2008 Rose Bowl

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	2008
Total yards	633, USC vs. Illinois	2008

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

References

↑ http://www.realclearsports.com/blog/2008/01/bowl_preview_rose_bowl.html
↑ http://www.new-orleans-resort.com/2007_2008_football_bowl_games_and_payouts.shtml
↑ Heuser, John (2008-01-15). "Capital One Bowl a hit on TV". mlive.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.

2007–08 NCAA football bowl game season

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Bowl Championship Series games: Rose Bowl (Jan. 1) Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1) Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 2) Orange Bowl (Jan. 3) BCS National Championship (Jan. 7)

All-Star Games: Hula Bowl (Jan. 12) East-West Shrine Game (Jan. 19) Senior Bowl (Jan. 26) Texas vs. The Nation Game (Feb. 2)

Rose Bowl Game

History & conference tie-ins	History Rose Bowl Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters Big Ten Conference Pac-12 Conference

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Notes	No games were held from 1903 to 1915. The 1942 game was played at Duke Stadium in Durham, NC due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The game was also the national title game for the Bowl Championship Series in 2002 and 2006. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 edition.

Illinois Fighting Illini bowl games

1947 Rose Bowl 1952 Rose Bowl 1964 Rose Bowl 1982 Liberty Bowl 1984 Rose Bowl 1985 Peach Bowl 1988 All-American Bowl 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl 1991 John Hancock Bowl 1992 Holiday Bowl 1994 Liberty Bowl 1999 MicronPC Bowl 2002 Sugar Bowl 2008 Rose Bowl 2010 Texas Bowl 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl

USC Trojans bowl games

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