Monday, December 06, 2004
Orange Bowl: California vs Oklahoma , Jan 4th 2005
The top two-ranked teams the entire 2004 season, Southern California and Oklahoma, completed their undefeated campaigns this past weekend thus securing their berths into the upcoming FedEx Orange Bowl 2005 National Championship, kicking off at 8 p.m. on January 4, 2004 at Pro Player Stadium. The game will be telecast live at 8 p.m. on ABC Sports.
Southern California and Oklahoma will meet for the first time in a bowl game and for the eighth time overall. The Trojans lead the all-time series 5-2-1, but the schools have not played each other since 12 years.
This will be the second Orange Bowl appearance for USC and the second visit to Miami in three years. Two years ago, the Trojans, behind Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer, cruised to a 38-17 win over Iowa.
Oklahoma, meanwhile, will make its 18th trip to the Orange Bowl. The Sooners are 12-5 all-time in the New Year's classic, and their last visit came after the 2000 season and produced a 13-2 victory over Florida State to cap a perfect season and the school's last national championship. With their win over Colorado in the Big 12 title game, Oklahoma won its 39th Conference championship, and will play for the National title for the third time in five years. Oklahoma won 12 games for the fourth time in Bob Stoops’ six years in Norman. To put that figure in perspective, Oklahoma won a total of 12 games in the three seasons prior to Stoops’ arrival.
The Trojans completed the fifth perfect regular season in school history and first since 1972, when they won the national championship. It also was USC's 15th straight Pac-10 triumph and 21st consecutive win overall. The Trojans have won 32 of their last 33 games.
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Southern California and Oklahoma will meet for the first time in a bowl game and for the eighth time overall. The Trojans lead the all-time series 5-2-1, but the schools have not played each other since 12 years.
This will be the second Orange Bowl appearance for USC and the second visit to Miami in three years. Two years ago, the Trojans, behind Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer, cruised to a 38-17 win over Iowa.
Oklahoma, meanwhile, will make its 18th trip to the Orange Bowl. The Sooners are 12-5 all-time in the New Year's classic, and their last visit came after the 2000 season and produced a 13-2 victory over Florida State to cap a perfect season and the school's last national championship. With their win over Colorado in the Big 12 title game, Oklahoma won its 39th Conference championship, and will play for the National title for the third time in five years. Oklahoma won 12 games for the fourth time in Bob Stoops’ six years in Norman. To put that figure in perspective, Oklahoma won a total of 12 games in the three seasons prior to Stoops’ arrival.
The Trojans completed the fifth perfect regular season in school history and first since 1972, when they won the national championship. It also was USC's 15th straight Pac-10 triumph and 21st consecutive win overall. The Trojans have won 32 of their last 33 games.
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