USC - Arizona

USC won last night in Arizona at their homecoming. It was a tight game but the Trojans had a couple of key plays that were indicative of their position. Arizona has been a pretty good, albeit unranked, team this season. But their averages were destroyed by USC. They gained a total of only 188 yards. While the score was close, for most of the game the Trojans shut down the Wildcats who for most of the season had a lot more offense.

The two key plays came in the third and fourth quarters. In the third, USC drove down the field from the 20 in a 10 drive set of plays to come down to a goal line stand that was very close but they drove the ball through for a TD. In the fourth quarter SC held Arizona at mid-field on a fourth down attempt with inches for a first down and actually move the Wildcats back almost a foot.

Stanley Havili had an outstanding game, with one 30 yard reception and a couple of runs.

The Trojans will keep their position in the BCS standings as a result of all the other teams also winning.