Saturday, 09/03/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| (25) USC | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 68,273 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | USC kicks off. Stoudermire returns 25 yards to the Minn25. | |
| Minnesota - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 14:54 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Minn20 | 14:54 | Bennett rush for 25 yards to the Minn45. |
| 1-10, Minn45 | 14:30 | Gray rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn49. Gray fumbles, Minnesota recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-6, Minn49 | 13:54 | Bennett rush middle for 1 yard to the 50. |
| 3-5, 50 | 13:20 | Gray pass completion to the right to Lair for 13 yards to the USC37. |
| 1-10, USC37 | 13:00 | Bennett rush right for 1 yard to the USC36. |
| 2-9, USC36 | 12:12 | Bennett rush right for 2 yards to the USC34. |
| 3-7, USC34 | 11:45 | Gray incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, USC34 | 11:11 | 51 yard field goal attempt by Hawthorne is NO GOOD. |
| USC - 11:06 | ||
| 1-10, USC34 | 11:06 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 3 yards to the USC37. |
| 2-7, USC37 | 11:00 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 8 yards to the USC45. |
| 1-10, USC45 | 10:40 | Morgan rush middle for 3 yards to the USC48. |
| 2-7, USC48 | 9:55 | Barkley pass completion to the middle to Lee for 8 yards to the Minn44. |
| 1-10, Minn44 | 9:35 | Morgan rush left for 3 yards to the Minn41. |
| 2-7, Minn41 | 8:45 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, Minn41 | 8:27 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Woods for 10 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn31 | 8:22 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Minn31 | 8:13 | Barkley pass completion to the middle to Lee for 6 yards to the Minn25. |
| 3-4, Minn25 | 7:52 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Woods for 5 yards to the Minn20. |
| 1-10, Minn20 | 7:25 | Morgan rush middle for 8 yards to the Minn12. |
| 2-2, Minn12 | 6:50 | Morgan rush right for 5 yards to the Minn7. |
| 1-7, Minn7 | 6:30 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Woods for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:52 | Ellison two point rush -FAILED. | |
| 5:52 | USC kicks off. Stoudermire returns 22 yards to the Minn29. | |
| Minnesota - 5:47 | ||
| 1-10, Minn30 | 5:47 | Gray sacked by Tavai for -4 yards to the Minn26. |
| 2-14, Minn26 | 5:27 | Gray rush middle for -1 yard to the Minn25. |
| Minn25 | 4:18 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-15, Minn25 | 4:18 | Gray sacked by Perry for -1 yard to the Minn24. |
| 4-16, Minn24 | 3:57 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-21, Minn19 | 3:29 | Orseske punts. No return. Ball on USC37. |
| USC - 3:14 | ||
| 1-10, USC37 | 3:14 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Ellison for 3 yards to the USC40. |
| 2-7, USC40 | 2:52 | McNeal rush middle for 8 yards to the USC48. |
| 1-10, USC48 | 2:30 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Lee for 9 yards to the Minn43. |
| 2-1, Minn43 | 2:04 | McNeal rush middle for -1 yard to the Minn44. |
| Minn44 | 1:14 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-2, Minn44 | 1:14 | McNeal rush for -2 yards to the Minn46. |
| 4-4, Minn46 | 0:48 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on Minn3. |
| Minnesota - 0:21 | ||
| 1-10, Minn3 | 0:21 | Bennett rush right for 6 yards to the Minn9. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 2-4, Minn9 | 15:00 | Bennett rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn12. |
| 3-1, Minn12 | 14:30 | Bennett rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn13. |
| 1-10, Minn13 | 14:16 | Gray incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Minn13 | 13:47 | Edwards rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, Minn13 | 13:25 | Gray rush middle for 13 yards to the Minn26. |
| 1-10, Minn26 | 12:50 | Bennett rush left for 1 yard to the Minn27. |
| 2-9, Minn27 | 12:05 | Gray sacked by Wright and Galippo for -5 yards to the Minn22. |
| 3-14, Minn22 | 11:28 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-19, Minn17 | 11:12 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-24, Minn12 | 10:46 | Gray incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-24, Minn12 | 10:24 | Orseske punts. Robey returns 11 yards to the USC46. |
| USC - 10:12 | ||
| 1-10, USC46 | 10:12 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 9 yards to the Minn45. |
| 2-1, Minn45 | 10:08 | Morgan rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn43. |
| 1-10, Minn43 | 9:55 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Woods for 43 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:25 | Barkley two point pass is NO GOOD - intended for Baxter. | |
| 9:25 | USC kicks off. Stoudermire returns 21 yards to the Minn32. | |
| Minnesota - 9:18 | ||
| 1-10, Minn32 | 9:18 | USC penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Minn47 | 9:18 | Edwards rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Minn47 | 9:00 | Gray pass completion to the left to McKnight for 17 yards to the USC36. |
| 1-10, USC36 | 8:30 | Gray rush middle for 3 yards to the USC33. |
