Penn State Nittany Lions vs USC Trojans
Thursday, January 1st 2009 (5:10 PM EST)
USC 38 - Penn State: 24 (THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI)
- Game Info
- Schedules
- Bowl History
- Players
- Stats Matchup
- Run Stats
- Pass Stats
- More Stats
- Power Ratings
- Scoring | Records
- Previous Matchups
| Penn State's 2008 Schedule | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Matchup | Spread | Total | Result | |
| Sat 8/30 | Penn State vs Coastal Carolina | W 66 - 10 | |||
| Sat 9/6 | Penn State vs Oregon State | W 45 - 14 | |||
| Sat 9/13 | Penn State at Syracuse | W 55 - 13 | |||
| Sat 9/20 | Penn State vs Temple | W 45 - 3 | |||
| Sat 9/27 | Penn State vs Illinois | W 38 - 24 | |||
| Sat 10/4 | Penn State at Purdue | W 20 - 6 | |||
| Sat 10/11 | Penn State at Wisconsin | W 48 - 7 | |||
| Sat 10/18 | Penn State vs Michigan | W 46 - 17 | |||
| Sat 10/25 | Penn State at Ohio State | W 13 - 6 | |||
| BYE WEEK | |||||
| Sat 11/8 | Penn State at Iowa | L 23 - 24 | |||
| Sat 11/15 | Penn State vs Indiana | W 34 - 7 | |||
| Sat 11/22 | Penn State vs Michigan State | W 49 - 18 | |||
| Thu 1/1 | Penn State vs USC | L 24 - 38 | |||
| USC's 2008 Schedule | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Matchup | Spread | Total | Result | |
| Sat 8/30 | USC at Virginia | W 52 - 7 | |||
| BYE WEEK | |||||
| Sat 9/13 | USC vs Ohio State | W 35 - 3 | |||
| BYE WEEK | |||||
| Thu 9/25 | USC at Oregon State | L 21 - 27 | |||
| Sat 10/4 | USC vs Oregon | W 44 - 10 | |||
| Sat 10/11 | USC vs Arizona State | W 28 - 0 | |||
| Sat 10/18 | USC at Washington State | W 69 - 0 | |||
| Sat 10/25 | USC at Arizona | W 17 - 10 | |||
| Sat 11/1 | USC vs Washington | W 56 - 0 | |||
| Sat 11/8 | USC vs California | W 17 - 3 | |||
| Sat 11/15 | USC at Stanford | W 45 - 23 | |||
| BYE WEEK | |||||
| Sat 11/29 | USC vs Notre Dame | W 38 - 3 | |||
| Sat 12/6 | USC at UCLA | W 28 - 7 | |||
| Thu 1/1 | USC vs Penn State | W 38 - 24 | |||
PSU's OC vs USC's DC USC's OC vs PSU's DC
| Teams | Games | PPG | PPG H/R | Success Rate | Pts PerOpp | TO | 1stD PG | TotalYds PG | RushYds PG | PassYdsPG | RYPA | Run Rate | Pass Rate | Run Success | Pass Success | Havoc Rate | Total PPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU Offense | 13 | 38.9 | 31.8 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| USC Defense | 13 | 9 | 3.2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Teams | Games | PPG | PPG H/R | Success Rate | Pts PerOpp | TO | 1stD PG | TotalYds PG | RushYds PG | PassYdsPG | RYPA | Run Rate | Pass Rate | Run Success | Pass Success | Havoc Rate | Total PPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Offense | 13 | 37.5 | 36.3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| PSU Defense | 13 | 14.4 | 11.2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Teams | Games | Run Play Rate | Run Play Success | Rush Att PG | Rush Yds PG | Rush Yds Per Att | Rushing TDs | Run Pred Pts Added | OL Yds Per Att | 3rd/4th & Short | Front 7 Havoc | Run Play Explosivness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| USC Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | Run Play Rate | Run Play Success | Rush Att PG | Rush Yds PG | Rush Yds Per Att | Rushing TDs | Run Pred Pts Added | OL Yds Per Att | 3rd/4th & Short | Front 7 Havoc | Run Play Explosivness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| PSU Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | PassPlay Rate | PassPlay Success | Comp PG | Att PG | Yds PG | Yds PA | Yds PC | TDs | Ints | PassPlays PPA | PassPlays Expl | PassDowns Rate | PassDowns Succ Rate | PassDowns PPA | DB Havoc | PassDowns Expl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | ||
| USC Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | PassPlay Rate | PassPlay Success | Comp PG | Att PG | Yds PG | Yds PA | Yds PC | TDs | Ints | PassPlays PPA | PassPlays Expl | PassDowns Rate | PassDowns Succ Rate | PassDowns PPA | DB Havoc | PassDowns Expl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | ||
| PSU Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | Possession Time | 1st Downs PG | 3rd Down % | 4th Down % | Penalties PG | Penalty Yds PG | Off TO PG | Def TO PG | TFL PG | Sacks PG | D/ST TDs | Avg Field Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 13 | 0:00 | 0 | NAN% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| USC | 13 | 0:00 | 0 | NAN% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Penn State's Power Ratings
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Penn State's SP+ Ratings
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Penn State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 26.0 (#4)
Penn State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 22.4 (#8)
Penn State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 14.3 (#19)
Penn State's 2008 Expected Record: -
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Penn State's SP+ Ratings
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Penn State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 26.0 (#4)
Penn State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 22.4 (#8)
Penn State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 14.3 (#19)
Penn State's 2008 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
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USC's Power Ratings
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USC's SP+ Ratings
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USC's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.9 (#38)
USC's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 18.9 (#11)
USC's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -0.6 (#81)
USC's 2008 Expected Record: -
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USC's SP+ Ratings
