Final
Washington runs wild as USC edges Cal
Nov 11, 2007 - 6:44 AM BERKELEY, California (Ticker) -- In a game that did not loom nearly as large on the college football landscape as it would have three weeks ago, Chauncey Washington came up big.Washington rushed for a career-high 220 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 12 Southern California to a 24-17 victory over No. 24 California in a Pac-10 Conference clash Saturday.
The preseason No. 1 team in the country, USC (8-2, 5-2 Pac-10) was stunned by lowly Stanford at home on October 6, 24-23, before losing against three weeks later at Oregon, 24-17.
Cal (6-4, 3-4) was ranked second nationally and was poised to become No. 1 for the first time in program history before losing at home to Oregon State on October 13, 31-28.
With Oregon and Arizona State at the top of the conference standings, this matchup was for pride with an outside shot at a league title and a BCS bowl berth thrown in.
Those possibilities - as unlikely as they may be - are still alive for the Trojans.
"This was an exciting game tonight. I thought they (Cal) played terrific under difficult conditions, right down to the fourth quarter, and so did we," USC coach Pete Carroll said. "Both teams had their chances. I thought we made the important plays. The front guys did a fantastic job tonight protecting our quarterback."
Stafon Johnson ran for a three-yard TD with 7:38 to play to cap a 96-yard drive and give the Trojans a 24-17 lead.
"They're big and physical up front, and (Chauncey) Washington is a big back that runs hard, he doesn't go down with arm tackles," Cal coach Jeff Tedford said. "You saw how he carried the pile. He's a great running back. Obviously, those were big plays in the running game."
Cal tied the game, 17-17, late in the third quarter on a 20-yard TD pass from Nate Longshore to Lavelle Hawkins. The Golden Bears had a few chances to tie the game late, but Longshore gave those opportunities away.
Longshore fumbled a snap and threw an interception in the final minutes. He finished 13-of-20 for 199 yards and two interceptions.
"I thought Nate played well. Obviously, there were a couple of plays that he'd like to have back," Tedford said. "He was making pretty decent reads. He got rid of the ball quick; I don't know that we got sacked. We stayed out of some long yard situations, which you can't get in against these guys."
Justin Forsett rushed for 164 yards and a TD for Cal, which has lost the last four meetings with USC since winning in triple overtime here in 2003.
Cal had a 10-7 lead before Washington ripped off a 36-yard TD run with 4:26 left in the second quarter. He had over 100 yards in each half and was key in USC's game-winning march.
"This was my best performance at USC," Washington said. "I didn't know how many yards until we came back to the locker room. I never think about that. I just try to do my job and help the team win. I never think about my personal goals because that's when you lose games."
"The last couple of weeks he's just been feeling it," Carroll said of Washington. "He ran hard all night tonight and people just missed him."
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
USC (12) 7 7 3 7 24
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 3 7 0 17 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CALIFORNIA - TD, JUSTIN FORSETT 17 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK), 7:42.
CALIFORNIA 7-0
USC - TD, STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM
JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID
BUEHLER KICK), 9:40. USC 7-7
2ND QUARTER: CALIFORNIA
Nov 10 11:37 PM - 88
rootsRUWTbot Added 19 roots (Ranked Teams (12 vs. 24), Close Finish)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 11:31 PM - 69
rootsRUWTbot Added 19 roots (Ranked Teams (12 vs. 24), Close Finish)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 11:20 PM - NCAAF
TD USC
STAFON JOHNSON 3 YD RUN
(DAVID BUEHLER KICK)
USC (12) 24
CALIFORNIA (24) 17 7:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 11:15 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
USC (12) 7 7 3 17
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 3 7 17 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CALIFORNIA - TD, JUSTIN FORSETT 17 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK), 7:42.
CALIFORNIA 7-0
USC - TD, STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM
JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID
BUEHLER KICK), 9:40. USC 7-7
2ND QUA
Nov 10 10:50 PM
TD CALIFORNIA LAVELLE HAWKINS 20 YD PASS FROM NATE LONGSHORE (JORDAN KAY KICK)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 10:47 PM
TD CALIFORNIA LAVELLE HAWKINS 20 YD PASS FROM NATE LONGSHORE (JORDAN KAY KICK)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 10:47 PM
TD CALIFORNIA LAVELLE HAWKINS 20 YD PASS FROM NATE LONGSHORE (JORDAN KAY KICK)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 10:47 PM- NCAAF
TD CALIFORNIA
LAVELLE HAWKINS 20 YD PASS FROM NATE LONGSHORE
(JORDAN KAY KICK)
USC (12) 17
CALIFORNIA (24) 17 0:57 LEFT, 3RD QTR
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 10:47 PM - 50
roots - NCAAF
FG USC
DAVID BUEHLER 28 YD
USC (12) 17
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 9:57 LEFT, 3RD QTR
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 10:15 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
USC (12) 7 7 14
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 3 10 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CALIFORNIA - TD, JUSTIN FORSETT 17 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK), 7:42.
CALIFORNIA 7-0
USC - TD, STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM
JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID
BUEHLER KICK), 9:40. USC 7-7
2ND QUARTER: CA
Nov 10 9:36 PM - NCAAF
TD USC
CHAUNCEY WASHINGTON 36 YD RUN
(DAVID BUEHLER KICK)
USC (12) 14
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 4:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 9:17 PM - NCAAF
FG CALIFORNIA
JORDAN KAY 23 YD
USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 8:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 9:05 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
USC (12) 7 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CALIFORNIA - TD, JUSTIN FORSETT 17 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK), 7:42.
CALIFORNIA 7-0
USC - TD, STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM
JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID
BUEHLER KICK), 9:40. USC 7-7
Nov 10 8:52 PM
TD USC STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID BUEHLER KICK)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 8:41 PM
TD USC STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID BUEHLER KICK)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 8:41 PM
TD USC STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID BUEHLER KICK)
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 8:41 PM- NCAAF
TD USC
STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY
(DAVID BUEHLER KICK)
USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 5:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 8:41 PM - NCAAF
TD CALIFORNIA
JUSTIN FORSETT 17 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK)
USC (12) 0
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 7:18 LEFT, 1ST QTR
USC(12) vs. California(24)Nov 10 8:34 PM
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