2003 Orange Bowl - USC vs Iowa

Highlights from the 2003 Orange Bowl, where the USC Trojans (#4, Pac-10 co-champions), featuring Heisman winner Carson Palmer, beat #5, Big Ten co-champions Iowa and Heisman runner-up Brad Banks, 38-17.
Video originally from www.mothcontrol.com/sc/

[@_cali187x_3]

Team was stacked Troy Polomalu, Carson Palmer, mike Williams, Justin Fargas

[@JohnHoulgate]

Justin Fargas (USC # 25) had a helluva game.

[@countonnate]

Coach Carroll is the man! OMG! He gets me so pumped up when he talks. I hope he never leaves USC. He should be a motivational speaker.

[@redletter2008]

USC's music alone blows aways anything Iowa has in football! USC football - one of the greatest college programs in history! All the national titles - spanning 80+ years, the conference titles, Heisman winners, all those Rose Bowls. And the Trojans have all the trappings of a national-power, - the iconic band and fight song, the gorgeous song-girls, the commitment to tradition, consistency and pomp, to highlight national champions from the 1920s to the 2000s and hopefully beyond! Fight On SC!

[@80svideoluvr]

Iowa had a HECK of a team that year. I had a REALLY hard time deciding which team I thought would win that game ahead of time. I think I finally settled on Iowa before USC started winning bowl games every year under Pete Carroll. I think the Trojans have lost only one bowl game starting with Pete Carroll's second year with the school and it took an EXCEPTIONAL performance by Vince Young to beat them that time.

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

I remember where I was… freshman year of college working at Target, sneaking in the break room to watch this.

[@MadirdTiger91]

I'm an Iowa fan, if we wouldn't have lost to ISU we probably would've been playing for the Title, BUT we couldn't beat a dynasty. Kudos to USC

[@Yyyyyy5]

Just whooped that dynasty a$$ 49-24 go hawks.

[@Trojan0304]

The start of a great run of BCS bowl games by USC, Fight On

[@Jiltedin2007]

Prior to this Game, everyone was saying that the Real Rose Bowl was being played here in Miami, considering that both the USC Trojans(From the Pac-10), and the Iowa Hawkeyes(From the Big 10), were the Better Teams in their Conference, but lost their Rose Bowl Bids that year.

[@GSMSfromFV]

Reggie Bush was still in high school (2002 season) when the 2003 Orange Bowl was played in January, 2003. When the 2003 season started the following September, Bush was then a freshmen.

[@AltoonaYourPiano]

Modern day Penn State with Mike Yurcich as OC, Manny Diaz as DC, and James Franklin as HC reminds me of Pete Carroll era USC. This game is a great example of vintage 00s USC. First half of the game, Iowa outplayed USC a little bit, second half USC completely dominated Iowa.

[@ndawg10]

Very true and I like how you can admit that like a real football fan. It's not easy watching your team go that far to have to play USC. Skeetr13 should take some lessons from you.

[@MVillani1985]

Also, one thing to remember is that Iowa was the Big 10 co-champion, sharing it with Ohio State, and Iowa's victories over Big 10 teams were more convincing. So I think there's a great chance that Miami or Ohio State would have lost to USC by two touchdowns or better.

[@MVillani1985]

Kind of a weird thought that if Iowa had won this game they might have been eligible to be national co-champs since Iowa was a great team that year. But I think that blocked field goal knocked all the wind out of their sails. I'd love to see a Big Ten team that was blown out by USC in the Rose Bowl get revenge in 2008 and play a game like UCLA did to USC in 1986 (won 45-25 after taking a shocking 31-0 halftime lead).

[@rosspok]

Carson Palmer looked incredible then!

