USC-Illinois

the Rose Bowl Tuesday, January 1st, 4:30pm Pasadena, California
USC (10-2)_____Pac 10____321.57				Illinois (9-3)_____Big 10____331.14
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
13	@ Arizona State	241.74	W, 44-24	11	@ Ohio State	403.68	W, 28-21
10	Oregon State	209.72	W, 24-3	5	Penn State	238.54	W, 27-20
14	UCLA	117.96	W, 24-7	6	Wisconsin	234.68	W, 31-26
11	@ California	87.95	W, 24-17	4	@ Indiana	133.65	W, 27-14
7	Arizona	69.56	W, 20-13	9	Ball State	70.73	W, 28-17
4	Washington State	31.17	W, 47-14	12	Northwestern	30.45	W, 41-22
3	@ Nebraska	29.14	W, 49-31	3	@ Syracuse	-156.53	W, 41-20
5	@ Washington	-9.10	W, 27-24	10	@ Minnesota	-195.44	W, 44-17
8	@ Notre Dame	-135.92	W, 38-0	2	Western Illinois	-	W, 21-0
1	Idaho	-335.67	W, 38-10	1	Missouri	331.01	L, 34-40
9	@ Oregon	251.78	L, 17-24	8	Michigan	235.72	L, 17-27
6	Stanford	-46.40	L, 23-24	7	@ Iowa	72.08	L, 6-10

Both teams have played so-so schedules this year - they're about even here.

The Trojans have rebounded from their losses and are flying high. But the Illini are on a roll too, not having lost since week 8. Even again.

The Line: Illinois +14

The Story: Nobody is giving Illinois much of a chance in this one, but you can bet they're going to be pumped to play in the Rose Bowl. They'll jump to an early lead but USC will come back in the 2nd half and hang on.

The Call: USC wins, but Illinois covers the spread

The Result: USC 49-17 = That looked like the Trojan teams from a few years ago, forcing turnovers and scoring points off them.