USC vs Utah, Postseason · 2001

66–6VSFINAL108–4
Tue, Dec 25, 2001Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV

HOW IT WENT

Postseason · 2001
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118 plays
Q4Utah4 plays · -14 yds · 2:05 · Rush6–10
  1. 0:002nd & 10 at USC 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 0:251st & 10 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  3. 2:001st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed left side for 10 yards.
  4. 2:303rd & 2 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed right side for 16 yards.
  5. 2:303rd & 2 at USC 0Television timeout; 02:30 remaining 4th quarter
  6. 2:301st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q3Utah9 plays · 34 yds · 4:12 · Fumble6–10
  1. 5:451st & 10 at USC 0Utes fumble by Devin Houston (UTAH), recovered by Marcell Allmond (USC), returned for no gain.
  2. 5:451st & 15 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass right side complete to Devin Houston (UTAH) for 16 yards.
  3. 5:451st & 10 at USC 05 yard penalty on Utes.
  4. 6:152nd & 10 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Josh Lyman (UTAH) for 13 yards.
  5. 6:251st & 10 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass incomplete across the middle.
  6. 7:403rd & 9 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
  7. 8:152nd & 9 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass incomplete to the right side.
  8. 8:251st & 10 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  9. 8:453rd & 11 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass right side complete to Josh Lyman (UTAH) for 13 yards.
  10. 9:252nd & 21 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
  11. 9:572nd & 11 at USC 010 yard penalty on Utes.
  12. 9:571st & 10 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
Q3Utah0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff6–10
  1. 10:03Trojans kickoff, no return by Utes.
Q3USC12 plays · 80 yds · 5:05 · Rushing TD6–10
  1. 10:251st & 2 at UTAH 0Sunny Byrd (USC) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown.
  2. 10:251st & 10 at UTAH 012 yard penalty on Utes.
  3. 10:502nd & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass left side complete to D. Hale (USC) for 13 yards.
  4. 11:001st & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 11:402nd & 8 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass right side complete to Devin Pitts (USC) for 10 yards.
  6. 12:051st & 15 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass across the middle complete to Alex Holmes (USC) for 7 yards.
  7. 12:051st & 10 at UTAH 05 yard penalty on Trojans.
  8. 12:352nd & 6 at UTAH 0D. Hale (USC) rushed left side for 8 yards.
  9. 13:101st & 10 at UTAH 0Darryl Poston (USC) rushed right side for 4 yards.
  10. 13:403rd & 2 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass across the middle complete to Alex Holmes (USC) for 8 yards.
  11. 13:402nd & 4 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass left side complete to Kareem Kelly (USC) for 2 yards.
  12. 14:051st & 10 at UTAH 0Sunny Byrd (USC) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  13. 14:352nd & 1 at UTAH 0Sunny Byrd (USC) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  14. 14:501st & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass left side complete to Kareem Kelly (USC) for 9 yards.
Q3USC0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–10
  1. 15:00Kickoff returned by Darrell Rideaux (USC) for 20 yards.
Q2USC1 play · -1 yds · 0:00 · Rush0–10
  1. 0:002nd & 11 at UTAH 0End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:251st & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
Q2USC0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–10
  1. 0:291st & Goal at USC 0Kickoff returned by Darrell Rideaux (USC) for 12 yards.
Q2Utah12 plays · 22 yds · 2:12 · Made FG0–7
  1. 0:404th & 1 at USC 0Television timeout; 00:33 remaining 2nd quarter
  2. 0:403rd & 2 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  3. 1:042nd & 5 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass right side complete to Josh Lyman (UTAH) for 3 yards.
  4. 1:041st & 10 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass right side complete to Josh Lyman (UTAH) for 5 yards.
  5. 1:043rd & 9 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 11 yards.
  6. 1:202nd & 9 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass incomplete across the middle.
  7. 1:202nd & 9 at USC 0Television timeout; 01:20 remaining 2nd quarter
  8. 1:351st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  9. 1:353rd & 5 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Josh Lyman (UTAH) for 10 yards.
  10. 2:302nd & 9 at USC 0Devin Houston (UTAH) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  11. 2:301st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  12. 3:002nd & 7 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 21 yards.
  13. 3:251st & 10 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) rushed right side for 3 yards.
Q2USC11 plays · 44 yds · 3:31 · Missed FG0–7
  1. 3:253rd & 20 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass incomplete across the middle.
  2. 3:252nd & 20 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 3:551st & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) rushed right side for -1 yards.
  4. 3:554th & 10 at UTAH 015 yard penalty on Utes.
  5. 5:553rd & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass across the middle complete to Darryl Poston (USC) for no gain.
  6. 5:552nd & 20 at UTAH 0Darryl Poston (USC) rushed right side for 10 yards.
  7. 5:551st & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) sacked for a loss of 10 yards.
  8. 6:153rd & 5 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass across the middle complete to Kori Dickerson (USC) for 6 yards.
