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The title Earl Loreburn was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1911 for Robert Reid, 1st Baron Loreburn, the Lord Chancellor. The title became extinct upon his death in 1923.
Lord Loreburn held the subsidiary title Baron Loreburn, of Dumfries in the County of Dumfries (1906).
Earls Loreburn (1911)
Robert Threshie Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn (1846–1923)
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Age of Renaissance is a board game designed by Don Greenwood and Jared Scarborough and published by Avalon Hill in 1996. The game is for 3-6 players and the box claims that the game should take 2-6 hours to play, though as with any serious multiplayer strategy game, this can entirely depend on the players. Age of Renaissance is somewhat of a sequel to Civilization. In 1997, Age of Renaissance won the Origins Award for Best Pre-20th Century Board Game of 1996.
Game play
In Age of Renaissance, each player takes the role of one of six commercial capitals of Europe: Venice, Genoa, Barcelona, London, Paris, and Hamburg. Initially each player controls one city, their capital. As the game progresses, each player’s financial empire grows to a larger number of cities which provide income each turn. Each region where a city can be established also produces one of a number of different commodities: stone, wool, timber, grain, wine, cloth, metal, fur, silk, spice, gold, or ivory. Control of commodities doesn’t do anything alone, but when a commodity card is played, every player with stakes in that commodity cashes in. Commodities and income from cities provide players with their two main sources of income. Players then use that money to buy counters to expand their empire, and to buy civilization advances that have various effects on the game.
There is a deck of cards that players draw from. Once the deck is depleted, a new batch of cards (and some of the used cards) are shuffled in and the game progresses to the second epoch. Once the deck is depleted again, more new cards (and again some of the used cards) are shuffled to form a new deck for the third epoch. Once the deck is depleted a third time, the game ends and the player with the highest score wins. Score is determined by adding up the values of a player’s advances and cash, less a penalty for the “misery” of their people. The rules also suggest shorter versions of the game that end after either one or two epochs.
The game has many complexities and interesting rules that add to the gameplay. For instance, each player secretly bids for the number of units they want to control in a given turn. The player with the fewest units goes first, and the player with the most goes last. However, the rules for combat give a significant advantage in effectiveness to the players going early in a turn rather than later, leaving players with an interesting choice. Another noteworthy rule is the clever requirement that all diplomacy take place in the open at the table, which dramatically improves gameplay by keeping things moving.
Strategically, it is critical in a game of Age of Renaissance to recognize the player in the lead. There are many cards that can significantly hurt a specific player, and these are best used to keep the leader(s) in check lest they run away with the game.
References
^“Origins Award Winners (1996)”. Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1996/list-of-winners.
External links
Age of Renaissance at BoardGameGeek
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Arthur Bruce Williams (January 27, 1872 – May 1, 1925) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Williams was born in Ashland, Ohio, and attended the common schools of Eaton County, Michigan. He graduated from Olivet College, in that county, in 1892. He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Battle Creek. He was interested in agricultural pursuits at his summer home in Gull Lake. He served as director of the Old National Bank in Battle Creek, and also as vice president and general counsel of the Postum Cereal Company. He also served as president of the Michigan Manufacturers’ Association.
On June 19, 1923, Williams was elected as a Republican from Michigan’s 3rd congressional district to the 68th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John M. C. Smith. In 1924 he was re-elected to the 69th Congress and served until his death in Baltimore, Maryland. He was interred in Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte, Michigan.
References
Arthur B. Williams at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan
June 19, 1923 – May 1, 1925
Succeeded by Joseph L. Hooper
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Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (Urdu: ???? ????? ?????) is a script-writer, director and actor, responsible for some successful and unique Pakistani television projects. He is the son of the famous television/film actor Irfan Khoosat and was the brains behind the situational comedy sitcom Shashlick which ran for over three years on PTV. His plays typically involve slapstick comedy and loads of Pakistani film music. He has also written the script for Saqib Malik’s upcoming production Ajnabee Shehr Mein.
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Juba was a food that was traditionally eaten by slaves in the United States colonies who worked on plantations. It was made up of a mixture of leftovers and was cooked in a large pot.
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Paul Williams (born July 27, 1981) is an American boxer and is the former two-time WBO welterweight champion. At 6′2″ , Paul is considered extremely tall for a welterweight. He is also considered by many to be the most “avoided fighter in the world”.
