2006 USC Trojans football team
2006 Pac-10 Conference | |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 11–2 (7–2 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Lane Kiffin (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Holt (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Captains | |
Home stadium | Los Angeles Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass) |
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No. 4 USC + | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 California + | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Oregon State | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the
The
Before the season
The four previous Trojan teams were very successful. Since the
Coaching changes
After the 2005 season, defensive coordinator, Jethro Franklin, took an assistant coaching position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Idaho coach, Nick Holt, a former assistant at USC, was hired to replace him. Holt had previously served as linebackers coach for three years at USC.[7]
Roster changes
Although returning 11 starters from 2005, the team lost eleven players to the
Recruiting
The Trojans signed 25
US college sports recruiting information for 2006 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Kenny Ashley RB |
Venice, California | Venice Senior High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.47 | Jan 28, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
Walker Ashley DT |
Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Eden Prairie High | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | 4.96 | Feb 3, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
David Ausberry WR |
Lemoore, California | Lemoore High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.65 | Jan 7, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Allen Bradford LB |
Colton, California | Colton High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.55 | Jan 7, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
C.J. Gable S |
Sylmar, California | Sylmar Senior High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.55 | Jan 19, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
Garrett Green QB |
Sherman Oaks, California | Notre Dame High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 1, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Stanley Havili RB |
Salt Lake City, Utah | Cottonwood High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.52 | Jan 14, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 | ||||||
Vidal Hazleton WR |
Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 30, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 | ||||||
Zack Heberer OL |
San Pedro, California | San Pedro Senior High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 277 lb (126 kg) | 5.1 | Jun 12, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
Jamere Holland WR |
Woodland Hills, California | William Howard Taft High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.35 | Feb 1, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Stafon Johnson RB |
Los Angeles | Susan Miller Dorsey High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.45 | Jan 27, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
Vincent Joseph DB |
Long Beach, California | Polytechnic High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 29, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Butch Lewis OT |
Aurora, Colorado | Regis Jesuit High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | 5.0 | Jan 7, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Taylor Mays S |
Seattle, Washington | O'Dea High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.55 | Aug 14, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Anthony McCoy TE |
Fresno, California | Bullard High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 9, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Emmanuel Moody RB |
Coppell, Texas | Coppell High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 7, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Michael Morgan LB |
Dallas, Texas | Skyline High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.55 | Jan 31, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Alex Parsons DT |
Irvine, California | Woodbridge High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 4.85 | Dec 18, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
Travon Patterson WR |
Long Beach, California | Polytechnic High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 4.45 | Jan 26, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Antwine Perez S |
Camden, New Jersey | Woodrow Wilson High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.5 | Sep 25, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Alfred Rowe LB |
Long Beach, California | Polytechnic High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 31, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 | ||||||
Derek Simmons DE |
Fairfield, California | Armijo High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 4.9 | Jun 28, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Joshua Tatum LB |
Oakland, California | McClymonds Senior High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 11, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Gerald Washington TE |
Rancho Cucamonga, California | Chaffey | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 4.6 | May 29, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Shareece Wright CB |
Colton, California | Colton High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 4.51 | Dec 31, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1 Rivals: #1 | ||||||
Sources:
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Pre-season honors
Eleven Trojan players were named to pre-season national award watchlists.
- Sam Baker–Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy
- John David Booty–Maxwell Award
- Brian Cushing–Chuck Bednarik Award
- Fred Davis–John Mackey Award
- Lawrence Jackson–Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Ted Hendricks Award, and Lott Trophy
- Dwayne Jarrett–Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award
- Dave Rimington Trophy
- Oscar Lua–Chuck Bednarik Award
- Rey Maualuga–Butkus Award
- Keith Rivers–Chuck Bednarik Award and Butkus Award
- Steve Smith–Maxwell Award
In addition to the awards, five players were named to various pre-season
Season
Roster
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Wide receivers
Offensive line