[@Jiltedin2007]

How much I loved Carson Palmer. Even when he was a Freshman, I knew that he had something special in him. And I don't care how many National Championships Matt Leinert had with the Trojans, that team was Carson Palmer's, he was the main reason for the Trojan,s National Championships. Carson Palmer has got to be, the best Quarterback that the Trojans ever had. Better than Paul McDonald, Pat Haden, or Rodney Peete. BETTER THAN ANY QUARTERBACK TO WEAR A TROJAN UNIFORM!!!

[@yamofaka]

USC has outscored opponents 240-126 in BCS games. Aside from the Texas game, no team has scored 20 points or more on USC. Also aside from the 06' Rose Bowl, SC has outscored its opponents 202-85.

[@MVillani1985]

It's pretty close to dead even. The last two years USC (the Pac-10 Champ) has beaten the Big Ten runner up. And don't forget that the first Rose Bowl ended up with the Stanford coach conceding the win to Michigan so that the score didn't get even worse. The 1901 Michigan team, who finished the Rose Bowl 49-0, was one of the only teams to go undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, and finish with a bowl game shutout.

[@JohnHoulgate]

Justin Fargas and Keary Colbert had great nights.

[@GSMSfromFV]

For the 2003 season, when Bush was a freshman, Hershel Dennis was the starting tailback.

[@jessmaddymax]

I was at the game two years ago when the Trojans laid a 70 on the Hogs. Any chance for another home and home? It's great starting the season with big wins like that!

[@me9rob]

Fargas went to my high school, i met when he visited during our summer football practice

[@theshowtimekid]

this game was the stereotype of the Carroll-Chow philosophy...feel the team out, make halftime changes, then dominate the 2nd half...not with Sark calling plays, they just try to go after teams, not feel them out

[@letsgohawks89]

the blocked field goal at the end of the half was the big momentum changer and USC just took it from there

[@atm8705]

Chauncy Washington was an every down tailback while Bush was young and developing, only showing flashes of explosiveness. Of course he'd go on to get better and later win a heisman trophy.

[@zclary923]

USC like Florida, Bama, LSU, and Auburn is just a big name school with a huge athletic budget and a giant state to recruit from. Iowa has to take what they can get, they don't get a bunch of 4 and 5 start recruits. They get 2 and 3 star recruits who work hard. So show Iowa some respect for having even gotten there in the first place instead of running your mouths.

[@MVillani1985]

Now that I think about it, it's also pretty similar to the 2007 Rose Bowl where Michigan keeps it close with USC for the first half, and then USC pulls away in the second half.

[@MVillani1985]

I don't know if 38-17 with a 10-10 halftime score constitutes being crushed like a high school team, but okay. But I'd say that Iowa and Penn State have been the Big Ten teams that gave USC their best run for their money this decade. After seeing some of USC's bowl games it makes me wonder why they don't just go ahead and put USC in the NCG since they always show up big for bowls. I mean look what they did to Oklahoma in 2004, that was just unreal. Looked like they were playing Temple.

[@rentcda]

If only there was a playoff this year!

[@lewisprice9903]

I remember this game from 16 years ago excited to see this mathchup agin in 2019 fight on !!!

[@CJH9972]

@proffromgview that Iowa linebacker was actually a defensive lineman named Matt Roth. Roth is the starting LE for the Jags.

[@MVillani1985]

Ja, it was called Rose Bowl East that year. Good year for football overall, really. I think either of these teams could have handled Miami in the Fiesta Bowl that year.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Believe me, Carson Palmer more than deserved it! As a Trojan Fan, I can tell you right now, you will never see a Quarterback like Carson Palmer, ever again. Accept no Substitutes.

[@SFFOOL76]

2002-2004 IOWA FOOTBALL was great, and yes USC was that much better. This should have been the rose bowl.

[@envyyoumatt]

that score was closer than the game actually was. usc dominated that game. usc actually demolished the the irish on saturday

[@Jiltedin2007]

Concurr, My Friend, Concurr. I remembered when he was a Freshman at USC, he was a Backup to that Turkey Sophomore, at the time, Van Rapporst. I was saying to myself, "Put Palmer In, Now". I hate to say it, but he is the reason why I am following Bengals Football, and deep down inside, I have always hated Cincinnati. WAR CARSON PALMER, HE'S DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY!!

