| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| USC Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Matt Barkley to Robert Woods. (Rhett Ellison rushed, two-point conversion failed). 5:52 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| USC Touchdown - 43-yard pass from Matt Barkley to Robert Woods. (Matt Barkley pass incomplete to Dillon Baxter, two-point conversion failed). 9:25 Time Remaining. |
| Minnesota Field Goal - 21-yarder by Chris Hawthorne. 4:07 Time Remaining. |
| USC Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Matt Barkley to Robert Woods. (Andre Heidari extra point is good). 0:49 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 9-yard run by Duane Bennett. (Chris Hawthorne extra point is good). 9:37 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Max Shortell to Brandon Green. (Chris Hawthorne extra point is good). 8:03 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Minnesota | USC |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 20 | 24 |
| By Rushing | 6 | 8 |
| By Passing | 12 | 14 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6-14-43.0 | 6-12-50.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-1-100 | 0-2-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 302 | 371 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 60 | 73 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 110 | 67 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 34 | 28 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 192 | 304 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-12 | 0-0 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 26-14-1 | 45-34-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-45.2 | 4-37.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 0 | 19 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 0-0 | 2-19 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 4-88 | 4-73 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 8-44 | 8-75 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 3 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 17 | 19 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 27:16 | 32:44 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Minnesota | USC |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| D.Bennett | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 25 | 1 | | M.Gray | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 18 | 0 | | M.Shortell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | | L.Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 34 | 110 | 3.2 | 25 | 1 |
| | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| D.Morgan | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 | | C.McNeal | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 27 | 0 | | M.Barkley | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | | TEAM | 3 | -34 | -11.3 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 29 | 67 | 2.3 | 27 | 0 |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Shortell | 13 | 7 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | | M.Gray | 12 | 7 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | | T.Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 26 | 14 | 192 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Barkley | 45 | 34 | 304 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 45 | 34 | 304 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
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| RECEIVING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| M.Moulton | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 | | D.McKnight | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | | M.Jones | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | | E.Lair | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | | B.Green | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 23 | 1 |
| | RECEIVING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| R.Woods | 17 | 177 | 10.4 | 43 | 3 | | M.Lee | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 | | B.Butler | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | | R.Ellison | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 | | B.Carswell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 | | R.Telfer | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 | | D.Baxter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | | X.Grimble | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | | Total | 34 | 304 | 8.9 | 43 | 3 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| D.Orseske | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | 53 | | Total | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | 53 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| K.Negrete | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 4 | 46 | | Total | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 4 | 46 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| N.Robey | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Stoudermire | 3 | 72 | 25 | 0 | | T.Olson | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 88 | 25 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Woods | 3 | 73 | 35 | 0 | | C.McNeal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 73 | 35 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Hawthorne | 1/3 | 33.3 | 21 | 2/2 | 5 | | Total | 1/3 | 33.3 | 21 | 2/2 | 5 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| A.Heidari | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | | Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
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