PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2005
Texas Tops USC For National Title
Longhorns Make Fantastic 4th Quarter-Finish To Edge Trojans 41-38
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Texas quarterback Vince Young (10) runs for a 17-yard touchdown against Southern California's Josh Pinkard (36) during the fourth quarter of the Rose Bowl, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, in Pasadena, Calif. Texas won the game 41-38. (AP Photo)
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Texas quarterback Vince Young celebrates Texas beat Southern California 41-38 in the Rose Bowl. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News)
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Southern California's Reggie Bush (5) dives into the end zone ahead of University of Texas' Michael Huff (7) for a fourth-quarter score. (AP)
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With the national championship down to a final play, Young scrambled for an 8-yard touchdown on fourth down with 19 seconds left and the No. 2 Longhorns stunned the top-ranked Trojans 41-38 in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday night.
The high-scoring game everyone expected to see broke out in the second half, yet it was a defensive stop that was the key for Texas. The Longhorns stuffed LenDale White on a fourth-and-2 at midfield with 2:09 left, giving them a final chance.
Young, bitterly disappointed at losing the Heisman to Bush, wound up with the ultimate revenge. On a night when he ran for 200 yards and passed for 267 more, he capped a performance that Texas fans will remember forever by scoring the final TD and running for a 2-point conversion
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