Tight ends
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Running backs
Defensive line
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Punters Kickers
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† Starter at position Injured; will not play in 2006 |
The Trojans went into the 2006 campaign having suffered many season-ending injuries. Redshirt senior and 2003 starting fullback
By the Trojans' first game at
Coaching staff
The Trojan team was coached by sixth-year head coach, Pete Carroll and his staff, most of whom returned from 2005.[12]
Name | Position | Year at USC |
Alma mater (year) |
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Pete Carroll | Head coach | 6th | Pacific (1973) |
Lane Kiffin | Offensive coordinator Wide receivers Recruiting coordinator |
6th | Fresno State (1998) |
Steve Sarkisian | Assistant head coach Quarterbacks |
5th 2001–2003, 2005 – present |
BYU (1997) |
Nick Holt | Defensive coordinator Defensive line |
4th 2001–2003, 2006 – present |
Pacific (1986) |
Todd McNair | Running backs Special teams coordinator |
3rd | Temple |
Brennan Carroll | Assistant head coach Tight ends |
5th | Pittsburgh (2001) |
Ken Norton Jr. |
Linebackers | 3rd | UCLA (1988) |
Pat Ruel | Offensive line | 2nd | Miami (1972) |
Rocky Seto | Secondary | 8th | USC (1999) |
David Watson | Defensive line | 2nd | Western Illinois (2001) |
Chris Carlisle | Strength and conditioning | 6th | Chadron State (1985) |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 5:45 p.m. | at Arkansas* | No. 6 | ESPN | W 50–14 | 76,564[13] | |
September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 19 College GameDay) | ABC | W 28–10 | 92,000[13] | ||
September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 3 | ABC | W 20–3 | 58,801[13] | |
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at TBS | W 28–22 | 35,117[13] | |||
October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington | No. 3 |
| FSN | W 26–20 | 90,282[13] |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 3 |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 91,126[13] |
October 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 3 | FSN | L 31–33 | 42,871[13] | |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 9 | FSN | W 42–0 | 49,371[13] | |
November 11 | 7:15 p.m. | No. 21 Oregon | No. 7 |
| FSN | W 35–10 | 92,000[13] |
November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 17 California | No. 4 |
| ABC | W 23–9 | 91,672[13] |
November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 6 College GameDay) | ABC | W 44–24 | 91,800[13] | ||
December 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 2 | ABC | L 9–13 | 90,622[13] | |
January 1, 2007 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 College GameDay) | ABC | W 32–18 | 93,952[13] | ||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 6 (3) | 3 (3) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Coaches | 3T (1) | 3 (4) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Harris | Not released | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Not released | |||
BCS | Not released | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Not released |
Game summaries
USC began the season with many impressive streaks intact despite having lost the 2006 Rose Bowl to Texas.
- 27 straight home games (Pac-10 and school record)
- 23 straight Pac-10 games (Pac-10 and school record)
- 19 straight Pac-10 home games (Pac-10 and school record)
- 15 straight road games
- 11 straight Pac-10 road games
- 8 straight non-conference home games
- 5 straight non-conference road games
- 16 straight October games
- 16 straight November games
- 52 straight 20-point games
Arkansas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Trojans | 3 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 50 |
Razorbacks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Although both ESPN and
Nebraska
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Cornhuskers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 4 Trojans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
The
Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Trojans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
The Trojans next traveled to face the
Washington State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Trojans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Cougars | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
The Trojans next traveled to face the Washington State Cougars, led by fourth-year head coach, Bill Doba, and quarterback, Alex Brink. Although Jarrett came into the game tied for the Pac-10 career record of receiving touchdowns, he would sit out the game with an ankle injury. Steve Smith took his place, however, and scored two touchdowns to lead the Trojans in the 28–22 win. Although the Cougars lost their only lead in the first quarter, they had a chance to score and tie the game on the final play of the game before Brink's pass was intercepted. The Trojans continued their conference winning streak and moved to 25 games and increased their streak of scoring 20 points to 56 games.[19]
Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
No. 3 Trojans | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
The
Arizona State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
No. 3 Trojans | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
The Arizona State Sun Devils, led by sixth-year head coach, Dirk Koetter, and quarterback, Rudy Carpenter, next visited the Trojans. Though the Sun Devils started the season with three wins, they had been blown out in both of their next two games and were a three touchdown underdog to the Trojans.[21] The Trojans dominated the first half with three touchdowns before the Sun Devils could score. Their third touchdown, a pass to Jarrett, made him the Pac-10 leader in career touchdown receptions with 33. The Sun Devils, however, finally answered with a rushing touchdown before half-time. The Sun Devils tied the game in the third quarter with Carpenter's touchdown pass and a returned interception for a touchdown, however, Chauncey Washington ran for the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give the final score of 28–21 in favor of the Trojans. Once again scoring over 20 points, they won another home conference game to extend their streaks.[22]
Oregon State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Trojans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Beavers | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
