn St.
D. Clark D. Clark, QB
21-36, 273 yds
2 TDs, 2 INTs
7 Rush, 17 yds, 1 TD
 USC
M. Sanchez M. Sanchez, QB
28-35, 413 yds
4 TDs
7 Rush, 16 yds, 1 TD
 Big Ten Box Scores
Saturday, Dec 27
Wisconsin 13
Florida St. 42
 Final


Monday, Dec 29
Missouri 30
Northwestern 23
 Final OT


Wednesday, Dec 31
Kansas 42
Minnesota 21
 Final


Thursday, Jan 1
South Carolina 10
Iowa 31
 Final

Georgia 24
Michigan St. 12
 Final

Penn St. 24
USC 38
 Final


Monday, Jan 5
Ohio St. 21
Texas 24
 Final

 Pacific-10 Box Scores
Saturday, Dec 20
BYU 21
Arizona 31
 Final


Saturday, Dec 27
Miami (FL) 17
California 24
 Final


Tuesday, Dec 30
Oklahoma St. 31
Oregon 42
 Final


Wednesday, Dec 31
Oregon St. 3
Pittsburgh 0
 Final


Thursday, Jan 1
Penn St. 24
USC 38
 Final