Saturday, 09/18/10
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (18) USC | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 50,442 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | USC kicks off. Stoudermire returns 20 yards to the Minn22. | |
| Minnesota - 14:52 | ||
| 1-10, Minn22 | 14:52 | Bennett rush middle for -2 yards to the Minn20. |
| 2-12, Minn20 | 14:22 | Bennett rush middle for 0 yards to the Minn20. |
| 3-12, Minn20 | 13:40 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-12, Minn20 | 13:32 | Orseske punts. No return. Ball on USC45. |
| USC - 13:26 | ||
| 1-10, USC45 | 13:26 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Ellison for 23 yards to the Minn32. |
| 1-10, Minn32 | 13:04 | Bradford rush middle for -1 yards to the Minn33. |
| 2-11, Minn33 | 12:55 | Tyler rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn31. |
| 3-9, Minn41 | 12:30 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, Minn41 | 11:34 | 48 yard field goal attempt by Houston is NO GOOD. |
| Minnesota - 11:29 | ||
| 1-10, USC41 | 11:29 | Bennett rush middle for 1 yard to the USC40. |
| 2-9, Minn32 | 10:48 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-9, Minn32 | 10:44 | Weber pass completion to the right to Gray for 37 yards to the USC31. |
| 1-10, USC31 | 10:20 | Weber pass completion to the right to McKnight for 9 yards to the USC22. |
| 2-1, USC22 | 9:44 | Hoese rush middle for 5 yards to the USC17. |
| 1-10, USC17 | 9:10 | Eskridge rush middle for 7 yards to the USC10. |
| 2-3, USC10 | 8:45 | Eskridge rush middle for 1 yard to the USC9. |
| 3-2, USC9 | 8:05 | USC penalized 4 yards. |
| 1-5, USC4 | 8:05 | Eskridge rush middle for 3 yards to the USC1. |
| 2-1, USC1 | 7:30 | Eskridge rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:30 | Ellestad PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:15 | Minnesota kicks off. No return. Ball on USC40. | |
| USC - 7:15 | ||
| 1-10, USC40 | 7:15 | Baxter rush right for 4 yards to the USC44. |
| 2-6, USC44 | 6:43 | Tyler rush right for 4 yards to the USC48. |
| 2-6, USC44 | 6:43 | Tyler fumbles, Tyler of USC recovers and returns 0 yards to the USC48. |
| 1-10, USC48 | 6:43 | Bradford rush middle for 10 yards to the Minn42. |
| 1-10, Minn42 | 5:30 | Barkley incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Minn42 | 5:20 | Bradford rush right for 12 yards to the Minn30. |
| 1-10, Minn28 | 4:50 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Woods for 8 yards to the Minn20. |
| 2-2, Minn20 | 4:25 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Johnson for 5 yards to the Minn15. |
| 1-10, Minn15 | 4:25 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Smith for -1 yards to the Minn16. |
| 2-11, Minn15 | 4:25 | Tyler rush middle for 5 yards to the Minn10. |
| 3-6, Minn10 | 3:30 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Baxter for 7 yards to the Minn3. |
| 3-6, Minn3 | 2:23 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-4, Minn8 | 2:23 | Barkley rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn6. |
| 1-2, Minn2 | 2:20 | Barkley incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-2, Minn2 | 2:20 | Tyler rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:20 | Houston PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:47 | USC kicks off. Stoudermire returns 28 yards to the Minn33. | |
| Minnesota - 1:41 | ||
| 1-10, Minn33 | 1:41 | Kirkwood rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn34. |
| 2-9, Minn34 | 1:07 | Bennett rush middle for 0 yards to the Minn34. |
| 3-9, Minn34 | 1:07 | USC penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Minn49 | 0:50 | Bennett rush middle for 2 yards to the USC49. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 2-8, USC49 | 15:00 | Bennett rush middle for 3 yards to the USC46. |
