Southern Cal Trojans ©	Arizona State Sun Devils
Played October 1, 2005 at Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Southern Cal ©	9	61	10	3	.845	26	3	2	.871	27	6	1	.809	8	1	0	.889
Arizona State	4	10	8	0	.556	7	5	0	.583	3	3	0	.500

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

 

 

The top-ranked, 3-0 Southern Cal Trojans & coach Pete Carroll traveled to Tempe to meet the 14^th ranked, 3-1 Arizona State Sun Devils of coach Dirk Koetter.  This game fell into a familiar pattern for the Trojans as Arizona State took a 21-3 halftime lead only to watch Southern Cal score 35 points in the 2^nd half to claim a 38-28 win.  Southern Cal's RB LenDale White & All-American RB Reggie Bush combined for 355 yards rushing with 4 touchdowns as the Trojans amassed 631 yards of total offense.  The teams combined for 1046 yards of total offense but 5 interceptions of Sun Devils’ QB Sam Keller by the Trojans’ defense helped to spell the difference in the game.  The only points of the 1^st quarter came when Arizona State's All-Pac 10 KR Terry Richardson returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown as the Sun Devils took a 7-0 lead.  Southern Cal's PK Mario Danelo accounted for the Trojans only points of the 1^st half with a 36-yard field goal.  Keller connected with TE Jamaal Lewis on a 7-yard touchdown pass as Arizona State pushed the lead to 14-3.  After a Southern Cal punt, Keller led a 4-play, 55-yard drive capped by a 5-yard touchdown run for RB Keegan Herring as the Sun Devils finished the 1^st half with a 21-3 advantage.  The Trojans halftime adjustments seemed to have the desired effect as All-Pac 10 QB Matt Leinart led a 7-play, 80-yard drive to open the 3^rd quarter with White scoring on a 32-yard touchdown run.  Arizona State got a break when Southern Cal's All-American WR Dwayne Jarrett fumbled but Trojans' CB Justin Wyatt intercepted Keller’s pass on the next play giving Southern Cal the ball back at their own 36-yard line.  Four plays later, Bush scored on a 24-yard touchdown run & the Trojans had closed to within 4 points at 21-17.  Midway through the 4^th quarter, Southern Cal took the lead with a 1-yard touchdown run by Leinart.  The Sun Devils responded immediately with a 10-play, 70-yard drive with Keller connecting with TE Lee Burghgraef on a 1-yard touchdown pass for a 28-24 Arizona State lead.  With just 5:57 to play, Southern Cal’s explosive offense again showed why they are Belt holders with a 5-play, 80-yard drive in just 2:13 as Bush scored on a 34-yard run for a 31-28 Trojans' advantage.  Keller’s 4^th interception came 0:12 later when Southern Cal's S Kevin Ellison caught a pass that went through the hands of Sun Devils' All-Pac 10 WR Derek Hagan giving the Trojans the ball back at their own 44-yard line.  Three plays later, White took a handoff & raced 46 yards for the clinching score.  Keller got Arizona State back inside the Southern Cal 10-yard line but with 0:53 left, Trojans' CB John Walker made his second interception of the day on Keller’s pass allowing Southern Cal to run out the clock.  White finished with 197 yards rushing with 2 touchdowns & Bush added 158 yards rushing to his 2 scores.  For Arizona State, Keller finished with 347 yards passing with 2 touchdowns but 5 interceptions while being sacked 5 times & Hagan had 10 catches for 162 yards.  Southern Cal finished the season 0-1 which includes 12 wins vacated as a result of Bush being declared ineligible by the NCAA; Pac 10 Champions & ranked 2^nd nationally while the Sun Devils finished 7-5.  Arizona State has not played for The Belt again.