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1 GAME NOTES 2008 SCHEDULE (10-1) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 30 at Virginia W 52-7 Sept. 13 Ohio State W 35-3 Sept. 25 at Oregon State L Oct. 4 Oregon W Oct. 11 Arizona State W 28-0 Oct. 18 at Washington State W 69-0 Oct. 25 at Arizona W Nov. 1 Washington W 56-0 Nov. 8 California W 17-3 Nov. 15 at Stanford W Nov. 29 Notre Dame W 38-3 Dec. 6 at UCLA 1:30 p.m. (ABC) PAC-10 STANDINGS PAC-10 OVERALL W L W L USC ORE OSU CAL ARIZ ASU STAN UCLA WSU WASH AP POLL 1. Alabama 2. Florida 3. Texas 4. Oklahoma 5. USC 6. Penn State 7. Utah 8. Texas Tech 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. TCU 12. Ball State 13. Cincinnati 14. Oklahoma State 15. Georgia Tech 16. Oregon 17. Georgia 18. Boston College 19. Missouri 20. BYU 21. Michigan State 22. Mississippi 23. Pittsburgh 24. Northwestern 25. Oregon State USA TODAY POLL 1. Alabama 2. Oklahoma 3. Texas 4. Florida 5. USC 6. Penn State 7. Utah 8. Texas Tech 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. TCU 12. Cincinnati 13. Ball State 14. Oregon 15. Oklahoma State 16. Georgia Tech 17. Missouri 18. BYU 19. Georgia 20. Boston College 21. Michigan State 22. Northwestern 23. Pittsburgh 24. Oregon State 25. Mississippi USCTROJANS.COM USC FOOTBALL 11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 30 BOWL VICTORIES 151 ALL-AMERICANS 7 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS 414 NFL PLAYERS 22 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2008 USC TRO ROJAN ANS FOOTBALL SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE HER 103 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE: (213) FAX: (213) TIM TESSALONE, DIRECTOR FOR RELEASE: Nov. 30, 2008 NO. 5 USC FOOTBALL GOES TO CROSSTOWN FOE UCLA WITH ROSE BOWL ON LINE FACTS USC (10-1 overall, 7-1 Pacific-10) vs. UCLA (4-7 overall, 3-5 Pacific-10), Saturday, Dec. 6, 1:30 p.m. PST, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. THEMES No. 5 USC travels to the Rose Bowl to face crosstown rival UCLA in the regular-season finale for both teams. It s the 78 th game of the famous crosstown rivalry. A Trojan victory would give USC its 33 rd berth into the Rose Bowl (and fourth in a row) unless it somehow moves up into the BCS Championship Game (Troy is fifth in the BCS standings). But a Bruin victory would likely bump the Trojans into the Holiday Bowl. It s the 37 th Trojan-Bruin game in which the Rose Bowl has been on the line for at least 1 of the schools. USC surely will be wary of UCLA, remembering that its last foray to Pasadena to face the Bruins resulted in a stunning upset in 2006 that knocked Troy out of a third consecutive BCS Championship Game. USC has won its past 8 games, including throwing a defensive masterpiece on Notre Dame at home last Saturday that guaranteed the Trojans at least a share of an unprecedented seventh straight Pac-10 title. A win over UCLA would extend USC s NCAA record streaks of BCS bowl berths and 11-win seasons to 7 consecutive. Also at stake are year-long city bragging rights, possession of the Victory Bell and key points in the Lexus Gauntlet standings. The Rose Bowl is USC s second home, as this will be the 49 th time the Trojans have played in Pasadena. It s a rare Irish-Bruin back-to-back scenario for the Trojans. There is some unique connectivity between the teams. There are coaches with earlier allegiances to the other school (uhhuh, Ken Norton), including some Bruin assistants who once worked for Trojan head coach Pete Carroll (hello Norm Chow, DeWayne Walker and Wayne Moses). Two sets of brothers will share opposing sidelines and USC has players whose fathers and brothers once wore the Blue and Gold. And, heck, new UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel even earned his law degree at USC. Carroll is college football s winningest active coach (85.1%). This is the 90 th straight game that USC, a winner in 84 of its last 94 contests, has been in the AP Top 25. Troy remains in the Top 25 in almost every national offensive and defensive statistical category, including first in total defense, scoring defense, pass efficiency defense and pass defense. In fact, USC s scoring defense average (7.8) is its best in 56 years, its total defense mark (210.6) is its finest in 41 years and its pass defense (124.0) is its best in 34 years. USC has surrendered just 10 touchdowns in Standout Trojan defenders include Butkus Award finalists Rey Maualuga (he s also a Lombardi Award and Nagurski Trophy finalist) and Brian Cushing at linebacker and 2007 All-American first teamer Taylor Mays at safety (he s a Thorpe Award semifinalist), plus Fili Moala at tackle and Kevin Ellison at safety. On offense, QB Mark Sanchez continues to be the Pac-10 s passing efficiency and total offense leader. The Trojan running game is led by a trio of career 1,000-yard rushers: TBs Stafon Johnson, C.J. Gable and Joe McKnight. USC s leading receivers include WRs Patrick Turner (he is 10 th among the school s career pass catchers and he has 9 TD grabs this year), Damian Williams and Ronald Johnson. Veteran OG-C Jeff Byers, in his second year in the M.B.A. program, and C Kristofer O Dowd anchor the offensive line. UCLA lost at Arizona State last Friday and is now eliminated from bowl consideration. The Bruin offense features such performers as QB Kevin Craft, WR Terrence Austin (who doubles as a dangerous return man), TE Ryan Moya and TB Kahlil Bell. UCLA s defense, which is second nationally against the pass, includes such talented players as LB Reggie Carter, CB Alterraun Verner and DT Brigham Harwell. P Aaron Perez and PK Kai Forbath are Top 10 nationally in punting and field goals. The game will air live nationally on ABC-TV. RADIO-TV Live national TV: 1:30 p.m. (PST), ABC- TV, Mike Patrick, Todd Blacklege, Holly Rowe. Live local radio: 5:30 a.m. (PST), 710 ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, Paul McDonald, John Jackson, Steve Mason, John Ireland, Colin Cowherd, Dave Denholm, Brandon Hancock, Curtis Conway, Darrell Rideaux, Steve Bisheff, Harvey Hyde, Garry Paskwietz, Drew Belzer, CJ Newton, Mark Willard, A. Martinez, Dave Joseph (includes 8- hour pre-game and 3-hour post-game shows). Nine other stations are included on the USC radio network: KSPA-AM 1510 in Ontario/San Bernardino County/Inland Empire, ESPN 800 in San Diego, KXPS- AM 1010 in Palm Springs, KVEN-AM 1450 in Ventura, ESPN 1280 in San Luis Obispo, KSZL-AM 1230 in Barstow, KGEO-AM 1230 in Bakersfield, ESPN 790 in Fresno and KSFN Spike 1140 in Las Vegas. Fans also can hear the live ESPN Radio broadcast on on SIRIUS and XM satellite radio (Channels 122/102) or by dialing ext Live internet streaming: USCTrojans.com, live pre- and post-game show, live game stats and delayed game telecast. Trojans Live (pre/postgame shows): 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. (PDT), FSN Prime Ticket, Lindsay Soto, Petros Papadakis, Jeremy Hogue, John Jackson. Trojan Talk: Noon-3 p.m. (PST), Tuesdays, 710 ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), John Ireland, Steve Mason, Pete Carroll (replayed on Saturdays, 8 hours before kickoff). Trojan Chat Room: 7-9 p.m. (PST), Thursdays, 710 ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Brian Long, Dave Denholm, Curtis Conway, Steve Bisheff, Garry Paskwietz (replayed on Saturdays, 7 hours before kickoff). Trojan Brunch: 8-10 a.m. (PST), Sundays, 710 ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Mark Willard, Harvey Hyde, Darrell Rideaux, Dave Joseph. FSN Playbook/Lexus Gauntlet Live: 9 p.m. (PST), Mondays, FSN Prime Ticket, Bill Macdonald, Petros Papadakis, Jeremy Hogue, Anthony Davis, James Washington, John Jackson, Sean Farnham. USC Trojan Talk: 7 p.m. (PST), Thursdays, KSHP- AM (1400), Harvey Hyde, Kevin Shaw. Fans also can hear the live KSHP broadcast on TROJAN FOOTBALL