[@SFFOOL76]

it was two years later, they played michigan in the rosebowl the next year.

[@jamesofwhite21]

USC will be sick as fuck... so glad ive been a fan for my whole life haha. we have OJ Mayo and all our young studs for basketball, and in football we are deep as fuck everywhere... 17-18 freshman can legitimately challenge for starting spots, on top of our current depth. further USC dominance here we come, just give us the BCS Championship now... and we'll work on basketball and see what happens.

[@markvaldez9119]

Bring us back to a better time

[@SFFOOL76]

Im not a USC fan, however that 2002 team at the end of the year was a-may-zing! They were so much better than Iowa in talent and in coaching. Iowa was a real overachiever that year. Remember Pac-10 teams in the Orange bowl will always win!

[@Yyyyyy5]

Iowa 49 USC 24 2019 holiday bowl. Enjoy

[@ClipCoug]

LSU also played a "home" game at Arizona State during Hurricane Katrina. I can't remember which year that was.

[@LosFace55]

And after Matt Leinart left Pete Carroll was loyal to John David Booty because he stuck it out his whole career at USC waiting for his chance. Not putting Booty down, but his first year when he took over he almost took USC to the national title game. The following year I beleive Sanchez should have taken over especially when Booty broke his finger against Stanford in that lost.

[@ClipCoug]

LSU has had their share of those Hail Mary passes, I remember the one at Kentucky, and the one against them by Iowa in some bowl game on Florida (think it was the Gator Bowl)

[@uscpat]

Damn, I still miss Pete.

[@brianjacob8728]

He shouldn't have let his ego get the better of him.

[@MVillani1985]

Just imagine how hard USC or Iowa would have smacked Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.

[@atm8705]

Umm I found this... 1,331 all-purpose yards set a USC freshman record. ESPN's Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year also amassed 521 yards rushing, with three touchdowns on 90 carries that year.

[@Yyyyyy5]

Umm I just found this...Iowa 49- USC 24

[@ClipCoug]

correction, 2005 Capital One Bowl between LSU and Iowa

[@SFFOOL76]

There not cocky , there frontrunners! Trust me , once this program gets on probation , it will all change.

[@MVillani1985]

This game reminds me a lot of the 1995 Rose Bowl, where Oregon kept it close with Penn State in the first half, and then Penn State just pulled away and dominated the entire second half, much like USC pulled away from Iowa in this game.

[@SFFOOL76]

They lost to Iowa State (which was 6 1/2 years later I still think WTF?) However besides palmer and polomalu they had Justin Fargas who kicked ass in this game. However the guy didn't have a great pro career but was a stud Freshman was #1 MIKE WILLIAMS for USC, that guy was something else for USC.

[@youtahyoutes1753]

USC WON 2/3 of the National Title in 2003. USC Was #1 in Coaches poll and AP poll. lsu was #1 in the computers. USC is the REAL National Champion chump.

[@tycalvert9633]

YOUTAH YOUTES did they win the BCS title game? No? Oh, but that would mean they only had 1 and are the weakest dynasty EVER!

[@MVillani1985]

And really, the 2003 Orange Bowl was like a Rose Bowl East.

[@niblet4123]

iowa only lost one time that year (early in the season against an iowa state comeback), went undefeated in conference play. unfortunately, they didn't get to play ohio state (who went undefeated). had they played OSU and won, national championship game.

[@jessmaddymax]

WTF??? "10-2 record, best since 1968" ??? What about 10-0-1 in 69 or 12-0 in 72 or 10-1-1 in 74??? Or 12-1 in 78 or 11-0-1 in 79 or 10-2 in 88??? Nice job ESPN, I remember, nobody thought the Trojans had chance against the "bigger stronger" Big 10 team. Typical East Coast treatment of a Pac 10 team.