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USC's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.9 (#38)
USC's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 18.9 (#11)
USC's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -0.6 (#81)
USC's 2008 Expected Record: -
Penn State Scoring
Offense: 38.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 31.8
Defense: 14.4 PPG
Defense on Road: 11.2
Penn State's 2008 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 4 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0
Penn State Roster Talent
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Offense: 38.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 31.8
Defense: 14.4 PPG
Defense on Road: 11.2
Penn State's 2008 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 4 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0
Penn State Roster Talent
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Projected Score
USC 26
Penn State 24
Projected Total Points: 50
Based on Entire Season
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USC
Total Points:
USC 26
Penn State 24
Projected Total Points: 50
Based on Entire Season
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USC Scoring
Offense: 37.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.3
Defense: 9 PPG
Defense at Home: 3.2
USC's 2008 Record
Record: 12 - 1
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0
USC Roster Talent
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Offense: 37.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.3
Defense: 9 PPG
Defense at Home: 3.2
USC's 2008 Record
Record: 12 - 1
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0
USC Roster Talent
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
| Penn State Recent Bowl History | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Bowl | Matchup | Spread | Total | Result |
| 2008 | Rose Bowl | Penn State vs USC | L 24 - 38 | ||
| 2007 | N/A | Penn State vs Texas A&M | W 24 - 17 | ||
| 2006 | Outback Bowl | Penn State vs Tennessee | W 20 - 10 | ||
| 2005 | Orange Bowl | Penn State vs Florida State | W 26 - 23 | ||
| 2002 | One Bowl | Penn State vs Auburn | L 9 - 13 | ||
| USC Recent Bowl History | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Bowl | Matchup | Spread | Total | Result |
| 2008 | Rose Bowl | USC vs Penn State | W 38 - 24 | ||
| 2007 | N/A | USC vs Illinois | W 49 - 17 | ||
| 2006 | Rose Bowl | USC vs Michigan | W 32 - 18 | ||
| 2005 | Rose Bowl | USC vs Texas | L 38 - 41 | ||
| 2004 | Orange Bowl | USC vs Oklahoma | W 55 - 19 | ||
| 2003 | Rose Bowl | USC vs Michigan | W 28 - 14 | ||
| 2002 | Orange Bowl | USC vs Iowa | W 38 - 17 | ||
(#Team not found for the given year.) Penn State Info
Penn State has played in 16 Bowls in the last 5 years (8 - 8)
Penn State has played in 17 Bowls since 2000 (8 - 9)
Penn State is 3 - 1 in last 4 games (1 at Home, 3 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 32 - 9
Penn State Deficiencies
Penn State has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
Penn State has played in 16 Bowls in the last 5 years (8 - 8)
Penn State has played in 17 Bowls since 2000 (8 - 9)
Penn State is 3 - 1 in last 4 games (1 at Home, 3 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 32 - 9
Penn State Deficiencies
Penn State has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
Rematch from Week 1
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USC won vs Penn State this year (38-24)
Weather Forecast
Playing in Rose Bowl
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Depth Charts
Penn State | USC
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USC won vs Penn State this year (38-24)
Weather Forecast
Playing in Rose Bowl
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Depth Charts
Penn State | USC
(#Team not found for the given year.) USC Info
USC has played in 16 Bowls in the last 5 years (10 - 6)
USC has played in 18 Bowls since 2000 (11 - 7)
USC is 4 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 40 - 5
USC Deficiencies
USC has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
USC has played in 16 Bowls in the last 5 years (10 - 6)
USC has played in 18 Bowls since 2000 (11 - 7)
USC is 4 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 40 - 5
USC Deficiencies
USC has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
| Player Name | COMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryll Clark | 192 | 321 | 60% | 2592 | 19 | 6 | 8.1 |
| Pat Devlin | 25 | 47 | 53% | 459 | 4 | 0 | 9.8 |
| Player Name | CAR | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Royster | 191 | 1236 | 12 | 6.5 | 44 |
| Stephfon Green | 105 | 578 | 4 | 5.5 | 69 |
| Daryll Clark | 79 | 282 | 10 | 3.6 | 24 |
| Derrick Williams | 43 | 243 | 3 | 5.7 | 36 |
| Player Name | REC | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deon Butler | 47 | 810 | 7 | 17.2 | 70 |
| Jordan Norwood | 41 | 637 | 6 | 15.5 | 55 |
| Derrick Williams | 44 | 485 | 4 | 11.0 | 39 |
| Stephfon Green | 15 | 268 | 1 | 17.9 | 80 |
| Player Name | COMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 241 | 366 | 66% | 3207 | 34 | 10 | 8.8 |
| Mitch Mustain | 11 | 16 | 69% | 157 | 2 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Player Name | CAR | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafon Johnson | 138 | 705 | 9 | 5.1 | 43 |
| Joe McKnight | 89 | 659 | 2 | 7.4 | 55 |
| C.J. Gable | 107 | 617 | 8 | 5.8 | 50 |
| Marc Tyler | 36 | 198 | 1 | 5.5 | 24 |
| Player Name | REC | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Williams | 58 | 869 | 9 | 15.0 | 35 |
| Patrick Turner | 49 | 741 | 10 | 15.1 | 42 |
| Ronald Johnson | 33 | 570 | 8 | 17.3 | 63 |
| Stanley Havili | 24 | 324 | 3 | 13.5 | 50 |