Review: 2004 Results & Remarks
2005 Trojan Football Schedule, Reslt & Remark
| Date | AP rank
of opp. |
opponent | AP rank
of USC |
TV | result | remark |
| Sep. 03 | non | at Hawaii | 1st | ESPN2, national | W, 63-17 | - Attendance: sellout 48,803
- USC's 23rd consecutive win - the most points since 1989(66 pts. vs. Utah St.) - Matt Leinart's 3 TD passes set a school record 74 TD passes(eclipsing Carson Palmer's 72) |
| Sep. 17 | non | Arkansas | 1st | FSN, national | W, 70-17 | - Attendance: 90,411(USC's largest home opening crowd in history)
- 22nd consecutive home win - USC scored the most since 1970 (70 pts. vs. Wash. St) - USC's total offense : 736 yards - USC came as No. 1 for the 21st consecutive AP poll, equaling the record set by Miami from 2001 to 02 |
| Sep. 24 | 24th | at Oregon | 1st | ABC, regional | W, 45-13 | - Attendance: sellout 59,129(the largest in Oregon history)
- USC came as No. 1 for the 22nd consecutive AP poll, setting a new record. - 25th consecutive win (school & conference record tie) - after 13-0, USC scored 45 unanswered pts. |
| Oct. 01 | 14th | at Arizona St | 1st | ABC, regional | W, 38-28 | - Attendance : sellout 71,706
- USC's 26th consecutive win, setting a new school & conf. record - 373 rushing yards for USC - After 3-21 at the halftime, USC outscored 35-7 in 2nd half. |
| Date | AP rank
of opp. |
opponent | AP rank
of USC |
TV | result | remark |
| Oct. 08 | non | Arizona | 1st | FSN, national | W, 42-21 |
- Attendance : 90,221
- USC's total offense : 724 yards - White and Bush each rushed 100+ yards in three consecutive games for first time in school history |
| Oct. 15 | 9th | at Notre Dame | 1st | NBC, national | W, 34-31 |
- 77th game for the rivalry
- Attendance : sellout 80,795 - USC improves to 30-42-5 in the series - USC's 4th win in a row in the series - USC's Bush : 160 rushing yards in 15 carries(10.7 yrds/carry) and 3 TDs - Leinart scored game-winning TD with 3 seconds left - Officially, more than 30 millions watched the game |
| Oct. 22 | non | at Washington | 1st | ABC, regional | W, 51-24 | - Attendance : 64,096
- Matt Leinart's 87 career TD passes broke the Pac-10 record(Andrew Walter's 85, Arizona State, 2001-2004). |
| Oct. 29 | non | Washington St. | 1st | ABC, regional | W, 55-13 | - Homecoming Day
- Attendance : sellout 92,021 - USC: 745 total yards |
| Date | AP rank
of opp. |
opponent | AP rank
of USC |
TV | result | remark |
| Nov. 05 | non | Stanford | 1st | TBS, national | W, 51-21 | - Attendance : sellout 90,212
- 31st consecutive win - 25th consecutive home win |
| Nov. 12 | non | at California | 1st | ABC, regional | W, 35-10 | - Attendance : sellout 72,981
- White reached 1,003 rushing yards. Bush 1,104 rushing yards. Matt 3,017 passing yards. Jarrett 1,033 receiving yards. USC becomes the first team in major-college history to have a 3,000-yard passer along with a pair of 1,000-yard rushers. USC is also the first major-college team with two 1,000-yard rushers and a 1,000-yard receiver. |
| Nov. 19 | 16th | Fresno St. | 1st | FSN, national | W, 50-42 | - Attendance: sellout 90,007
- Bush's 513 all-purpose yards, Pac-10 record, the second-most in NCAA Div I-A history - Bush's 294 rushing yards - USC's 15th straight win over a ranked opponent. That ties for the longest such streak in history with Oklahoma(1973-75). |
| Dec. 03 | 11th | UCLA | 1st | ABC, national | W, 66-19 | - Attendance : sellout 92,000
- USC's 7th consecutive win in the series - 27th consecutive home win - 34th consecutive win - USC clinched the Pac-10 title outright - Matt Leinart's final game at the Coliseum - Matt, 233 passing yards, 3 TDs - Reggie Bush, 260 rushing yards(10.8 y/c), 2 TDs - Landale White, 154 rushing yards(11.0 y/c), 2 TDs - USC's 679 total yards |
| Bowl Jan. 04 |
2nd | Texas | 1st | ABC, national | L, 38-41 | - Rose Bowl Game
- BCS national title game - Attendance : sellout |
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