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University of Southern California Wins College Football Championship
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Top-ranked USC dominated second-ranked Oklahoma, 55-19 in Orange Bowl





Southern Cal's Lendale White reaches over goal line for 6-yard
touchdown during first halfThe University of Southern California, USC,
has won American college football's Bowl Championship Series title
game.

Top-ranked USC put on a dominating performance Tuesday night at the
Orange Bowl in Miami, trouncing second-ranked Oklahoma, 55-19.

Matt Leinhart, winner of the Heisman Trophy as the best college player
in the nation, threw an Orange Bowl-record five touchdown passes, to
lead USC to the victory.







Matt Leinart holds championship trophy"It's a great night," Leinart
said. "I think we proved tonight that we are the number-one team in
the country, without a doubt. No doubt."

Both USC and Oklahoma had 12 wins and no losses in the regular season.
Computer ratings and their ranking in the media and coaches' polls
earned the right to meet in the BCS title game.

USC is not the only team to finish unbeaten . Auburn University also
finished 13-0, and Utah was unbeaten at 12-0. However, Auburn and Utah
are left to wonder how they might have fared, had there been a playoff
system in U.S. college football.


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