9:00 PM ET, January 2, 2003
Jack Coffey Field, BRONX, NY
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | IOWA | USC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 14:43 | C.J. JONES 100 YD KICK RETURN (NATE KAEDING KICK) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 12:46 | JUSTIN FARGAS 4 YD RUN (RYAN KILLEEN KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 79 yards. | 7 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 6:26 | NATE KAEDING 35 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 38 yards. | 10 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | IOWA | USC | |||
![]() | FG | 1:12 | RYAN KILLEEN 35 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 32 yards. | 10 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | IOWA | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 10:14 | MIKE WILLIAMS 18 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (RYAN KILLEEN KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 80 yards. | 10 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 4:58 | JUSTIN FARGAS 50 YD RUN (RYAN KILLEEN KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 99 yards. | 10 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | IOWA | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 14:25 | SULTAN MCCULLOUGH 5 YD RUN (RYAN KILLEEN KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 85 yards. | 10 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 2:36 | SUNNY BYRD 6 YD RUN (RYAN KILLEEN KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 61 yards. | 10 | 38 |
![]() | TD | 0:34 | MAURICE BROWN 18 YD PASS FROM BRAD BANKS (NATE KAEDING KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards. | 17 | 38 |
Team Stat Comparison
| IOWA | USC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 30 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-14 | 11-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 323 | 550 |
| Passing | 204 | 303 |
Comp-Att | 15-36 | 21-31 |
Yards per pass | 5.5 | 8.9 |
| Rushing | 119 | 247 |
Rushing Attempts | 22 | 49 |
Yards per rush | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Penalties | 13-85 | 6-45 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 21:54 | 38:06 |
| Iowa Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Brad Banks | 15/36 | 204 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 15/36 | 204 | 5.5 | -- | -- |
| USC Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Carson Palmer | 21/31 | 303 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 21/31 | 303 | 8.9 | -- | -- |
| Iowa Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Fred Russell | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Brad Banks | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Jermelle Lewis | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Edgar Cervantes | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 22 | 119 | 5.4 | -- | -- |
| USC Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Justin Fargas | 20 | 122 | 6.1 | 2 | 50 |
| Sultan McCullough | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 1 | 31 |
| Malaefou MacKenzie | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Sunny Byrd | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Hershel Dennis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carson Palmer | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 49 | 247 | 5.0 | -- | -- |
| Iowa Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Maurice Brown | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 18 |
| Dallas Clark | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | 33 |
| Ed Hinkel | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 11 |
| C.J. Jones | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 15 | 204 | 5.5 | -- | -- |
| USC Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Mike Williams | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 1 | 31 |
| Keary Colbert | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Kareem Kelly | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 65 |
| Alex Holmes | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Justin Fargas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Grant Mattos | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Malaefou MacKenzie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 21 | 303 | 8.9 | -- | -- |
| USC Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Jason Leach | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 15 | -- |
| Iowa Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| C.J. Jones | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 100 | 1 |
| Jermelle Lewis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Edgar Cervantes | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | 224 | 32.0 | -- | -- |
| USC Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Justin Fargas | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | -- | -- |
| USC Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Greig Carlson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 41 | 0 |
| John Walker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | -- | -- |
| Iowa Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| David Bradley | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 51 | ||
| Team | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | -- | ||
| USC Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Tom Malone | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 39 | ||
| Team | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | -- | ||






