The
2004 USC Trojans football team represented the
University of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in the
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. Although now vacated for breaking NCAA rules, the team won the 2004 BCS National Championship by winning the
2005 Orange BowlThe 2005 Orange Bowl represented the BCS National Championship Game of the 2004 season and was played on January 4, 2005 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida....
, that year's
BCS National Championship GameThe BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
. The team also won the AP title for the second year in a row.
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won the
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as the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S.; teammate,
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Reggie BushReginald Alfred "Reggie" Bush II is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
finished fifth in Heisman voting, winning the following year. Both were named co-winners of the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year. The team captains were
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,
Matt GrootegoedMatt Grootegoed is a professional gridiron football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
and Matt Leinart.
Because of the controversy that ended the
2003 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS, something the BCS intended to eliminate....
with a split national title between
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and USC, the motto for the Trojans' 2004 season became "Leave No Doubt." Ironically, the changes made to the BCS due to the 2003 season did not resolve issues with multiple undefeated teams, as
AuburnThe 2004 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn compiled a record of 13–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship and finishing the season ranked #2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll...
and Utah finished undefeated, yet they did not get to play USC or any other team for the title.
On June 10, 2010, USC was forced to vacate its two final wins from the 2004 season (December 2004 against UCLA and the BCS championship game), as well as all wins from the 2005 season, following an NCAA investigation into possible violations by the Trojans' football and men's basketball programs. Since the vacated games included the Trojans' Orange Bowl win, the Trojans were later stripped of the 2004 BCS title in June 2011. However, the
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still recognizes USC as 2004 AP title winner.
Schedule
The Trojans finished the season with an 13-0 record, 8-0 in the Pac-10.
http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2004-2005/teamcume.html. This record was retroactively changed in 2010 to a 11-0 record, 7-0 in the Pac-10 due to NCAA sanctions forcing USC to vacate two wins from the 2004 season.
Roster
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Wide Receivers
- 2 Steve Smith
Steve Smith is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
- Sophomore
- 4 Whitney Lewis
Whitney Lewis is a former American College Football player. Lewis started his college career at University of Southern California in 2003, but transferred to the University of Northern Iowa after his sophomore season. Lewis graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in 2003 and played in that...
- Sophomore
- 8 Dwayne Jarrett
Dwayne Jarrett is an American football wide receiver formerly of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Panthers in the second round the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.-Early years:Jarrett attended New Brunswick...
- Freshman
- 9 Wil Smith* - Sophomore
- 11 Christian Allen* - Freshman
- 15 Jason Mitchell
Jason Mitchell is a wide receiver who was formerly with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.-Professional career:Previously, he was with the Jacksonville Jaguars organization....
- Senior
- 19 Greig Carlson - Junior
- 26 Derrick Jones - Freshman
- 27 John Zilka* - Freshman
- 31 William Buchanon - Junior
- 82 Chris McFoy
Chris McFoy is an American football wide receiver who played for the Oakland Raiders. He is now a free agent.-Pro career:...
- Sophomore
Offensive Line
- 50 Will Collins - Freshman
- 51 Fred Matua
Fred Matua is an American football guard that is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Sophomore
- 53 Jeff Byers - Freshman
- 60 Drew Radovich
Drew Radovich is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Southern California....
- Freshman
- 61 Ross Burruel* - Junior
- 63 Travis Watkins - Senior
- 64 Travis Draper - Freshman
- 66 Chilo Rachal
-San Francisco 49ers:Rachal was signed to a four-year deal.Rachal started the last 6 games of the 2008 season, then started 15 of 16 games in 2009. Rachal started 14 of 15 games played in 2010.-External links:**...
- Freshman
- 67 Ryan Kalil
Ryan Kalil is an American football offensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Drafted by Carolina in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft, Kalil played college football at the University of Southern California...
- Sophomore
- 69 Matt Spanos
Matt Spanos is an Canadian and American football guard for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League...
- Freshman
- 70 Alatini Malu - Sophomore
- 72 John Lanza* - Sophomore
- 73 John Drake - Senior
- 74 Winston Justice
Winston Frederick Justice is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Junior
- 75 Kyle Williams
Kyle A. Williams is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Southern California....
- Sophomore
- 77 Taitusi Lutui
Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui is a Tongan-born American athlete who currently plays professional American football for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League . His position is offensive lineman...