2 1929 W 76-0 H 1930 W 52-0 A 1936 T 7-7 H 1937 W A 1938 W 42-7 H 1939 T 0-0 A 1940 W H 1941 T 7-7 A 1942 L 7-14 H 1943 W 20-0 A 1943 W H 1944 T H 1944 W A 1945 W 13-6 A 1945 W H 1946 L 6-13 A 1947 W 6-0 H 1948 W A 1949 W 21-7 H 1950 L 0-39 A 1951 L 7-21 H 1952 W A 1953 L 0-13 H 1954 L 0-34 A 1955 L 7-17 H 1956 W 10-7 A 1957 L 9-20 H 1958 T A 1959 L 3-10 H 1960 W 17-6 A 1961 L 7-10 H 1962 W 14-3 A 1963 W 26-6 H 1964 W A 1965 L H 1966 L 7-14 A 1967 W H 1968 W A 1969 W H USC VS. UCLA ( ) 1970 L A 1971 T 7-7 H 1972 W 24-7 A 1973 W H 1974 W 34-9 A 1975 L H 1976 W A 1977 W H 1978 W A 1979 W H 1980 L A 1981 W H 1982 L A 1983 L H 1984 L A 1985 W H 1986 L A 1987 W H 1988 W A 1989 T H 1990 W A 1991 L H 1992 L A 1993 L H 1994 L A 1995 L H 1996 L 41-48(2OT) A 1997 L H 1998 L A 1999 W 17-7 H 2000 W A 2001 W 27-0 H 2002 W A 2003 W H 2004 W A 2005 W H 2006 L 9-13 A 2007 W 24-7 H All games at the Los Angeles Coliseum, except Away games after 1981, which were played at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California USC ONLINE The USC athletic department has an official home page on the web, featuring current and historical information about Trojan sports. For access, type IT S NOT SOUTHERN CAL Note to the media: In editorial references to athletic teams of the University of Southern California, the following are preferred: USC, Southern California, So. California, Troy, Trojans and (for women s teams) Women of Troy. PLEASE do not use Southern Cal. PAC-10 ONLINE Pac-10 information, press releases, statistics and links to all league schools are available online at PAC-10 SATELLITE FEED The Pac-10 provides a weekly 30-minute satellite feed featuring interviews with coaches and players regarding upcoming games along with highlight footage. The half-hour feed airs every Wednesday (through Dec. 3) at 11:30 a.m. (PST). Coordinates are Galaxy 28 (C), Transponder 119, Audio 6.2, 6.8, Uplink Frequency 6, H, Downlink Frequency 2 04, V. Trouble numbers: (310) , (310) , (925) or (310) PETE CARROLL MEDIA LUNCHEON USC head coach Pete Carroll hosts a media-only luncheon in the Heritage Hall lounge at 11:30 a.m. (PST) each Tuesday during the season (except bye weeks). Transcribed quotes and a video replay from each session are available on usctrojans.com. RANKINGS USC is ranked fifth by AP and USA Today. UCLA is not ranked. SERIES USC leads the series with crosstown rival UCLA, (dating to 1929, a 76-0 Trojan win). It has been a series of streaks recently: until Troy won last season and the Bruins were victorious the year before that, the Trojans had won the previous 7 games (Troy s longest streak in the series) after UCLA s 8- game winning stretch (the longest streak by either team in the series), with 6 of those Trojan losses in that streak coming by a touchdown or less, and before that USC had a 4-game unbeaten run over the Bruins. In games against UCLA in the Rose Bowl, the Trojans are 5-8. Last year in the Coliseum, No. 8 USC which rushed for 231 yards and limited UCLA to just 168 total yards, including only 12 on the ground, while forcing 4 turnovers clinched its unprecedented sixth consecutive Pac-10 title and its third straight Rose Bowl berth by dominating crosstown rival UCLA, It was head coach Pete Carroll s 75 th victory as Trojan coach. The Trojans opened up a 17-0 lead in the first half behind a 5-yard scoring run by TB Joe McKnight midway through the first quarter after LB Keith Rivers forced and recovered a fumble, and then a 10-yard TD run by TB Chauncey Washington midway through the second quarter and a 46-yard field goal by PK David Buehler late in the half. UCLA scored with 7 seconds to go in the half on TE Dominique Johnson s spectacular onehanded leaping grab of a 9-yard pass from QB Pat Cowan. Following CB Terrell Thomas interception, USC scored its final TD early in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard pass from QB John David Booty to TE Fred Davis, who set the USC career record for receptions by a tight end. USC held the ball for 37:50 and rolled up 437 total yards and 26 first downs on 85 plays while allowing UCLA just 10 first downs and 0-of-11 third down conversions on 54 plays. The Bruins punted 11 times (the most by a Trojan opponent since San Diego State had 11 in 1998) and went 3-and-out on 7 series. Booty completed 21-of -36 passes for 206 yards, McKnight had a game-best 89 yards on 13 carries, TB Stafon Johnson added 73 yards on 15 attempts and Washington had 66 yards on 13 carries. Davis caught 6 passes for 41 yards, WR Vidal Hazelton added 5 receptions for 47 yards and FB Stanley Havili caught 4 passes for 66 yards. LB Rey Maualuga led USC with 8 tackles, DT Fili Moala had 1.5 sacks and DT Sedrick Ellis and S Taylor Mays each recovered fumbles. For UCLA, Cowan completed 13-of-24 passes for 156 yards, TB Chris Markey ran for 49 yards on 17 carries and S Dennis Keyes had 19 tackles. In 2006 in the last meeting in the Rose Bowl, UCLA used a suffocating, aggressive defensive effort to knock No. 2 USC out of a third consecutive BCS Championship Game appearance with a 13-9 upset victory over the Trojans. The win snapped Troy s 7-game winning streak over the Bruins and ended USC s NCAA record of 63 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points. It also was USC s fewest points since scoring just 6 in a loss to Utah in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl and its fewest against UCLA since a 7-7 tie in The loss sent the Trojans to their 31 st Rose Bowl berth. UCLA held USC scoreless in the second half (the first time that happened against the Trojans since the 2000 California contest). Although USC had 329 total yards, the Bruins limited Troy to just 55 rushing yards and 15 first downs (USC s fewest since the 2004 California game, when it had 41 and 12, respectively). USC managed to convert just 6-of-17 third downs and 1-of-3 fourth downs, and the Trojans were penalized 9 times. USC punted a season-high 