Penn State Nittany Lions vs. USC Trojans - Box Score - January 01, 2009 - ESPN

Scores

THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI

Final

(8) Penn St 24

(11-2, 7-1 Big Ten)

(5) USC 38

(12-1, 8-1 Pac-12)

Alerts

5:10 PM ET, January 1, 2009

Rose Bowl, PASADENA, CA

		1	2	3	4	T
#8	PSU	7	0	0	17	24
#5	USC	7	24	0	7	38

Top Performers

Passing: M. Sanchez (USC) - 413 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing: S. Johnson (USC) - 15 CAR, 63 YDS

Receiving: D. Williams (USC) - 10 REC, 162 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				PSU	USC
	TD	04:12	Damian Williams 27 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick)	0	7
	TD	00:04	Daryll Clark 9 Yd Run (Kevin Kelly Kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER				PSU	USC
	TD	12:27	Mark Sanchez 6 Yd Run (David Buehler Kick)	7	14
	FG	07:00	David Buehler 30 Yd	7	17
	TD	01:24	Ronald Johnson 19 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick)	7	24
	TD	00:36	C.J. Gable 20 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick)	7	31
FOURTH QUARTER				PSU	USC
	TD	13:33	Derrick Williams 2 Yd Pass From Daryll Clark (Kevin Kelly Kick)	14	31
	TD	12:02	Ronald Johnson 45 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick)	14	38
	FG	07:22	Kevin Kelly 25 Yd	17	38
	TD	04:24	Jordan Norwood 9 Yd Pass From Daryll Clark (Kevin Kelly Kick)	24	38

Team Stat Comparison

	PSU	USC
1st Downs	19	27
3rd down efficiency	5-12	7-14
4th down efficiency	0-2	1-2
Total Yards	410	474
Passing	273	413
Comp-Att	21-37	28-35
Yards per pass	7.4	11.8
Rushing	137	61
Rushing Attempts	29	35
Yards per rush	4.7	1.7
Penalties	9-72	6-60
Turnovers	3	1
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Possession	28:01	31:59

Penn State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D. Clark	21/36	273	7.6	2	2
-. Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	21/37	273	7.4	2	2

USC Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
M. Sanchez	28/35	413	11.8	4	0
Team	28/35	413	11.8	4	0

Penn State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Green	10	57	5.7	0	26
E. Royster	6	34	5.7	0	15
D. Clark	7	17	2.4	1	9
D. Williams	4	17	4.3	0	14
B. Beachum	1	8	8.0	0	8
D. Lawlor	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	29	137	4.7	1	26

USC Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Johnson	15	63	4.2	0	13
M. Sanchez	7	16	2.3	1	6
C. Gable	6	13	2.2	0	9
J. McKnight	5	13	2.6	0	7
R. Johnson	1	-7	-7.0	0	0
-. Team	1	-37	-37.0	0	0
Team	35	61	1.7	1	13

Penn State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Butler	4	97	24.3	0	35
S. Green	5	67	13.4	0	30
D. Williams	4	34	8.5	1	14
J. Norwood	3	32	10.7	1	17
A. Quarless	2	22	11.0	0	11
B. Brackett	3	21	7.0	0	8
Team	21	273	13.0	2	35

USC Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Williams	10	162	16.2	1	35
R. Johnson	4	82	20.5	2	45
P. Turner	4	74	18.5	0	27
A. McCoy	5	48	9.6	0	26
C. Gable	1	20	20.0	1	20
J. McKnight	1	9	9.0	0	9
A. Goodman	1	8	8.0	0	8
D. Ausberry	1	5	5.0	0	5
S. Johnson	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	28	413	14.8	4	45

Penn State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

USC Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
W. Harris	1	0	0
C. Harris	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Penn State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C. Powell	3	58	19.3	22
D. Williams	2	29	14.5	18
Team	5	87	17.4	22

USC Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C. Gable	1	18	18.0	18
R. Johnson	1	13	13.0	13
Team	2	31	15.5	18

Penn State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

USC Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
S. Johnson	1	2	2.0	2
Team	1	2	2.0	2

Penn State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
K. Kelly	1/1	100.0	25	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	25	3/3	6

USC Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Buehler	1/1	100.0	30	5/5	8
Team	1/1	100.0	30	5/5	8

Penn State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
J. Boone	4	191	47.8	0	2	56
Team	4	191	47.8	0	2	56

USC Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
G. Woidneck	4	160	40.0	1	1	50
Team	4	160	40.0	1	1	50

ATTENDANCE: 93,293