Contents
1Career
1.1WBO welterweight title
1.2Light middleweight
1.3Middleweight
1.4Williams vs Martinez
2See also
3References
4External links
Career
Born in Aiken, South Carolina, got his start in boxing from the suggestion of a family friend who saw him fight on a school bus. The driver suggested that he use his energy in the boxing gym at the Aiken Boxing Club, and connected him with a manager and trainer. Williams fought only 20-25 fights as an amateur before turning pro at the age 19.
His debut was in the year 2000, and he is promoted by the Goossens. In 2005 he outpointed former Olympic bronze medalist Terrence Cauthen, and later that year, he knocked out Alfonso Sanchez in 5 rounds. His ESPN debut was a second round knockout of Sergio Rios on Wednesday Night Fights. Williams made his HBO debut against undefeated Walter Matthysse, winning by a tenth round technical knockout. That was followed by a victory over former junior welterweight world champion Sharmba Mitchell. He knocked Mitchell down three times en route to a fourth round TKO.
WBO welterweight title
Paul Williams punches Andy Kolle.
Williams became the mandatory challenger for WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. The match took place July 14, 2007, in Carson, California, at the Home Depot Center with Williams winning a unanimous decision. Williams fought Carlos Quintana on February 9, 2008 in his first defense of his title. Williams lost to Quintana by decision.
Williams and Quintana had a rematch at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on June 7, 2008 for the WBO welterweight title. Williams got off to a quick start when a left hand sent Quintana into a daze as several follow-up barrages put Quintana down. He got up, but Williams opened up with dozens of unanswered punches as the referee jumped in to stop the fight while Quintana was going down again.
Williams was rumored to be moving up two weight classes to fight Kelly Pavlik for the WBC Middleweight Title but instead Pavlik has decided to move up two weight classes himself to fight Bernard Hopkins. Williams fought Andy Kolle on September 25. Williams dominated the fight from the start and recorded a first round knockout in 1:37 seconds.
Light middleweight
After failing to secure another meaningful contest at welterweight, Williams vacated his WBO welterweight title in order to fight Verno Phillips for the WBO Interim Junior Middleweight title.
On November 29, 2008, Williams defeated Phillips by way of TKO after 8 rounds after the Doctor stopped the fight. In doing so he secured the WBO interim junior middleweight title.
Middleweight
Williams fought Winky Wright on April 11, 2009, in a 12-round middleweight bout featured on HBO. Williams defeated Wright in a unanimous decision which was not close on the scorecards – two of the three judges gave Williams all but one round while the third scored all 12 rounds for Williams.
Williams is currently preparing to fight middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. The fight will be carried by HBO which put 3.75 million for the fight. The bout was scheduled to take place on October 3, 2009 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.. The bout was postponed when it was discovered Pavlik had a staph infection in his knuckle and had been rescheduled for December 5th. However, the bout was called off for a second time just 6 weeks prior to the fight as a result of Pavlik’s injury still not being in good enough condition for him to fight.
Williams vs Martinez
On December 5th Paul Williams fought Sergio Martinez in a war of a twelve round main event. In the first round Martinez was knocked down due to bad balance and a grazing left hand. In the final seconds of the 1st round though Martinez scored a knockdown of his own over Williams. The next two rounds were heavily in Martinez’s favor as he hit Williams with barrages of counter punches. Rounds 4-7 showed Williams coming back effectively landing hard lefts to the head of Martinez. In rounds 8-11 Martinez again confused Williams with using different varieties of punches, including straight lead lefts to the body followed by right hooks to the head and straight lefts to the face. The 12th and final round showed much fatigue in Martinez and Williams but the warriors fought through to the end. Williams won a close majority decision over Martinez with the judges scoring; Pierre Benoist 119-110 for Williams, Lynn Carter 115-113 for Williams and Julie Lederman 114-114. Afterward both fighters expressed interest in a possible rematch.
Professional boxing record for Paul Williams from Boxrec
HBO bio
Preceded by Antonio Margarito
WBO Welterweight Champion
July 14, 2007 – February 9, 2008
Succeeded by Carlos Quintana
Preceded by Carlos Quintana
WBO Welterweight Champion
June 7, 2008 – November 12, 2008
Vacated
Succeeded by Miguel Cotto
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Shari Belafonte
Born
September 22, 1954 (1954-09-22)(age 55)
New York City, New York
Occupation
Film, television actress, model, writer, singer
Shari Belafonte (born September 22, 1954) is an American actress, model, writer and singer. The daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, she is known for her role as Julie Gilette on the 1980s television series Hotel and as a spokesperson for the diet supplement Slim-Fast during the 1990s.
