College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 27, California 9
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 88°
Head Official: Jack Wood
Attendance: 83421

No. 12 USC 27, California 9:
Silas Redd rushed for 158 yards and Curtis McNeal added 115 as No. 12 Southern California dispatched visiting California in Pac-12 play.

Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Barkley threw two touchdown passes to Marqise Lee but also was intercepted twice as the Trojans (3-1, 1-1 Pac-12) accumulated 296 rushing yards while defeating the Golden Bears (1-3, 0-1) for the ninth consecutive time.

The Trojans’ defense sacked Cal quarterback Zach Maynard seven times and T.J. McDonald and Jawanza Starling recorded interceptions as USC outgained Cal 488-250.

Vincenzo D’Amato kicked three field goals, including boots of 26 and 35 in the third quarter to pull the Golden Bears within 17-9. Andre Heidari kicked a 41-yarder in the opening minute of the final quarter before Lee caught a 3-yard scoring pass from Barkley to give USC an 18-point advantage with 5:56 remaining.

Redd scored on a 33-yard scamper in the opening quarter and Lee caught an 11-yard scoring pass midway through the second as the Trojans took a 17-3 halftime lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Barkley became the third quarterback in USC history to top 10,000 career yards, joining former Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. Barkley has 10,059 career passing yards. … Golden Bears receiver Keenan Allen had nine receptions for 94 yards. … Lee had 11 receptions and has caught 40 passes and six touchdowns over the first four games.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
California   Southern California
C.J. Anderson Player Silas Redd
5 Attempts 21
32 Yards 158
6.4 Avg Yards 7.5
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
California   Southern California
Keenan Allen Player Marqise Lee
9 Receptions 11
93 Yards 94
10.3 Avg Yards 8.5
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
California 250 77 173 0 3 2 0.0 1
Southern California 488 296 192 3 2 2 7.0 0