(7) USC 30, 
(24) California 3
8:00 PM ET, October 3, 2009
Memorial Stadium
BERKELEY, CA
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | USC | CAL | |||
 | TD | 09:50 | Joe McKnight 38 Yd Run (Jordan Congdon Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| FG | 04:43 | Jordan Congdon 28 Yd | 10 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | USC | CAL | |||
| TD | 14:06 | Damian Williams 66 Yd Punt Return (Jordan Congdon Kick) | 17 | 0 |
| FG | 04:32 | Jordan Congdon 25 Yd | 20 | 0 |
| THIRD QUARTER | USC | CAL | |||
| FG | 08:35 | Jordan Congdon 23 Yd | 23 | 0 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | USC | CAL | |||
 | FG | 10:45 | Vince D'Amato 29 Yd | 23 | 3 |
| TD | 05:01 | Joe McKnight 4 Yd Run (Jordan Congdon Kick) | 30 | 3 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 20 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 5-16 |
4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 457 | 285 |
| Passing | 283 | 199 |
Comp-Att | 20-35 | 15-40 |
Yards per pass | 8.1 | 5.0 |
| Rushing | 174 | 86 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 25 |
Yards per rush | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Penalties | 5-55 | 3-25 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 36:46 | 23:14 |
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College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Friday, October 2nd
| Utah State | 17 | Final |
| 20 Brigham Young | 35 |
Saturday, October 3rd
| 3 Alabama | 38 | Final |
| Kentucky | 20 |
| 4 LSU | 20 | Final |
| 18 Georgia | 13 |
| UC Davis | 16 | Final |
| 5 Boise State | 34 |
| 6 Virginia Tech | 34 | Final |
| Duke | 26 |
| 7 USC | 30 | Final |
| 24 California | 3 |
| 8 Oklahoma | 20 | Final |
| 17 Miami (FL) | 21 |
| 9 Ohio State | 33 | Final |
| Indiana | 14 |
| 10 Cincinnati | 37 | Final |
| Miami (OH) | 13 |
| Southern Methodist | 14 | Final |
| 11 TCU | 39 |
| 12 Houston | 41 | Final |
| UTEP | 58 |
| Arkansas State | 21 | Final |
| 13 Iowa | 24 |
| 15 Penn State | 35 | Final |
| Illinois | 17 |
| Washington State | 6 | Final |
| 16 Oregon | 52 |
| 21 Mississippi | 23 | Final |
| Vanderbilt | 7 |
| 22 Michigan | 20 | Final |
| Michigan State | 26 | OT |
| 25 Georgia Tech | 42 | Final |
| Mississippi State | 31 |