7 times. UCLA scored first, on a 1-yard run by QB Patrick Cowan late in the first quarter that capped a 12-play, 91-yard drive (the longest drive by UCLA and surrendered by USC in 2006). On UCLA s next possession, the Bruins were called for holding in their own end zone, getting USC on the board with a safety early in the second quarter (it was the first safety against UCLA since 1998 and USC s first since 2003). The Trojans then took the lead on a 1-yard scoring run by TB C.J. Gable late in the half. But UCLA PK Justin Medlock hit a 22-yard field goal late in the third quarter and then a 31- yarder midway through the fourth quarter to provide the winning margin. The Trojans advanced to UCLA s 18-yard line late in the game, but LB Eric McNeal tipped and then intercepted QB John David Booty s pass to seal the victory with 1:10 to go. Booty was 23-of-39 for 274 yards despite being under constant pressure from UCLA s blitzing defense. Gable ran for 52 yards on 19 carries and TE Fred Davis (68 yards) and WR Steve Smith (66 yards ) each had 6 receptions (both were career highs for Davis). UCLA had only 235 total yards (the first time in the Pete Carroll era that an opponent won with less than 300 total yards) and 14 first downs, and was just 4-of-13 on third down conversions. Cowan completed 12-of-21 passes for 114 yards and added a game-best 55 rushing yards on 10 tries, TB Chris Markey had 51 yards on 20 carries and WR Marcus Everett caught 5 passes for 72 yards. LBs Dallas Sartz (8 tackles) and Rey Maualuga (7 tackles) led the Trojan defense (each had a sack). It was UCLA s first victory over a No. 2-ranked team since a win over Washington in USC POST-SEASON SCENARIOS A USC win over UCLA will send the Trojans to the Rose Bowl for the fourth consecutive year (Troy also went to Pasadena 4 times in a row from 1967 to 1970) and fifth time in the past 6 seasons. Ohio State ( ) is the only other team to appear in 4 straight Rose Bowls. (Because USC is ranked fifth in the BCS standings, there s an outside chance that USC could get bumped up into the BCS Championship Game). A USC loss to UCLA likely will send the Trojans to their first-ever Holiday Bowl (although a BCS at-large berth and a Sun Bowl visit would also be slim possibilities). USC IN ROSE BOWL STADIUM USC is in regular and post-season games it has played in the Rose Bowl, including 23-9 in the Rose Bowl game, 5-8 versus UCLA and 2-1 in the 1922 regular season. Incidentally, USC played the firstever football game in the Rose Bowl, a 12-0 loss to California in VERSUS PAC-10 USC has won 70.8% ( ) of its games against Pac-10 opponents. IN DECEMBER USC has a (.610) all-time record while playing in the month of December TROJAN FOOTBALL

3 USC-UCLA GAME WITH ROSE BOWL ON LINE This is the 37 th USC-UCLA game that the Rose Bowl has been on the line for at least 1 team. ON LINE FOR BOTH OR WINNER, YEAR ONE TEAM SCORE NOTES 1938 USC only USC, BOTH TIE, 0-0 USC later voted into RB 1942 BOTH UCLA, * BOTH USC, (*2nd USC-UCLA meeting) 1945* BOTH USC, (*2nd USC-UCLA meeting) 1946 BOTH UCLA, BOTH USC, UCLA only USC, BOTH USC, UCLA only UCLA, UCLA only UCLA, USC only TIE, BOTH UCLA, USC only USC, 26-6 Wash. later voted into RB 1964 BOTH USC, Ore. St. later voted into RB 1965 BOTH UCLA, BOTH UCLA, 14-7 USC later voted into RB 1967 BOTH USC, BOTH USC, BOTH USC, BOTH USC, BOTH USC, UCLA only UCLA, BOTH USC, UCLA only USC, BOTH USC, USC only USC, BOTH USC, Wash went to RB by def. WSU 1982 UCLA only UCLA, UCLA went to RB after ASU, UW lost 1983 UCLA only UCLA, UCLA only USC, UCLA went to RB after ASU lost 1987 BOTH USC, BOTH USC, BOTH UCLA, USC only USC, RB was BCS Champ Game 2007 USC only USC, USC only TBA WHEN ROSE BOWL ON LINE FOR ONE OR BOTH TEAMS: USC leads (USC is 15-4 since 1967) WHEN ROSE BOWL ON LINE FOR BOTH TEAMS: USC leads (USC has won 10 of the last 11 such games) WHEN ROSE BOWL ON LINE FOR ONE TEAM ONLY: USC leads (when on line for USC only, USC leads 5-0-1; when on line for UCLA only, UCLA leads 5-3) FUN FACT I USC is against UCLA in December games. Troy s wins came in , the losses were in 1942 and 2006 and the ties were in 1939 and FUN FACT II USC is against unranked UCLA teams. When a ranked USC team played an unranked UCLA squad, the Trojans are FUN FACT III USC head coach Pete Carroll and new UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel are 1-1 against each other while Neuheisel was the head coach at Washington. Neuheisel s Huskies won in 2001 in Seattle (27-24 on a field goal at the gun), while Carroll s Trojans were victorious in 2002 in Los Angeles (41-21). FUN FACT IV This is only the fourth time that USC has played UCLA immediately following the Notre Dame game. The other times were in 1937 (when Troy lost to the Irish and then beat the Bruins), 2004 (when USC swept its main rivals) and 2006 (when the Trojans beat Notre Dame, then were upset by UCLA). CONNECTIONS USC TE Jimmy Miller s brother is UCLA TE Jeff Miller USC LB Kaluka Maiava s brother is UCLA OL Kai Maiava USC LB Michael Morgan s brother, Steve Morgan, was a defensive tackle at UCLA from 1999 to 2002 USC TB Marc Tyler s father, Wendell Tyler, was a running back at UCLA ( ) who led the Bruins in rushing in 1975 (they won the Rose Bowl that season), earned All- Conference first team honors in 1976 and is fifth on the school s career rushing list USC S Shane Horton and his brother, DE Wes Horton, are the sons of former UCLA offensive tackle Myke Horton, who lettered there 2 years ( ) USC C Abe Markowitz s father, Barry, lettered as a linebacker at UCLA in 1974 USC linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. was a 1987 All-American linebacker at UCLA USC secondary graduate assistant Kris Richard s mother, Patricia, is a UCLA graduate UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel earned his law degree at USC in 1990 UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow held the same position at USC from 2001 to 2004 UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker was an assistant at USC in 2001 UCLA running backs coach Wayne Moses was an assistant at USC in 2001 UCLA offensive line coach Bob Palcic was an assistant at USC in 1992 USC men s and women s water polo head coach Jovan Vavic was a Bruin men s assistant in 1991 USC women s rowing head coach Zenon Babraj previously was the UCLA men s head coach ( ) USC assistant track coach John Henry Johnson was a decathlete at UCLA in the late 1980s USC head trainer Russ Romano spent 1997 at UCLA...UCLA baseball coach John Savage was USC s pitching coach from 1996 to 2000 UCLA men s basketball video coordinate Clay McKnight spent 2005 as an operations assistant with the USC men s basketball program UCLA assistant women s swimming coach Erika Hansen- Stebbins spent 6 years at USC as an assistant, starting in 1997 UCLA assistant athletic director for academic and student services Christina Rivera