IV 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 126 

Commending the University of Southern California Trojan football team for 

its victory in the 2007 Rose Bowl. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2007 

Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mrs. BONO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. HARMAN, 

Ms. SOLIS, Mr. HELLER of Nevada, and Mr. CAMPBELL of California) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the University of Southern California Trojan 

football team for its victory in the 2007 Rose Bowl. 

Whereas the University of Southern California (USC) Trojan 

football team achieved many historic accomplishments 

during the 2006 season; 

Whereas the USC Trojan football team achieved its fifth consecutive Associated Press (AP) Top 4 finish; 

Whereas USC was invited to make an unprecedented fifth 

consecutive Bowl Championship Series bowl appearance; 

Whereas USC won an unprecedented fifth consecutive Pacific-10 Conference championship; 

Whereas USC achieved its fifth consecutive season of at least 

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vision I schools in the history of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football; 

Whereas USC accomplished these feats while playing the second most difficult schedule in the Nation; 

Whereas USC boasts a 33-game winning streak for all home 

games, as well as a 23-game winning streak for Pac-10 

home games; 

Whereas USC has maintained a top 10 ranking in the Associated Press College Football Poll for the past 56 editions; 

Whereas USC has won 56 of its last 60 games; 

Whereas during the 2006 season, USC featured 5 All-American first team players (wide receivers Dwayne Jarrett 

and Steve Smith, center Ryan Kalil, offensive tackle Sam 

Baker, and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis); 

Whereas USC head football coach Pete Carroll has the best 

winning percentage of any current NCAA Division I football coach with at least 5 years of experience; 

Whereas the annual Rose Bowl is the oldest of all college 

bowl games, and its history and prestige have earned it 

the title ‘‘The Granddaddy of Them All’’; 

Whereas USC has played in the Rose Bowl on 31 occasions 

and won 22 times, both records exceeding any other collegiate football program; 

Whereas during the 2007 Rose Bowl game, USC featured a 

second half offensive explosion behind a game recordtying 4 touchdown passes from quarterback John David 

Booty; 

Whereas during the 2007 Rose Bowl game, wide receiver 

Dwayne Jarrett caught 2 touchdown passes, was named 

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came USC’s career receptions leader with 11 catches for 

205 yards; 

Whereas during the 2007 Rose Bowl game, linebacker Brian 

Cushing made 7 tackles, 4 tackles for losses, 2.5 sacks, 

and forced a fumble, and he was named the Defensive 

Most Valuable Player for the game; and 

Whereas, under the leadership of USC’s 10th president, Steven B. Sample, USC has established itself as a worldclass research university, known for its leadership in the 

fields of communication, media, the sciences, and the 

arts: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commends the University of Southern Cali3 fornia Trojan football team and USC President Ste4 ven B. Sample for USC’s victory in the 2007 Rose 

5 Bowl; and 

6 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

7 coaches, students, alumni, and staff who were in8 strumental in helping the University of Southern 

9 California win the Rose Bowl. 

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