| 2-7, USC33 | 8:08 | Bennett rush middle for 1 yard to the USC32. |
| 3-6, USC32 | 7:27 | Gray pass completion to the middle to Moulton for 11 yards to the USC21. |
| 1-10, USC21 | 6:37 | Gray incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, USC21 | 6:28 | USC penalized 11 yards. |
| 1-10, USC10 | 6:22 | Gray rush middle for 3 yards to the USC7. |
| 2-7, USC8 | 5:52 | Bennett rush middle for -2 yards to the USC10. |
| 3-9, USC10 | 4:55 | Gray pass completion to the right to Jones for 6 yards to the USC4. |
| 4-2, USC3 | 4:07 | Hawthorne 21 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 4:07 | Minnesota kicks off. Woods returns 34 yards to the USC35. | |
| USC - 4:01 | ||
| 1-10, USC35 | 4:01 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 16 yards to the Minn49. |
| 1-10, Minn49 | 3:54 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Butler for 9 yards to the Minn40. |
| 2-1, Minn40 | 3:25 | Morgan rush for 9 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn31 | 2:59 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 7 yards to the Minn24. |
| 2-3, Minn24 | 2:30 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Butler for 9 yards to the Minn15. |
| 1-10, Minn15 | 1:45 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 4 yards to the Minn11. |
| 2-6, Minn11 | 1:15 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Telfer for 3 yards to the Minn8. |
| 3-2, Minn7 | 1:00 | Morgan rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn5. |
| 1-4, Minn4 | 0:52 | Minnesota penalized 2 yards. |
| 1-2, Minn2 | 0:52 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:49 | Heidari PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:49 | USC kicks off. Olson returns 13 yards to the Minn41. | |
| Minnesota - 0:44 | ||
| 1-10, Minn42 | 0:44 | Bennett rush for -1 yard to the Minn41. |
| Minn45 | 0:44 | USC time out. |
| 2-11, Minn41 | 0:35 | Gray rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn45. |
| Minn45 | 0:28 | USC time out. |
| 3-7, Minn45 | 0:28 | Gray rush for 8 yards to the USC47. |
| 1-10, USC47 | 0:22 | Gray pass completion to the middle to Moulton for 17 yards to the USC30. |
| 1-10, USC30 | 0:17 | Gray incomplete pass. |
| 2-10, USC30 | 0:13 | Gray rush middle for 5 yards to the USC25. |
| USC25 | 0:01 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-5, USC25 | 0:01 | Hawthorne 42 yards field goal attempt - BLOCKED by Kalil. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Minnesota kicks off. Woods returns 17 yards to the USC24. | |
| USC - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, USC24 | 14:55 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Ellison for 12 yards to the USC36. |
| 1-10, USC35 | 14:29 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Lee for 7 yards to the USC42. |
| 2-3, USC43 | 13:55 | Morgan rush for 3 yards to the USC46. |
| 1-10, USC46 | 13:35 | Barkley incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, USC46 | 13:20 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| USC46 | 13:12 | USC time out. |
| 3-10, USC46 | 13:12 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Woods for 14 yards to the Minn40. |
| 1-10, Minn40 | 13:00 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Telfer for 16 yards to the Minn24. USC penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-10, Minn39 | 13:00 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Carswell for 4 yards to the Minn35. |
| 2-6, Minn35 | 12:30 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Grimble for 1 yard to the Minn34. |
| 3-5, Minn34 | 12:00 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Woods for -1 yard to the Minn35. Woods fumbles, Woods of USC recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 4-6, USC36 | 11:00 | Barkley fumbles, Rallis of Minnesota recovers and returns 6 yards to the USC30. |
| Minnesota - 10:36 | ||
| 1-10, USC30 | 10:36 | Gray pass completion to the right to Lair for 17 yards to the USC13. |
| 1-10, USC13 | 10:20 | Gray rush middle for 4 yards to the USC9. |
| 2-6, USC9 | 9:48 | Bennett rush middle for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:37 | Hawthorne PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:37 | Minnesota kicks off. Woods returns 19 yards to the USC34. | |
| USC - 9:29 | ||
| 1-10, USC34 | 9:29 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Lee for 2 yards to the USC36. |
| 2-8, USC36 | 9:00 | Morgan rush for 15 yards to the Minn49. |
| 1-10, Minn49 | 8:30 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 11 yards to the Minn38. |
| 1-10, Minn38 | 8:19 | Morgan rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Minn38 | 7:50 | Morgan rush right for 1 yard to the Minn37. |
| 3-9, Minn37 | 7:30 | Minnesota penalized 8 yards. |
| 1-10, Minn29 | 6:41 | Morgan rush middle for 6 yards to the Minn23. |
| 2-4, Minn23 | 6:25 | Morgan rush left for -1 yard to the Minn24. |
| 3-5, Minn24 | 5:40 | Morgan rush for 4 yards to the Minn20. |
| 4-1, Minn20 | 4:58 | Morgan rush middle for 0 yards. |
| Minnesota - 4:44 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 4:44 | Gray pass completion to the right to Moulton for 14 yards to the Minn34. |
| 1-10, Minn34 | 4:28 | Gray sacked by Galippo for -7 yards to the Minn27. |