Contents
1Biography
1.1Personal life
1.2Career
2Filmography
3Discography
4References
5External links
Biography
Personal life
Belafonte was born in New York City, the daughter of Marguerite , a psychologist, and Harry Belafonte, a singer and actor. She attended Buxton School in Williamstown, Massachusetts, then Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts before transferring to Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama. She has been married twice: First to Robert Harper (May 21, 1977 – 1988). She has been married to Sam Behrens since December 30, 1989.
Career
Belafonte got her start as a successful cover girl model and appeared in commercials for Calvin Klein jeans. Belafonte made her feature film debut in 1982 in the movies Time Walker and If You Could See What I Hear. She started as a production assistant and assistant director in public television on the East Coast before moving to Los Angeles, where she became an assistant to the publicist at Hanna-Barbera productions. While getting her hands wet “behind the scenes”, she has also received a number of modeling and commercial assignments, and has appeared on the cover of over 300 magazines.
Early in her career, Belafonte landed a role opposite The Beastmaster’s Marc Singer in the feature film If You Could See What I Hear. Other feature films include The Time Walker, Speed Zone, The Midnight Hour and Fire, Ice, and Dynamite. Well-known producer Aaron Spelling cast her as “Julie Gilette” in the ABC television series Hotel, in which she starred during the show’s five-year run (1983–1988). In 1984, she also appeared in another of Spelling’s projects—the action-adventure TV movie, Velvet, starring opposite Leah Ayres, Mary Margaret Humes and Sheree J. Wilson. It was during this time that Shari began her music career on Metronome Records, releasing several albums in Europe.
Belafonte made her theatrical debut in Tamara, playing the title role in the long-running Los Angeles production. Shortly thereafter, she starred as Dr. Laura Wingate in the USA Network’s dramatic series Beyond Reality, which ran for two years. In addition, Shari also co-hosted the syndicated series Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte, an updated version of Leach’s signature show, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. As of 2006 Shari can be seen hosting a travel program called “Travels In Mexico And The Caribbean With Shari Belafonte” on NYCTV.
Belafonte’s multi-faceted career also includes moderating and voiceovers. She has producing credits for theater, public and network television, and feature films. In addition to her affiliation with numerous children’s, animal, and environment causes, she has also become the international spokesperson for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top ten celebrity endorsers, Shari has been the spokesperson for numerous corporations including Bally’s International Health and Fitness, Slim-Fast, Diet System 6, and most recently, Estroven.
Belafonte also posed nude for Playboy in the magazine’s September, 2000 edition. She is an avid photographer.
Filmography
Time Walker (also known as Being from Another Planet) (1982) …. Linda Flores
If You Could See What I Hear (1982) …. Heather Johnson
Overnight Sensation (1983)
Hotel (1983) TV Series (as Shari Belafonte-Harper) …. Julie Gillette (1983-1988)
The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (TV) (uncredited)
Speed Zone! (1989) …. Margaret
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989) (TV) …. Kathy Grant
Murder by Numbers (1990) …. Lisa
Gravedale High (1990) TV Series (voice) …. Blanche
Feuer, Eis & Dynamit (1990) …. Serena
Beyond Reality (1991) TV Series …. Laura Wingate (1991-1993)
Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) TV series …. Lupé
French Silk (1994) (TV) …. Martine
The Heidi Chronicles (1995) (TV) …. April Lambert
Hey Arnold! (1996) TV Series (voice) …. Mrs. Johanssen (1996-1997)
Harlequin’s Loving Evangeline (1998) …. Ellen Beecham
Mars (1997) …. Doc Halliday
Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV) …. Elizabeth Trent
The Octopus Show (2000) (TV) …. Narrator
Discography
Eyes Of Night (1987)
Shari (1989)
References
^ Shari Belafonte Biography (1954-)
^ William Morris Agency
External links
Shari Belafonte at the Internet Movie Database
Shari Belafonte at Allmovie
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This is list of reeves and mayors of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Waterloo was incorporated as a village in 1857, became a town in 1876, and a city in 1948.
Elected officials of the City of Waterloo (since 1948)
Elected officials of the Town of Waterloo (1876-1947)
Elected officials of the Village of Waterloo (1857-1876)
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Categories: Mayors of Waterloo, Ontario | Lists of mayors of places in Ontario
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An unidentified Dunneza, in the Peace River country, 1911
Beaver tipi in winter near Peace River, Alberta, 1899
Beaver chief and family Peace River area Alberta, 1899
Beaver women and children in front of their tipi, 1899
The Dane?aa (???, also spelled Dunneza, or Tsattine, and historicially often referred to as the Beaver tribe by Europeans) are a First Nation of the Athapaskan language group, whose traditional territory is around the Peace River of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. About 1,000 Dane-zaa live in British Columbia as part of Doig River First Nation, Blueberry River First Nation, Halfway River First Nation and Prophet River First Nation communities.