- Junior
- 79 Sam Baker - Freshman
Tight Ends
- 43 Micheal Stuart - Senior
- 81 Alex Holmes
Alex Holmes was a National Football League tight end.-Professional career:Holmes played for the Miami Dolphins in 2005 and signed as a free agent with the Saint Louis Rams for 2006...
- Senior
- 83 Fred Davis
Fred Davis is an American football tight end currently playing for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Redskins in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.-Early years:Davis prepped at Rogers High School...
- Freshman
- 85 Kurt Katnik - Sophomore
- 86 Dominique Byrd
Dominique Montiel Byrd is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Junior
- 87 Nick Vanderboom* - Sophomore
- 88 Owen Hanson* - Senior
- 88 Jimmy Miller - Freshman
- 89 Dale Thompson - Freshman
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Quarterbacks
- 16 Darren Vivian- Sophomore
- 7 Conredge Holloway - Senior
- 11 Matt Leinart
Matthew Stephen Leinart , is an American professional football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League...
- Junior
- 13 Billy Hart - Junior
- 16 Michael McDonald* - Freshman
- 17 John David Booty
John David Booty is an American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He last played for the Houston Texans until being cut on September 4, 2010. He played college football at USC.Booty has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans...
- Sophomore
Fullbacks
- 35 Lee Webb
Lee Webb is a free agent National Football League fullback formerly of the Jacksonville Jaguars.-Coaching career:...
- Senior
- 37 David Kirtman
David Kirtman is an American football fullback free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Junior
- 40 Brandon Hancock
Brandon Hancock is a sports journalist and former American football player at the position of fullback, who played for the University of Southern California Trojans football team...
- Junior
- 41 Jody Adewale - Freshman
- 47 Sean Kelly* - Freshman
- 49 Mike Brittingham* - Sophomore
Running Backs
- 5 Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred "Reggie" Bush II is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Sophomore
- 22 Desmond Reed - Freshman
- 21 LenDale White
LenDale Anthony White is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....
- Sophomore
- 25 Chauncey Washington
-Jacksonville Jaguars:Washington was selected in the 7th round pick 213 of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. On June 26, 2008 Washington signed a contract of four years worth $1.6 million.-Dallas Cowboys:...
- Sophomore
- 28 Andre Woodert* - Junior
- 29 John Griffin* - Freshman
- 34 Hershel Dennis
Hershel Dennis Jr. is a running back for the Sioux Falls Storm in the Indoor Football League . Dennis played college football running back as a student athlete at the University of Southern California...
- Junior
Defensive Line
- 9 Chris Barrett - Freshman
- 49 Sedrick Ellis
-New Orleans Saints:Ellis was drafted by the New Orleans Saints seventh overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. The Saints original draft spot was 10th, but they traded up with the New England Patriots. The teams swapped first round picks, the Saints gave up their third round selection and the Pats gave...
- Freshman
- 52 LaJuan Ramsey
LaJuan Ramsey is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....
- Junior
- 54 Jeff Schweiger - Freshman
- 84 Shaun Cody
Shaun Michael Cody is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.-Early years:Cody attended Los Altos High School in...
- Senior
- 90 Frostee Rucker
Rucker was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was placed on the injured reserve list his rookie year in 2006.In 2007, Rucker contributed on special teams and situational opportunities on defense...
- Junior
- 92 Manuel Wright
Manuel "Manny" Wright is an Arena football Offensive lineman / Defensive lineman for the Stockton Lightning of af2. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2005 supplemental draft. He played college football at USC.Wright has also briefly been signed to the...
- Sophomore
- 93 Lawrence Miles - Freshman
- 95 Travis Tofi - Sophomore
- 96 Lawrence Jackson
-Seattle Seahawks:Jackson was selected with the 28th pick in the 2008 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He was the fourth defensive end taken in the first round ....
- Freshman
- 97 Alex Morrow - Freshman
- 98 Ryan Watson - Freshman
- 99 Mike Patterson - Senior
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Linebackers
- 6 Matt Grootegoed
Matt Grootegoed is a professional gridiron football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
- Senior
- 41 Thomas Williams
Thomas Washington Williams is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
- Freshman
- 42 Dallas Sartz
Dallas Sartz is a former American football linebacker who is currently an assistant coach for the UC Davis football team. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
- Junior
- 45 Oscar Lua
Oscar Lua is former American football linebacker. He was originally drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.-Early years:...
- Sophomore
- 48 Marco Chavez* - Senior
- 55 Keith Rivers
Keith Rivers is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals ninth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.-Early life:Rivers was a highly decorated letterman in football at Lake...
