2011 SEASON (PART C)
WEEK 13
vs. #6 UCLA (9-1-0) (PAC 10) *TV3*
(UCLA -2) USC BCS RANK: #16
Big rivalry game this weekend against the Bruins. Still missing too many starters, and Coffey and Dromeshauser will be in the backfield again.
Spent the week dealing with the few players who had D's. Couple of walk-ons with an E and a D. Why do they bother. It's very frustrating to waste resources on kids who shouldn't even be here - they should be in the library studying.
Landed two more recruits this week: Darren Weiler, a wide receiver from Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida and Adrian Adams, a center from Braintree High School in Braintree, Massachusetts both signed letters of intent to play for USC next seasoon. We don't expect either of them to be real difference makers, thoughn Adams, who is listed at 69++ may have a chance to start as an upper classman.
I think we still have a shot at landing QB Mark Rayburn who rated a 91+ and is rated the #1 recruit in the nation. Rayburn comes from an outstanding high school program (100), so we're keeping our fingers crossed.
Undermanned, we just couldn't get any offense generated against the Bruins. Backup QB Irv Donaldson was intercepted 5 times and our running attack was non-existent in a 27-20 loss to UCLA. The only bright spot was 5th year senior receiver Dominic Walyuchow who made 5 catches for 100 yards and a TD. Dominic now has 54 receptions for 1070 yards and 6 touchdowns on the season and certainly has had a fine final season with us. On defense sophomore Walt de Leon had a big day making 10 tackles.
Would having Cash, McDaniel and Willie Davision have made a difference? If ifs and buts were candies and nuts we'd all have a very fine christmas. I do know that too many injuries and not enough depth didn't help our cause. And why the loss to UCLA leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, we've still played very well and had a great year.
USC 20 UCLA 27
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (8-3-0)
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WEEK 14
MEDIA SNIPPETTS
LA TIMES
Week 14, 2011
So UCLA beat USC once again. Must seem like a scratched CD going over and over the same again in Coach Growlz' head. Both the Trojans and Bruins had fine seasons, the Bruins ever slightly moreso. Coach Growlz has done an admirable job in taking this from under a .500 football program and making them back into a perennial Top 25 football program. But until he shows his program can defeat UCLA and Cal-Berkeley on the football field, USC won't be able to take that next step up to National Championship contender.
We eagerly await that day.
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WEEK 14
Off Week.
USC BSC RANK: --
We've fallen out of the BCS Top 25, a disappointment I'll admit as I thought we had a really good season, particularly with how banged up we were. Now it's just a matter of seeing if we get a Bowl invite.
Great news on the recruiting front as Mark Rayburn, a quarterback from Baker High School in Baker, Florida signed a letter of intent to play for USC next season. Rayburn is rated at 91+, was the number 1 ranked recruit in the nation, and comes from an exceptional athletic program (100). His academics are fine, and it's possible he could be competing for the starting job as early as next season. A very major coup for us.
Also committing to USC this week was Lester Thomas, an outside linebacker (80+) from Cottonwood High School in Salt Lake City, Utah who is also an exceptional student.
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (8-3-0)
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: --
We finished 4th in the PAC 10 for the fourth straight season. We're off this week and continue our recruiting effots while we wait to see if we're invited to a Bowl Game.
Bert Duncan, a defensive tackle from Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California signed a letter of intent to play for us next season. Duncan is a 71+ run stopper, but will need considerable skills work as he comes from a fairly poor athletic program.
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (8-3-0)
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MINOR BOWL TIER
KEYSTONE BOWL vs. San Diego State (6-5-0) *TV4*
(USC -6) USC BCS RANK: --
Looks like we're going to a bowl for a third straight season, a significant accomplishment for this program which was in shambles just four short years ago. We'll be heading to the Keystone Bowl where we played Air Force two seasons ago. I guess we've got a friend in Pennsylvania.
Invited a few kids to come visit campus and walk-on to the squad next season. Nothing out there worth a scholarship at this point, but one or two useful back of the roster types.
Both Donnell Cash and Ev McDaniel suited up for this one trying to play. Cash got things going early with a 76 yard dash into the end zone and Southern Can defeated San Diego State 32-20 in the Keystone Bowl.
5th year senior Dominic Walyuchow had a memorable bowl game in his final game as a USC Trojan, taking a kickoff return to the house in the fourth quater to put the game away for the Trojans. Kicker Max Elstrom nailed 4 field goals in his biggest game to date as a Trojan.
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The College Years
Box Score: Southern California vs San Diego State
Williamsport, PA.
Keystone Bowl, 2011
Attendance: 22,000 (47,600).
Weather: 40 degrees, fair.
1Q: 09:01 SCAL - Donnell Cash 76 run.
1Q: 09:01 SCAL - Max Elstrom extra point failed.
1Q: 04:30 SDST - Vinny Quinn 29 field goal.
2Q: 14:20 SCAL - Max Elstrom 30 field goal.
2Q: 09:14 SCAL - Donnell Cash 1 run.
2Q: 09:14 SCAL - Max Elstrom extra point.
2Q: 00:05 SCAL - Max Elstrom 19 field goal.
3Q: 09:23 SDST - Claude Hazeltine 14 pass from Desmond Pierce.
3Q: 09:23 SDST - Vinny Quinn extra point.
3Q: 04:21 SCAL - Max Elstrom 34 field goal.
3Q: 00:20 SDST - Desmond Pierce 47 run.
3Q: 00:20 SDST - Vinny Quinn extra point.
4Q: 10:39 SDST - Vinny Quinn 32 field goal.
4Q: 10:33 SCAL - Dominic Walyuchow 88 kickoff return.