previously worked in USC s student athlete academic service department UCLA assistant equipment manager Phil Hollenbaugh held a similar position at USC. 6/7 CONSECUTIVE USC is riding a streak of 7 consecutive Pac- 10 crowns (a league record), as well as 6 consecutive AP Top 4 finishes (including national championships in 2003 and 2004) and BCS bowls (an NCAA record) and 11- win seasons (also an NCAA record). HIGH RANKING USC has been ranked in the AP Top 25 for its past 89 games, a school record. Troy has been in the AP Top 10 for 77 of its past 81 games, including a since-snapped school record of 62 consecutive games. The Trojans have been in the AP Top 5 in 56 of the last 77 games. WIN STREAKS USC owns several active winning streaks: overall games (8); non-conference home games (13); non-conference road games (9, not including 5 neutral site wins and 1 neutral site loss); non-conference games (11); home night games (28); November games (27). USC S PAST 7 YEARS UNDER CARROLL Eighth-year USC head coach Pete Carroll has a system in place that, after going 6-6 in his 2001 debut season, has made the past 7 years (since 2002) glorious ones for the Trojans: Six AP Top 4 finishes, including national championships in 2003 and 2004; Six BCS bowl appearances (an NCAA record); Seven Pac-10 championships (a Pac- 10 record); Six seasons with at least 11 victories (an NCAA record); A winning record of 89.8% (79-9), including 12-1 against traditional rivals Notre Dame and UCLA; An AP Top 25 ranking for the past 89 games, a school record; 77 wins in the last 84 games, with the losses coming by just 26 points (by 3 points in triple overtime at California in 2003, by 3 points in the final 19 seconds to Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl s BCS Championship Game to fall just short of an unprecedented third consecutive national championship, by 2 points on a failed 2-point conversion pass with 7 seconds to play at Oregon State in 2006, by 4 points at UCLA in 2006 to deny Troy an appearance in a third straight BCS Championship Game, by 1 point at home to Stanford, by a TD at No. 5 Oregon and by 6 points at Oregon State in 2008); Thirty victories over AP Top 25 teams (30-4 overall, 88.2%); No-longer-active win streaks for home games (35), overall games (34), Pac-10 games (27), Pac-10 home games (24), road games (18), non-conference games (16), games against AP Top 25 teams (16), September games (15) and Pac-10 road games (13); A no-longer-active national-record 63 straight 20-point games; A no-longer-active national-record 33 consecutive weeks as AP s No. 1-ranked team; A no-longer-active school record 63 consecutive games ranked in the AP Top 10; Twenty-nine All-American first teamers; Three Heisman Trophy winners; Forty NFL draft picks, including 11 first rounders; Seven Top 10 recruiting classes. USC S WINNINGEST SPANS USC s 70 wins during the previous 6 years (11 in 2002, 12 in 2003, 13 in 2004, 12 in 2005, 11 in 2006 and 11 in 2007) is the winningest 6- year span in school history. Its 59 wins during the 5-year periods of and are tied for its best 5-year runs. Its 48 wins during the 4-year spans of both and tied for its best 4-year spans. Troy s 37 wins from represented the winningest 3-year period in Trojan history. Also, USC s 25 wins during the 2-year spans of both and tied for its best 2-year spans. And USC posted its first 13-win season in 2004, its eighth perfect (unbeaten, untied) season ever. USC S PAC-10 TITLES After sharing the Pac-10 championship in 2002, USC won the 2003 Pac-10 title outright (its first outright crown since 1989) and again in 2004 and 2005 before sharing it in 2006 and 2007 and, depending on the outcome of its UCLA game, either winning it outright or sharing it in Those 7 consecutive conference titles are unprecedented in Pac- 10 history. USC has won the league title 38 times, more than twice as much as any other school TROJAN FOOTBALL

4 VICTORY BELL The winner of the annual USC-UCLA football game gets year-long possession of the Victory Bell, a 295-pound bell off a freight locomotive. Originally given to UCLA in 1939 as a gift from the UCLA Alumni Association, several USC students took the bell in 1941 and hid it in a variety of locations for more than a year. A controversy ensued and school administrators had to intercede. In 1942, the bell resurfaced and, by agreement, became the trophy given to the game s winner. However, tradition calls for the Victory Bell to spend most of the year in storage or, rather appropriately, in hiding. LEXUS GAUNTLET The winner of the USC-UCLA football game scores 10 points toward the Lexus Gauntlet, a trophy awarded annually to the school with the most successful athletic year against the other. Points will be awarded to the winner of each Trojan-Bruin head-to-head contest and the Lexus Gauntlet will be awarded to the school with the most points at year s end (57.5 points is the magic number). The Southern California Lexus Dealer Association is the title sponsor of every USC-UCLA athletic competition. USC captured the inaugural trophy in , UCLA won it in , USC recaptured it in , UCLA won it back in , USC claimed it in , UCLA was victorious in and, holding true to the pattern, USC won it last year. Currently, USC leads this season s Lexus Gauntlet competition, SPORT WINNER POINTS Women s Volleyball Both 5 Women s Soccer UCLA 5 Men s Water Polo USC 5 Women s Cross Country USC 5 Football??? 10 PRE-SEASON HONORS LB Rey Maualuga, S Taylor Mays, LB Brian Cushing, DT Fili Moala and TB Joe McKnight were named to various pre-season All- American first teams. OG-C Jeff Byers made an All-American second team. USC s linebacker and secondary position units were ranked No. 1 nationally by some of these media outlets. Besides the abovementioned players, S Kevin Ellison, TB Stafon Johnson and DEs Kyle Moore and Everson Griffen were selected to various pre-season All-Pac-10 first teams. NATIONAL AWARDS The following Trojans made the official cutdowns for national 2008 post-season awards: OG-C Jeff Byers Lowe s Senior Class Award (top senior student-athlete)*** Draddy Trophy (top senior scholar-athlete)* LB Brian Cushing Butkus Award (top linebacker)*** Lombardi Award (top lineman)** Lott Trophy (top defensive impact player)* LB Rey Maualuga Butkus Award (top linebacker)*** Bronko Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player)*** Bednarik Award (top defensive player)*** Lombardi Award (top lineman)*** S Taylor Mays Thorpe Award (top defensive back)*** QB Mark Sanchez Maxwell Award (top player)** Davey O Brien Award (top quarterback)** *quarterfinalist **semifinalist ***finalist LAST GAME No. 5 USC s defense turned in a masterpiece and its offense put the game out of reach by halftime in a 38-3 victory over Notre Dame before 90,689 fans in the sold-out Coliseum and an ESPN national cable audience. The win was USC s seventh in a row over the