October 23, 2004 Week 9 · Regular Season Belt defended

USC defends the belt, 38–0, at home over Washington.

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Recap

USC's defense dominated Washington from the opening kickoff, forcing three turnovers while the Trojans' offense methodically built a lead. After a scoreless first quarter marred by missed field goals from both sides, USC struck first with Ryan Killeen's 29-yard field goal in the second quarter. The Trojans then scored touchdowns on consecutive drives: Reggie Bush caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Matt Leinart, and LenDale White added a 3-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter. Washington's offense was completely stymied, managing just 113 total yards and failing to convert a single third down (0-14), while USC controlled the game with 453 yards and 8 third-down conversions. USC piled on two more White rushing touchdowns and a 22-yard touchdown pass to John Walker in the fourth quarter to seal a dominant 38-0 shutout victory and retain the belt.

Reggie Bush's 15-yard touchdown reception in Q2 gave USC its first score and momentum
Washington's 0-14 third-down performance epitomized their complete offensive failure
LenDale White's three rushing touchdowns (3 yards in Q3, 2 yards in Q3, 28 yards in Q4) showed USC's dominance in the trenches
Three Washington turnovers (two fumbles, one interception) gave USC excellent field position throughout the game

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

USCWashington

Total yards453113

Rushing yards19750

Passing yards26869

First downs286

3rd down conv.8/180/14

Turnovers23

Penalties–yards0–00–0

Time of possession23:4812:50

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 10:55	USC	+49 yd	49 yard field goal by Ryan Killeen (USC) is no good.
Q1 8:11	USC	+8 yd	Matt Leinart (USC) pass left side intercepted by C.J. Wallace (UW). Returned for 8 yards.
Q1 7:02	Washington	+46 yd	46 yard field goal by Michael Braunstein (UW) is no good.
Q2 14:12	Washington	+12 yd	Huskies fumble by Isaiah Stanback (UW), recovered by Lofa Tatupu (USC), 12 yard return.
Q2 12:00	USC	+29 yd	29 yard field goal by Ryan Killeen (USC) is good.
Q2 6:35	USC	+15 yd	Matt Leinart (USC) pass right side complete to Reggie Bush (USC) for a 15 yard touchdown.
Q2 6:35	USC	+0 yd	Extra point by Ryan Killeen (USC) is good.
Q2 5:08	Washington	+30 yd	Punt by Sean Douglas (UW) returned 30 yards by Reggie Bush (USC) to the Trojans 40.
Q2 0:30	USC	+0 yd	Trojans fumble by LenDale White (USC), recovered by Scott White (UW), returned for no gain.
Q2 0:30	USC	+23 yd	LenDale White (USC) rushed left side for 23 yards.
Q2 0:04	Washington	+47 yd	47 yard field goal by Michael Braunstein (UW) is no good.
Q3 15:00	Washington	+0 yd	Huskies fumble by Kenny James (UW), recovered by Frostee Rucker (USC), returned for no gain.
Q3 13:42	USC	+0 yd	Extra point by Ryan Killeen (USC) is good.
Q3 13:42	USC	+3 yd	LenDale White (USC) rushed up the middle for a 3 yard touchdown.
Q3 11:29	USC	+29 yd	Matt Leinart (USC) pass right side complete to Jason Mitchell (USC) for a 29 yard touchdown.
Q3 11:22	USC	+0 yd	Extra point by Ryan Killeen (USC) is good.
Q3 1:38	USC	+0 yd	Extra point by Ryan Killeen (USC) is good.
Q3 1:55	USC	+2 yd	LenDale White (USC) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown.
Q4 9:45	Washington	+22 yd	Casey Paus (UW) pass left side intercepted by Keith Rivers (USC). Returned for 22 yards.
Q4 1:57	USC	+0 yd	Extra point by Ryan Killeen (USC) is good.
Q4 4:32	USC	+22 yd	Matt Cassel (USC) pass left side complete to John Walker (USC) for 22 yards.
Q4 2:20	USC	+28 yd	Desmond Reed (USC) rushed right side for a 28 yard touchdown.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Matt LeinartUSC	24/43	217	5.0	2	1	26.6
Matt CasselUSC	4/5	39	7.8	0	0	33.1
Casey PausWashington	4/12	36	3.0	0	1	1.2
Isaiah StanbackWashington	3/16	27	1.7	0	0	4.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
LenDale WhiteUSC	17	93	5.5	2	23
Reggie BushUSC	13	55	4.2	0	15
Desmond ReedUSC	1	28	28.0	1	28
Matt CasselUSC	2	12	6.0	0	8
Hershel DennisUSC	4	12	3.0	0	9
John GriffinUSC	2	9	4.5	0	7
Matt LeinartUSC	3	-12	-4.0	0	0
Shelton SampsonWashington	11	37	3.4	0	11
Kenny JamesWashington	7	18	2.6	0	18
Isaiah StanbackWashington	9	-5	-0.6	0	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dominique ByrdUSC	5	57	11.4	0	16
Reggie BushUSC	6	41	6.8	1	15
Dwayne JarrettUSC	5	31	6.2	0	11
Jason MitchellUSC	1	29	29.0	1	29
Chris McFoyUSC	2	26	13.0	0	18
John WalkerUSC	1	22	22.0	0	22
LenDale WhiteUSC	2	18	9.0	0	11
Jody AdewaleUSC	1	16	16.0	0	16
David KirtmanUSC	1	9	9.0	0	9
Fred DavisUSC	1	9	9.0	0	9
Desmond ReedUSC	1	2	2.0	0	2
William BuchanonUSC	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Alex HolmesUSC	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Bobby WhithorneWashington	2	22	11.0	0	11
Joe ToledoWashington	2	16	8.0	0	9
Anthony RussoWashington	1	10	10.0	0	10
Robert LewisWashington	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jon LyonWashington	1	7	7.0	0	7

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Keith RiversUSC	1	22	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan KilleenUSC	1/2	50.0	29	5/5	8
Michael BraunsteinWashington	0/2	0.0	0	0/0	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Reggie BushUSC	3	30	10.0	30
Greig CarlsonUSC	3	1	0.3	1
Anthony RussoWashington	1	0	0.0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom MaloneUSC	3	145	48.3	0	0	54
Sean DouglasWashington	10	429	42.9	0	0	56

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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