- Wideout Brice Butler, who started in place of the injured Damian Williams, caught six passes for 96 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown.
- Tailback Joe McKnight ran for 142 yards on 16 carries and scored a touchdown.
- Receiver Ronald Johnson recorded seven receptions for 69 yards.
- Safety Will Harris led the team with 12 tackles, while safety Taylor Mays and cornerbacks Kevin Thomas and Josh Pinkard had 11 each.
- The kickoff coverage team held Stanford's return unit, the nation's No. 1-ranked squad with an average of 30.8 yards, to just 19.2 yards per return.
- USC went 6-for-12 on third downs, a major improvement from their season-long mark that has hovered around 30 percent.
- The Trojans had just two penalties for 19 yards.
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Peak performers
November 01, 2009 | USC Ripsit Blog
Peak performers
While there are obviously several glaring concerns for the Trojans following Saturday's defeat, a few players and areas of the game had standout performances that have been lost in the shuffle of the game:
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