8:00 PM ET, September 13, 2008
Los Angeles Coliseum, LOS ANGELES, CA
Top Performers
Passing: M. Sanchez (USC) - 172 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: J. McKnight (USC) - 12 CAR, 105 YDS
Receiving: D. Williams (USC) - 3 REC, 49 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | OSU | USC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 03:06 | Ryan Pretorius 29 Yd | 3 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 00:33 | Stanley Havili 35 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick) | 3 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | OSU | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 11:00 | Blake Ayles 1 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick) | 3 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 02:49 | Rey Maualuga 48 Yd Interception Return (David Buehler Kick) | 3 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | OSU | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 06:02 | Damian Williams 24 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick) | 3 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 01:33 | Damian Williams 17 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick) | 3 | 35 |
Team Stat Comparison
| OSU | USC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 7-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 207 | 348 |
| Passing | 136 | 184 |
Comp-Att | 21-30 | 18-30 |
Yards per pass | 4.5 | 6.1 |
| Rushing | 71 | 164 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 2.1 | 5.1 |
| Penalties | 10-78 | 8-76 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 32:03 | 27:57 |
| Ohio State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Boeckman | 14/21 | 84 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Pryor | 7/9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 21/30 | 136 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 |
| USC Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Sanchez | 17/28 | 172 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 |
| A. Corp | 1/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 18/30 | 184 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 |
| Ohio State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Herron | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 |
| T. Pryor | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 |
| B. Saine | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wells | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Boeckman | 8 | -27 | -3.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 34 | 71 | 2.1 | 0 | 13 |
| USC Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. McKnight | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 0 | 24 |
| S. Johnson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Gable | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Bradford | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Havili | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Tyler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Green | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Sanchez | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 32 | 164 | 5.1 | 0 | 24 |
| Ohio State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Small | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Sanzenbacher | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| B. Robiskie | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Herron | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 |
| B. Hartline | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
| M. Wells | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Saine | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 21 | 136 | 6.5 | 0 | 16 |
| USC Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Havili | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 1 | 35 |
| D. Williams | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 2 | 24 |
| P. Turner | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 18 |
| A. Bradford | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 17 |
| C. Gable | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Ayles | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 18 | 184 | 10.2 | 4 | 35 |
| Ohio State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Chekwa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USC Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| R. Maualuga | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| S. Spiegel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 48 | 1 |
| USC Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Gable | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Team | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| USC Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| B. Carswell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 |
| J. McKnight | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 |
| Ohio State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Pretorius | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 0/0 | 3 |
| USC Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Buehler | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Ohio State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Trapasso | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Team | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| USC Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| G. Woidneck | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| Team | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
ATTENDANCE: 93,607






