Monday, 12/31/12 — Sun Bowl
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 47,922 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | USC kicks off. Touchback. Ball on GaTech25. | |
| Georgia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech25 | 15:00 | Smith rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, GaTech25 | 14:25 | Washington rush for 1 yard to the GaTech26. |
| 3-9, GaTech26 | 13:45 | Washington incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, GaTech26 | 13:38 | Poole punts. Woods returns -3 yards to the USC32. |
| USC - 13:30 | ||
| 1-10, USC32 | 13:30 | Redd rush left for 2 yards to the USC34. |
| 2-8, USC34 | 13:00 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, USC34 | 12:50 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, USC34 | 12:44 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on GaTech1. |
| Georgia Tech - 12:30 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech1 | 12:30 | Washington rush middle for 4 yards to the GaTech5. |
| 2-6, GaTech5 | 12:00 | Smith rush for 9 yards to the GaTech14. |
| 1-10, GaTech14 | 11:45 | Washington rush for -2 yards to the GaTech12. |
| 2-12, GaTech12 | 11:15 | Washington rush middle for 2 yards to the GaTech14. |
| 3-10, GaTech14 | 10:40 | Washington pass completion to the right to Bostic for 5 yards to the GaTech19. |
| 4-5, GaTech19 | 10:21 | Poole punts. No return. Ball on GaTech41. |
| USC - 10:01 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech41 | 10:01 | Redd rush for 1 yard to the GaTech40. |
| 2-9, GaTech40 | 9:40 | Redd rush right for 13 yards to the GaTech27. |
| 1-10, GaTech27 | 9:20 | Redd rush left for 1 yard to the GaTech26. |
| 2-9, GaTech26 | 9:00 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 2 yards to the GaTech24. |
| 3-7, GaTech24 | 8:18 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Redd for 3 yards to the GaTech21. |
| 4-4, GaTech21 | 7:40 | 38 yard field goal attempt by Heidari is NO GOOD. |
| Georgia Tech - 7:20 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech21 | 7:20 | Lee rush middle for 24 yards to the GaTech45. |
| 1-10, GaTech45 | 6:59 | Bostic rush for 9 yards to the USC46. |
| 2-1, USC46 | 6:25 | Lee sacked by Uko for -4 yards to the 50. |
| 3-5, 50 | 6:00 | Days rush for -2 yards to the GaTech48. |
| 4-7, GaTech48 | 5:20 | Poole punts. Woods returns 3 yards to the USC18. |
| USC - 4:57 | ||
| 1-10, USC18 | 4:57 | Redd rush for 2 yards to the USC20. |
| 2-8, USC20 | 4:34 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-13, USC15 | 4:15 | Wittek rush middle for 5 yards to the USC20. |
| 3-8, USC20 | 3:23 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Woods for 5 yards to the USC25. |
| 4-3, USC25 | 3:00 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on GaTech26. |
| Georgia Tech - 2:34 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech26 | 2:34 | Sims rush middle for 6 yards to the GaTech32. |
| 2-4, GaTech32 | 2:10 | Sims rush middle for 7 yards to the GaTech39. |
| 1-10, GaTech39 | 1:50 | Sims rush middle for 2 yards to the GaTech41. |
| 2-8, GaTech41 | 1:30 | Zenon rush for 1 yard to the GaTech42. |
| GaTech42 | 0:27 | Georgia Tech time out. |
| 3-7, GaTech42 | 0:27 | Lee rush right for 8 yards to the 50. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, 50 | 15:00 | Lee pass completion to the left to Jackson for 23 yards to the USC27. |
| 1-10, USC27 | 14:35 | Sims rush middle for 4 yards to the USC23. |
| 2-6, USC23 | 14:05 | Sims rush right for 3 yards to the USC20. |
| 3-3, USC20 | 13:35 | Bostic rush for 5 yards to the USC15. |
| 1-10, USC15 | 13:10 | Laskey rush middle for 3 yards to the USC12. |
| 2-7, USC12 | 12:40 | Godhigh rush middle for 7 yards to the USC5. |
| 1-5, USC5 | 12:05 | Lee rush middle for 1 yard to the USC4. |
| 2-4, USC4 | 11:35 | Godhigh rush for 1 yard to the USC3. |
| 3-3, USC3 | 10:50 | Lee pass completion to the left to Sims for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:41 | Tanner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:41 | Georgia Tech kicks off. Touchback. Ball on USC25. | |
| USC - 10:41 | ||
| 1-10, USC25 | 10:41 | Wittek incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, USC25 | 10:37 | McNeal rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, USC25 | 10:05 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 17 yards to the USC42. |
| 1-10, USC42 | 9:35 | McNeal rush for 5 yards to the USC47. |
| 2-5, USC47 | 9:19 | McNeal rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-5, USC47 | 8:45 | Wittek incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, USC47 | 8:28 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on GaTech13. |
| Georgia Tech - 8:20 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech13 | 8:20 | Lee rush for 6 yards to the GaTech19. |
| 2-4, GaTech19 | 7:48 | Sims rush middle for 13 yards to the GaTech32. |
