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2008 Rose Bowl

American college football game

Field	Value
year_game_played	2008
game_name	Rose Bowl
title_sponsor_suffix	presented by Citi
subheader	94th Rose Bowl Game
football_season	2007
visitor_name_short	Illinois
visitor_nickname	Fighting Illini
visitor_school	University of Illinois
home_name_short	USC
home_nickname	Trojans
home_school	University of Southern California
visitor_record	9–3
visitor_conference	Big Ten
home_record	10–2
home_conference	Pac-10
visitor_coach	Ron Zook
home_coach	Pete Carroll
visitor_rank_AP	13
visitor_rank_coaches	13
visitor_rank_BCS	13
home_rank_AP	6
home_rank_coaches	6
home_rank_BCS	7
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	3
visitor_3q	7
visitor_4q	7
home_1q	14
home_2q	7
home_3q	14
home_4q	14
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Rose Bowl
city	Pasadena, California
MVP	Offensive: John David Booty (USC QB)
Defensive: Rey Maualuga (USC LB)
odds	USC by 13.5
anthem	Spirit of Troy
referee	Dennis Hennigan (Big East)
halftime	Marching Illini
Spirit of Troy
attendance	93,923
payout	17 million per team
us_network	ESPN on ABC
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Brent Musburger (play-by-play)
Kirk Herbstreit (analyst)
Lisa Salters (sideline)
intl_network	ESPN Radio
intl_announcers	Dave Barnett (play-by-play)
Rod Gilmore (analyst)
Erin Andrews (sideline)
ratings	11.11

Defensive: Rey Maualuga (USC LB) Spirit of Troy Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Lisa Salters (sideline) Rod Gilmore (analyst) Erin Andrews (sideline)

Photograph of five members of the Naval Base Ventura County Honor Guard parading the colors, the University of Southern California Marching Band is in the background wearing yellow and performing the national anthem during the 2008 Rose Bowl game — The Naval Base Ventura County Honor Guard parades the colors as the University of Southern California Marching Band performed the national anthem during the 2008 Rose Bowl game.

The 2008 Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi, the 94th Rose Bowl Game, played on January 1, 2008 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, was a college football bowl game. The contest was televised on ABC, the 20th straight year the network aired the Rose Bowl, starting at 4:30pm EST. The game's main sponsor was Citi.

The 2008 Rose Bowl featured the 7th-ranked USC Trojans hosting the 13th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. As with the previous year's game, the contest was a semi-traditional Rose Bowl in that while it was a Big Ten versus Pac-10 matchup, the Big Ten representative was an at-large team because the conference champion, Ohio State, which lost to Illinois earlier in the season, was selected to play in the BCS National Championship Game.

USC was making its third straight appearance in the Rose Bowl, while Illinois had not played in the game since 1984. Though Illinois won the Big Ten Conference title in 2001, the then-rotating BCS title game moved them to the Sugar Bowl.

Game summary

USC took an early 21–0 lead, including a touchdown pass by backup quarterback Garrett Green on a trick play. Illinois verged on closing to 21–10 midway through the third quarter, but receiver Jacob Willis fumbled into the end zone after a catch and Trojans linebacker Brian Cushing recovered for a touchback. USC converted that miscue into a touchdown and then cornerback Cary Harris intercepted Illinois quarterback Juice Williams's pass on the first play of the ensuing possession. Five plays later, Trojans freshman Joe McKnight scored on a 6-yard run, making the score 35–10. USC gained a Rose Bowl-record 633 yards of offense in defeating Illinois 49–17.

Scoring summary

Plays	Yards	Scoring Play	Time	Score
1st quarter
9	72	USC - Chauncey Washington, 8-yard pass from John David Booty (David Buehler kick)	2:12	ILL 0 - USC 7
1	34	USC - Desmond Reed, 34-yard pass from Garrett Green (David Buehler kick)	0:09	ILL 0 - USC 14
2nd quarter
6	43	USC - Chauncey Washington, 3-yard run (David Buehler kick)	2:10	ILL 0 - USC 21
12	69	ILL - Jason Reda, 28-yard field goal	1:43	ILL 3 - USC 21
3rd quarter
2	88	ILL - Rashard Mendenhall, 79-yard run (Jason Reda kick)	0:47	ILL 10 - USC 21
8	80	USC - Fred Davis, 2-yard pass from John David Booty (David Buehler kick)	2:06	ILL 10 - USC 28
5	68	USC - Joe McKnight, 6-yard run (David Buehler kick)	1:21	ILL 10 - USC 35
4th quarter
8	67	USC - David Ausberry, 15-yard pass from John David Booty (David Buehler kick)	3:06	ILL 10 - USC 42
6	87	USC - Hershel Dennis, 3-yard run (David Buehler kick)	1:04	ILL 10 - USC 49
3	63	ILL - Arrelious Benn, 56-yard pass from Eddie McGee (Jason Reda kick)	1:11	ILL 17 - USC 49

Game records

Team	Performance vs. Opponent	Year
Most points scored	49, USC vs. Illinois (tied with 2 others) - supplanted by Oregon in [2015](2015-rose-bowl)	2008
Total yards	633, USC vs. Illinois	2008

Most TD passes career, Rose Bowl History- 7, John David Booty

References

"RealClearSports - Blog".
"2007-2008 NCAA BCS Bowl Games and Payouts".
Heuser, John. (January 15, 2008). "Capital One Bowl a hit on TV". mlive.com.

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