- Freshman
- 56 Ryan Powdrell
Ryan Marcus Powdrell is an American football fullback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
- Junior
- 58 Lofa Tatupu
-Seattle Seahawks:Tatupu quickly established himself as one of the top defensive players in the league as a rookie in 2005, in which he was named to the Pro Bowl, while leading the NFC Champion Seahawks in tackles, with 104, en route to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history...
- Junior
- 59 Collin Ashton
Collin Ashton is an American football linebacker.-College Football:Ashton played college football at the University of Southern California where he graduated in 2006. He was a walk-on player who earned a scholarship...
* - Junior
Defensive backs
- 17 Chris Bocage* - Senior
- 18 John Walker
John Walker is an arena football defensive back with the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League.-High school years:...
- Junior
- 20 Darnell Bing
Darnell Bing is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Sophomore
- 21 Justin Tolliver* - Junior
- 23 Ronald Nunn - Senior
- 24 Justin Wyatt
Justin Wyatt is an American football cornerback who was expected to be drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft but went undrafted.-Professional career:The National Football League Arizona Cardinals picked him up as a free agent....
- Junior
- 25 Alex Gomez* - Junior
- 26 Greg Farr* - Senior
- 27 Jason Leach
-College career:Leach played college football at the University of Southern California. He started in 2003 and 2004.-Professional Football Career:Leach played for the National Football League San Diego Chargers in 2005....
- Senior
- 28 Terrell Thomas
-New York Giants:Thomas was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft, after projecting to be a third round pick. Thomas was the 63rd overall pick of the draft and the final pick of the second round...
- Freshman
- 29 Scott Ware
Scott Ware is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
- Junior
- 30 Kevin Arbet
Kevin Arbet is an American football cornerback most recently playing for the Arena Football League's San Jose SaberCats. His uncle, Darren Arbet is the head coach.-Professional career:...
- Senior
- 36 Josh Pinkard
Josh Pinkard is an American football cornerback, currently unsigned, who was most recently with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League...
- Freshman
- 38 Brandon Ting - Sophomore
- 39 Ryan Ting - Sophomore
- 46 Eric Wright - Freshman
Punters
Kickers
- 16 Ryan Killeen
Ryan Killeen is an american football placekicker for the National Football League Seattle Seahawks' NFL Europe affiliate Amsterdam Admirals.-Professional career:...
- Senior
- 19 Mario Danelo
Mario Danelo was an American college football placekicker.-High school career:Danelo was an all–Los Angeles linebacker at San Pedro High School in San Pedro, California. Danelo was also a fullback and kicker at his high school...
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Virginia Tech
USC and Virginia Tech opened the 2004 college football season with the
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Football Classic at a sold out FedEx Field in
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. Days before the game, the NCAA declared star Trojans
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Mike Williams ineligible to play after a failed attempt to join the NFL early, creating concern over whether the
defending 2003 National ChampionsThe 2003 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2003-2004 NCAA Division I-A college football season...
were prepared try for another title. This was the first time the two teams had competed in football; and with the game held only three hours away from Virginia Tech, the crowd was dominated by Hokies fans. The game marked the emergence of running back Reggie Bush, who often lined up at wide receiver, catching five passes for 127 yards and scored three
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s in a tight game. Although Virginia Tech was not ranked going into the game, they ended the season ranked 9th, going 10-3 (7-1 in the
ACCThe Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
), becoming ACC Champions in their first year in the conference and were invited to the 2005 Nokia Sugar Bowl.
Colorado State
Colorado State visited USC in the first meeting between the two programs. The Trojans dominated the Rams in route to a 49-0 shut out, led by running back
LenDale WhiteLenDale Anthony White is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....
who ran for 123 yards on 14 carries, scoring three touchdowns. Matt Leinart went 20-of-31 for 231 yards in three quarters before being retired from the game,
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caught a touchdown on what was his 18th birthday, and the Trojans handed the Rams their worse loss in eight years and first shut out in 85 games.
BYU
The Trojans made their first visit to
LaVell Edwards StadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Provo, Utah, on the campus of Brigham Young University. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the BYU Cougars....
, on the campus of
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in
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. The game marked the return of USC Offensive Coordinator Norm Chow to the program where he spent 27 years as an assistant under former Coach
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. Running backs Reggie Bush and LenDale White both broke 100 yards each en route to victory.