| 3-5, USC46 | 15:00 | Weber pass completion to the left to Lair for 3 yards to the USC43. |
| 4-2, USC43 | 13:51 | Orseske punts. No return. Ball on USC23. |
| USC - 13:30 | ||
| 1-10, USC23 | 13:30 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Ellison for 11 yards to the USC34. |
| 1-10, USC34 | 13:00 | Bradford rush middle for 9 yards to the USC43. |
| 2-1, USC43 | 12:30 | Baxter rush left for 4 yards to the USC47. |
| 1-10, USC47 | 12:05 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Johnson for 53 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:05 | Mustain two point rush left -FAILED. | |
| 11:53 | USC kicks off. Stoudermire returns 19 yards to the Minn28. | |
| Minnesota - 11:44 | ||
| 1-10, Minn28 | 11:44 | Weber rush middle for 9 yards to the Minn37. |
| 2-1, Minn37 | 11:44 | Eskridge rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn39. |
| 1-10, Minn38 | 10:20 | Eskridge rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn40. |
| 2-8, Minn40 | 10:20 | Kirkwood rush middle for 15 yards to the USC45. |
| 1-10, USC45 | 9:25 | Kirkwood rush middle for 0 yards to the USC45. |
| 2-10, USC45 | 8:55 | Eskridge rush middle for -2 yards to the USC47. |
| 3-12, USC47 | 8:05 | Weber sacked by McDonald for a 8 yard loss to the Minn45. |
| 4-20, Minn46 | 7:30 | Orseske punts. Touchback. Ball on USC20. |
| USC - 7:21 | ||
| 1-10, USC20 | 7:21 | USC penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, USC10 | 7:04 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Baxter for 10 yards to the USC20. |
| 2-10, USC20 | 6:20 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, USC15 | 6:12 | Bradford rush right for 0 yards to the USC15. |
| 3-15, USC15 | 5:18 | Barkley pass completion to the middle to Woods for 10 yards to the USC25. |
| 4-5, USC25 | 4:45 | Harfman punts. No return. Ball on Minn39. |
| Minnesota - 4:45 | ||
| 4-5, Minn25 | 4:45 | Vereen fumbles, Morgan of USC recovers and returns 0 yards to the Minn38. |
| USC - 4:45 | ||
| 1-10, Minn38 | 4:45 | Barkley sacked by Gregory-McGhee for a 13 yard loss to the USC49. |
| 2-23, USC49 | 4:00 | Tyler rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn50. |
| 3-22, Minn50 | 3:00 | Barkley pass completion to the middle to Woods for 8 yards to the Minn42. |
| 4-14, Minn42 | 3:00 | Harfman punts. No return. Ball on Minn17. |
| Minnesota - 2:30 | ||
| 1-10, Minn17 | 2:30 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Minn17 | 2:00 | Kirkwood rush left for 10 yards to the Minn27. |
| 1-10, Minn27 | 1:50 | USC penalized 8 yards. |
| 1-2, Minn35 | 1:50 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-2, Minn35 | 1:50 | Bennett rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn36. |
| 2-2, Minn36 | 0:45 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-1, Minn36 | 0:45 | Weber pass to the right intercepted by Starling and returned 0 yards. |
| USC - 0:36 | ||
| 1-10, USC49 | 0:36 | Barkley pass to the middle intercepted by Theret and returned 7 yards. |
| Minnesota - 0:36 | ||
| 1-10, Minn35 | 0:36 | Rush middle for -1 yards to the Minn34. |
| 1-10, Minn34 | 0:23 | USC time out. |
| 2-11, Minn34 | 0:23 | Kirkwood rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn37. |
| 2-11, Minn37 | 0:17 | USC time out. |
| 3-8, Minn37 | 0:17 | Kirkwood rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn41. |
| 3-8, Minn41 | 0:12 | USC time out. |
| 4-4, Minn41 | 0:12 | Orseske punts. No return. Ball on USC33. |
| USC - 0:06 | ||
| 1-10, USC33 | 0:06 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the USC31. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Minnesota kicks off. Woods returns 23 yards to the USC26. | |
| USC - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, USC26 | 14:55 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Johnson for 2 yards to the USC28. |
