Sunday, 09/13/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) USC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| (8) Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 106,033 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | USC kicks off. Thomas returns 29 yards to the OhioSt29. | |
| Ohio State - 14:52 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt29 | 14:52 | Pryor pass completion to the middle to Posey for 23 yards to the USC48. |
| 1-10, USC48 | 14:36 | Pryor rush right for -2 yards to the USC50. |
| 2-12, USC50 | 13:55 | Pryor pass to the middle intercepted by Galippo and returned 51 yards. |
| USC - 13:55 | ||
| 1-2, OhioSt2 | 13:55 | Johnson rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt2. |
| 2-2, OhioSt2 | 12:55 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Williams for 1 yard to the OhioSt1. |
| 3-1, OhioSt1 | 12:38 | Johnson rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt1. |
| 4-1, OhioSt1 | 11:44 | Johnson rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:37 | Congdon PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:37 | USC kicks off. Thomas returns 26 yards to the OhioSt28. | |
| Ohio State - 11:31 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt28 | 11:31 | Herron rush left for 8 yards to the OhioSt36. |
| 2-2, OhioSt36 | 10:45 | Herron rush left for 5 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 1-10, OhioSt41 | 10:41 | Herron rush right for 5 yards to the OhioSt46. |
| 2-5, OhioSt46 | 9:44 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-10, OhioSt41 | 9:29 | Pryor pass completion to the middle to Sanzenbacher for 56 yards to the USC3. |
| 1-3, USC3 | 8:58 | Herron rush middle for 1 yard to the USC2. |
| 2-2, USC2 | 8:23 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:06 | Pettrey PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:06 | Ohio State kicks off. Gable returns 22 yards to the USC22. | |
| USC - 7:58 | ||
| 1-10, USC22 | 7:58 | McKnight rush left for 5 yards to the USC27. |
| 2-5, USC27 | 7:24 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, USC27 | 7:16 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, USC27 | 7:12 | O'Malley punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt33. |
| Ohio State - 7:03 | ||
| 1-10, USC33 | 7:03 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, OhioSt28 | 7:03 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Posey for 7 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 2-8, OhioSt35 | 6:40 | Pryor rush left for 0 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 2-8, OhioSt35 | 5:33 | Ohio State time out. |
| 2-8, OhioSt35 | 5:33 | USC time out. |
| 3-8, OhioSt35 | 5:33 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, OhioSt35 | 5:27 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on USC20. |
| USC - 5:19 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 5:19 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, USC15 | 5:19 | McKnight rush right for 2 yards to the USC17. |
| 2-13, USC17 | 4:41 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-13, USC17 | 4:35 | McKnight rush middle for -4 yards to the USC13. |
| 4-17, USC13 | 4:12 | O'Malley punts. Small returns 3 yards to the USC44. |
| Ohio State - 3:51 | ||
| 1-10, USC44 | 3:51 | Herron rush middle for 0 yards to the USC44. |
| 2-10, USC44 | 3:11 | Pryor rush left for 9 yards to the USC35. |
| 3-1, USC35 | 2:25 | Herron rush middle for 3 yards to the USC32. |
| 1-10, USC32 | 1:55 | Pryor rush right for -4 yards to the USC36. |
| 2-14, USC36 | 1:30 | Pryor pass completion to the middle to Posey for 34 yards to the USC2. |
| 2-14, USC2 | 1:03 | USC time out. |
| 1-2, USC2 | 1:03 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-2, USC2 | 0:59 | Herron rush middle for 1 yard to the USC1. |
| 3-1, USC1 | 0:19 | Herron rush middle for 0 yards to the USC1. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 4-1, USC1 | 15:00 | Pettrey 18 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 14:56 | Ohio State kicks off. Johnson returns 16 yards to the USC18. | |
| USC - 14:52 | ||
| 1-10, USC18 | 14:52 | McKnight rush middle for 5 yards to the USC23. |
| 2-5, USC23 | 14:12 | McKnight rush middle for 4 yards to the USC27. |
| 3-1, USC27 | 13:24 | Barkley rush middle for 3 yards to the USC30. |
| 1-10, USC30 | 13:09 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Johnson for 2 yards to the USC32. |
| 2-8, USC32 | 12:14 | Johnson rush left for 7 yards to the USC39. |
| 3-1, USC39 | 11:44 | Johnson rush middle for 6 yards to the USC45. |
| 1-10, USC45 | 11:15 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, USC45 | 11:05 | Bradford rush left for 3 yards to the USC48. |
| 3-7, USC48 | 10:25 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Ausberry for 11 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 1-10, OhioSt41 | 10:25 | Barkley pass to the left intercepted by Homan and returned 4 yards. |
| Ohio State - 9:50 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt36 | 9:50 | Saine rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt38. |
