Sept. 30, 2000
| USC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7-21 |
| Oregon St. | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17-31 |
First Quarter
OSU-Johnson 15 pass from Smith (Cesca kick), 9:28.
OSU-Simonton 20 run (Cesca kick), 5:04
USC-Nickels 12 pass from Palmer (Cesca kick), 2:33
Second Quarter
USC-Moreno 80 fumble return (Newbury), 13:45.
Fourth Quarter
OSU-Simonton 2 run (Cesca kick), 11:14.
OSU-FG Cesca 41, 8:04.
USC-Pierson 1 pass from Palmer (Newbury kick), 2:16.
OSU-Simonton 36 run (Cesca kick), 1:18
A-33,775
| USC | OSU | |||
| First downs | 16 | 23 | ||
| Rushes-yards | 30-63 | 53-218 | ||
| Passing | 282 | 157 | ||
| Comp-Att-Int | 19-38-3 | 10-29-0 | ||
| Return Yards | 68 | 76 | ||
| Punts-Avg. | 6-40.3 | 8-37.5 | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| Penalties-Yards | 9-90 | 7-85 | ||
| Time of Possession | 26:39 | 33:21 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-USC, McCullough 10-33, MacKenzie 9-28, Papadakis 4-3, Pierson 1-0, Kelly 1-0, Palmer 5-(minus 1). Oregon St., Simonton 37-234, McCall 5-11, Battle 1-(minus 2), team 1-(minus 4), Smith 8-(minus 7), Fessler 1-(minus 14).
PASSING-USC, Palmer 19-38-3-282. Oregon St., Smith 10-29-0-157.
RECEIVING-USC, Allmond 5-75, MacKenzie 4-68, Harris 3-21, Colbert 2-39, Nickels 2-35, Pierson 2-33, Kelly 1-11. Oregon St., Houshmandzadeh 5-70, Johnson 2-54, Maurer 2-25, Prescott 1-8.