The Trojans next visited the Oregon State Beavers, led by head coach, Mike Riley. The Beavers took an early lead, and, after the Trojans tied the game, scored three field goals to take a nine-point lead. A Danelo field goal at the end of the first half brought the Trojans within six points at half-time. The Beavers took control of the game in the second half, passing for a touchdown, returning a punt for a touchdown, and kicking another field goal to take a 33–10 lead. The Trojans finally answered at the end of the third quarter to bring their deficit to 16 points. In the fourth quarter, Booty threw his second touchdown of the game, and, after a two-point conversion, brought the score to 33–25 in favor of the Beavers. Booty threw his third touchdown of the game with seven seconds remaining, however, their second two-point conversion attempt was batted away by the Beavers to preserve their 33–31 win. Though the Trojans continued their streak of games scoring over 20 points, they ended their streaks of, among others, 38 wins in the regular season, 27 wins against Pac-10 opponents, and 18 wins on the road.[23]
Stanford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Trojans | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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California
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No. 17 Bears | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
No. 4 Trojans | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
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Notre Dame visited the Coliseum with a four-game losing streak to the Trojans, however an eight-game winning streak in the season. After the epic 2005 game, the Irish thought they might break the losing streak, and would be assured of a BCS Bowl game. With a win, the Trojans knew that they would still be in the national title hunt. The game started with the Irish receiving the ball and Brady Quinn throwing a quick 38-yard pass to Rhema McKnight. The Irish drive stalled afterwards and turned the ball over after Quinn's fourth down pass flew errantly into the endzone. The Trojans took over and quarterback John David Booty led them on a 61-yard drive that ended with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Jarrett. After the next Irish drive ended with a punt and a return by the Trojans to the Irish 26, Booty completed another touchdown pass to Jarrett to put the Trojans ahead 14–0. On the ensuing Irish drive, Quinn and Darius Walker brought the Irish downfield, allowing Carl Gioia to kick a field goal. The first quarter ended with the Trojans winning 14–3. In the first drive of the second quarter, Booty led the Trojans to the Irish 1-yard line where he snuck the ball in for USC's third touchdown of the game. On the ensuing drive for the Irish, on a third down, Quinn scrambled for 59-yards, Notre Dame's longest run of the season, to bring the Irish to the USC 17-yard line. Four plays later, a Darius Walker fumble was recovered by the Trojans giving them the ball back. The Irish defense, however, held the Trojans for the first time forcing a punt. The punt was partially blocked giving the Irish the ball back on the 7-yard line. On the next play, Quinn threw a touchdown to Marcus Freeman. The next two drives by the Trojans both ended when Booty threw an interception, but the Irish couldn't capitalize on either, turning the ball over on downs two more times. The half ended with the Trojans leading 21–10.
The second half began with a Trojan drive of 65-yards capped with a Chauncey Washington 2-yard touchdown run. The only other score of the third quarter came on Notre Dame's second drive of 58-yards, when Quinn hit Rhema McKnight for a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth down. The fourth quarter began with the Trojans driving to an eventual 32-yard field goal by Mario Danelo. After the Irish were held, Booty threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Jarrett to give the Trojans a 37–17 lead (Danelo missed the extra point). Quinn drove the Irish 78-yards and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Samardzija to put the Irish deficit to 13 points. However, the onside kick attempt, was recovered by Brian Cushing, who ran it back to give the Trojans a 20-point lead again. Notre Dame's last drive would end on another failed fourth down attempt, giving the Trojans the 44–24 win.[25]
UCLA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Trojans | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Bruins | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
UCLA's defensive performance snapped USC's NCAA-record streak of 63 consecutive 20-point games.[26]
Michigan
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 8 Trojans | 3 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
No. 3 Wolverines | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
In the month leading to the Rose Bowl, starting kicker Troy Van Blarcom was dismissed by the university because of his grades, leaving all duties to Mario Danelo.[27]
The Rose Bowl crowd marked USC's 11th sell out, a single season school record.[26]
Legacy
USC is the first team to win five Pac-10 championships in a row, although the Trojans shared the 2002 championship with Washington State[28] and the 2006 championship with California.
USC's popularity continued to remain high, setting a school record with 11 sold-out games over the season and a total attendance of 995,778, shy of the all-time record set in 2005 of 1,037,565—attributable to the smaller stadiums at away games in the 2006 season.[26]
At the end of the 2006 season, with only Dwayne Jarrett departing early for the NFL and returning many of the starters from the 2006 team, major media sources projected the 2007 USC Trojans football team as the presumptive pre-season No. 1 team and national title contender for the 2007 season.[29][30][31]
2006 team players in the NFL
- Sam Baker
- Fred Davis
- Sedrick Ellis
- Ryan Kalil
- Lawrence Jackson
- Dwayne Jarrett
- Oscar Lua
- Chris McFoy
- Ryan Powdrell
- Drew Radovich
- Chilo Rachal
- Keith Rivers
- Dallas Sartz
- Steve Smith
- Matt Spanos
- Terrell Thomas
- Chauncey Washington
- Kyle Williams
- Thomas Williams
- David Buehler
- Brian Cushing
- Taylor Mays
- Kevin Ellison
- Cary Harris
- Kaluka Maiava
- Clay Matthews III
- Rey Maualuga
- Fili Moala
- Kyle Moore
- Mark Sanchez
- Patrick Turner
Deaths
USC placekicker
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