Irish (its longest victory streak in the series) and came in the rivalry s 80 th meeting. It was also USC s 28 th straight win in a home night game, 13 th in a row in a non-conference home game and 11 th consecutive in a nonconference game while extending Trojan head coach Pete Carroll s November record to It was the Coliseum finale for USC s 18 seniors. The Trojans, coming off a bye, limited Notre Dame to just 91 total yards (the fewest by a USC opponent since Colorado had 61 in 2002) and only 4 first downs (converting just 2-of-14 third downs). The Irish didn t get a first down until the final play of the third quarter and didn t cross into USC territory until the fourth quarter. Notre Dame had only 6 total yards at halftime while trailing USC TB Stafon Johnson had a 2- yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, then the Trojans scored on 3 consecutive possessions in the second quarter: TB Joe McKnight zig-zagged 55 yards for a TD on the first play following LB Kaluka Maiava s interception, then QB Mark Sanchez hit WR Damian Williams for a 12-yard score and PK David Buehler added a 35-yard field goal late in the half. TB C.J. Gable had a 1-yard TD run late in the third quarter before Notre Dame got on the board on a 41-yard field goal by PK Brandon Walker early in the final quarter. USC responded with an 84-yard drive, capped by Sanchez s 17-yard TD pass to WR Patrick Turner. USC amassed 449 total yards and 22 first downs while holding the ball 34:01 and running off 66 plays (Notre Dame had just 49 plays). Sanchez was 22- of-31 for 267 yards, but had 2 interceptions to snap a streak of 96 consecutive passes without a pick dating back to the first quarter of the Arizona game. Williams caught 7 passes for 86 yards and Turner had 6 for 83 yards. McKnight ran for 63 yards on 4 carries and TB Marc Tyler added 58 yards on 7 tries (all in the fourth quarter). Maiava led USC with 5 tackles, CB Cary Harris had an interception and LB Michael Morgan recovered a fumble. For Notre Dame, Jimmy Clausen was 11-of-22 for 41 yards, but threw 2 interceptions and was sacked 4 times, and TB James Aldridge gained 58 yards on 12 carries. SCHEDULE USC s 2008 schedule features 7 teams that were in bowls last season. The Trojans faced a challenging start, as their first 5 foes all were bowl teams and won at least 9 games in USC opened its campaign at Virginia in the first-ever meeting between the schools. Troy then hosted Ohio State which played in the last 2 BCS Championship Games in the first battle between the teams since 1990 and the Buckeyes first visit to the Coliseum in 19 years. USC then began its quest for a seventh consecutive Pac-10 crown when it played a Thursday night game at Oregon State. Troy s other Pac-10 road games are at Washington State, Arizona, Stanford and the Dec. 6 season-ender versus UCLA, while the Trojans hosted Oregon, Arizona State, Washington and California. USC extended its 6-game winning streak over Notre Dame when the Irish visited the Coliseum on Nov. 29. The Trojans remained a popular attraction. During head coach Pete Carroll s tenure, USC has set school attendance and sellout records, including Pac-10 marks for home total and average attendance. In 2007, USC s overall total (1,056,685) and average (81,283) attendance figures were school records. All 6 of USC s home games in 2008 were sold out (the games sold out by Aug. 4, 2008). PETE CARROLL Eighth-year USC head football coach Pete Carroll has returned the Trojan football program to national prominence. He is (85.1%) in 8 years ( ) as a college head coach (all at USC), the best winning percentage of any current Division I coach with at least 5 years of experience. He reached 50 career USC wins faster than any head coach in Trojan history. His losses have been by a total of just 65 points (4.3 average) and only 1 was by more than a touchdown (it was by 11 points). After starting off his Trojan career 2-5, he has gone (89.2%) with a pair of national championships ( ). He is in Pac-10 games, giving him an 84.8% winning mark (a league record). His teams have been ranked in the AP Top 25 for the past 89 games, a school record. He is 27-0 in November. He has 31 victories over AP Top 25 teams (31-7 overall, 81.6%). His teams have won an unprecedented 7 consecutive Pac-10 titles and appeared in an NCAA record 6 consecutive BCS bowls (including a pair of BCS Championship Games). His teams have recorded at least 11 victories in each of the past 6 seasons, an NCAA record, and finished ranked in the AP Top 4 in each of those seasons. USC s 13, 25, 37, 48, 59 and 70 wins during 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-year spans represent the winningest periods in Trojan history. Under Carroll, USC is riding winning streaks in 28 home night games, 27 November games, 13 nonconference home games, 11 nonconference games, 9 non-conference road games (not including 5 neutral site contests) and 8 overall games. His USC teams also had a number of other since-broken winning streaks: a Pac-10 record 35 consecutive home games, Pac-10-record 34 overall games, a Pac-10-record 27 Pac-10 games, a Pac-10 record 24 consecutive league home games, a school-record 18 road games (not including 4 neutral site contests), 18 October games, 16 non-conference games, 16 games against AP Top 25 teams, 15 September games and a school-record 13 Pac-10 road games. His Trojans also set a no-longer-active NCAA record by scoring at least 20 points in 63 consecutive games. USC was AP s No. 1 team for a national-record 33 straight polls (including 2 pre-season polls) and was ranked in the AP Top 10 for a schoolrecord 63 consecutive games. He was named the 2003, 2005 and 2006 Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Under Carroll, USC is the first school to have 3 Heisman Trophy winners in a 4-year span. Carroll has produced 30 All-American first teamers and 42 NFL draft picks (including 11 first rounders, with a No. 1 selection in Carson Palmer and a No. 2 in Reggie Bush). His last 6 recruiting classes have been ranked in the Top 10 nationally (including first 5 times by some experts). He also served as USC s defensive coordinator in his first 5 seasons at Troy TROJAN FOOTBALL