Prior to 1800 they inhabited lands further east, near the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers, and north to Lake Athabaska. In the 18th century, this area was opened to fur trading. The Chippewa, a powerful people to the east of the Dunneza, had become highly dependent on the European goods and the maintenance of a trade monopoly with the traders. To maintain their proximity and influence, the Chippewa moved with the traders westward into the Athabasca, forcing the Dunneza north and west from their lands to those near the Peace River. By 1800, the Dunneza had relocated to this new territory. In 1899, many Dunneza communities signed Treaty 8 with the government of Canada.
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1Language
1.1Sounds
1.1.1Consonants
1.1.2Vowels
2External links
3Bibliography
Language
Sounds
Consonants
Dunneza has 35 consonants:
Bilabial
Dental
Alveolar
Postalveolar
/ Palatal
Velar
Glottal
central
lateral
Nasal
m
n
Plosive
unaspirated
the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>p
t
k
aspirated
t?
Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>k?
ejective
t?
k?
?
Affricate
unaspirated
ts?
ts
t?
t?
aspirated
ts??
ts?
t??
t??
ejective
ts??
Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>ts?
t??
t??
Fricative
voiceless
s?
s
?
?
Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>(x)
h
voiced
z?
z
?
?
?
Approximant
j
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>w
Vowels
Dunneza has 10 phonemic vowels.
Front
Central
Back
Close
full
i
u
reduced
Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>?
?
Mid
oral
e
o
nasal
?
õ
Open
reduced
the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>?
full
a
Two vowels contrast oral and nasal qualities.
External links
Doig River First Nation
Map of Northwest Coast First Nations (including Dunneza)
Beaver page on First Nations Languages of British Columbia site, with bibliography
Living In A Storied Land Royal British Columbia Museum
The Dane-Zaa Living Landscape of Northeastern BC Royal British Columbia Museum
Bibliography
Cook, Eung-Do; & Rice, Keren (Eds.). (1989). Athapaskan linguistics: Current perspectives on a language family. Trends in linguistics, State of-the-art reports (No. 15). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 0-89925-282-6.
Story, Gillian. (1989). Problems of phonemic representation in Beaver. In E.-D. Cook & K. Rice (Eds.), Athapaskan linguistics: Current perspectives on a language family (pp. 63-98). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
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2005University of Southern California Trojans football
Pac-10 Conference Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Texas, L 41–38
Conference
Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches
#2
AP
#2
2005 record
12–1 (8–0 Pac-10)
Head coach
Pete Carroll
Offensive coordinator
Lane Kiffin/Steve Sarkisian
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Pete Carroll
Base defense
4-3
Home stadium
Los Angeles Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)
Seasons
« 2004
2006 »
The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the college football season of 2005–2006, winning the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and playing for the NCAA Division I-A national championship. The team was coached by Pete Carroll, led on offense by quarterback and 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, and played their home games in the Los Angeles Coliseum.
The previous year’s team won the national championship, and, with many of their starters returning, a highly ranked recruiting class, and a number one ranking before the season, the team had high expectations of repeating as national champions, however, although they had nearly all of their offensive starters returning, they had only two returning defensive starters from the previous year. The team went undefeated in the regular season with nine of their twelve wins by 17 points or more and were compared with the greatest teams in the history of college football. Once again ranked first in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings, they were invited to the national championship bowl game at the Rose Bowl, where they lost to the Texas Longhorns. With a final record of 12–1, they finished the season ranked second in the nation in both the Associated Press (AP) and Coaches’ Polls.
A number of players from the team won national awards with running back Reggie Bush becoming the school’s seventh Heisman winner. Following the season, Bush was selected second in the 2006 National Football League (NFL) Draft and was followed by Leinart at tenth and nine other Trojans during the draft, with the team sending eleven players to the NFL that season.
