Week 16 · 2008
#6 Penn State at #5 USC
Thu 01/01/2009 05:10 PMRose BowlConferenceNeutral site
#6 Penn State
24
11–2
#5 USC
38
12–1
Attendance
93,293
reported
Penn State13 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 29
USC12 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 26
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | PSU | own 26own 29 | 4 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 14:01 | USC | own 28own 37 | 4 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 12:35 | PSU | own 13own 37 | 5 plays, 24 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 10:08 | USC | own 14goal line | 14 plays, 86 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 0–7 |
| 4:12 | PSU | own 20goal line | 13 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 PSU | 7–7 |
| 0:04 | USC | own 20goal line | 8 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 7–14 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 12:27 | PSU | own 19own 28 | 4 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 11:03 | USC | own 16opp 12 | 9 plays, 72 yd | Field goal +3 USC | 7–17 |
| 7:00 | PSU | own 7own 25 | 5 plays, 18 yd | Punt | 7–17 |
| 5:34 | USC | own 34goal line | 13 plays, 66 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 7–24 |
| 1:24 | PSU | own 20opp 42 | 1 play, 38 yd | Turnover | 7–24 |
| 1:24 | USC | own 42goal line | 8 plays, 58 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 7–31 |
| 0:36 | PSU | own 17own 32 | 5 plays, 15 yd | End of period | 7–31 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | USC | own 20opp 42 | 10 plays, 38 yd | Turnover | 7–31 |
| 10:34 | PSU | own 42opp 30 | 7 plays, 28 yd | On downs | 7–31 |
| 6:32 | USC | own 31opp 43 | 8 plays, 26 yd | Punt | 7–31 |
| 3:10 | PSU | own 20goal line | 12 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 PSU | 14–31 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:33 | USC | own 18goal line | 6 plays, 82 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 14–38 |
| 12:02 | PSU | own 18opp 7 | 13 plays, 75 yd | Field goal +3 PSU | 17–38 |
| 7:22 | USC | own 21own 21 | 6 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 17–38 |
| 6:12 | PSU | own 47goal line | 10 plays, 53 yd | Touchdown +7 PSU | 24–38 |
| 4:24 | USC | own 20own 28 | 5 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 24–38 |
| 3:14 | PSU | own 37own 37 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 24–38 |
| 2:59 | USC | own 45own 14 | 5 plays, -31 yd | On downs | 24–38 |
| 0:45 | PSU | opp 14opp 12 | 5 plays, 2 yd | Turnover | 24–38 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Penn State–USC after the drive.
Previous 8 meetings vs. Penn State
USC 4–4 vs Penn State
- 2000 · wk 1Penn State 5 @ USC 29
- 1996 · wk 1USC 7 @ Penn State 24
- 1994 · wk 3USC 14 @ Penn State 38
- 1993 · wk 3USC 20 @ Penn State 21
- 1991 · wk 3Penn State 10 @ USC 21
- 1990 · wk 4Penn State 14 @ USC 19
- 1981 · wk 15USC 10 @ Penn State 26
- 1922 · wk 15Penn State 3 @ USC 14
Previous 7 meetings vs. Joe Paterno
USC 3–4 vs Joe Paterno
- 2000 · wk 1Penn State 5 @ USC 29
- 1996 · wk 1USC 7 @ Penn State 24
- 1994 · wk 3USC 14 @ Penn State 38
- 1993 · wk 3USC 20 @ Penn State 21
- 1991 · wk 3Penn State 10 @ USC 21
- 1990 · wk 4Penn State 14 @ USC 19
- 1981 · wk 15USC 10 @ Penn State 26
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