Rose Bowl Game Details

Note this is all best guess giving viewing angles and the TV coverage, etc. It no doubt includes a few errors and does not attempt to list the defense (e.g. Over / Cover 3 etc.) as I'd really like to do...It also leaves out most special teams play.

Play Dr. Down Dist Side YL Hash Pers WR O-Form
(Field / Boundary)
Back Set Motion Player 1 R-P Play Type Result Player 2 Gain Comment
1 1 1st 10 USC 28 L 10 Twin / Twin Ace Twin across McKnight rush Bubble Screen      -1 Well defended by #18. No gain.
2 1 2nd 11 USC 27 R 12 Twin / Tight I Wk TE across Sanchez pass PA Roll complete McCoy 7 Under cross route to TE
3 1 3rd 4 USC 34 R 12 Pro Wing Trips / Twin Empty   Sanchez rush DBP 3     3 QB Scramble
4 2 1st 10 USC 14 R 12 Twin / Wing Ace   Gable rush IZ     7 Penn State in QQH
5 2 2nd 3 USC 21 R 21 Pro / Spread I Str   Gable rush Lead OZ     1 TE flexed wide. LB flow good
6 2 3rd 2 USC 22 L 22 Pro / Pro Ace   Gable rush OZ     9 Ran C Gap at TE #40 & RT
7 2 1st 10 USC 31 R 12 Pro / Pro Ace Fl across McKnight rush Fly Sweep     7 Strong B Gap
8 2 2nd 3 USC 38 L 11 Trips / Tight Ace   McKnight rush Draw     4  
10 2 1st 5 USC 41 L 21 Twin / Spread I   Sanchez pass PA DBP incomplete.   0 Inc. overthrown
11 2 2nd 5 USC  46 L 11 Bunch Spread Ace   McKnight rush T-Pull     4 RT #68 pulled
12 2 1st 10 PSU 49 L 11 Twin / Pro Ace Fl across Sanchez pass DBP 3 incomplete. Turner 0 Pump & Go / Flat route
13 2 2nd 10 PSU 48 L 11 Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete McCoy 8 TE Slant from flexed position
14 2 3rd 2 PSU 40 R 12 Twin / Wing Ace   Johnson rush IZ     13 Ran to Twin WR side
15 2 1st 10 PSU 27 L 21 Twin / Tight I Str   Sanchez pass DBP 5 complete Williams 27 TOUCHDOWN. Post to DW #18
14 3 1st 10 USC 20 M 11 Bunch / Tight Ace Str   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Johnson 15 #8 RJ Shallow cross
15 3 1st 10 USC 35 R 21 Pro / Spread I TE across Sanchez pass DBP 5 complete Turner 26 #1 PT Post
16 3 1st 10 PSU 39 R 21 Pro / Spread I Str TE across Sanchez pass DBP 5 complete McCoy 26 #86 TE McCoy Post
17 3 1st 10 PSU 13 R 21 Pro Trips / I TE across McKnight rush Toss     -2 Ran strong side
18 3 2nd 12 PSU 15 L 11 Bunch / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 5 complete McKnight 9 Check down to McKnight
19 3 3rd 3 PSU 6 L 11 3x2 Empty   Sanchez rush QB Draw     6 TOUCHDOWN.
20 4 1st 10 USC 16 L 21 Twin / Tight I Str   Sanchez pass Sceen complete Williams 10 Screen to twin #18. PF late hit PSU
22 4 1st 17 USC 34 R 21 Pro / Spread I   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Turner 11 SL Fade / Out route
23 4 2nd 6 USC 45 R 12 Pro / Pro Ace   Sanchez pass PA DBP complete Williams 35 Deep out
24 4 1st 10 PSU 20 L 12 Pro Trips / Tight Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 5 incomplete.   0 Post route incomplete
25 4 2nd 10 PSU 20 L 21 Pro / Spread I   Sanchez pass DBP 1 complete Ausberry 5 Quick hitch to DA #9
26 4 3rd 5 PSU 15 L 11 Wing Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete McCoy 3 TE Flat route (Curl / Flat Combo)
27 5 1st 10 USC 34 L 12 Twin / Wing Ace   Johnson rush IZ     7 SJ ran A gap
28 5 2nd 3 USC 41 L 21 Pro / Spread I   Johnson rush Iso ?     1 Weak side B gap play
29 5 3rd 2 USC 42 L 21 Pro Trips / I Str   Sanchez pass PA Roll complete Williams 14  
30 5 1st 5 PSU 39 R 11 Pro Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez sacked PA DBP     -9 Sanchez held ball. #18 blitzed
31 5 2nd 14 PSU 48 R 11 Twin / Pro Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Williams 15 Curl to #18 DW
32 5 1st 10 PSU 33 R 21 Pro Trips / I TE across Gable rush Lead OZ     -3 Ran weak side. Stuffed
33 5 2nd 13 PSU 36 R 10 Twin / Twin Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 5 incomplete Turner. 0 #1 PT Dropped post route
