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National Championship: USC Trojans vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

November 30, -0001
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The Swamp (Gainesville, FL) Attendance: 88,548 (100%)
Trojans 7 10 3 5 - 25
Yellow Jackets 3 3 0 3 - 9

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Trojans: 1-1-GaT 1 (8:32) 27-Thomas Lentz ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Grant Bayer. GaT 0 USC 7
(Qtr 1) Yellow Jackets: 4-5-USC 5 (0:49) 13-Dion Duncan 22 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 3 USC 7
(Qtr 2) Trojans: 4-2-GaT 13 (12:09) 6-Grant Bayer 32 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 3 USC 10
(Qtr 2) Trojans: 3-4-GaT 16 (3:18) 85-Randall Michaelson ran to GaT 0 for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Grant Bayer. GaT 3 USC 17
(Qtr 2) Yellow Jackets: 4-11-USC 41 (0:57) 13-Dion Duncan 58 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 6 USC 17
(Qtr 3) Trojans: 4-9-GaT 18 (7:35) 6-Grant Bayer 36 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 71-Paul Guerra was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. GaT 6 USC 20
(Qtr 4) Yellow Jackets: 4-5-USC 26 (12:44) 13-Dion Duncan 43 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 9 USC 20
(Qtr 4) Trojans: 1-10-GaT 2 (3:36) 8-Scott Stanley sacked at GaT -8 for -10 yards (99-Dale Hampton). Sack allowed by 60-Joseph Kershner. SAFETY! (99-Dale Hampton) PENALTY - Holding (GaT 71-James Moore) (Declined) GaT 9 USC 22
(Qtr 4) Trojans: 4-9-GaT 15 (1:46) 6-Grant Bayer 33 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 9 USC 25

Team Statistics

Yellow Jackets Trojans
First Downs 12 16
- Rushing 5 9
- Passing 6 5
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 172 281
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards Per Play 3.07 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 84 189
- Rushing Attempts 22 45
- Yards Per Rush 3.82 4.20
Net Passing Yards 88 92
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 15 / 2 17 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 131 110
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 43 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.59 4.84
- Yards Per Completion 8.73 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 4 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 27 4 / 34
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 64 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 6
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 25:43 34:17

Drive Charts

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:54 OWN 21 6 25 Fumble
1 8:30 7:43 OWN 25 14 70 Field Goal
2 12:06 2:20 OWN 33 3 0 Punt
2 7:27 0:10 OWN 37 3 0 Interception
2 3:13 2:20 OWN 25 7 34 Field Goal
3 7:32 1:25 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 4:00 1:30 OWN 29 3 7 Punt
3 0:36 2:56 OWN 31 9 43 Field Goal
4 9:54 4:16 OWN 2 6 -1 Punt
4 3:36 0:03 OWN 2 1 -11 Safety
4 1:43 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Interception

USC Trojans

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:06 3:36 OPP 50 6 50 Touchdown
1 0:47 3:41 OWN 25 8 62 Field Goal
2 9:45 2:19 OWN 18 3 2 Punt
2 7:17 4:04 OPP 46 7 46 Touchdown
2 0:53 0:53 OWN 25 4 16 Half
3 15:00 7:28 OWN 25 12 57 Field Goal
3 6:07 2:07 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 2:30 1:54 OWN 17 3 4 Punt
4 12:40 2:46 OWN 25 6 24 Punt
4 5:38 2:02 OPP 48 3 4 Punt
4 3:33 1:50 OPP 33 6 19 Field Goal
4 1:37 1:37 OPP 28 3 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Darrell Stevens 13 61 4.69 14 3 0
David Smith 6 25 4.17 10 1 0
Michael Palmer 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Randy Viera 2 -4 -2.00 -2 0 0

USC Trojans

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Randall Michaelson 19 108 5.68 16 5 1
Thomas Lentz 19 72 3.79 14 4 1
Hubert Arellano 3 8 2.67 10 1 0
Lonnie Fuentes 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Timothy Farley 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Scott Stanley 28 15 131 6 / 43 0 24 2 36.46

USC Trojans

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Timothy Farley 17 14 110 2 / 18 0 29 0 93.63

Receiving Stats

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Guy Mazzella 5 69 13.80 24 0
Antonio Garrett 1 13 13.00 13 0
Darrell Stevens 3 13 4.33 9 0
Michael Palmer 1 13 13.00 13 0
Armando Rogers 2 9 4.50 9 0
Joel Ross 1 7 7.00 7 0
John Mayes 1 6 6.00 6 0
Randy Viera 1 1 1.00 1 0