| 2-8, USC28 | 14:20 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Havili for 10 yards to the USC38. |
| 1-10, USC38 | 13:43 | Tyler rush right for 3 yards to the USC41. |
| 2-7, USC41 | 13:20 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, USC41 | 13:02 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Ellison for 11 yards to the Minn48. |
| 1-10, Minn48 | 13:02 | Tyler rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn45. |
| 2-7, Minn45 | 12:15 | USC penalized -15 yards. |
| 2-22, USC40 | 11:35 | Barkley pass to the middle intercepted by Manuel and returned 0 yards. |
| Minnesota - 11:14 | ||
| 1-10, Minn35 | 11:14 | Kirkwood rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn37. |
| 2-8, Minn37 | 10:39 | Kirkwood rush right for -5 yards to the Minn32. |
| 3-13, Minn32 | 10:00 | Weber pass completion to the left to Gray for 21 yards to the USC47. |
| 1-10, USC47 | 10:00 | Eskridge rush middle for 1 yard to the USC46. |
| 2-9, USC46 | 9:05 | Eskridge rush middle for 3 yards to the USC43. |
| 3-6, USC43 | 8:25 | Weber rush middle for 12 yards to the USC31. |
| 1-10, USC31 | 7:36 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, USC36 | 7:32 | Eskridge rush middle for 4 yards to the USC32. |
| 2-11, USC32 | 6:40 | Eskridge rush middle for 1 yard to the USC31. |
| 3-10, USC31 | 6:05 | Weber pass completion to the left to McKnight for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:05 | Ellestad PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:47 | Minnesota kicks off. Woods returns 97 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | |
| USC - 5:47 | ||
| 5:47 | Barkley two point pass is NO GOOD - intended for Woods. | |
| 5:35 | USC kicks off. Eskridge returns 20 yards to the Minn36. | |
| Minnesota - 4:57 | ||
| 1-10, Minn36 | 4:57 | Eskridge rush middle for 8 yards to the Minn44. |
| 2-2, Minn44 | 4:57 | Kirkwood rush middle for 0 yards to the Minn44. |
| 3-2, Minn44 | 4:57 | Hoese rush middle for 0 yards to the Minn44. |
| 4-2, Minn44 | 4:57 | Orseske punts. No return. Ball on USC12. |
| USC - 3:30 | ||
| 1-10, USC12 | 3:30 | Baxter rush right for 6 yards to the USC18. |
| 2-4, USC18 | 3:00 | Bradford rush middle for 16 yards to the USC34. |
| 1-10, USC34 | 2:35 | Baxter rush right for 3 yards to the USC37. |
| 2-7, USC37 | 2:10 | Bradford rush right for 9 yards to the USC46. |
| 1-10, USC46 | 1:23 | Bradford rush right for 4 yards to the Minn50. |
| 2-6, Minn50 | 0:55 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Butler for 4 yards to the Minn46. |
| 3-2, Minn46 | 0:28 | Bradford rush right for 10 yards to the Minn36. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Minn36 | 15:00 | Bradford rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn32. |
| 2-6, Minn32 | 14:34 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, Minn32 | 14:15 | Tyler rush right for 11 yards to the Minn21. |
| 1-10, Minn21 | 13:50 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Ausberry for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:50 | Houston PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:39 | USC kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn20. | |
| Minnesota - 13:39 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 13:39 | Weber pass completion to the left to Gray for 19 yards to the Minn39. |
| 1-10, Minn39 | 13:19 | Bennett rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn42. |
| 2-7, Minn42 | 12:20 | Weber pass completion to the right to Lair for 0 yards to the Minn42. |
| 3-7, Minn42 | 11:54 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-7, Minn42 | 11:54 | Orseske punts. No return. Ball on USC9. |
| USC - 11:21 | ||
| 1-10, USC9 | 11:21 | Bradford rush right for -2 yards to the USC7. |
| 2-12, USC7 | 10:55 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 9 yards to the USC16. |
