Post Game Notes
October 09, 2004 | Football
Oct. 9, 2004
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With the win, USC moves to 5-0 on the year and 2-0 in the Pac-10. Cal falls to 3-1 and 1-1.
The Trojans are now 41-4-2 when it plays as the No. 1 team.
USC has now won its last 6 games against AP top 7 teams and has done so by a margin of 199-77 (an average of 33-13).
It's the 14th-consecutive win for USC. That's USC's longest win streak since winning 15-straight in 1976-1977.
USC has now won 17-consecutive home games, its longest such streak since 1931-33.
USC has now won 25 of its last 26 games, 26 of its last 28, 28 of its last 31 and 32 of its last 36.
USC now leads the series with Cal, 57-30-5.
Today's attendance was 90,008. That's the largest Coliseum crowd for a non-Notre Dame or UCLA game since the 1952 Cal game drew 94,677.
USC Offensive Notes
USC has now scored at least 20 points in its last 31 games, a school record.
USC has outscored teams 80-17 in the second half in 2004.
USC's 205 yards of total offense was its fewest since getting 189 against Florida St. in 1998. It was the fewest yards in a USC win since a 197-yard effort in a win at Baylor in 1986.
USC's 50 plays was its fewest since getting 49 against TCU in 1998.
USC Defensive Notes
Cal was averaging 48.7 points per game coming in, but was held to 17. The Bears were averaging 539 yards per game, but managed just 424 against USC.
USC has not allowed a fourth quarter touchdown this season.
Cal's J.J. Arrington rushed for 112 yards to become the first back to get over 100 yards against the USC defense since Adimchinobe Echemandu-also of Cal-ran for 147 in game four last season, a span of 13 games.
Cal's 28 first downs was the most against USC since Oregon had 29 in 1999.
The Trojans had 5 sacks and already have 21 on the season.
All-American defensive tackle Mike Patterson had a career-high 10 tackles and added 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble. On the year, he now has 20 tackles, a team-high 8 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 recovered fumbles.
All-American defensive tackle Shaun Cody added 4 tackles and sack, with a forced fumble. He now has 18 tackles on the season, 6 tackles for loss and a team-high 5 sacks.
Matt Leinart Notes
In 18 career starts, Matt Leinart has 48 touchdown passes. He has thrown at least 1 touchdown pass in each of those 18 starts and at least 2 TD passes in 17 of those games.
During USC's 14-game win streak, Leinart has thrown 40 touchdowns and just 6 interceptions. His career TD-to-int ratio is 48-12.
Leinart is now 17-1 as the USC starting quarterback.
Reggie Bush Notes
Sophomore tailback Reggie Bush had 138 all-purpose yards. With his 84-yard kickoff return, he now has 14 plays of 20 yards or more this season.
LenDale White Notes
Sophomore tailback LenDale White scored his second-career receiving touchdown in the first quarter. He now has 20 touchdowns in 18 career games (18 rushing and 2 receiving).
White had 40 yards after initial contact by a defender. On the season, he has 278 yards after contact.
Either Bush or LenDale White has scored at least one touchdown in each of USC's last 16 games.
Aaron Rodgers Notes
Cal QB Aaron Rodgers broke Tee Martin of Tennessee's NCAA record for most consecutive completions over a season with 26-straight pass completions (3 to end the Oregon St. game and 23 to start the USC game). He tied Martin's NCAA single-game consecutive completions mark with 23.