Stanford
USC had what would be its closest game of the season against the unheralded Stanford Cardinal at
Stanford StadiumStanford Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium on the Stanford University campus, the home of Stanford Cardinal college football team. It originally opened in 1921 as a football and track stadium, an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame...
in their Pacific-10 Conference opener. Both USC and Stanford had just previously beat BYU in convincing fashion, however Stanford had the added benefit of a bye week to rest and reorganize between games. By halftime, USC found itself down 11 points after the Cardinal caught them by surprise with an 82-yard run final play while trying to run out the clock to end the half. After an energetic and emotional halftime in the locker room, the Trojan defense shut down the Cardinal while the offense put together the drives that gave the Trojans the lead and the victory.
California
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's
College GameDay program visited the Los Angeles Coliseum for the first time in anticipation of a game between highly ranked and undefeated teams: 7th-ranked California had given USC its only loss in the 2003 season, resulting in the Trojans sharing the 2003 National Championship. It was the first time since 1968 that the teams met when both were ranked and it also was the highest-ranked Cal squad USC had faced since 1952, also the last time the two programs were ranked in the top ten. The Cal Golden Bears, led by Coach
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, were already ranked their highest since 1991 and looking to earn one of the biggest victories in program history. The crowd was USC's largest crowd for a non-UCLA/Notre Dame rivalry game since the 1952 Cal game.
The game was tightly fought: Cal dominated the statistics, more than doubling USC’s first downs (28-12) and total yards (424-205) while getting more plays (79-50) and possession time
(37:11-22:49); Cal quarterback
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had a career performance, tying an NCAA single game record by completing his first 23 passes and guiding the Golden Bears to a first-and-goal at the Trojan 9-yard line with 1:47 to play. However, in the key final series, under heavy crowd noise, the USC defense caused an incomplete pass, a sack by defensive tackle
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, and two more incomplete passes to cause a loss of possession and effectively end the game.
The game was highly touted by the media, with both teams earning praise for their performances. Beyond the 2004 season, the game marked a turning point in terms of crowd participation at the Coliseum, which thereafter garnered a reputation as a loud and difficult place to play for opposing teams.
The quality of play met expectations and had major ramifications for both programs that season: It would be the only game the Bears would lose in the regular season, costing them a shot at the national title and their first BCS bowl appearance, including what could've been their first appearance at the Rose Bowl since 1959; and it was the Trojans' toughest game of the season on their way to winning the national championship in the Orange Bowl.
Arizona State
The 15th-ranked Sun Devils, under Coach
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, were out to prove that they were a part of the national title picture and USC was out to prove it deserved its top-ranking after a series of close games to the Bay Area schools. USC quickly put the game out of reach, scoring 42 points in the first half behind 4 touchdown passes Matt Leinart and school single game record-tying 3 scoring grabs by Dwayne Jarrett. ASU quarterback
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was rendered ineffective by the USC defense which achieved eight sacks, the same total ASU allowed in its previous five games. The decisive victory helped USC dispel concerns over its ability to dominate opponents. It was the second time the Trojans played before consecutive sellout crowds in the Coliseum, the first was in 1947 when the UCLA and Notre Dame rivalry games sold out, and the first against non-rival opponents.
Washington
The struggling Washington Huskies visited the Trojans for the 75th meeting in the series, with the Trojans dominating 38-0. The shutout was Washington's first since 1981, ending a national-best active streak of consecutive games without being shut out at 271. The victory put USC's winning streak at the Coliseum at 19, tying the school record set from 1931-33. The game marked the first career start for Husky quarterback
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.
Washington State
USC became the first top-ranked team to visit
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, as the Trojans took on the Cougars at a sold-out
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. The Trojans had lost in their previous visit to WSU, a 30-27 overtime game in 2002; since then the Trojans had gone 28-1. USC took the upper hand early on, taking a 14-0 lead before WSU’s offense got on the field; by halftime, it was 35-0, as the Trojans had 289 yards and 16 first downs to the Cougars 54 and 4.
Oregon State
The Trojans prevailed over the Beavers in a tight game in heavy
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at
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in
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. After trailing 13-0 in second quarter, USC scored the next 28 points with a pivotal 65-yard scoring return by Reggie Bush in the 4th quarter with the game close at 14-13. Although the fog was thick enough at times to interfere with pass plays, USC
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caught two touchdowns.
