2009 Rose Bowl - Game Notes

Game Notes

  • Mark Sanchez became the third quarterback to pass for more than 400 yards in a Rose Bowl Game, with 413 yards. The others were Wisconsin’s Ron Vander Kelen (401 yards, 1963) and Oregon’s Danny O'Neil (456 Yards, 1995).
  • Sanchez set a Rose Bowl record for completion percentage, at 80%.
  • USC is the only team in history to have won three straight Rose Bowl games.
  • The Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy honoring the 2009 Champion was created by Tiffany.
  • Penn State was the only team in 2008 to score more than 7 points against USC in the second half.
  • This marked USC head coach Pete Carroll's fifth appearance and Penn State head coach Joe Paterno's second appearance in the Rose Bowl Game.
  • BCS Commissioners took "appropriate responsive actions" against Penn State for two media access contracts violations - failure to give pre-game interviews to ABC broadcasters and provide after-game locker room access. Joe Paterno explained that he did not want the attention to be taken away from Pete Carroll, knowing that the questions would focus on his health.

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