| 2-8, OhioSt38 | 9:30 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Posey for 3 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 3-5, OhioSt41 | 9:30 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, OhioSt41 | 8:22 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on USC14. |
| USC - 8:15 | ||
| 1-10, USC14 | 8:15 | McKnight rush middle for 3 yards to the USC17. |
| 2-7, USC17 | 7:55 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Ausberry for 12 yards to the USC29. |
| 1-10, USC29 | 7:05 | Johnson rush left for 0 yards to the USC29. |
| 2-10, USC29 | 6:35 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Havili for 19 yards to the USC48. |
| 1-10, USC48 | 5:50 | McKnight rush left for -3 yards to the USC45. |
| 2-13, USC45 | 5:16 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Williams for 18 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 1-10, OhioSt37 | 4:33 | Williams rush left for 6 yards to the OhioSt31. |
| 2-4, OhioSt31 | 4:33 | McKnight rush left for 3 yards to the OhioSt28. |
| 2-4, OhioSt28 | 3:20 | USC time out. |
| 3-1, OhioSt28 | 3:05 | Johnson rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt27. |
| 1-10, OhioSt27 | 2:44 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, OhioSt27 | 2:44 | Bradford rush right for 1 yard to the OhioSt26. |
| 3-9, OhioSt26 | 1:55 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, OhioSt26 | 1:55 | 44 yard field goal attempt by Congdon is NO GOOD. |
| Ohio State - 1:49 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 1:49 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, OhioSt26 | 1:49 | Herron rush middle for 7 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| 3-3, OhioSt33 | 0:59 | Pryor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-3, OhioSt33 | 0:55 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on USC20. |
| USC - 0:48 | ||
| 1-10, USC20 | 0:48 | Johnson rush right for 29 yards to the USC49. |
| 1-10, USC49 | 0:41 | Barkley rush right for 6 yards to the OhioSt45. |
| 2-4, OhioSt45 | 0:41 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Havili for 5 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 1-10, OhioSt40 | 0:41 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Williams for 18 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 1-10, OhioSt22 | 0:17 | Ohio State time out. |
| 1-10, OhioSt22 | 0:17 | Barkley pass completion to the left to McCoy for 19 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 1-3, OhioSt3 | 0:17 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-3, OhioSt3 | 0:04 | Congdon 20 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on USC20. | |
| USC - 14:51 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 14:51 | USC penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, USC10 | 14:51 | McKnight rush right for 5 yards to the USC15. |
| 2-15, USC15 | 13:45 | Barkley sacked by Heyward for a 6 yard loss to the USC9. |
| 3-21, USC9 | 13:05 | McKnight rush right for 8 yards to the USC17. |
| 4-13, USC17 | 12:56 | O'Malley punts. Small returns 4 yards to the USC49. |
| Ohio State - 12:32 | ||
| 1-10, USC49 | 12:32 | Herron rush middle for 0 yards to the USC49. |
| 2-10, USC49 | 11:52 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Sanzenbacher for 2 yards to the USC47. |
| 3-8, USC47 | 11:12 | Pryor rush right for 7 yards to the USC40. |
| 4-1, USC40 | 10:12 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-6, USC45 | 10:12 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on USC10. |
| USC - 10:04 | ||
| 1-10, USC10 | 10:04 | McKnight rush middle for 0 yards to the USC10. |
| 2-10, USC10 | 9:50 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, USC10 | 9:12 | Barkley incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, USC10 | 9:09 | O'Malley fumbles, O'Malley of USC recovers and returns -10 yards to the USC0. |
| Ohio State - 9:09 | ||
| 3-10, USC10 | 9:09 | Ohio State SAFETY. |
| USC - 9:03 | ||
| 9:03 | USC kicks off. Posey returns 23 yards to the USC43. | |
| Ohio State - 8:56 | ||
| 1-10, USC43 | 8:56 | Herron rush middle for 1 yard to the USC42. |
| 2-9, USC42 | 8:11 | Pryor pass completion to the middle to Saine for 20 yards to the USC22. |
| 1-10, USC21 | 7:39 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, USC22 | 7:29 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the USC20. |
| 3-8, USC20 | 6:45 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Posey for 10 yards to the USC10. |
| 1-10, USC10 | 6:07 | Pryor rush right for 0 yards to the USC10. |
| 1-10, USC10 | 6:07 | Pryor fumbles, Herron of Ohio State recovers and returns -8 yards to the USC18. |
| 2-18, USC18 | 6:07 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Saine for 13 yards to the USC5. |
| 3-5, USC5 | 5:11 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, USC5 | 4:49 | Pettrey 22 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 4:44 | Ohio State kicks off. Gable returns 27 yards to the USC26. | |
