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The 2008 Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi, the
94th Rose Bowl
Game, played on January 1, 2008 at the Rose Bowl
Stadium in Pasadena, California, was a college
football bowl game.
The contest was televised on ABC, the 20th straight
year the network aired the Rose Bowl, starting at 4:30pm EST. The
game's main sponsor was Citi.
The 2008 Rose Bowl featured the 7th-ranked USC Trojans hosting the
13th-ranked Illinois
Fighting Illini. As with the previous year's game, the contest was a
semi-traditional Rose Bowl in that while it was a Big Ten
versus Pac-10 matchup, the Big Ten
representative was an at-large team because the conference
champion, Ohio State,
which lost to Illinois earlier in the season, was selected to play
in the BCS National
Championship Game
USC was making its third straight appearance in the Rose Bowl,
while Illinois had not played in the game since 1984. Though
Illinois won the Big Ten Conference title in 2001, the
then-rotating BCS title game moved them to the Sugar Bowl.
Game
summary
After USC took an early 21-0 lead, Illinois verged on closing
the Trojans lead to 21-10 midway through the third quarter. But
Illini receiver Jacob Willis fumbled into the end zone after making
a catch, and Trojans linebacker Brian Cushing recovered the ball for a
touchback. U SC converted that miscue into a touchdown and then
cornerback Cary
Harris intercepted Illinois quarterback Juice Williams's
pass on the first play of the ensuing possession. Five plays later,
Trojans freshman Joe
McKnight scored on a 6-yard run, making the score 35-10. USC
gained a Rose Bowl-record 633 yards of offense on their way to
defeating Illinois 49-17.
Scoring
summary
| Plays |
Yards |
Scoring Play |
Time |
Score |
| 1st quarter |
| 9 |
72 |
USC - Chauncey Washington, 8-yard pass
from John
David Booty (David Buehler kick) |
2:12 |
ILL 0 - USC 7 |
| 1 |
34 |
USC - Desmond Reed, 34-yard pass from Garrett
Green (David Buehler kick) |
0:09 |
ILL 0 - USC 14 |
| 2nd quarter |
| 6 |
43 |
USC - Chauncey Washington, 3-yard run (David
Buehler kick) |
2:10 |
ILL 0 - USC 21 |
| 12 |
69 |
ILL - Jason Reda, 28-yard field goal |
1:43 |
ILL 3 - USC 21 |
| 3rd quarter |
| 2 |
88 |
ILL - Rashard Mendenhall, 79-yard run
(Jason Reda kick) |
0:47 |
ILL 10 - USC 21 |
| 8 |
80 |
USC - Fred Davis, 2-yard pass from
John David Booty (David Buehler kick) |
2:06 |
ILL 10 - USC 28 |
| 5 |
68 |
USC - Joe McKnight, 6-yard run (David Buehler
kick) |
1:21 |
ILL 10 - USC 35 |
| 4th quarter |
| 8 |
67 |
USC - David Ausberry, 15-yard pass from John
David Booty (David Buehler kick) |
3:06 |
ILL 10 - USC 42 |
| 6 |
87 |
USC - Hershel Dennis, 3-yard run (David
Buehler kick) |
1:04 |
ILL 10 - USC 49 |
| 3 |
63 |
ILL - Arrelious Benn, 56-yard pass from Eddie
McGee (Jason Reda kick) |
1:11 |
ILL 17 - USC 49 |
References
External
links
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