| 2-17, Minn28 | 4:00 | Gray incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-16, Minn28 | 3:15 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-21, Minn23 | 3:15 | Gray rush middle for 19 yards to the Minn42. |
| 4-2, Minn42 | 3:10 | Orseske punts. Robey returns 7 yards to the USC26. |
| USC - 2:44 | ||
| 1-10, USC26 | 2:44 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 28 yards to the Minn46. |
| 1-10, Minn46 | 2:12 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, USC49 | 2:09 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-15, USC49 | 2:00 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-15, USC49 | 1:36 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-15, USC49 | 1:30 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on Minn18. |
| Minnesota - 1:22 | ||
| 1-10, Minn18 | 1:22 | Gray rush middle for -1 yard to the Minn17. |
| 2-11, Minn17 | 1:04 | Gray rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn21. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 3-8, Minn21 | 15:00 | Shortell rush middle for 8 yards to the Minn29. |
| 1-10, Minn30 | 14:45 | Bennett rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn32. |
| 2-8, Minn32 | 14:05 | Shortell incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, Minn32 | 13:47 | Shortell incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, Minn32 | 13:41 | Orseske punts. No return. Ball on USC25. |
| USC - 13:31 | ||
| 1-10, USC25 | 13:31 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 5 yards to the USC30. |
| 2-5, USC30 | 13:00 | Morgan rush middle for -3 yards to the USC27. |
| 3-8, USC27 | 12:30 | Minnesota penalized 9 yards. |
| 1-10, USC36 | 12:10 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, USC36 | 12:04 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for -2 yards to the USC34. |
| USC34 | 11:18 | USC time out. |
| 3-12, USC34 | 11:18 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Baxter for 3 yards to the USC37. |
| 4-9, USC37 | 11:00 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on Minn17. |
| Minnesota - 10:30 | ||
| 1-10, Minn17 | 10:30 | Shortell pass completion to the right to Jones for 23 yards to the Minn40. |
| 1-10, Minn40 | 10:10 | Shortell pass completion to the right to McKnight for 11 yards to the USC49. |
| 1-10, USC49 | 10:00 | Bennett rush right for 3 yards to the USC46. |
| 2-7, USC46 | 9:30 | Shortell incomplete pass to the right. |
| USC46 | 9:09 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-7, USC46 | 9:09 | Shortell incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, USC47 | 9:01 | Shortell pass completion to the right to McKnight for 13 yards to the USC34. |
| 1-10, USC34 | 8:42 | Shortell pass completion to the left to Jones for 22 yards to the USC12. |
| 1-10, USC12 | 8:30 | Shortell incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, USC12 | 8:10 | Shortell pass completion to the left to Green for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:03 | Hawthorne PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:03 | Minnesota kicks off. McNeal returns 0 yards. | |
| USC - 7:57 | ||
| 1-10, USC15 | 7:57 | Barkley incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, USC15 | 7:50 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Butler for 8 yards to the USC23. |
| 3-2, USC24 | 7:23 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Ellison for 6 yards to the USC30. |
| 1-10, USC30 | 6:58 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, USC25 | 6:53 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-20, USC20 | 6:30 | McNeal rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-20, USC20 | 5:52 | McNeal rush middle for 27 yards to the USC47. |
| 1-10, USC47 | 5:30 | USC penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-25, USC32 | 5:00 | Morgan rush middle for 11 yards to the USC43. |
| 2-14, USC43 | 4:33 | Barkley incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-14, USC43 | 4:01 | Barkley pass completion to the left to Carswell for 19 yards to the Minn38. |
| 1-10, Minn38 | 3:35 | Barkley pass completion to the right to Woods for 5 yards to the Minn33. |
| 2-5, Minn33 | 3:08 | Morgan rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn32. |
| 3-4, Minn32 | 2:46 | Barkley incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-4, Minn32 | 2:11 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-9, Minn37 | 2:11 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on Minn8. |
| Minnesota - 2:04 | ||
| 1-10, Minn9 | 2:04 | Shortell pass completion to the right to Moulton for 10 yards to the Minn19. |
| 1-10, Minn19 | 1:55 | Shortell pass completion to the left to McKnight for 8 yards to the Minn27. |
| 2-2, Minn27 | 1:36 | Shortell rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn28. |
| 3-1, Minn28 | 1:08 | Shortell pass to the left intercepted by Harris. No return. |
| USC - 0:53 | ||
| 1-10, Minn42 | 0:53 | McNeal rush for 2 yards to the Minn40. |
| Minn40 | 0:45 | Minnesota time out. |
| 2-8, Minn40 | 0:45 | Barkley rush for -2 yards to the Minn42. |
| Minn42 | 0:41 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-10, Minn42 | 0:41 | Barkley rush for -1 yard to the Minn43. |










