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The 2005 Orange Bowl represented the BCS National Championship Game of the 2004 season and was played on January 4, 2005 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The teams were Southern California Trojans and Oklahoma Sooners. Both programs entered with undefeated, 12-0 records. The Trojans defeated the Sooners by a score of 55-19, led by quarterback Matt Leinart. ESPN named Leinart's performance as one of the top-10 performances in the first ten years of the BCS system.[3]
The game featured many firsts regarding Heisman Trophy: Leinart had won the 2004 Heisman award the month prior to the game, and Oklahoma quarterback Jason White had won the award the previous season, making it the first game to have two past-Heisman winners on the same field (and on opposite teams). The game featured four of the five Heisman finalists that year: Leinart (winner), Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson (first runner-up), White (second runner-up) and USC running back Reggie Bush (fourth runner-up); Bush would win the award the following season.
[edit] Scoring Summary
| Scoring Play |
Score |
| 1st Quarter |
| Okla - Travis Wilson 5 yard pass from Jason White (Hartley Garret kick). |
Okla 7-0 |
| USC - Dominique Byrd 33 yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick). |
Tie 7-7 |
| USC - LenDale White 6 yard run (Killeen kick). |
USC 14-7 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| USC - Dwayne Jarrett 54 yard pass from Leinart (Killeen kick). |
USC 21-7 |
| USC - Steve Smith 5 yard pass from Leinart (Killeen kick). |
USC 28-7 |
| Okla - Hartley 29 yard FG |
USC 28-10 |
| USC - Smith 33 yard pass from Leinart (Killeen kick). |
USC 35-10 |
| USC - Killeen 44 yard FG |
USC 38-10 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| USC - Smith 4 yard pass from Leinart (Killeen kick). |
USC 45-10 |
| USC - Killeen 42 yard FG |
USC 48-10 |
| 4th Quarter |
| USC - White 8 yard run (Killeen kick). |
USC 55-10 |
| Okla - Safety (Leinart downed in End Zone) |
USC 55-12 |
| Okla - Wilson 9 yard pass from White (Garret kick). |
USC 55-19 |
[edit] Halftime
The game included an infamous moment during the halftime show when singer Ashlee Simpson was loudly jeered by the crowd after finishing her set.[4][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "BCS Game Results", orangebowl.org, September 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ "BCS title game ratings down from last year", signonsandiego.com, January 8, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ a b Ted Miller, Young's double delivery highlights memorable BCS performances, ESPN.com, May 19, 2008, Accessed May 19, 2008.
- ^ Orange Bowl Boos Ashlee Simpson, CBS News, January 5, 2005. Note that 72,000 jeering figure conflicts with Orange bowl attendance of 77,912.
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