| 1-10, GaTech32 | 7:25 | Sims rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, GaTech32 | 6:58 | Lee rush for 11 yards to the GaTech43. |
| 1-10, GaTech43 | 6:30 | Lee incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, GaTech43 | 6:23 | Georgia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, GaTech38 | 6:23 | Lee pass to the middle intercepted by Dawson and returned 20 yards. |
| USC - 6:11 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech33 | 6:11 | Redd rush for 1 yard to the GaTech32. |
| 2-9, GaTech32 | 5:35 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, GaTech37 | 5:26 | Wittek pass to the right intercepted by Sweeting and returned 22 yards. |
| Georgia Tech - 4:58 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech46 | 4:58 | Zenon rush for 6 yards to the USC48. |
| 2-4, USC48 | 4:27 | Lee rush middle for 6 yards to the USC42. |
| 1-10, USC42 | 4:05 | Lee rush middle for 5 yards to the USC37. |
| 2-5, USC37 | 3:35 | Lee rush for -3 yards to the USC40. Lee fumbles, USC recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| USC - 3:24 | ||
| 1-10, USC41 | 3:24 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, USC41 | 2:55 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, USC41 | 2:44 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Woods for 23 yards to the GaTech36. |
| 1-10, GaTech36 | 2:28 | Redd rush middle for 8 yards to the GaTech28. |
| 2-2, GaTech28 | 2:00 | Redd rush for 20 yards to the GaTech8. |
| 1-8, GaTech8 | 1:40 | Redd rush right for 4 yards to the GaTech4. |
| 2-4, GaTech4 | 1:20 | Redd rush right for -2 yards to the GaTech6. Redd fumbles, Redd of USC recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| GaTech9 | 0:55 | USC time out. |
| GaTech9 | 0:55 | Georgia Tech time out. |
| 3-9, GaTech9 | 0:55 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Redd for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:49 | Heidari PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:49 | USC kicks off. Golden returns 15 yards to the GaTech16. | |
| Georgia Tech - 0:42 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech16 | 0:42 | Sims rush middle for 4 yards to the GaTech20. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Georgia Tech kicks off. Lee returns 20 yards to the USC20. | |
| USC - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, USC20 | 14:54 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Grimble for 3 yards to the USC23. |
| 2-7, USC23 | 14:20 | Redd rush middle for 4 yards to the USC27. |
| 3-3, USC27 | 13:50 | Wittek incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, USC27 | 13:22 | Negrete punts. Golden returns 56 yards to the USC1. |
| Georgia Tech - 13:07 | ||
| 1-1, USC1 | 13:07 | Washington rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-1, USC1 | 12:30 | Washington rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:23 | Tanner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:23 | Georgia Tech kicks off. Touchback. Ball on USC25. | |
| USC - 12:23 | ||
| 1-10, USC25 | 12:23 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, USC25 | 12:17 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| USC25 | 12:13 | USC time out. |
| 3-10, USC25 | 12:13 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, USC25 | 12:03 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on GaTech34. |
| Georgia Tech - 11:55 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech34 | 11:55 | Godhigh rush for 5 yards to the GaTech39. |
| 2-5, GaTech39 | 11:24 | Lee rush for -2 yards to the GaTech37. |
| 3-7, GaTech37 | 10:45 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-7, GaTech37 | 10:36 | Poole punts. Woods returns 3 yards to the USC28. |
| USC - 10:26 | ||
| 1-10, USC28 | 10:26 | Redd rush left for -3 yards to the USC25. |
| 2-13, USC25 | 9:54 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-13, USC25 | 9:39 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Woods for 5 yards to the USC30. |
| 4-8, USC30 | 9:13 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on GaTech34. |
| Georgia Tech - 8:50 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech34 | 8:50 | Sims rush middle for 11 yards to the GaTech45. |
| 1-10, GaTech45 | 8:30 | Sims rush middle for 7 yards to the USC48. |
| 2-3, USC48 | 8:05 | Sims rush middle for 1 yard to the USC47. |
| 3-2, USC47 | 7:27 | Smith rush for 0 yards. |
| USC47 | 6:33 | Georgia Tech time out. |
| 4-2, USC47 | 6:33 | Poole punts. Touchback. Ball on USC20. |
| USC - 6:25 | ||
| 1-10, USC20 | 6:25 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Lee for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, USC20 | 5:52 | Redd rush middle for 2 yards to the USC22. |
| 3-8, USC22 | 5:05 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, USC22 | 4:53 | Negrete punts. Golden returns -1 yard to the GaTech49. Smith fumbles, USC recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-10, GaTech44 | 4:44 | Redd rush left for 3 yards to the GaTech41. |