| USC - 4:32 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 4:32 | USC penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, USC16 | 4:32 | Barkley pass completion to the right to McKnight for 24 yards to the USC40. |
| 1-10, USC40 | 4:04 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, USC40 | 3:40 | Johnson rush right for 3 yards to the USC43. |
| 3-7, USC43 | 2:55 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Williams for 6 yards to the USC49. |
| 4-1, USC49 | 2:55 | Barkley rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 2:55 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 1:34 | USC time out. |
| 2-10, OhioSt48 | 1:34 | McCoy rush left for 2 yards to the OhioSt46. |
| 3-8, OhioSt46 | 0:34 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Ausberry for 4 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 4-4, OhioSt42 | 0:14 | O'Malley punts. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt20. |
| Ohio State - 0:01 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 0:01 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 14:50 | ||
| 2-8, OhioSt22 | 14:50 | Pryor rush middle for 7 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 3-1, OhioSt29 | 14:20 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt31. |
| 1-10, OhioSt31 | 13:41 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, OhioSt31 | 13:40 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, OhioSt26 | 13:40 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-15, OhioSt26 | 13:37 | Pryor rush left for 17 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| 1-10, OhioSt43 | 12:47 | Herron rush middle for -2 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 2-12, OhioSt41 | 12:47 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Herron for 4 yards to the OhioSt45. |
| 2-12, OhioSt45 | 11:24 | Ohio State time out. |
| 3-7, OhioSt47 | 11:24 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-7, OhioSt47 | 11:21 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on USC14. |
| USC - 11:21 | ||
| 1-10, USC14 | 11:21 | Johnson rush middle for 1 yard to the USC15. |
| 2-9, USC15 | 10:40 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, USC15 | 10:28 | Barkley incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, USC15 | 10:28 | O'Malley punts. Small returns 8 yards to the USC45. |
| Ohio State - 10:28 | ||
| 1-10, USC45 | 10:28 | Thomas rush right for 6 yards to the USC39. |
| 2-4, USC39 | 9:28 | Herron rush right for 4 yards to the USC35. |
| 1-10, USC35 | 9:14 | Herron rush middle for 3 yards to the USC32. |
| 2-7, USC32 | 8:23 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, USC32 | 8:14 | Pryor sacked by Griffen for a 4 yard loss to the USC36. |
| 4-11, USC36 | 7:22 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on USC14. |
| USC - 7:15 | ||
| 1-10, USC14 | 7:15 | Barkley sacked by Torrence for a 4 yard loss to the USC10. |
| 2-14, USC10 | 6:32 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-19, USC5 | 6:12 | McKnight rush middle for 10 yards to the USC15. |
| 3-9, USC15 | 5:28 | Barkley pass completion to the middle to McKnight for 22 yards to the USC37. |
| 1-10, USC37 | 4:50 | Barkley pass completion to the left to McCoy for 26 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 1-10, OhioSt37 | 4:14 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, OhioSt37 | 4:14 | McKnight rush left for 1 yard to the OhioSt36. |
| 3-9, OhioSt36 | 3:44 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Williams for 8 yards to the OhioSt28. |
| 4-1, OhioSt28 | 3:27 | Barkley rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt26. |
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 2:57 | McKnight rush left for 4 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 2-6, OhioSt22 | 2:25 | McKnight rush middle for 7 yards to the OhioSt15. |
| 1-10, OhioSt15 | 2:25 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, OhioSt15 | 1:32 | McKnight rush middle for 9 yards to the OhioSt6. |
| 2-10, OhioSt6 | 1:14 | Ohio State time out. |
| 3-1, OhioSt6 | 1:14 | Barkley rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt2. |
| 1-2, OhioSt2 | 1:05 | Johnson rush right for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:05 | Barkley two point passto McKnight is GOOD. | |
| 1:05 | USC kicks off. Thomas returns 21 yards to the OhioSt36. | |
| Ohio State - 1:01 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt36 | 1:01 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 1-10, OhioSt36 | 0:57 | Ohio State penalized -18 yards. |
| 2-28, OhioSt18 | 0:57 | Pryor rush right for 14 yards to the OhioSt32. |
| 3-14, OhioSt32 | 0:37 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Posey for 4 yards to the OhioSt36. |
| 3-14, OhioSt36 | 0:28 | USC time out. |
| 4-10, OhioSt36 | 0:28 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| USC - 0:21 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt36 | 0:21 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the OhioSt38. |