Arizona
USC clinched its third consecutive conference championship with a victory over the visiting Arizona Wildcats. LenDale White ran for 118 yards and three touchdowns while Matt Leinart passed for 280 yards and three more scores; the game guaranteed USC a spot in, at worst, the Rose Bowl
Notre Dame
After two weeks off, the Trojans were visited by the rival Fighting Irish, led by Coach
Tyrone WillinghamLionel Tyrone "Ty" Willingham is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University , the University of Notre Dame , and the University of Washington , compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1.-Early career:Willingham attended...
, in the inter-sectional rivalry for the
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. The Irish had been inconsistent during the season, coming into the game at 6–4 having defeated strong teams and lost to weak teams. ESPN's
College GameDay made its second-ever visit to the Coliseum. Matt Leinart passed for a career-high 400 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns Saturday, leading the top-ranked Trojans to a 41-10 victory and adding a highlight performance to his ultimately successful Heisman campaign. Trailing 10–3, USC scored the final 38 points. Irish quarterback
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completed 15-of-29 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. The Trojans set a record for home wins (including pre-Coliseum), with their 21st victory; coincidently, the previous team to defeat them at home were the Stanford Cardinal then-under Coach Willingham. USC set both a school home attendance (511,373) as well as the Pac-10 home per game average attendance (85,229) records. It was Willingham's third consecutive 31 point loss to USC in three seasons at Notre Dame; the Irish fired him the following Tuesday.
UCLA
The top-ranked Trojans visited the Bruins for their annual crosstown rivalry game at the
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in
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on the 75th anniversary of the first USC-UCLA game in 1929. The Bruins, having come off a three week break of consecutive bye weeks, came into the game as serious underdogs in the battle for the
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. Despite low expectations, the Bruins were able to shut down Leinart and give the Trojans a close game that was not decided until the final minutes. Reggie Bush scored on a pair of touchdown runs and totaled a career-best 335 all-purpose yards and
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kicked a USC and Pac-10 Conference game record 5
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. With the victory, USC sealed a bid for the
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in the Orange Bowl.
The game against the Bruins was later vacated as a result of NCAA sanctions.
Oklahoma
The undefeated, top-ranked Trojans met the also undefeated, second-ranked Sooners in the 2005 BCS National Championship Game held at the FedEx Orange Bowl at Pro Player Stadium in
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. The game was the first time two Heisman Trophy winners had faced each other in a college football game with Sooners quarterback and 2003 winner Jason White facing 2004 winner Matt Leinart. The game also featured four out of five of the 2004 Heisman finalists with Leinart, White, Reggie Bush and Sooner running back Adrian Peterson, the Heisman runner-up. Both USC and Oklahoma started and ended the season ranked #1 and #2 (wire-to-wire), respectively, in the AP and Coaches polls.
There was some controversy in the final team selections as the
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had also finished the regular season undefeated and won their
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, the
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, against the same Virginia Tech team USC defeated in the season opener; Auburn began the season ranked outside the top 15 and perhaps because of this they were unable to secure a spot in the national championship game, although they did tie Oklahoma at #2 in the AP poll at one point late in the season.
The Sooners scored first, having stopped an opening USC drive. USC scored next 28 points en route to a 38-10 halftime lead. The turning point in the game came early in the first quarter, with the game tied 7–7, Sooner
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made a critical special teams error that resulted in USC gaining possession on the Oklahoma 6-yard-line; after that the game turned into a USC rout.
Leinart, the game’s MVP, threw an Orange Bowl record (and USC record-tying) 5 touchdowns, including 3 to
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, tying both an Orange Bowl and USC record; Ryan Killeen set the USC career scoring record with 329 career points; USC’s 55 points tied its most ever in a bowl and were the most ever allowed in a bowl by Oklahoma. White threw for 24-of-36 for 244 yards with three interceptions and two touchdowns; Peterson ran for 82 yards on 25 carries. USC gained 525 total yards, averaging 8.3 yards per play, to the Sooners’ 372; OU ran off 13 more plays, 76 to 63, and held the ball for 35:06; however Oklahoma had 5 turnovers to USC's none.
The championship game against the Sooners was later vacated as a result of NCAA sanctions and USC was stripped of the 2004 BCS title. The 2004 AP title, however, remains in place.
After the season
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After the regular season, the
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hired USC Assistant Head Coach
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, who also served as Defensive Line Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, to be the new head coach of the
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football team; although hired on December 16, 2006, he remained with USC through the Orange Bowl.
Awards
Quarterback Matt Leinart was awarded the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States, with teammate Reggie Bush coming in 5th place.
