USC vs. Washington Notes - 10-7-2006
October 07, 2006 | Football
Oct. 7, 2006
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- USC has now won 29 consecutive home games (continuing a Pac-10 and school record), 26 consecutive Pac-10 games (continuing a Pac-10 and school record), 19 consecutive Pac-10 home games (continuing a Pac-10 and school record) and 17 straight wins in October.
- USC has now won 39 of its last 40 games and 50 of the last 52 games.
- Pete Carroll improves to 57-10 as USC coach.
- USC improves 47-26-4 vs. Washington
- USC's last 11 games (home, road or neutral) have been sellouts....today's attendance was 90,282
- USC's last eight home games have been in front of 90,000-plus crowds and this is the sixth straight sellout.
- The last time USC won consecutive games by six points or less (28-22 at Washington State last week) was in 2004, when USC defeated Stanford 31-28 on Sept. 25 and California 23-17 on Oct. 9.
- The Trojans held Washington to no sacks for the first time this season. Washington held the Trojans without a sack for the second consecutive game
Player Notes:
- With his 1st-quarter TD pass to Steve Smith, QB Michael McDonald has now thrown TD passes on his first two career pass attempts (the first was last season).
- WR Steve Smith's TD pass was the 17th of his career.
- WR Patrick Turner had career highs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (116). His second-quarter TD reception was his second of the season, and 4th of his career.
- Turner's 12 receptions were the most by a USC receiver since Mike Williams caught 13 passes on Oct. 26, 2002 at Oregon.
- QB John David Booty's 51-yard completion to Steve Smith was a career long (previous was 49 earlier this season).
- USC scored 20 points for the 57th consecutive game, extending its NCAA record.
- USC has kicked off to start each of its five games this season.
- USC kicker Troy Van Blarcom started the game with 19 kickoffs that were good for touchbacks and added 5 more.
- Washington WR Marlon Wood's 46-yard third-quarter rush was the longest rush USC has allowed this year.
- Washington's third-quarter field goal was the first points USC allowed in the third quarter this year.
- Brian Cushing's third-quarter blocked punt was his first this year, second of his career (last year at Washington). It was USC's second blocked kick (Lawrence Jackson blocked a PAT earlier this season).
- PK Mario Danelo made all four of his field goal attempts, making him 9-of-10 for the season. It was the first four-field goal game of his career. He had made three in a game twice (Arkansas in 2006, Fresno State in 2005). He's now 20-of-22 for his career.
- USC entered the game having allowed only two TD passes this season, a total matched by Washington's Isaiah Stanback.
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