
(21) California 3
(6-3, 4-2 Pac-12)

(7) USC 17
(8-1, 6-1 Pac-12)
8:00 PM ET, November 8, 2008
Los Angeles Coliseum, LOS ANGELES, CA
Top Performers
Passing: M. Sanchez (USC) - 238 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: C. Gable (USC) - 10 CAR, 79 YDS
Receiving: D. Williams (USC) - 4 REC, 67 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | CAL | USC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 10:04 | David Buehler 27 Yd | 0 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | CAL | USC | |||
![]() | FG | 08:21 | Giorgio Tavecchio 35 Yd | 3 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 05:01 | Patrick Turner 19 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick) | 3 | 10 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CAL | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 02:59 | Ronald Johnson 6 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick) | 3 | 17 |
Team Stat Comparison
| CAL | USC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 13 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 4-11 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 165 | 411 |
| Passing | 138 | 238 |
Comp-Att | 15-31 | 18-30 |
Yards per pass | 4.5 | 7.9 |
| Rushing | 27 | 173 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 36 |
Yards per rush | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Penalties | 8-50 | 10-105 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:48 | 29:12 |
| California Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| N. Longshore | 11/15 | 79 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Riley | 4/16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 15/31 | 138 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| USC Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Sanchez | 18/29 | 238 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 18/30 | 238 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 |
| California Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Best | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 |
| W. Ta'ufo'ou | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Ross | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Vereen | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Riley | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| N. Longshore | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | 21 |
| USC Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Gable | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 0 | 27 |
| S. Johnson | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 |
| J. McKnight | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 |
| S. Havili | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Sanchez | 4 | -21 | -5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 173 | 4.8 | 0 | 27 |
| California Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Boateng | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 14 |
| V. Tucker | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 31 |
| C. Morrah | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| J. Best | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Ross | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| W. Ta'ufo'ou | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| S. Vereen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 15 | 138 | 9.2 | 0 | 31 |
| USC Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Williams | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 30 |
| A. McCoy | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 |
| P. Turner | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 19 |
| S. Havili | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. McKnight | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| R. Ellison | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| R. Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 18 | 238 | 13.2 | 2 | 30 |
| USC Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Pinkard | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| California Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Ross | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 28 |
| Team | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 28 |
| USC Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Gable | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| Team | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| California Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Team | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| USC Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Johnson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 |
| Team | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 |
| California Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| G. Tavecchio | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 0/0 | 3 |
| USC Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Buehler | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 2/2 | 5 |
| California Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Anger | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| Team | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| USC Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| G. Woidneck | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Team | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
ATTENDANCE: 88,523



