USC trounces Illinois 49-17 in Rose Bowl
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The loose balls? Southern California came up with them. Those crazy plays? They all went USC's way, too. The Trojans were every bit as good as advertised and the Rose Bowl was even more lopsided than expected. Freshman tailback Joe McKnight finished with 170 of USC's 633 yards in a record-setting romp Tuesday, 49-17 over outmatched Illinois.
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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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This would have been a perfect Rose Bowl for the Southern California Trojans, except for the one part they couldn't control.
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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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Eric Gordon and No. 10 Indiana stuck it to Illinois again. The high scoring freshman, who reneged on an oral commitment with the Illini and signed instead with the Hoosiers, had 17 points and Indiana rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half to beat Illinois 62-58 Sunday.
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LAS VEGAS -- The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5 for 9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini past Northwestern
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PULLMAN, Wash. Top-ranked Southern California routed Washington State 42-to-12 for the Trojans&#39; 17th straight victory dating back to last season.
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After getting edged for its first Rose Bowl berth in 46 years, fourth-ranked California had hoped to end its season on a high note but instead played poorly in a 45-31 loss to No.
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Luther Head scored 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 points and nine assists as Illinois celebrated its new No. 1 ranking with a 78-59 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.
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Top-ranked Illinois had its lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana yesterday at Champaign, Ill.
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Aaron Rodgers completes an NCAA-record 23 passes to open the game. Cal outgains USC 424 yards to 205. But Rodgers&#39; final three passes fall incomplete in the end zone, and the defending national champs pull out another victory.
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DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan had touchdown catches to help California erase a three-TD deficit sustained while the starting receivers watched from the sideline, and the Bears rallied to beat Air Force 42-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Monday.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (Sports Network) - Quarterback Josh Haldi rushed for two touchdowns, as the Northern Illinois Huskies rallied from a 14-point deficit to post a 34-21 victory over the Troy Trojans at the Silicon Valley Bowl in San Jose.
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Their final games will be remembered for the plays others made. Still, Texas tailback Cedric Benson and linebacker Derrick Johnson went out the way they wanted to: with a Rose Bowl win.
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Step aside, Trojans. Your chase for the national championship is over. UCLA knocked No. 2 USC out of the Bowl Championship Series title game with a stunning 13-9 victory over its crosstown rival Saturday.
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No. 1 USC wasn&#39;t at its best, but Reggie Bush was and his two scintillating long TD runs helped the Trojans hold off UCLA 29-24 on Saturday.
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Freshman tailback Joe McKnight finishes with 170 of USC's 633 yards in a record-setting rout Tuesday, as Southern California defeats Illinois, 49-17.