5 TOP ACTIVE COACHES BY WINNING PERCENTAGE (Minimum 5 years as Division IA/FBS head coach; Record at 4-year colleges only) Yrs Won Lost Tied Pct 1. Pete Carroll, USC Urban Meyer, Florida Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Mark Richt, Georgia Bobby Bowden, Florida State Joe Paterno, Penn State Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee Jim Tressel, Ohio State Brian Kelly, Cincinnati Steve Spurrier, South Carolina OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW Only 4 starters returned on offense in 2008: wide receivers Patrick Turner and Vidal Hazelton, fullback Stanley Havili and guardcenter Jeff Byers. Others back with starting experience are quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Mitch Mustain, tailbacks C.J. Gable and Allen Bradford, wide receivers David Ausberry, Ronald Johnson and Damian Williams, center Kristofer O Dowd, guard Zack Heberer and tackles Butch Lewis and Charles Brown. Mustain and Williams had their starts while at Arkansas. Although USC s top rusher, passer and receiver from 2007 are gone, its next 4 most productive runners, its next most productive passer and its next 5 most productive receivers returned in The Trojans aim to rev up an offense that although much improved over the 2006 model last year did not rank in the national Top 25 in any offensive statistical category for the first time since coach Pete Carroll s debut season in QUARTERBACKS Much like coach Pete Carroll and crew had to do and did quite well in 2003 (replacing Carson Palmer) and in 2006 (replacing Matt Leinart), USC again had to replace one of the top quarterbacks in school history in John David Booty is gone along with his 20-3 record as a starter (including 9-0 against Top 25 teams). He ended up ranked in USC s all-time Top 6 in passing completions (fifth with 518), passing yardage (fifth with 6,125), passing touchdowns (fourth with 55) and total offense (sixth with 5,945 yards). In 2007, the 62.3% career passer hit 215-of-340 (63.2%) of his throws for 2,361 yards and 23 TDs with just 10 interceptions. He was an NFL fifth round draft pick. Several players with outstanding pedigrees competed this past spring to replace Booty in 2008, with junior Mark Sanchez (195-of-298, 65.4%, 2,525 yds, 28 TD, 9 int in 2008, plus 2 rush TD) emerging as the starter. He currently is ranked 10 th nationally in passing efficiency (161.6 first in Pac-10). In his career, Sanchez has thrown 35 touchdowns, with at least 2 TD passes in 11 starts, plus he has at least 3 TD passes in a game 6 times (including 5 outings in 2008) and at least 1 TD pass in all 14 of his career starts. His 195 completions in 2008 ranks him 15 th on USC s season passing list and his 2,501 yards of total offense is 12 th on USC s season ladder. He was among 13 semifinalists for the 2008 Davey O Brien Award (top quarterback) and is among 15 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award (top player). When Booty missed 3 mid-season games (Arizona, Notre Dame and Oregon) with a broken finger in 2007, Sanchez stepped in and not only performed well, but gained valuable experience. He guided Troy last year to victories in his first 2 career starts (including a 38-0 shutout in South Bend) and had the Trojans positioned to come back at No. 5 Oregon before falling just a touchdown short of victory. In his time at USC, Sanchez has appeared in 25 games, with 14 starts. He is 11 th on USC s career passing chart (267 completions) and 17 th on USC s career total offense list (3,276 yards). Behind Sanchez are sophomore Mitch Mustain (11-of-16, 68.8%, 157 yds, 2 TD, 2 int in 2008), who sat out the 2007 season after transferring from Arkansas, and untested redshirt freshman Aaron Corp (2-of-4, 50.0%, 14 yds in 2008), who guided his high school team to the California state championship in Mustain was 8-0 as a true freshman starter for the Razorbacks in 2006 and, in fact, has a 61-2 record as a starting quarterback dating back to eighth grade. While appearing in 10 games for Arkansas in 2006, he completed 69-of-132 passes (52.3%) for 894 yards, 10 scores and 9 picks. Mustain (in 2005), like Sanchez (in 2004), was named the national prep player of the year as a high school senior. Corp possibly is the most mobile of the quarterbacks and brings another dimension to the Trojan offense. In case of emergency, junior Garrett Green (6 tac in 2008), who came to USC in 2006 as a quarterback before being moved to safety and then spending last year as a wide receiver (he was moved back to quarterback in 2008 fall camp), is available. He will long be remembered for his 34-yard scoring toss off a lateral early in last year s Rose Bowl. New to the quarterback ranks this fall are walkon redshirt freshman Chris McCaffrey, who was a reserve pitcher on the USC baseball team this past spring, and walk-on freshman John Manoogian. Sanchez threw for a career-best 338 yards (the most by a Trojan in a season opener) with 3 TDs on 26-of-35 passing (tying his career high for completions) with an interception at Virginia, including hitting on 12 straight passes at one point and completing 16-of-19 passes in the first half (he was named Rivals.com National Player of the Week, O Brien National Quarterback of the Week and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance), while Corp played 1 series (1-of-2 for 2 yards), Mustain also played a series (he threw a 10-yard TD on his only pass) and Green took 1 snap. Sanchez tied a career high by throwing 4 TD passes while completing 17-of-28 passes for 172 yards with an interception against Ohio State to earn Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Corp was 1-of-2 for 12 yards in 1 series and Mustain played 2 plays (but did not throw a pass). Sanchez completed 18-of-29 passes for 227 yards and 3 TDs with an interception at Oregon State. Sanchez hit 19-of-28 passes for 332 yards and 3 TDs (all in the second quarter) against Oregon to earn Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Mustain was 5-of-8 for 111 yards and a score (with an interception) off the bench. Sanchez was 13-of-26 for 179 yards and a TD (but he threw 3 interceptions) and also had a 1- yard scoring sneak against Arizona State, while Mustain was 2-of-3 for -2 yards. Sanchez tied a USC game record by throwing 5 TD passes (all in the first half; no Trojan had thrown that many in a half) at Washington State and hitting 15-of-20 throws (75.0%) for 253 yards (all in the first half) while playing only through the first series of the second half, Mustain completed his only pass (for 10 yards) in 3 series of action and Corp and Green both played for a series (but did not throw a pass). Sanchez was 21-of-36 for 216 yards with a TD and an interception at Arizona. Sanchez hit 78.9% of his passes (15-of-19) for 167 yards and 2 TDs with no interceptions while playing only through the first series of the second half against Washington (he also had a 1-yard scoring sneak), while Mustain completed his only pass (a 21-yarder) while playing 2 series, Corp played 1 series but did not attempt a pass and Green had 3 tackles on special teams. Sanchez was 18-of-29 for 238 yards, with 2 TDs and no interceptions, against California. Sanchez hit 11-of-17 passes for 136 yards and 2 TDs with no interceptions at Stanford. Sanchez was 22-of-31 for 267 yards and 2 TDs against Notre Dame, but threw 2 interceptions to snap a streak of 96 consecutive passes without a pick that extended back to the first quarter of the Arizona game, while Mustain was 1-of-2 for 7 yards with an interception and Corp played