| 3-3, USC16 | 10:10 | Minnesota penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, USC31 | 9:58 | Baxter rush left for 5 yards to the USC36. |
| 2-5, USC36 | 9:15 | Tyler rush middle for 8 yards to the USC44. |
| 1-10, USC44 | 9:15 | Bradford rush middle for 56 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:15 | Tyler two point rush middle -FAILED. | |
| 8:32 | USC kicks off. Stoudermire returns 16 yards to the Minn21. | |
| Minnesota - 8:27 | ||
| 1-10, Minn21 | 8:27 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn21 | 8:23 | Weber pass completion to the middle to McKnight for 13 yards to the Minn34. |
| 1-10, Minn34 | 8:23 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Minn34 | 8:00 | Weber pass completion to the left to Allen for 5 yards to the Minn39. |
| 3-5, Minn39 | 8:00 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, Minn39 | 7:33 | Orseske punts. No return. Johnson returns 0 yards to the USC18. |
| USC - 7:33 | ||
| 4-5, USC39 | 7:33 | Johnson fumbles, Johnson of USC recovers and returns 0 yards to the USC17. |
| 1-10, USC17 | 7:33 | Gable rush left for 9 yards to the USC26. |
| 2-1, USC26 | 7:00 | Gable rush middle for 8 yards to the USC34. |
| 1-10, USC34 | 7:00 | Baxter rush right for -1 yards to the USC33. |
| 2-11, USC33 | 5:40 | USC penalized -15 yards. |
| 2-26, USC18 | 5:40 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-26, USC18 | 5:10 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-26, USC18 | 4:56 | Harfman punts. No return. Ball on Minn35. |
| Minnesota - 4:48 | ||
| 1-10, Minn35 | 4:48 | Weber pass completion to the right to Eskridge for 8 yards to the Minn43. |
| 2-2, Minn43 | 4:48 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-2, Minn43 | 4:17 | Eskridge rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn47. |
| 1-10, Minn47 | 4:17 | Weber sacked by Galippo for a 11 yard loss to the Minn36. |
| 1-10, Minn36 | 3:55 | Minnesota time out. |
| 2-21, Minn36 | 3:55 | Weber pass to the middle intercepted by Galippo and returned 12 yards. |
| USC - 3:55 | ||
| 1-10, Minn44 | 3:55 | Gable rush right for 1 yard to the Minn43. |
| 2-9, Minn43 | 3:00 | Gable rush middle for 6 yards to the Minn37. |
| 3-3, Minn37 | 2:40 | Gable rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn35. |
| 4-1, Minn35 | 2:13 | Mustain rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn33. |
| 1-10, Minn33 | 1:40 | Bradford rush left for 2 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn33 | 1:40 | Bradford fumbles, Manuel of Minnesota recovers and returns 0 yards to the Minn31. |
| Minnesota - 1:18 | ||
| 1-10, Minn31 | 1:18 | USC time out. |
| 1-10, Minn31 | 1:18 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Minn31 | 1:14 | Weber pass completion to the left to Stoudermire for 6 yards to the Minn37. |
| 3-4, Minn37 | 0:55 | Weber pass completion to the right to Stoudermire for 17 yards to the USC46. |
| 1-10, USC46 | 0:45 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, USC46 | 0:35 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, Minn49 | 0:35 | Weber pass completion to the middle to Lair for 20 yards to the USC31. |
| 2-15, USC31 | 0:27 | Minnesota time out. |
| 1-10, USC32 | 0:27 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, USC32 | 0:22 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, USC37 | 0:22 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for 15 yards to the USC22. |
| 2-15, USC22 | 0:16 | Minnesota time out. |
| 1-10, USC22 | 0:16 | Weber pass completion to the right to Gray for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:16 | Ellestad PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:11 | Minnesota kicks off. No return. Ball on Minn45. | |
| USC - 0:09 | ||
| 1-10, Minn45 | 0:09 | Gable rush left for 10 yards to the Minn35. |