USC Trojans

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Randall Michaelson 2 31 15.50 29 0
Thomas Lentz 3 24 8.00 20 0
John Gibson 3 19 6.33 10 0
Hubert Arellano 2 11 5.50 7 0
Lonnie Fuentes 1 9 9.00 9 0
Shawn Wood 1 9 9.00 9 0
Steve Connor 2 7 3.50 4 0

Blocking Stats

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Robert Brown 41 27 2 3
Joseph Kershner 41 27 2 2
Michael Palmer 2 8 1 1
George Gilbert 36 20 1 3
Armando Rogers 0 4 0 0
David Owens 0 1 0 0
James George 7 1 0 0
Johnnie Becker 7 0 0 0
Donald Wheeler 7 2 0 0
Neal Dobbs 7 0 0 0
John Mayes 0 4 0 0
Guy Mazzella 0 5 0 0
Darrell Stevens 9 2 0 0
Tracy Fulton 4 6 0 0
David Smith 4 5 0 1
Mark Cranmer 0 4 0 0
Lawrence Gardner 0 1 0 0
Antonio Garrett 0 5 0 0
Roy Adams 0 2 0 0
Joel Ross 0 11 0 0
James Moore 34 23 0 2
Edward Hill 0 16 0 2
Randy Viera 6 13 0 3
Patrick Roth 0 2 0 0
Martin Jefferson 0 2 0 0
Larry Kelley 2 2 0 0
Clayton Epps 0 2 0 0
David Higham 0 2 0 0
James Detweiler 0 2 0 0
Dorsey Brannan 38 29 0 0
Robert Root 0 1 0 0

USC Trojans

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Charles Webster 28 37 2 5
Scott Andrews 0 1 0 1
Dennis Nilsen 10 0 0 0
Richard Walthall 0 1 0 0
Walter Berard 0 1 0 0
Carl Brown 0 1 0 0
Lawrence Glidden 0 3 0 0
Kenneth Smith 0 1 0 0
Bruce Hoffman 0 3 0 0
Edward Thompson 0 1 0 1
Thomas Capozzi 0 2 0 0
Ronald Tyler 2 2 0 0
Paul Gamble 0 1 0 0
Clarence Foreman 0 2 0 0
Kyle Weber 1 17 0 0
Steve Connor 0 22 0 3
Kenneth Lewis 7 1 0 0
Mark White 10 22 0 0
Harold Mabry 0 2 0 0
Thomas Lentz 2 4 0 1
Shawn Wood 0 11 0 1
Dean Berman 0 5 0 1
Jacob Henderson 0 7 0 0
Randall Michaelson 4 2 0 0
Jimmy Janelle 23 47 0 4
Herman Shoe 9 41 0 2
John Gibson 0 13 0 2
Lonnie Fuentes 6 27 0 0
Joseph Whobrey 26 47 0 8
Michael Durrant 29 43 0 3
Paul Guerra 28 46 0 1
Mohammad Snodgrass 0 1 0 0
Dale Hampton 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

USC Trojans

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thomas Bloomer 1 6 6.00 0
Carl Brown 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
David Smith 1 0 0 0

USC Trojans

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Edward Thompson 0 1 1 0
Shawn Wood 0 1 0 0

Punting

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Mohammad Park 4 200 50.00 46.75 58 2

USC Trojans

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Carl Shepherd 5 225 45.00 45.00 48 2

Kicking

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Dion Duncan 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 58 0 / 0

USC Trojans

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Grant Bayer 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 2 / 2

Punt Return

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

USC Trojans

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steve Connor 1 13 13.0 13 0

Kick Return

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Mayes 2 64 32.0 0

USC Trojans

Defensive Stats

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name Tackles Sacks
Roy Adams 7 0
Lawrence Gardner 6 0
David Higham 6 0
Patrick Roth 5 0
Larry Kelley 5 0
David Owens 4 2
Clayton Epps 3 0
John Garcia 3 0
Robert Snowden 3 0
William Garner 3 0
Martin Jefferson 2 0
James Tevis 2 0
Carl Herndon 2 0
James Fouch 2 0
Tracy Fulton 1 0
Guy Mazzella 1 0
Armando Rogers 1 0
Robert Root 1 0
James Detweiler 1 0
Ira Jiminez 1 0
James Moore 1 0

USC Trojans

Name Tackles Sacks
Harold Mabry 5 0
Mohammad Snodgrass 4 1
Ronald Tyler 4 2
Carl Brown 3 0
Clarence Foreman 3 0
Richard Walthall 3 0
Edward Thompson 3 0
Dale Hampton 3 3
William Smith 2 0
Thomas Bloomer 2 0
Gregory Peters 2 0
Paul Gamble 2 0
Kenneth Smith 2 0
David Washington 1 0
George Conner 1 0
Scott Andrews 1 0
Lawrence Glidden 1 0
Bruce Hoffman 1 0
James Peebles 1 0