Trojans Play Like No. 1 Against Rams
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Southern California hardly resembled an elite team &#151; much less No. 1 &#151; in its first game of the season.
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Matt Leinart Tosses Two Touchdown Passes As No. 1 USC Holds on to Beat No. 7 California 23-17. Southern California&#39;s coach Pete Carroll watches his team warm up before their game against California in Los Angles, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004.
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A week after losing some support as the No. 1 team, Southern California got it right back. Top-ranked USC received 52 first-place votes, four more than last week, and 1,610 points in the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.
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Defending national champion USC begins the 2004 season right where it left off the year before - as the top ranked team in the AP Top 25 poll.
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LOS ANGELES - No. 1 USC and Colorado State meet for the first time in the Trojansâ home opener Saturday at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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UCLA held Heisman Trophy contender Matt Leinart in check, but Reggie Bush had two long touchdown runs, Ryan Killeen kicked five field goals and No. 1 USC held off UCLA 29-24 Saturday to virtually lock up a trip to the Orange Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series title game.
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The inexperienced receivers had a tough time getting open. The retooled offensive line had some trouble protecting the star quarterback. And the No. 1 team was trailing the 17 1/2-point underdog with 17 minutes left in the season opener. Southern California doesn't look unbeatable &#151; yet.
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Reggie Bush is the player who makes the difference for USC. Marshawn Lynch waits his turn at Cal. These two young athletes are linked by rare talent and Saturday&#39;s showdown at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Reggie Bush ran for 204 yards and a pair of long touchdowns as No. 1 Southern California edged UCLA, 29-24, in a regular season-ending Pac-10 showdown between cross-town rivals at the Rose Bowl.
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USC has waited a year for this. The top-ranked Trojans get a chance to avenge their only defeat since October 2002 when they face No. 7 California today before a sellout crowd of 92,000.
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Southern California's youthful Trojans didn't need any last-second heroics to beat Notre Dame this year. They had too much speed, too much defense, and too much Dwayne Jarrett. John David Booty passed for 265 yards and three touchdowns to Jarrett, USC did an exceptional job containing Notre Dame's Brady Quinn, and the Trojans topped the Fighting Irish 44-24 Saturday night.
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Better come focused, not drift. Remember the last visit here and recognize exactly what could be at stake. It&#39;s the new USC theme -- win or else.
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Stafon Johnson runs for 144 yards and one of USC's five rushing touchdowns as the top-ranked Trojans throttle No. 14 Nebraska, 49-31, on Saturday night.
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The Rams desperately needed a win and played like it. The Eagles desperately wanted to stay healthy and played like it.
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The Washington Redskins had every reason to be confident about the way they were playing in the preseason. Then they met the Rams.
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USC had another harrowing trip to the bay area. Thanks to the Trojans&#39; defense and unstoppable tailback tandem, this one had a happier ending.
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Asked earlier in the week about taking on the No. 1 team in the country this weekend, Isaiah Stanback sounded nonplussed. &quot;USC is a tough team, just like Oregon State was a tough team,&quot; he said.