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Played December 4, 2004 at the Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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| Southern Cal © | 9 | 56 | 10 | 3 | .833 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .867 | 24 | 6 | 1 | .790 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
| UCLA | 9 | 26 | 13 | 3 | .655 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 6 | 3 | .605 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Previous Belt Meetings
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Southern Cal |
24 |
11/18/1978 |
Southern Cal © |
17 | 11/24/1979 |
UCLA |
14 | |
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UCLA © |
14 |
UCLA |
10 |
Southern Cal © |
49 |
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Southern Cal © |
10 |
UCLA © |
13 |
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UCLA |
29 |
Southern Cal |
17 |
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Southern Cal |
45 |
Southern Cal © |
37 |
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UCLA © |
42 |
UCLA |
38 |
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Southern Cal |
10 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
29 |
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UCLA |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
The top-ranked, 11-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach Pete Carroll met the 6-4 UCLA Bruins of coach Karl Dorrell in their annual Victory Bell battle. The Bruins were the last team to beat the Trojans for The Belt winning the 1992 game 38-37 &, as 9-time champions, had a 2-4 record against Southern Cal in Belt games. Trojans' All-Pac 10 RB Reggie Bush had 2 long touchdown runs, PK Ryan Killeen hit 5 field goals, & the defense held UCLA to 17 yards rushing as Southern Cal extended their Belt reign to 12 games with a 29-24 win. Southern Cal started early as Bush took a handoff on the second snap of the game 65 yards for a touchdown & a 7-0 lead. Killeen hit a field goal from 37 yards as the Trojans led 10-0 at the start of the 2nd quarter. UCLA got on the board when WR Craig Bragg returned a punt 96 yards for a touchdown. After a UCLA missed field goal, Bush took a handoff 81 yards for another touchdown. UCLA's All-Pac 10 PK Justin Medlock hit a 43-yard field goal & Killeen connected from 42 yards as the teams went to halftime with Southern Cal leading 20-10. Killeen’s third field goal came from 34 yards with 7:02 left in the 3rd quarter. The Bruins put together a 7-play, 81-yard drive with RB Manuel White scoring from 9 yards as UCLA closed to 23-17 at the end of the period. The 4th quarter saw Killeen hit from 36 & 34 yards for a 29-17 Trojan edge. The Bruins again put together a long drive, 7 plays & 80 yards, with QB Drew Olson connecting with WR Marcedes Lewis on the 4-yard touchdown pass. The Bruins’ last chance ended when Southern Cal's S Jason Leach intercepted an Olson pass & the Trojans ran out the clock. Southern Cal's Heisman Trophy winning, All-American QB Matt Leinart threw for 242 yards but was intercepted once & sacked 3 times while Bush finished with 204 yards rushing with his 2 scores. Olson finished with 278 yards passing with a touchdown, 2 interceptions, & 3 sacks. Southern Cal finished the season 11-0 which does not include 2 wins that were vacated by the NCAA as Bush was ruled ineligible for the final 2 games of the season; Pac 10 Champions & National Champions while the Bruins finished 6-6. UCLA would play for The Belt again in 2005.