4Q: 10:33 SCAL - Max Elstrom extra point.
4Q: 04:22 SCAL - Max Elstrom 23 field goal.
Game MVP: SCAL 19 Max Elstrom
Southern California 6 13 3 10 - 32
San Diego State 3 0 14 3 - 20
Team Statistics SCAL SDST
First Downs 17 18
Total Rushes 42 24
Net Rushing Yards 198 132
Yards Per Carry 4.7 5.5
Rushing Yards 228 168
Tckld Loss/Yards 10-17 6-17
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-13 3-19
Pass Attempts 17 46
Completions 11 22
Passing Yards 104 220
Yards Per Attempt 6.1 4.7
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 59 70
Total Yards 302 352
Yards Per Play 5.1 5.0
3rd Down Plays 2/11 7/18
Penalties 2 8
Penalty Yards 25 46
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 30:24 29:36
Southern California Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
35 Coffey 15 70 4.6 24 0 4 0
42 Cash 13 113 8.6 76 2 5 0
2 McDaniel 6 -9 -1.5 4 0 2 2
41 Dromeshauser 6 29 4.8 22 0 1 0
39 Dotson 2 -5 -2.5 -2 0 2 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 McDaniel 17 11 104 6.1 25 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
88 Walyuchow 4 58 14.5 11 25 0
42 Cash 2 10 5.0 5 8 0
The College Years
39 Dotson 2 11 5.5 5 8 0
41 Dromeshauser 1 6 6.0 9 6 0
35 Coffey 1 11 11.0 1 11 0
85 Robinson 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Crayton 2 13 6.5 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
88 Walyuchow 4 175 43.7 1
30 Wilkins 1 22 22.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Johnstone 3 119 39.6 50 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
19 Elstrom 4 4 34 2 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
28 Gillespie 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Wilkins 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
43 de Leon 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Strickland 5 0 1.0 0 0 0
27 Crayton 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Powell 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Newsome 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
51 Fedo 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
59 Coles 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Burroughs 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
36 Norton 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
54 Cunningham 1 5 0.0 0 0 0
33 Webster 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
68 Lucas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
66 Boone 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Dotson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Robinson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
77 Taggart 0 0 0 0 2 1
74 Shipman 0 0 0 0 4 1
68 Lucas 0 0 0 0 3 0
57 Mitchell 0 0 0 0 3 0
69 Humphrey 0 0 0 0 2 0
39 Dotson 0 0 0 0 2 0
San Diego State Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
37 Vance 8 81 10.1 50 0 1 0
34 Weber 8 17 2.1 11 0 4 0
16 Pierce 5 26 5.2 47 1 1 3
31 Conaway 2 17 8.5 9 0 0 0
43 Singleton 1 -9 -9.0 -9 0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
16 Pierce 46 22 220 4.7 32 1 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Klingbiel 6 79 13.1 17 21 0
34 Weber 4 24 6.0 5 8 0
8 Hazeltine 3 56 18.6 20 32 1
6 Garrett 3 30 10.0 11 11 0
83 Rottinghaus 2 18 9.0 0 15 0
The College Years
82 Parks 2 7 3.5 9 4 0
37 Vance 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0
93 O'Neill 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
28 Hughes 2 10 5.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
28 Hughes 3 74 24.6 0
25 Shire 1 20 20.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
12 Rose 4 125 31.2 37 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
11 Quinn 2 4 32 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
74 Whitfield 7 2 1.0 0 0 0
40 Cassidy 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
54 Downs 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
28 Hughes 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Hazam 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 O'Leary 4 2 1.0 0 0 0
24 Kaplan 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
78 Covington 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
39 Leber 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
25 Shire 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
55 Duffy 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
89 Ellsworth 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
62 Lake 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanderson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 Klingbiel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Clemons 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
68 Scott 0 0 0 0 0 1
77 Trim 0 0 0 0 3 1
62 Lake 0 0 0 0 2 1
60 Stargell 0 0 0 0 2 0
56 Devine 0 0 0 0 1 0
What a good way to end the season. And it was especially good to see Dominic Walyuchow, who waited four long years to become a starter, and was most certainly our team MVP this year, finish his career at Southern Cal with a big game like this.
A good win all around.
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (9-3-0)
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MAJOR BOWL TIER WEEK
MEDIA SNIPPETTS
LA TIMES
The Southern Cal Trojans defeated the San Diego State Aztecs 32-20 in the Keystone Bowl this past weekend in what was a very exciting contest. It was the second very successful season for the USC program in a row under 4th year Head Coach Bear Growlz and one of many more we can no doubt expect.
USC tradition is back.
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MAJOR BOWL TIER
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: #24
Was a very good way for us to end the year. At the start of the season I thought we would regress a little bit because I thought we played a bit over our heads last season. But through all the injuries and setbacks we still managed to have a fine season, culminating with last week's win in the Keystone Bowl, which put us back in the Top 25.
We had a player agree to attend USC as a walk-on for next year, Tracy Flowers, a cornerback from Antioch High School in Antioch, Tennessee. We didn't work Tracy out, so his rating of 58 is all we have on him. But his academics are spectacular with a 3.88 GPA and a 1574 SAT. As an end of the bench player, if he's anywhere close to his 58 scouting rating, he'll be a fine walk-on.
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (9-3-0)
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FOUR STAR TIER
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: #25
Dropped to #25 this week. Personally I think we should be a bit higher.
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (9-3-0)
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NEW YEAR'S TIER
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: #25
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (9-3-0)
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Off week.
USC BCS RANK: #24
Louisville defeated Florida 42-24 to win the National Championship.
QB Danny Crenshaw won the Heisman.
PAC 10 (5-3-0) Overall (9-3-0)
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