Filed under: UCLA, USC, Pac 10
PASADENA, Calif. -- The last football game in Pac-10 history was played Saturday night at the Rose Bowl between two games that weren't going to a bowl, but were trying to lay the foundation for a better future.Malcolm Smith's 68-yard fumble recovery in the second quarter and a pair of fourth-quarter scores by senior Allen Bradford were the difference in a 28-14 USC victory that lacked offensive fireworks for most of the night.
With a decisive win, USC salvaged an 8-5 record in Lane Kiffin's first season as head coach and the program's first under NCAA sanctions.
UCLA (4-8), meanwhile, closed the season with six losses in seven games and made coach Rick Neuheisel 0-3 in games against USC since he arrived in Westwood.
It was the first time since 2000 where neither team was ranked going into the game and the first time since 1999 that neither would be bowl-bound.
USC has known all season that this was the last game thanks to NCAA sanctions. UCLA was eliminated from bowl contention after a wildly inconsistent season and a stagnant offense.
The Rose Bowl filled up slowly but surely on a chilly Southern California evening. And the day got off to a rocky start when two people were stabbed in a large parking lot brawl that reportedly involved as many as 75 people. The victims were hospitalized but are expected to recover. Three people were arrested.
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