  9. 6:432nd & 22 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass right side complete to Devin Pitts (USC) for 17 yards.
  10. 6:432nd & 7 at UTAH 015 yard penalty on Trojans.
  11. 6:431st & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass right side complete to Charlie Landrigan (USC) for 3 yards.
  12. 6:561st & 10 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass right side complete to Keary Colbert (USC) for 28 yards.
Q2Utah6 plays · 23 yds · 2:19 · Punt0–7
  1. 8:404th & 19 at USC 0Punt by Brian Lewis (UTAH) returned 7 yards by Kevin Arbet (USC) to the Trojans 26.
  2. 9:053rd & 9 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) sacked for a loss of 10 yards.
  3. 9:352nd & 10 at USC 0Thomas Fortune (UTAH) rushed left side for 1 yard.
  4. 9:352nd & 4 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass incomplete across the middle.
  5. 10:151st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  6. 10:591st & 10 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed left side for 12 yards.
  7. 10:591st & 10 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed left side for 13 yards.
Q2USC3 plays · -1 yds · 0:32 · Punt0–7
  1. 10:594th & 3 at UTAH 0Punt by Mike MacGillivray (USC) no return by Utes.
  2. 11:353rd & 11 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass right side complete to Sunny Byrd (USC) for 8 yards.
  3. 11:452nd & 11 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass incomplete across the middle.
  4. 12:111st & 10 at UTAH 0Sunny Byrd (USC) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
Q1Utah5 plays · 15 yds · 10:30 · Punt0–7
  1. 13:104th & 9 at USC 0Punt by Brian Lewis (UTAH) no return by Trojans.
  2. 13:203rd & 9 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 13:452nd & 10 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  4. 14:051st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed right side for no gain.
  5. 15:002nd & 12 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Cliff Russell (UTAH) for 16 yards.
  6. 15:001st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed right side for -2 yards.
  7. 0:001st & 10 at USC 0End of the 1st quarter.
Q1USC3 plays · 1 yds · 2:05 · Punt0–7
  1. 0:054th & 9 at UTAH 0Punt by Mike MacGillivray (USC) no return by Utes.
  2. 0:453rd & 9 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 0:453rd & 14 at UTAH 05 yard penalty on Utes.
  4. 1:002nd & 19 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass right side complete to Devin Pitts (USC) for 5 yards.
  5. 1:301st & 10 at UTAH 0Chris Howard (USC) rushed right side for -9 yards.
Q1Utah3 plays · -8 yds · 2:00 · Punt0–7
  1. 2:304th & 10 at USC 0Punt by Brian Lewis (UTAH) no return by Trojans.
  2. 2:303rd & 10 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 2:302nd & 12 at USC 0Cliff Russell (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  4. 4:101st & 20 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  5. 4:301st & 10 at USC 010 yard penalty on Utes.
Q1USC3 plays · -9 yds · 0:30 · Punt0–7
  1. 4:304th & 29 at UTAH 0Punt by Mike MacGillivray (USC) returned 9 yards by Justin Walterscheid (UTAH) to the Trojans 43.
  2. 5:403rd & 19 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) sacked for a loss of 10 yards.
  3. 5:402nd & 20 at UTAH 0Carson Palmer (USC) pass across the middle complete to Keary Colbert (USC) for 7 yards.
  4. 5:402nd & 26 at UTAH 0Trojans fumble by Carson Palmer (USC), recovered by Carson Palmer (USC), -10 yard advance.
  5. 5:401st & 10 at UTAH 0Keary Colbert (USC) sacked for a loss of 16 yards.
Q1USC0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–7
  1. 5:46Utes kickoff, touchback by Trojans.
Q1Utah7 plays · 52 yds · 2:30 · Rushing TD0–6
  1. 6:252nd & 3 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed left side for a 3 yard touchdown.
  2. 6:501st & 2 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  3. 6:501st & 3 at USC 01 yard penalty on Trojans.
  4. 7:101st & 10 at USC 0Cliff Russell (UTAH) rushed left side for 14 yards.
  5. 7:401st & 10 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed right side for 16 yards.
  6. 8:053rd & 2 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Dennis Smith (UTAH) for 7 yards.
  7. 8:203rd & 7 at USC 05 yard penalty on Trojans.
  8. 8:202nd & 9 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  9. 8:501st & 15 at USC 0Adam Tate (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  10. 8:501st & 10 at USC 02 yard penalty on Utes.
  11. 9:351st & 10 at USC 0Television timeout; 08:50 remaining 1st quarter
Q1USC2 plays · 3 yds · 0:17 · Punt0–0
  1. 9:503rd & 5 at UTAH 0Punt by John Walker (USC) returned 7 yards by Justin Walterscheid (UTAH) to the Utes 48.
  2. 10:202nd & 7 at UTAH 0Sunny Byrd (USC) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  3. 10:471st & 10 at UTAH 0Sunny Byrd (USC) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q1Utah5 plays · 15 yds · 3:45 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:104th & 1 at USC 0Punt by Brian Lewis (UTAH) no return by Trojans.
  2. 12:303rd & 8 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass right side complete to Michael Richardson (UTAH) for 7 yards.
  3. 13:152nd & 10 at USC 0Dameon Hunter (UTAH) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  4. 13:301st & 10 at USC 0Dennis Smith (UTAH) rushed right side for no gain.
  5. 13:503rd & 2 at USC 05 yard penalty on Trojans.
  6. 14:202nd & 10 at USC 0Lance Rice (UTAH) pass right side complete to Michael Richardson (UTAH) for 8 yards.
  7. 14:551st & 10 at USC 0Thomas Fortune (UTAH) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q1Utah0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–0
  1. 15:00Trojans kickoff, no return by Utes.

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