Bush, USC zoom past UCLA
LOS ANGELES – Run, Reggie, run – all the way to the Rose Bowl and probably with the Heisman Trophy in tow.
A step away from playing for an unprecedented third straight national title, Reggie Bush and No. 1 Southern California stomped into the championship game by overpowering their cross-town rivals Saturday.
Bush ran for 260 yards and two touchdowns in a 66-19 victory over No. 11 UCLA (9-2, 6-2 Pac-10), the 34th consecutive win for the top-ranked Trojans and 16th straight against a ranked opponent.
Now only Texas stands between USC (12-0, 8-0) and a perfectly historic season.
“This is the type of season we wanted from Day One,” Bush said. “This is the type of season we envisioned. We were able to make it come true. It’s a great feeling.”
Just about the time the unbeaten and second-ranked Longhorns were wrapping up a 70-3 victory over Colorado in the Big 12 title game that will send them to the Rose Bowl, USC was starting its own victory march to Pasadena.
“We’ve done everything we can do to this point, we’ve done it with a little flair, and a little bit of drama along the way,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. “This game was an exclamation point for this 12-game run.”
Southern California 66, UCLA 19
| UCLA | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | — | 19 |
| Southern California | 10 | 21 | 21 | 14 | — | 66 |
USC—FG Danelo 35
USC—Jarrett 8 pass from Leinart (Danelo kick)
USC—White 19 run (Danelo kick)
USC—Bush 13 run (Danelo kick)
UCLA—FG Medlock 43
UCLA—FG Medlock 43
USC—Bush 10 run (Danelo kick)
USC—Davis 15 pass from Leinart (Danelo kick)
USC—Wyatt 38 fumble return (Danelo kick)
USC—White 24 pass from Leinart (Danelo kick)
USC—White 8 run (Danelo kick)
UCLA—Drew 15 run (Medlock kick)
USC—Kirtman 2 run (Danelo kick)
UCLA—Willis 13 pass from Olson (kick failed)
A—92,000.
| UCLA | USC | |
| First downs | 19 | 35 |
| Rushes-yards | 33-129 | 51-430 |
| Passing | 146 | 249 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 14-32-0 | 23-44-1 |
| Return Yards | 11 | 34 |
| Punts-Avg. | 6-39.7 | 0-00 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-3 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-15 | 5-52 |
| Time of Possession | 26:01 | 33:59 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—UCLA, Drew 14-84, Markey 6-22, Bell 4-20, Olson 9-3. Southern California, Bush 24-260, White 14-154, Kirtman 3-6, Griffin 104, Leinart 6-3, Smith 1-3, Booty 1-2.
PASSING—UCLA, Olson 14-32-0-146. Southern California, Leinart 21-40-0-233, Booty 1-3-1-5, Jarrett 1-1-0-11.
RECEIVING—UCLA, Lewis 3-30, Everett 3-28, Markey 2-19, Cowan 2-15, Baumgartner 1-25, Drew 1-14, Willis 1-13, Moya 1-2. Southern California, Jarrett 6-83, Byrd 6-56, S.Smith 3-28, Kirtman 3-16, White 2-35, F.Davis 1-15, Leinart 1-11, Thompson 1-5.