| 2-7, GaTech41 | 4:20 | Redd rush middle for 1 yard to the GaTech40. |
| 3-6, GaTech40 | 3:40 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Redd for 2 yards to the GaTech38. |
| 4-4, GaTech38 | 3:00 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| Georgia Tech - 2:42 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech38 | 2:42 | Washington pass completion to the left to Moore for 27 yards to the USC35. |
| 1-10, USC35 | 2:25 | Sims rush middle for 5 yards to the USC30. |
| 2-5, USC30 | 1:58 | Sims rush left for 9 yards to the USC21. |
| 1-10, USC21 | 1:35 | Laskey rush left for 3 yards to the USC18. |
| 2-7, USC18 | 0:58 | Laskey rush left for 4 yards to the USC14. |
| 3-3, USC14 | 0:25 | Laskey rush left for 6 yards to the USC8. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 1-8, USC8 | 15:00 | Washington rush right for 1 yard to the USC7. |
| 2-7, USC7 | 14:30 | Georgia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-12, USC12 | 14:20 | Washington sacked by Uko for -5 yards to the USC17. |
| 3-17, USC17 | 13:34 | Washington pass completion to the right to Smith for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:11 | Tanner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:11 | Georgia Tech kicks off. Lee returns 34 yards to the USC34. | |
| USC - 13:03 | ||
| 1-10, USC34 | 13:03 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 4 yards to the USC38. |
| 2-6, USC38 | 12:30 | Wittek incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, USC38 | 12:17 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, USC38 | 12:13 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on GaTech5. |
| Georgia Tech - 12:04 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech5 | 12:04 | Washington rush middle for 4 yards to the GaTech9. |
| 2-6, GaTech9 | 11:30 | Sims rush right for 16 yards to the GaTech25. |
| 1-10, GaTech25 | 11:00 | Washington rush for 14 yards to the GaTech39. Georgia Tech penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-6, GaTech29 | 10:45 | Laskey rush left for 39 yards to the USC32. |
| 1-10, USC32 | 10:00 | Laskey rush right for 5 yards to the USC27. |
| 2-5, USC27 | 9:34 | Sims rush left for 1 yard to the USC26. |
| 3-4, USC26 | 8:55 | Washington incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, USC26 | 8:38 | Washington rush for -3 yards to the USC29. |
| USC - 8:32 | ||
| 1-10, USC29 | 8:32 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, USC29 | 8:27 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Lee for 12 yards to the USC41. Georgia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, GaTech44 | 8:10 | Redd rush left for 8 yards to the GaTech36. |
| 2-2, GaTech36 | 7:45 | Redd rush middle for 25 yards to the GaTech11. |
| 1-10, GaTech11 | 7:22 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Lee for 7 yards to the GaTech4. |
| 2-3, GaTech4 | 6:50 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, GaTech4 | 6:27 | Wittek pass to the middle intercepted by Nealy. No return. Touchback. Ball on GaTech20. |
| Georgia Tech - 6:22 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech20 | 6:22 | Washington rush right for 4 yards to the GaTech24. |
| 2-6, GaTech24 | 5:40 | Washington rush left for 10 yards to the GaTech34. |
| 1-10, GaTech34 | 5:10 | Sims rush middle for 4 yards to the GaTech38. |
| 2-6, GaTech38 | 4:10 | Washington rush middle for 5 yards to the GaTech43. |
| 3-1, GaTech43 | 3:54 | Washington rush right for 3 yards to the GaTech46. |
| 1-10, GaTech46 | 3:10 | Sims rush left for 5 yards to the USC49. |
| USC49 | 2:43 | USC time out. |
| 2-5, USC49 | 2:43 | Washington rush right for 3 yards to the USC46. |
| USC46 | 2:37 | USC time out. |
| USC46 | 2:37 | Georgia Tech time out. |
| 3-2, USC46 | 2:37 | Smith rush for 0 yards. |
| USC46 | 1:49 | Georgia Tech time out. |
| 4-2, USC46 | 1:49 | Georgia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-7, GaTech49 | 1:49 | Poole punts. Woods returns 12 yards to the USC27. Georgia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| USC - 1:41 | ||
| 1-10, USC42 | 1:41 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, USC42 | 1:36 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Grimble for 16 yards to the GaTech42. Georgia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, GaTech27 | 1:25 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. Georgia Tech penalized 13 yards. |
| 1-10, GaTech14 | 1:20 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, GaTech14 | 1:15 | Wittek incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, GaTech14 | 1:11 | Wittek pass to the left intercepted by Golden and returned 8 yards. |
| Georgia Tech - 1:04 | ||
| 1-10, GaTech8 | 1:04 | TEAM rush middle for -2 yards to the GaTech6. |
| 2-12, GaTech6 | 0:40 | TEAM rush middle for -2 yards to the GaTech4. |