A school-record 6 Trojans were awarded All-American first team honors in 2004: Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush, DE Shaun Cody, LB Matt Grootegoed, DT Mike Patterson and LB Lofa Tatupu. Wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett, offensive tackle Sam Baker and defensive end Lawrence Jackson were named to the Freshman All-American first team. In addition to winning the Heisman Trophy, Matt Leinart also won the
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and was named the AP Player of the Year.
In conference, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush were named 2004 Pac-10 Co-Offensive Players of the Year, while DE-DT Shaun Cody was Pac-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year; it marked the first time teammates had ever shared the honors on one side of the ball, the third time a school had won both offensive and defensive players of the year, and it was Leinart's second consecutive year being named the Offensive Player of the Year—making him the fourth to do so. Dating back to former Trojan QB
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's 2002 season, it was the third year in a row that a Trojan was named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year. All three players made the All-Pac-10 first team, with Bush making the team as both a running back and
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; they were joined by Mike Patterson, Matt Grootegoed, Lofa Tatupu and P Tom Malone. Making the second team where RB LenDale White, OT Sam Baker and S Darnell Bing, and honorable mentions to TE Dominique Byrd, TE Alex Holmes, WR Dwayne Jarrett, S Jason Leach, LB Dallas Sartz, DT Manuel Wright and CB Justin Wyatt.
Coach Pete Carroll was named the National Quarterback Club College Coach of the Year, as well as a finalist for the Bear Bryant and Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Awards semifinalist, and was named the ESPN.com Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
NCAA investigation and sanctions
In June 2010, the NCAA imposed sanctions on USC as a result of an investigation into the football program. One of the major focuses was improper gifts given to
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.
The NCAA found that Bush had received gifts from sports agents Lloyd Lake and Michael Michaels from at least December 2004 in violation of NCAA rules of amateurism. As a result, USC was placed on four years' probation and forced to vacate its last two wins of the 2004 season as well as all of its wins in the 2005 season. It was also banned from bowl games in 2010 and 2011 and lose 30 scholarships over three years. Running backs coach
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was banned from off-campus recruiting for one year after the NCAA determined he'd known about Bush's dealings with the agents. The NCAA also forced USC to permanently disassociate itself from Bush.
The vacated games included the Trojans' Orange Bowl win. On June 6, 2011, the BCS officially vacated USC's 2004 National Championship. The AP released a statement saying that USC will keep its 2004 AP title. The university filed an appeal of the sanctions which was later denied by the NCAA.
2004 team players in the NFL
- Kevin Arbet
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- Collin Ashton
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- Sam Baker
- Darnell Bing
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- John David Booty
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- William Buchanon
- Reggie Bush
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- Dominique Byrd
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- Matt Cassel
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- Shaun Cody
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- Fred Davis
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- Sedrick Ellis
-New Orleans Saints:Ellis was drafted by the New Orleans Saints seventh overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. The Saints original draft spot was 10th, but they traded up with the New England Patriots. The teams swapped first round picks, the Saints gave up their third round selection and the Pats gave...
- Matt Grootegoed
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- Alex Holmes
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- Ryan Kalil
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- Ryan Killeen
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- David Kirtman
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- Lawrence Jackson
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- Dwayne Jarrett
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- Winston Justice
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- Jason Leach
-College career:Leach played college football at the University of Southern California. He started in 2003 and 2004.-Professional Football Career:Leach played for the National Football League San Diego Chargers in 2005....
- Matt Leinart
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- Oscar Lua
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- Deuce Lutui
- Tom Malone
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- Clay Matthews III
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- Fred Matua
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- Chris McFoy
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- Jason Mitchell
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- Fili Moala
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- Mike Patterson
- Ryan Powdrell
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- Drew Radovich
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- Chilo Rachal
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- LaJuan Ramsey
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- Keith Rivers
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- Frostee Rucker
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- Dallas Sartz
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- Steve Smith
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- Matt Spanos
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- Lofa Tatupu
-Seattle Seahawks:Tatupu quickly established himself as one of the top defensive players in the league as a rookie in 2005, in which he was named to the Pro Bowl, while leading the NFC Champion Seahawks in tackles, with 104, en route to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history...
- Terrell Thomas
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- John Walker
- Scott Ware
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- Chauncey Washington
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- Lee Webb
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- LenDale White
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- Kyle Williams
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- Mike Williams
- Thomas Williams
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- Eric Wright
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- Manuel Wright
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- Justin Wyatt
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