34 5 3rd 13 PSU 36 R 11 Twin / Pro Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Williams 17 Shallow cross to #18 DW
35 5 1st 10 PSU 19 L 11 Pro Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 5 complete Johnson 19 TOUCHDOWN. Post / Seam to #8 RJ
36 6 1st 10 USC 42 L 11 Twin / Pro Gun Wk   Sanchez pass DBP 3 incomplete.   0 TE stick route
37 6 2nd 10 USC 42 L 11 Trips / Tight Ace   Johnson rush 1 Back Power     9 RG pulled
38 6 3rd 1 PSU 49 L 12 Wing Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez rush QB  Sneak     5  
39 6 1st 10 PSU 44 L 11 Twin / Pro Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Williams 9 Hitch to #18 DW
40 6 1st 10 PSU 20 L 10 Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass Screen complete Gable 20 TOUCHDOWN. Mid-screen to Gable
41 7 1st 10 USC 20 M 12 Twin / Wing Ace Flanker in Sanchez pass PA Roll complete Johnson 3 Check down to Wing player
42 7 2nd 7 USC 23 L 11 Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Williams 6 Flanker under cross
43 7 3rd 1 USC 29 R 12 Pro / Pro Ace   Sanchez rush QB Sneak     3 First down
44 7 1st 10 USC 32 R 11 Bunch / Spread Ace   Sanchez rush Busted play     6 Busted play QB scramble
45 7 2nd 4 USC 38 L 21 Pro / Spread I TE to FB Johnson rush Power     5 LG Pulled
46 7 1st 10 USC 43 R 21 Twin / Tight I Str   Sanchez pass PA Roll incomplete.   0 Overthrown high
47 7 2nd 10 USC 43 R 11 Twin / Pro Ace   Gable rush OZ     -5 QQHalf coverage. Ran to twin side
48 7 3rd 15 USC 38 L 11 Pro Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass PA Roll complete Williams 14  
49 7 4th 1 PSU 48 R 12 Pro / Pro Ace   Sanchez rush QB Sneak     2 First down
50 7 1st 10 PSU 46 R 11 Twin / Wing Ace   Gable rush Toss     4 CJ fumble. Ran Str. Boundary
51 8 1st 10 USC 31 L 12 Twin / Wing Ace   Johnson rush IZ     11 Wing player backside block
52 8 1st 10 USC 42 L 21 Twin / Tight I   Johnson rush IZ     1 Ran strong side. #10 FB
53 8 2nd 9 USC 43 L 11 Twin / Twin Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Turner 10 Double slants
54 8 1st 10 PSU 47 R 21 Twin / Tight I Fl across Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete McCoy 4 TE check down in flats
55 8 2nd 11 PSU 48 L 11 Trips / Tight Ace Fl out Sanchez pass DBP 3 incomplete.   0 TE stick route - pass dropped
56 8 3rd 11 PSU 48 L 11 Pro Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass Screen complete Johnson 5 Screen to SJ. 
57 9 1st 10 USC 18 L 21 Pro / Spread I Str TE to FB Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Williams 15 Stick route to Flanker #18 DW
58 9 1st 15 USC 28 L 11 Pro Trips / Spread Ace   Sanchez pass DBP 5 complete Turner 27 Post route to #1 PT
59 9 1st 10 PSU 45 L 21 Twin / Pro I   Sanchez pass PA Roll complete Johnson 45 TOUCHDOWN. Go route. Blow coverage
60 10 1st 10 USC 21 L 11 Wing Trips / Spread Ace Fly motion Johnson rush Fly Sweep     -7 TFL. Missed block
61 10 2nd 17 USC 14 R 12 Twin / Wing Ace   Johnson rush IZ     1  
62 10 3rd 16 USC 15 R 11 Pro Trips / Spread Ace Fl across Johnson rush IZ     6 Flanker backside block
63 11 1st 10 USC 20 M 21 Twin / Tight I   Sanchez pass DBP 3 complete Goodman 8 TE cross & FB flat route
64 11 2nd 2 USC 28 R 12 Bunch / Spread Ace   Johnson rush IZ / ISO?     -1 Bunch TE lead block
65 11 3rd 3 USC 27 R 21 Pro / Spread I   Johnson rush Lead OZ     1 Ran weak side. Stuffed
66 12 1st 10 USC 45 M 21 Twin / Tight Ace   Johnson rush Iso     0 Strong B Gap
67 12 2nd 10 USC 45 R 12 Wing Trips / Spread Ace   Johnson rush IZ     2 Wing player backside block
68 12 3rd 8 USC 47 R 11 Trips / Tight Ace   Johnson rush 1 Back Power     4 LG Pulled
69 12 4th 4 PSU 49 R         Team rush       -37 Bad snap on punt