[@j3wishvulcan]

Brad Banks is playing in the CFL now! I love the CFL!

[@jessmaddymax]

THAT is going to be a great home and home!

[@ClipCoug]

Actually OU sold about 35,000 tickets, while USC sold about 25,000. And there is only one Rose Bowl to USC...the one in Pasadena, CA. To them there really is no Rose Bowl North, South, East, Mid-South, North-East...etc, just the one in CA. USC basically owns everyone in the Big 10 (see Michigan X2 and Iowa) and SEC (Arkansas and Auburn both in back-to-back years this decade). They beat OU in the Orange and lost to Texas in the Rose. They beat Va Tech in DC, and are at UVA this year.

[@drezyyouknownow]

I Know Man I Love It!

[@mitchmaaele6981]

Start of a Dynasty ✌

[@glenjoke10]

the only reason wisconsins offense double osu was for 1. they were on the field for like 44min and 2. the qb threw 2 interceptions for td's ....so i wouldnt use wisconsin as an exammple especially in the osu game

[@JohnnyBillNye]

at least iowa was in the game until the 4th quarter. i don't no what would have happened if usc wouldn't have blocked that field goal. that obviously gave them momentem going into the 2nd half.

[@FrazzledOne23]

One thing you can say about Big Ten, they may be shit overall, but compare their defenses to other teams from the Pac-10 and the ACC and they can fucking hit. Like the power of your hits won't win you your games, but that's what the Big Ten recruits for.

[@MVillani1985]

Except for some years, like 1994 where Oregon finished #12 and was #6 going into the Rose Bowl, the Pac-10 is basically USC and the Nine Dwarves.

[@jfarahnik55]

cuz all iowa had was a field goal and a kick return touchdown USC FOR LIFE BABY

[@quack10]

@shwann125 OK. Post it here for all to see. Thanks for your help. Fight on!

[@des696969]

@FOLDEDME1 They didn't.. how does borrowing a house for your family to live in have anything to do with how you play on the field? It doesn't.. it doesn't increase your performance.. it doesn't win your team a nation championship or a heisman.. it's not like it's steroids just because you break a silly rule doesn't make somebody a cheater.. do you also consider people criminals for getting a speeding ticket or running a stop sign? lol children these days.

[@sckego]

Iowa was ranked 8th in the final AP poll. Good call on the final score, lakeshow.

[@mas5867]

LOL. Iowa beat 2 ranked teams and lost to a ranked and an unranked team. That is a net of 0 quality wins. What a joke.

[@CARXRiedmann]

I miss Brad Banks.

[@BuckTown17]

yeah brad banks was the shit at Iowa he went from junior college wide out one year to jc qb then goin to Iowa an being the man

[@himynameisjohnny77]

carson palmer is a stud

[@YouCanCallMeAl1022]

That other loss was to Iowa State--the Hawkeyes creamed Michigan that year in the big house.

[@road35]

i no eh, the gators and the sooners got picked for the championship game while 20 other teams got left out when they could have gone just as much. USC is the best team in collage football and people no u can not win the championship and be the best team at the same time without going against the Trojans.

[@LosFace55]

And everyone is seeing why Pete Carroll wanted Mark Sanchez to come back. I mean yes the opportunity was there for Mark Sanchez to take. Pete Carroll yes he says that he said Sanchez was not ready yet but lets be honest if he would have come back this year the offense would have been prolific and not too much pressure would have been on the defense. Having an experienced qb makes a huge difference. I know it sounds like excuses but if Im wrong someone prove my point.

[@DaggerMan11]

If you think about it, Carson Palmer as a prospect was Andrew Luck, but with a stronger arm.

[@JoseGomez-cj1tq]

This team could've beat Ohio st easily for the natty that year. A 1 point lost against Washington St kept them out of it.

