2014 SEASON (Final)
WEEK 17
MAJOR BOWL TIER
LIBERTY BOWL: vs. Maryland (7-4) *TV4*
(USC -2) USC BCS RANK: --
Use up the last of my coaching blocs as there were two players (one is Malcolm Moreno) with D-'s and three D's.
Somehow we're favored against Maryland in the Liberty Bowl - neither of us is in the Top 25. I guess a bowl game win would salvage the year, but I've got a real sour taste in my mouth about our finish.
Only WR Ronnie Wheeler will be out for the bowl game.
Malcolm Moreno and Junior Coffey show up to play this week and Bucky Riley changes around the defensive game plan and we win in a walk, 42-24, salvaging some semblence of dignity to end the season.
Moreno went 25/35 for 382 yards while throwing 5 TD's and 2 INT's and Junior Coffey ran for 160 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries.
Wideout Richie Warrick had a spectacular game making 9 catches for 176 yards and 1 TD. Senior WR Willie Davison had a fine game in his last as a USC Trojan, making 7 catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
CB Mo Napiecek led the defense with 10 tackles.
USC 42 -- Maryland 24
PAC-10 (6-2) -- OVERALL (9-3)
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WEEK 18
FOUR STAR TIER
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: #21
Well, our victory in the Liberty Bowl put us back in the Top 25. A moral victory if we can stay there through the finals rounds of bowl games.
PAC-10 (6-2) -- OVERALL (9-3)
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WEEK 19
NEW YEAR'S TIER
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: #21
We remain at #21.
PAC-10 (6-2) -- OVERALL (9-3)
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WEEK 20
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: #21
Florida crushes Notre Dame 38-0 for the National Championship.
Florida QB Heath Hammond wins the Heisman. Notre Dame QB Ricky Battle is denied his third straight Heisman but is named Offensive Player of the Year and 1st Team All-American. Weird voting.
We finish the year ranked #21 in the BCS.
A very disappointing year for me.
PAC-10 (6-2) -- OVERALL (9-3)
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2014 FINAL BCS RANKINGS
Code:
The College Years
Final 2014
BCS Overall Rankings
School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida 13-0 SEC 1.25 1.00 0.00 2.88 5.13 1
Iowa 12-0 B10 1.50 2.00 0.00 3.44 6.94 2
Notre Dame 11-1 IND 3.50 6.50 1.00 0.40 11.40 3
UCLA 11-1 P10 4.50 5.00 1.00 1.20 11.70 4
Keene State 12-0 NNE 5.50 3.00 0.00 4.88 13.38 5
Syracuse 11-1 BGE 6.00 5.00 1.00 4.00 16.00 6
Texas A&M 11-2 B12 10.75 5.50 2.00 1.72 19.97 7
Penn State 10-2 B10 8.00 9.50 2.00 2.12 21.62 8
Georgia Tech 11-1 ACC 6.00 13.50 1.00 1.16 21.66 9
Toledo 12-1 MAC 9.25 9.00 1.00 2.80 22.05 10
Virginia 10-2 ACC 9.75 10.00 2.00 0.72 22.47 11
South Florida 11-1 USA 13.00 9.50 1.00 3.64 27.14 12
Colorado State 11-1 MTW 11.25 13.00 1.00 4.08 29.33 13
Michigan 9-3 B10 15.75 12.50 3.00 2.72 33.97 14
Rice 10-2 WAC 15.75 15.00 2.00 4.80 37.55 15
Boston College 10-2 BGE 14.50 18.00 2.00 3.52 38.02 16
California 9-3 P10 12.25 23.50 3.00 1.68 40.43 17
Texas Christian 9-3 USA 19.25 19.00 3.00 1.92 43.17 18
Michigan State 9-3 B10 11.75 26.50 3.00 2.20 43.45 19
Wisconsin 9-3 B10 17.75 20.50 3.00 3.84 45.09 20
**Southern California 9-3 P10 21.75 20.50 3.00 2.08 47.33 21
Miami of Ohio 10-2 MAC 27.25 19.00 2.00 5.00 53.25 22
Marshall 10-3 MAC 31.50 16.50 3.00 4.16 55.16 23
Louisville 9-3 USA 28.50 19.50 3.00 4.32 55.32 24
Tennessee 9-3 SEC 28.00 23.50 3.00 3.68 58.18 25
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