From: valdis@skat.usc.edu (Valdis Kalejs)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: TROJAN NEWS VOL.13 (HOME SWEET HOME!)
Date: 13 Oct 1992 11:27:05 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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HOME SWEET HOME! The Trojans, playing their first game in front of the home
crowd,made all the big plays while cruising to a 32-10 victory. The big plays
featured a 96 yard punt return by Curtis Conway (a school record),3 TD catches
by Johnnie Morton, and 13 QB sacks by the Trojan defense. Here are the stats:


SCORE BY THE QUARTERS:
----------------------
             1        2      3     4    TOT

USC          17       9      0     6     32
Oregon        7       0      3     0     10



FIRST QUARTER:
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USC 3 OREGON 0: Ford, 32-yd field goal. 1 yd drive, 4 plays after Hector re-
                covered Burwell's fumble on the opening kickoff at the Oregon
                16.


USC 10 OREGON 0: Morton, 36-yd pass from Johnson. 36-yd drive, 1 play after
                 Conway returned punt 35 yds. PAT-Ford


USC 17 OREGON 0: Conway, 96-yd punt return. PAT-Ford


USC 17 OREGON 7: A.Jones, 14-yard pass from O'Neil. 75yd drive, 7 plays. KEY
                 PLAYS: Deadwiler, 19 & 24-yd passes from O'Neil. PAT-Thompson


SECOND QUARTER:
---------------

USC 24 OREGON 7: Morton, 25 yd pass from Johnson. 50-yd drive, 8 plays after
                 Cunnigan recovered Harris' fumble. KEY GAINS: Morton 8,16,8-
                 yd passes from Johnson. KEY PLAY: Johnson gained 2 yds on 4th
                 and 1 at Oregon 41. PAT-Ford

USC 26 OREGON 7: Safety, Oregon center Micheal Allison snapped the ball out of
                 the end zone.


THIRD QUARTER:
--------------

USC 26 OREGON 10: Thompson, 44-yd field goal. 54 yd drive, 11 plays to USC 26.
                  KEY GAINS: A.Jones 9, Ferry,7,Harris 26-yd passes from O'Neil


FOURTH QUARTER:
--------------

USC 32 OREGON 10: Morton, 22-yd pass from Johnson. 69-yd drive,8 plays. KEY
                  GAINS: Crayton 11,6,19-yd runs, Morton 6-yd pass from Johnson
                  PAT-Johnson run failed.




TEAM STATS:
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                  USC             OREGON

First Downs        12               15
Rushes/yds     39/101            36/10
Yards Passing     125              229
Plays/net yds  55/226           68/219
Turnovers           1                2
Penalties/yds    3/30             4/52
Time of Poss.   27:46            32:14


INDIVIDUAL STATS:
-----------------

RUSHING:
--------

USC:       TCB     YDS     TD     OREGON:     TCB     YDS     TD

Crayton     19      63      0     Burwell      15      46      0
M.Jones      8      33      0     Shedrick      2       6      0
Mooney       8      33      0     Deadwiler     1       5      0
Johnson      7      -7      0     Whittle       3       5      0
                                  Team          1     -10      0
                                  O'Neil       14     -59      0


RECEIVING:
----------

USC:       NO     YDS     TD     OREGON:        NO     YDS     TD

Morton      8     114      3     Deadwiler       3      49      0
Conway      1      12      0     A.Jones         5      55      1
Crayton     1       3      0     Whittle         1      -1      0
Hannah      1      -4      0     Tate            4      26      0
                                 Perry           4      27      0
                                 Harris          4      70      0
                                 Burwell         2       3      0
                                 O'Neil          1       0      0


PASSING:
-------

USC:         PA     PC     YDS     TD     PI
---          --     --     ---     --     --
Johnson      16     11     125      3      1
--------------------------------------------

OREGON:      PA     PC     YDS     TD     PI
             --     --     ---     --     --
O'Neil       32     22     229      1      0



ANALYSIS: Another stellar performance by the defense. From a group that was
          expected to be a big question mark before the season started, have
          surely been gaining confidence as well as respect from their op-
          position. Special teams also played a big role causing fumbles and
          allowing Curtis Conway more return yardage than than net yards by
          the offense including a 96 yd punt punt return.

          Now as far as the offense is concerned, nothing has changed. Still
          no pass blocking for Johnson, which made him take his share of licks.
          Although the type of offense may have something to do with it. Yes
          it has been already proven that USC has a great bunch of receivers,
          but how should they be used? USC  briefly showed  that they 
          can move the ball very effectively using a short pass attack with
          the receivers running quick 5-10 yd patterns and having them utilize
          their running skills after catching the ball. This ended up spreading
          out the defense more and opened up more opportunities for the running
          and long passing game. Most of all it took a lot of pressure off of 
          the SC QB. Hope to see more of this next week!


          Fight On, BEAT THE BEARS!

          Valdis Kalejs