a snap. 11-GAME STATS FOR PETE CARROLL S USC QUARTERBACKS NAME YEAR PA PC PI PCT YDS TD W-L Carson Palmer Carson Palmer* Matt Leinart Matt Leinart* Matt Leinart J.D. Booty J.D. Booty# Mark Sanchez *Heisman Trophy winner #Booty missed 3 mid-season games in 2007 with an injury, so stats are for 10 games TAILBACKS Although Chauncey Washington, USC s leading rusher the past 2 seasons (he had 969 yards and 10 TDs in 2007), finished his Trojan career in 2007 after piling up 1,778 yards and 19 scores (he was an NFL seventh round draft pick), there are plenty of returning tailbacks to fill in for him. This might be the best running back corps in America. Troy s 2008 tailback stable includes: junior Stafon Johnson (107 tcb, 595 yds, 5.6 avg, 8 TD in 2008, plus 6 rec, 43 yds, 7.2 avg and 27 PR, 260 yds, 9.6 avg), a consistent, dependable runner who has 1,296 career rushing yards (40 th on USC s career list) and 5 career 100-yard games (he had a trio last fall, at Nebraska and Washington and in the Rose Bowl versus Illinois); sophomore Joe McKnight (69 tcb, 547 yds, 7.9 avg, 1 TD in 2008, plus 19 rec, 171 yds, 9.0 avg, 1 TD and 9 PR, 53 yds, 5.9 avg), the exciting all-purpose breakaway back who can strike as a runner (he has 1,090 career rushing yards and 3 career 100-yard rushing games, including 2 in 2008), receiver and returner (he has 7 career games with at least 100 all-purpose yards, including 4 in 2008 after having 3 in 2007, topped by 206 in the Rose Bowl); soph C.J. Gable (98 tcb, 601 yds, 6.1 avg, 8 TD in 2008, plus 5 rec, 42 yds, 8.4 avg and 6 KOR, 178 yds, 29.7 avg, 1 TD), who has 17 starts, 1,190 rushing yards and yard games in his career, including the first 2 contests of 2007 before being sidelined the rest of the way with abdomen surgery; junior Allen Bradford (14 tcb, 57 yds, 4.1 avg, 1 TD in 2008, plus 4 rec, 44 yds, 11.0 avg and 1 tac), a hardcharging runner who is particularly adept catching passes out of the backfield and who also shines on special teams (a hip injury has sidelined him in 2008); and redshirt freshman Marc Tyler (27 tcb, 162 yds, 6.0 avg, 1 TD in 2008, plus 1 rec, 10 yds, 10.0 avg, 1 TD and 1 tac), who was sidelined with a leg injury in Redshirt freshmen Broderick Green (32 tcb, 168 yds, 5.2 avg, 3 TD in 2008), with 1 career 100-yard game, announced in mid-november that he will transfer from USC following the fall semester in order to TROJAN FOOTBALL

6 be closer to his ill grandmother and has stopped practicing with the team. Joining this group this fall as a freshman was prep All-American Curtis McNeal. Gable had a game-best 73 yards on 9 carries, with a 33-yard TD, at Virginia, while McKnight had 112 all-purpose yards (60 on 6 carries, 24 on 4 receptions with a 10-yard TD and 28 on 3 kickoff returns), Bradford added 41 yards on 9 carries with a 2-yard score and also caught 2 passes for 15 yards, Johnson had 29 yards on 9 rushes with a 2-yard TD, Tyler caught a 10-yard TD pass (to become USC s fifth tailback to score in the game) to go along with an 8-yard run and Green had a rush for no yards. McKnight rushed for 105 yards on 12 carries (the second 100-yard game of his career) and a 5- yard punt return for 110 all-purpose yards against Ohio State, while Johnson added 23 yards on 4 carries, Gable had 18 yards on 4 carries, 13 yards on 3 receptions and an 18-yard kickoff return, Bradford had 16 yards on 5 rushes and 29 yards on 2 receptions, Tyler had a 2-yard run and Green gained 1 yards on 2 carries. Johnson ran for 48 yards on 7 carries at Oregon State, while Gable added 19 yards on 3 ties and also had a 13-yard kickoff return and McKnight rushed for 10 yards on 7 carries, caught 3 passes for 29 yards and returned 2 punts for 13 yards. Gable ran for a game-high 49 yards on 10 carries (he also had a 23-yard reception and 22- yard kickoff return) against Oregon, while Johnson added 43 yards on 7 rushes, with an amazing 22- yard zigzagging TD run (he also had 19 yards on 3 punt returns), McKnight had 114 all-purpose yards (27 yards on 9 carries, 86 yards on 5 catches and a 1-yard punt return), Tyler had a 7-yard rush and Green had 3 yards on 3 carry. McKnight had a career-high and gamebest 143 yards on 11 rushes (including 68 yards on 4 carries in the fourth quarter and 50 yards on 2 tries in the first quarter) to average 13.0 yards per carry, plus had a 7-yard reception, against Arizona State, while Gable added 30 yards on 7 carries and a 6- yard catch, Johnson had 17 yards on 9 carries with a TD (along with 7 yards on 2 punt returns) and Green had 20 yards on 3 attempts. Green had a game-high and career-best 121 yards on 18 carries with 2 TDs (1 and 18 yards) at Washington State, while Johnson added 112 yards on 11 tries (he also returned 5 punts for 52 yards) and Gable ran for a career-high 109 yards on 16 attempts with 3 TDs (17, 3 and 4 yards) at Washington State to become the first USC trio to each eclipse the 100-yard rushing barrier since 1977 (Charles White, Dwight Ford and Mosi Tatupu). Johnson had 184 all-purpose yards at Arizona (83 on 19 rushes with a TD, 88 on 3 punt returns, including a 54-yarder to set up a field goal, and 13 on 3 receptions) and he also made a key block on a blitzing Wildcat on the Trojans decisive scoring pass play, while McKnight added 16 yards on 5 carries and Gable had 4 yards on 5 tries. Gable ran for 108 yards and a pair of touchdowns (9 and 6 yards) against Washington, while Tyler added 85 yards with a 6-yard scoring run on 16 carries, Johnson had 113 all-purpose yards (40 on 8 rushes with a 1-yard TD, 21 on 2 receptions and 52 on 4 punt returns) and Green ran for 23 yards on 5 carries (with a 5-yard TD). Gable ran for a game-best 79 yards on 10 carries and had a 20-yard kickoff return versus California, while Johnson added 60 yards on 14 carries and had 4 punt returns for 23 yards and McKnight rushed for 51 yards on 7 carries and caught 3 passes for 25 yards. Johnson ran for a game-high 115 yards on 14 carries with 2 TDs (7 and 3 yards) at Stanford and had 2 punt returns for 1 yards, while Gable had 190 all-purpose yards (85 on 14 carries with a 3-yard TD and 105 on 2 kickoff returns with a 93-yard TD) to earn Pac-10 Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors, McKnight rushed for 72 yards on 8 tries and Tyler had a 2-yard run. McKnight had a game-best 63 yards on 4 carries (with a 55-yard zig-zagging TD run) against Notre Dame, plus caught 3 passes for no yards and returned 2 punts for 6 yards, while Tyler added 58 yards on 7 carries (all in the fourth quarter), Gable had 27 yards on 10 tries and Johnson had 26 yards on 5 attempts, caught a 9-yard pass and returned 4 punts for 18 yards. FULLBACKS Sophomore Stanley Havili (13 tcb, 71 yds, 5.5 avg in 2008, plus 24 rec, 324 yds, 13.5 avg, 3 TD) returned as the fullback and is among the best in the nation. He has proven to be not only a fine blocker, but an effective runner