[@Moocow002]

@YOUTAIA I will admit USC has been a dominant program the past decade, better than a lot of Big Ten schools, but overall, Big Ten > Pac 10/12

[@BlitzinLB27]

Iowa was "Co-Champs"? Just because they went unbeaten in conference, does not mean they shoulda been champs! OSU was clearly the better team that year.

[@LosFace55]

Every school has their one down year. If you think USC is going to stay down you are very wrong about that my haterz. I still dont get how Pete Carroll decided to go with the true freshman Matt Barkely and he had 2 other guys that were much more experienced. The defense lost their whole front 7 and youre seeing on Sundays the great lb corp performing very well. USC will be back next year. All of their tough games are at home next year.

[@zzLOVEGUNzz]

Then don't lose to UCLA, Stanford, and Oregon State (twice). These are TERRIBLE losses. USC plays in a weak conference. They have the best recruiting class every year and they only have one real national title to show for it, under Carol.

[@MVillani1985]

That's true, the Pac-10 does own the SEC, but I don't know about the Big 10. It's more dead even. I should have said that LATELY it seems that USC is dominating everything. I remember when it used to be Washington and the Nine Dwarves.

[@ResidentX97]

Causing turnovers is part of the game. Its taught, especcialy at SC. its called being a smart player :]

[@topppps]

Pac10 = Conference of Champions

[@theshowtimekid]

yes. now playing 4 the oakland raiders

[@SFFOOL76]

Against Iowa in this game. Also Washington State beat USC and they were tied for the pac-1o championship.

[@LosFace55]

@xXViRuS . Troy was a very powerful empire until the Greeks outsmarted them and took over them. Anyhow, I respect your guys coach. He could have left anytime he wanted to. Sucks that Pete Carroll left and I wish him the best. Still, not a bad replacement yes with Lane Kiffin, but with his staff he brings along. And from what it looks like all the recruits who were in limbo will still commit to USC. February 19-21 mark that down. Lets see what the NCAA decides with the program.

[@hawkman2111]

not to many teams can match USC atleast we stayed with them for a half

[@Yyyyyy5]

Well yesterday Iowa killed USC 49-24

[@madra000]

# 3 footwork is amazing

[@tripdraw]

Justin Fargas now on the Raiders

[@niblet4123]

lets see that opening kickoff

[@NkrumahTure]

Does anybody know who number 25 on the Trojans was?

[@mrjonsey]

damn, Carson torched them

[@DriftKing04]

Iowa Hawkeyes have always sucked balls. The Hawkeyes got owned, but I'm not surprised because Iowa did play against USC.

[@Yyyyyy5]

2019. Iowa 49 USC 24

[@natedagr808]

ya i realized that right after i posted my comment. my bad haha

[@DCSk8er529]

i'm surprised that wasn't a rose bowl they were at.

[@envyyoumatt]

first of all the refs admitted that they should have called the fake field goal a penalty. and that deep bomb to golden tate was a once in a million type play against usc. and that interception that barkley threw that led to a touchdown was a dumb tipped passed from a usc player. it dont matter tho cuz usc got the win.

[@SDCHARGERS619]

@mongoose704 lol i rmembeer that, lendale white went up the middle. they were better THAT DAY, it was jus usc tried so hard to put the game away. it was a exciting game either way and went down as one of the best games of all time

[@Moocow002]

Yes USC owns the Big Ten, but overall the Big Ten is a stronger conference.

[@jessmaddymax]

USC loves playing the Hogs!!

[@Yyyyyy5]

You sure about that? 2019 Iowa 49-USC 24. You enjoyed that did ya?

[@samoawarrior]

i smell some freshly made HATERADE!!!

[@Yyyyyy5]

Me too go HAWKS! IOWA 49 USC 24

[@Papawill13]

Maybe they should recruit for Winning rather than BIG hits?? 0-7 vs USC this decade