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Wyoming, Champions of the Pac 12

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USC Trojans at Wyoming Cowboys
Dec 12, 2020 1 2 3 4 F #18 USC (8-5) 7 0 7 0 14 #1 WYO (13-0) 14 16 10 0 40 Top Performers PASS: David Harris, WYO - 16/29 312 YDS 2 TDS RUSH: Mike Rodriguez, WYO - 16 CAR 61 YDS 1 TD REC: Jabari McCutcheon, WYO - 5 REC 156 YDS 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison USC WYO First Downs 13 18 3rd Down Efficiency 3 - 11 7 - 13 4th Down Efficiency 0 - 1 1 - 2 Total Yards 367 660 Passing Yards 215 312 Rushing Yards 102 241 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3 - 15 1 - 10 Turnovers 3 4 Time of Possession 14:11 21:49
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING USC WYO 6:52 (USC) K. Brown 16-yard run (J. Osborne kick) 7 0 5:42 (WYO) D. Harris 70-yard pass to J. McCutcheon (J. Smith kick) 7 7 1:37 (WYO) M. Rodriguez 4-yard run (J. Smith kick) 7 14 SECOND QUARTER SCORING USC WYO 6:27 (WYO) M. Frank 66-yard run (J. Smith kick) 7 21 0:50 (WYO) D. Harris 1-yard run (J. Smith kick) 7 28 0:03 (WYO) Safety! 7 30 THIRD QUARTER SCORING USC WYO 5:09 (WYO) J. Smith 38-yard FG 7 33 4:25 (USC) B. Johnson 26-yard pass to R. Rivero (J. Osborne kick) 14 33 2:01 (WYO) D. Harris 29-yard pass to J. Darby (J. Smith kick) 14 40
USC Trojans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brad Johnson 22/32 215 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kevin Brown 17 52 3.0 1 Brad Johnson 8 14 1.7 0 Andy Logan 2 36 18.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ray Rivero 5 69 13.8 1 Andy Logan 5 62 12.4 0 Marlon Young 4 40 10.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Darren Roberts 12 0.0 0 0 Christian Smith 6 0.0 1 0 Blake Smith 4 2.0 0 0 Carlton Campbell 3 0.0 1 0 Wyoming Cowboys PASSING C/A YDS TD INT David Harris 16/29 312 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Mike Rodriguez 16 61 3.8 1 David Harris 10 49 4.9 1 Michael Frank 3 75 25.0 1 Jacob Harris 8 45 5.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jabari McCutcheon 5 156 31.2 1 Alphonso Morgan 3 72 24.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lorenzo Anderson 10 1.0 0 0 Jon Broussard 5 1.0 0 0 Justin Doyle 3 1.0 0 0 Josh McCullough 3 0.0 1 0 Grant Adams 1 0.0 1 0

GAME SUMMARY: It wasn't the smoothest of beginning for the POKES as QB DAVID HARRIS came out misfiring badly on their opening drive. 0/3 with 3 horrible passes, the Pokes were forced to punt--the throws were so bad, it almost seemed as if Harris was on the take or had something invested in the game...

After the ensuing punt, the TROJANS quickly worked down the field and capped their opening drive with a 16-yard TD scamper by senior halfback KEVIN BROWN for the 7-0 lead. This was the high point for USC.

USC fans were at their happiest at the conclusion of this play

The Pokes then did what they've done all year and turned on the jets. Wyoming went on a 33-0 run that included a pair of huge, big plays. A 70-yard TD strike to WR JABARI MCCUTCHEON that started off as a little hitch route and a 66-yard MICHAEL FRANK adventure through the USC D-Line got the Pokes on track. It did not hurt that, despite another 2 INT, Harris was on point and played the entire game.

A pair of explosive plays got the ball rolling for Wyoming

Continuing on the rally, the Cowboys were up 28-7 and Harris had just hit McCutcheon for what look like another possible TD with little time remaining in the 1st half. The only problem was that McCutcheon coughed up the ball near the goal line. But, true to how the game was faring for USC, the Pokes defense rose up and forced a safety, and a 30-7 halftime lead.

Even turnovers forced by Southern Cal backfired

After that, it was never close and the Cowboys were draining clock for nearly the entire 2nd half.

The Cowboys ran for 241 yards, which is nice to see. The only troubling thing about WYO in recent games had been putrid run blocking and a lack of explosiveness in the ground game. HB MIKE RODRIGUEZ was held down once again, and only reached 61 yards even with a pair of late long runs. Even so, it was a rush-by-committee approach today, and the long run by Frank coupled with the consistent positive gains by QB Harris and short-yardage back JACOB HARRIS made the run game effective.

The win gives CRAIG BOHL and his team a 2nd Pac 12 title in 3 years and punches their ticket to the BCS National Championship Game once again. Unless something crazy happens, it looks like the Pokes will face off against either GEORGIA or OLE MISS--whoever wins the ESSSS EEEE SEEEE.