and receiver. Behind him are a couple of untested players. Junior Adam Goodman (1 tcb, 1 yd, 1.0 avg in 2008, plus 1 rec, 0 yds, 0.0 avg and 1 KOR, 13 yds, 13.0 avg and 3 tac) was Havili s backup last fall and saw brief action (the one-time walk-on earned a scholarship this past spring). Then there s senior Matt Hillier, a one-time walkon who earned a scholarship this fall and who also was on the USC men s volleyball team. Prep All-American D.J. Shoemate (1 tac in 2008), who enrolled in the fall as a firstyear freshman wide receiver, is also available at fullback. At Virginia, Havili had a 5-yard run and a 14-yard catch, while Goodman had a tackle. Havili caught 5 passes for 49 yards, including a 35-yard TD, and added 9 yards on 2 carries against Ohio State, while Goodman made 2 tackles. Havili had a 2-yard run at Oregon State. Havili had 10 yards on 2 carries and 9 yards on 2 receptions versus Oregon. Goodman had a reception for no yards against Arizona State. Havili had 5 receptions for 60 yards and an 11-yard run at Washington State, while Goodman had a 1-yard run. Havili caught a team-best 5 passes for 67 yards, including a 30-yard TD that proved decisive, and also ran for 17 yards on 3 carries at Arizona. Havili had 13 yards on 2 carries against Washington. Havili caught 3 passes for 27 yards and had a 4-yard run versus California. Havili caught 2 passes for 59 yards (with a 50-yard TD) at Stanford. Havili caught a 39-yard pass against Notre Dame, while Goodman returned a short kickoff 13 yards. WIDE RECEIVERS USC s entire corps of scholarship wide receivers from 2007 (except for 1 reserve) returned this season. They re being counted on to up their production in 2008, as they accounted for less than half of USC s 286 receptions last year. Both starters senior split end Patrick Turner (40 rec, 586 yds, 14.6 avg, 9 TD in 2008, plus 3 tac) and junior flanker Vidal Hazelton (6 rec, 38 yds, 6.3 avg in 2008) are back. Turner s 129 career grabs puts him 10 th on USC s career pass catching chart. He had 5 games with 5-plus receptions in 2007, including 9 versus Stanford, and 3 more in Hazelton caught a pass in every game last year. But hot on their heels are the likes of sophomores David Ausberry (5 rec, 80 yds, 16.0 avg, 1 TD in 2008), who had 5 starts last fall, Ronald Johnson (25 rec, 431 yds, 17.2 avg., 6 TD in 2008, plus 11 KOR, 322 yds, 29.3 avg and 5 tcb, 39 yds, 7.8 avg and 0-of-1 passing, 0 yds, 0.0% and 3 tac), who started once and also was Troy s top kickoff returner in 2007, and Damian Williams (45 rec, 639 yds, 14.2 avg, 7 TDs in 2008, plus 4 tcb, 43 yds, 10.8 avg and 1 PR, -1 yd, -1.0 avg), who sat out the 2007 campaign after transferring from Arkansas (where he started 5 times and caught 19 passes with 2 TDs as a true freshman in 2005). Also in the mix are sophomore Travon Patterson (3 rec, 25 yds, 8.3 avg in 2008), who missed most of last fall with a foot injury, and redshirt freshman Brandon Carswell (1 rec, 7 yds, 7.0 avg in 2008, plus 3 PR, 20 yds, 6.7 avg and 5 PR, 31 yds, 6.2 avg and 1 tac). Then there are 6 walk-ons who have yet to catch a pass: sophomores Sean Calcagnie, Preston Cavignac, Scott Stephens (1 tac in 2008), Duron Sylvester and Spencer Vigoren and redshirt freshman Drew Ness. A pair of talented freshmen enrolled this fall prep All- Americans Brice Butler and D.J. Shoemate (1 tac in 2008), who is also available at fullback along with junior college transfer Jordan Cameron, a sophomore, and walkon freshman Robbie Boyer. Williams had 7 receptions for 91 yards (both game highs) at Virginia, Hazelton added 5 grabs for 33 yards, Johnson had 3 catches for 78 yards (with a 49-yard TD) and returned 2 kickoffs for 25 yards for 103 all-purpose yards, Turner had 2 catches for 62 yards with a 20-yard score and Carswell had a 14-yard punt return. Turner had 4 catches for 43 yards against Ohio State, while Williams caught 2 third-quarter TDs (24 and 17 yards)and ended up with 4 receptions for 43 yards, while Carswell returned 2 punts for 6 yards. Williams had a game-best 6 catches for 94 yards (with a 29-yard TD) at Oregon State, Turner had 4 receptions for 44 yards (with a 14-yard TD) and Johnson had 3 catches for 44 yards (with a 26- yard TD) and returned 3 kickoffs for 76 yards. Against Oregon, Turner had 5 catches for 77 yards (with an 11-yard TD), Williams added 4 grabs for 76 yards (with a 34-yard score), Ausberry had 3 receptions for 74 yards (with a 59-yard TD), Johnson had 2 catches for 78 yards (with a 63-yard TD) along with an 18-yard kickoff return and a 14- yard rush on an end-around and Patterson had a 17-yard catch. Johnson (71 yards) and Turner (38 yards) each caught 3 passes against Arizona State, while Williams added 23 yards on 2 receptions and another 23 yards on 2 runs and Patterson had a catch for -2 yards. Johnson caught 5 passes for 94 yards with a career-best 2 TDs at Washington State, while Turner added 3 catches for 46 yards for a career-high 2 TDs, Williams had a 32-yard grab and Patterson had a 10-yarder. Williams had 5 catches for 77 yards and also ran a reverse 6 yards at Arizona, Turner (23 yards) and Ausberry (6 yards) each had 2 receptions (Turner also made a tackle) and Johnson had a 9- yard catch, a 26-yard kickoff return and a tackle. Turner had 6 receptions for 100 yards, including touchdowns of 4 and 32 yards, against Washington, while Johnson added 4 receptions for 25 yards, a 13-yard run on a reverse and a 43-yard kickoff return and Williams had 2 grabs for 9 yards. Williams had 4 receptions for 67 yards versus California, Turner had 2 catches for 35 yards (including a diving 19-yard TD) and Johnson caught a 6-yard TD. Williams had 4 receptions for 35 yards (with a 5-yard TD) and also had a 14-yard run on a reverse at Stanford, while Turner had 3 receptions for 35 yards, Hazelton had a 5-yard catch and Johnson had 2 kickoff returns for 125 yards (75 and 50 yards), a 7-yard run on a reverse, a 2-yard reception and threw an incomplete pass. Williams had 7 catches for 86 yards (both game highs) with a 12-yard TD against Notre Dame, Turner added 6 receptions for 83 yards with a 12- yard TD, Johnson had 2 catches for 24 yards, returned a kickoff 9 yards and gained no yards on a reverse, and Carswell had a 7-yard grab. TIGHT ENDS USC is hard-pressed to replace Fred Davis, the most prolific tight end in Trojan history. Davis, Troy s first-ever Mackey Award winner, set school tight end records for career catches (117), receiving yardage (1,408) and touchdowns (13). His 2007 All-American first team showing also produced USC season tight end standards: a team-best 62 receptions for 881 yards and 8 TDs. He was drafted in the NFL s second round. Looking to fill his shoes are junior Anthony McCoy (13 rec, 158 yds, 12.2 avg, 1 TD 2008, plus 0 tcb, 23 yds), redshirt freshman Rhett Ellison (3 rec, 58 yds, 19.3 avg in 2008), the son of ex-usc TROJAN FOOTBALL