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LSU 20, USC 17
(12-2)
(14-1)
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Score
3:50
TD USC MIKE WILLIAMS 3 YD PASS FROM MATT LEINART (RYAN KILLEEN KICK)Drive info: 7 plays, 56 yards
7-0, USC
2nd Quarter
Score
7:04
TD USC REGGIE BUSH 76 YD RUN (RYAN KILLEEN KICK)Drive info: 5 plays, 90 yards
14-0, USC
1:37
TD LSU MICHAEL CLAYTON 36 YD PASS FROM MATT MAUCK (RYAN GAUDET MISSED PAT)Drive info: 1 play, 36 yards
14-6, USC
0:22
FG USC RYAN KILLEEN 22 YD FGDrive info: 13 plays, 69 yards
17-6, USC
3rd Quarter
Score
NO SCORING
4th Quarter Score
13:21
TD LSU SKYLER GREEN 54 YD PASS FROM MATT MAUCK (MICHAEL CLAYTON 2 YD PASS FOR 2 PT CONVERSION)Drive info: 3 plays, 68 yards
17-14, USC
10:58
FG LSU RYAN GAUDET 25 YD FGDrive info: 7 plays, 34 yards
17-17
3:51
FG LSU RYAN GAUDET 34 YD FGDrive info: 7 plays, 37 yards
20-17, LSU
Team Statistics
USC LSU
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 16
19
Passing
9 10
Rushing 7 8
Penalty 0
1
3rd-Down Efficiency
4-20 3-18
4th-Down Efficiency
0-1 0-0
NET YARDS RUSHING 205
179
Rushes
35 45
Average per rush 5.9
4.0
NET YARDS PASSING 177
288
Completion-attempted
16-39 18-35
Sacked-yards lost
4-18 2-15
Had intercepted 0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION 29:01
30:59
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Interceptions
USC INT YDS
Jason Leach 1 3
LSU INT YDS
NONE