National Championship: Kentucky Wildcats vs. USC Trojans

January 24, 1915
70°
Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY) Attendance: 46,940 (95%)
Wildcats 3 13 0 6 - 22
Trojans 3 3 3 10 - 19

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Trojans: 4-9-Ken 30 (9:51) 4-Robert Bowen 47 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 Ken 0
(Qtr 1) Wildcats: 4-1-USC 31 (2:12) 12-Matthew Joyner 49 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 Ken 3
(Qtr 2) Wildcats: 4-1-USC 1 (13:05) 12-Matthew Joyner 19 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 Ken 6
(Qtr 2) Trojans: 4-5-Ken 6 (6:27) 4-Robert Bowen 23 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 6 Ken 6
(Qtr 2) Wildcats: 2-7-USC 11 (2:31) 34-Ryan Jenkins ran to USC 0 for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Matthew Joyner. USC 6 Ken 13
(Qtr 2) Wildcats: 4-2-USC 21 (0:03) 12-Matthew Joyner 39 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 75-Sam Barker was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. USC 6 Ken 16
(Qtr 3) Trojans: 4-19-Ken 36 (8:57) 4-Robert Bowen 53 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 9 Ken 16
(Qtr 4) Trojans: 3-4-Ken 12 (12:09) 9-Jan Oliver pass complete to 82-Kirk Maddock for 12 yards. 82-Kirk Maddock made a great diving catch! TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Robert Bowen. USC 16 Ken 16
(Qtr 4) Trojans: 4-21-Ken 37 (5:08) 4-Robert Bowen 55 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 19 Ken 16
(Qtr 4) Wildcats: 4-6-USC 41 (1:57) 12-Matthew Joyner 59 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 19 Ken 19
(Qtr 4) Wildcats: 4-1-USC 20 (0:19) 12-Matthew Joyner 38 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 19 Ken 22

Team Statistics

Trojans Wildcats
First Downs 17 8
- Rushing 8 1
- Passing 8 6
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 279 297
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards Per Play 3.82 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 86 49
- Rushing Attempts 20 21
- Yards Per Rush 4.30 2.33
Net Passing Yards 193 248
- Att/Comp/Int 50 / 31 / 3 34 / 24 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 27 1 / 4
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.64 7.09
- Yards Per Completion 7.10 10.50
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 1 / 15 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 3 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 19 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 3 / 3
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:25 28:35

Drive Charts

USC Trojans

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:58 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 13:07 3:20 OPP 43 6 14 Field Goal
1 7:35 1:39 OWN 21 3 10 Punt
1 2:08 1:28 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 13:03 6:38 OWN 25 12 69 Field Goal
2 2:26 1:44 OWN 25 6 21 Interception
3 13:01 4:08 OWN 23 7 42 Field Goal
3 6:40 1:23 OWN 35 6 32 Interception
3 3:56 1:25 OWN 37 3 -7 Punt
3 1:10 2:50 OWN 16 5 21 Punt
4 10:01 4:58 OWN 19 10 44 Field Goal
4 1:53 0:38 OWN 21 5 23 Interception
4 0:16 0:16 OWN 25 1 -1 Game

Kentucky Wildcats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:02 0:55 OWN 21 3 0 Interception
1 9:47 2:12 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 5:57 3:49 OWN 25 6 44 Field Goal
1 0:39 2:36 OWN 34 5 65 Field Goal
2 6:25 3:59 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 0:42 0:42 OPP 50 5 30 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:59 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 8:53 2:12 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
3 5:17 1:21 OWN 22 3 0 Punt
3 2:32 1:22 OWN 26 3 10 Punt
4 13:20 1:17 OWN 18 3 -24 Touchdown
4 12:04 2:02 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 5:03 3:10 OWN 25 7 34 Field Goal
4 1:15 0:59 OPP 50 4 30 Field Goal

Rushing Stats

USC Trojans

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
George Hankins 16 56 3.50 10 3 0
Jan Oliver 1 15 15.00 15 1 0
Fred Cozart 2 13 6.50 11 1 0
Michael Hartle 1 2 2.00 2 0 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Binford 15 25 1.67 7 0 0
Ryan Jenkins 5 20 4.00 11 1 1
Jeffrey Carollo 1 4 4.00 4 0 0

