Dec. 22, 2008
Penn State's Rose Bowl Central
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Penn State (11-1) vs. USC (11-1)
When: Thursday, January 1, 2009
Where: Rose Bowl Stadium (88,500)
Kickoff: 2:10 p.m. PT/5:10 p.m. ET
Attendance: 88,500+ (sold out)
Series Record: Tied, 4-4
Penn State Captains:
No. 47 Josh Gaines, Sr., DE
No. 45 Sean Lee, Sr., LB
No. 7 Anthony Scirrotto, Sr., Saf
No. 57 A.Q. Shipley, Sr., C
No. 2 Derrick Williams, Sr., WR
TELEVISION: The contest will be televised by ESPN on ABC with Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Lisa Salters calling the action. The Nittany Lions are appearing on television for the 177th time in their last 179 games.
RADIO: Penn State Sports Network (60 stations)
Radio Team (9th year) Play-by-Play: Steve Jones; Analysis: Jack Ham
USC Radio Network (Pete Arbogast, play-by-play; Paul McDonald, analysis; John Jackson, sideline).
ESPN Radio (Mike Tirico, David Norrie, Erin Andrews). XM Radio.
COACHES:
Joe Paterno
Penn State Record....383-126-3 (75.1), 43rd Year
Overall Record....Same
vs. USC....4-3
59th year on Penn State staff...all-time leader in career wins among 1-A coaches...300 wins faster than any coach in NCAA history...College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2007.
Pete Carroll
USC Record....87-15, 8th Year
Overall Record....Same
vs. Penn State....0-0
THE SERIES: The Nittany Lions and Trojans are tied, 4-4. The first meeting was a 14-3 USC win in the 1923 Rose Bowl. The teams also met in the 1982 Fiesta Bowl, a 26-10 PSU win. USC won the last meeting, 29-5, in the 2000 Kickoff Classic.