Passing Stats

USC Trojans

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jan Oliver 50 31 220 3 / 27 1 25 3 53.75

Kentucky Wildcats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Donald Smiley 34 24 252 1 / 4 0 57 1 79.53

Receiving Stats

USC Trojans

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
George Hankins 8 47 5.88 20 0
Donald Davis 4 43 10.75 25 0
William Dice 2 40 20.00 21 0
Fred Cozart 6 37 6.17 21 0
Andrew Phillips 6 29 4.83 8 0
Kirk Maddock 3 16 5.33 12 1
Cecil Camacho 1 8 8.00 8 0
Theodore Hughes 1 0 0.00 0 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Roy Jones 4 75 18.75 57 0
Mark Eason 2 59 29.50 52 0
Tony Hawkins 2 46 23.00 30 0
Richard Binford 8 30 3.75 8 0
James Wagner 2 16 8.00 10 0
David Snodgrass 1 9 9.00 9 0
Ryan Jenkins 2 7 3.50 6 0
Jeffrey Carollo 2 5 2.50 3 0
Frank Forsman 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

USC Trojans

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Walter Berard 58 33 2 2
William Waterman 64 29 1 3
Richard Little 63 32 0 0
Craig Rodriguez 5 0 0 0
Thomas Hickey 0 1 0 0
Grady Thornton 0 1 0 0
Kyle Sousa 0 1 0 0
Elbert Stec 0 1 0 0
John Langston 0 1 0 1
Cyril Howard 0 1 0 0
Billy Samson 0 2 0 1
Murray Stephens 0 2 0 0
William Dice 0 11 0 1
John Winter 0 7 0 1
Theodore Hughes 0 6 0 1
Kirk Maddock 0 15 0 0
Donald Davis 11 25 0 0
Adam Ippolito 64 33 0 0
Marshall Johnson 0 1 0 0
Alton Bader 0 1 0 1
Clarence Foreman 5 0 0 0
James Kerber 10 1 0 0
Micah Ashley 10 1 0 0
Fred Cozart 17 12 0 1
Andrew Phillips 0 17 0 2
Jay Wolf 60 36 0 1
George Hankins 17 12 0 1
Michael Hartle 8 5 0 0
Ronald Tyler 0 1 0 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Mario Singleton 37 30 1 1
Mark Eason 0 20 0 0
Bruce Hoffman 0 1 0 0
Kenny Harris 0 1 0 0
Aaron Ohara 0 3 0 0
Andrew Washington 0 2 0 0
David Snodgrass 0 2 0 0
Sam Deal 0 3 0 0
Glenn Morris 0 1 0 0
Tony Hawkins 0 8 0 2
Travis Rogers 0 3 0 0
Jay Tackett 6 0 0 0
Harold Casey 0 3 0 1
Leroy Clements 0 3 0 0
Joseph Bonilla 0 4 0 2
Louis Stone 0 3 0 0
John Stults 43 29 0 3
Barry Rivera 5 1 0 1
Ryan Ross 15 6 0 0
Thomas Parsley 14 1 0 0
Kevin Gale 12 0 0 0
Frank Forsman 7 8 0 0
Roy Jones 0 19 0 2
Jeffrey Carollo 9 8 0 1
Richard Binford 7 7 0 0
Ryan Jenkins 8 6 0 1
James Wagner 15 22 0 0
Lance Booker 34 22 0 1
Norman Blankenship 44 26 0 3
Anthony Lawrence 42 28 0 2
Joseph McMinn 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

USC Trojans

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Billy Samson 1 0 0.00 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Frank Stark 2 3 1.50 0
Louis Stone 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

USC Trojans

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ronald Tyler 0 0 1 0
Billy Samson 0 1 0 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Nestor Corley 1 0 0 0

Punting

USC Trojans

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Carl Shepherd 5 236 47.20 43.80 52 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Daniel Williams 6 275 45.83 45.67 49 2

Kicking

USC Trojans

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Bowen 4 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 2 55 1 / 1

Kentucky Wildcats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Matthew Joyner 5 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 1 59 1 / 1

Punt Return

USC Trojans

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Hartle 1 2 2.0 2 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nestor Corley 3 23 7.7 8 0

Kick Return

USC Trojans

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Michael Hartle 1 19 19.0 0

Kentucky Wildcats

Defensive Stats