Contents
1Before the season
1.1Coaching changes
1.2Roster changes
1.3Recruiting
1.4Pre-season honors
2Season
2.1Roster
2.2Coaching staff
2.3Schedule
2.4Game notes
2.4.1University of Hawaii
2.4.2University of Arkansas
2.4.3University of Oregon
2.4.4Arizona State University
2.4.5University of Arizona
2.4.6University of Notre Dame
2.4.7University of Washington
2.4.8Washington State University
2.4.9Stanford University
2.4.10University of California
2.4.11Fresno State University
2.4.12UCLA
2.4.13Rose Bowl
3After the season
3.1Legacy
3.2Awards
3.2.1Conference
3.2.2National
3.3Roster changes
4References
5External links
Before the season
See also: American football rules and American football strategy
The 2003 Trojans finished the season with a 12–1 record and shared the national title with the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers; USC won the Associated Press championship while LSU played for and won the BCS National Championship. The 2004 Trojans finished with a 13–0 record that included a win in the national championship game. The team became only the second team to be ranked first in the AP Poll from pre-season until the end of the season, and the tenth team to repeat as national champions. Returning fourteen starters from 2004, including Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart, and with a 22 game winning streak, the Trojans were ranked at the top of the polls once again in the pre-season.
Coaching changes
After the 2004 season, four Trojan assistant coaches were offered and took jobs elsewhere. The most notable coach lost was offensive coordinator Norm Chow who took a job in the same position for the Tennessee Titans. Also leaving were defensive line coach Ed Orgeron who took the head coaching position at Ole Miss, quarterbacks coach Carl Smith who became the offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and offensive line coach Tim Davis who was hired by the Miami Dolphins. Carroll rebuilt his staff by elevating Ken Norton, Jr. from graduate assistant to full-time assistant coaching the linebackers, and hiring Steve Sarkisian, who was with the Oakland Raiders in 2004 and was formerly with the Trojans, as quarterbacks coach. Pat Ruel, who was with the New York Giants in 2004, to coach the offensive line, and Jethro Franklin, who spent 2004 with the Green Bay Packers, as defensive line coach, Sarkisian would additionally be named as assistant head coach and Lane Kiffin, wide receivers coach, would add recruiting and offensive coordinating to his duties.
Roster changes
Although returning 14 starters from 2004, the team lost four players to the 2005 NFL Draft and another to the supplemental draft. The four players taken in the regular draft were Mike Patterson, taken 31st by Philadelphia, Shaun Cody, taken in the second round by Detroit, Lofa Tatupu, taken in the second round by Seattle, and Matt Cassel, taken in the seventh round by New England. Additionally, Manuel Wright was taken in the supplemental draft as a fifth round selection by the Miami Dolphins.
Recruiting
The Trojans signed 19 recruits for the new class. Included in the top–10 class (ranked first by one source) were four five–star recruits on defense, two five–star recruits on offense, and another eight four–star recruits. Thomas Herring, who signed with the class, did not qualify for admission and sat out for the season, later enrolling in the school.
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale. Sources: “Southern Cal Commit List 2005″. Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com//recruiting/commitments/2005/alabama-71. Retrieved 2007-08-16. “Scout.com Football Recruiting: USC”. Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=15&p=9&c=8&yr=2005. Retrieved 2007-08-16. “Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings”. Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=15&p=9&c=14&yr=2005. Retrieved 2007-08-16. “2005 Team Ranking”. Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2005. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
Pre-season honors
Seven Trojan players were honored as part of pre-season watch lists for national awards.
Darnell Bing – Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lott Trophy, and Jim Thorpe Award
Reggie Bush – Maxwell Award
Dwayne Jarrett – Maxwell Award
Ryan Kalil – Rimington Trophy
Matt Leinart – Maxwell Award
Steve Smith – Maxwell Award
LenDale White – Maxwell Award
In addition to the awards, six players were honored on various pre-season All-America teams. Both Leinart and Bush were chosen by Playboy, Athlon, The Sporting News, Street & Smith, Phil Steele’s, Lindy, and Blue Ribbon for their first teams. In addition, Playboy and Phil Steele chose Tom Malone to their first teams, Athlon chose Jarrett to its first team, and The Sporting News, Street and Smith, and Phil Steele chose Bing to their first teams. White was chosen to a number of third teams.
Season
Roster
See also: American football positions and Glossary of American football
Wide Receiver
1 Patrick Turner – Freshman
2 Steve Smith – Junior
4 Whitney Lewis – Sophomore
8 Dwayne Jarrett – Sophomore
19 Grieg Carlson – Senior
26 Wil Smith – Senior
31 William Buchanon – Senior
48 Brad Walker – Sophomore
80 John Zilka – Junior
82 Chris McFoy – Junior
83 Fred Davis – Sophomore
Center
61 Ross Burruel – Senior
67 Ryan Kalil – Junior
69 Matt Spanos – Sophomore
Offensive Guard
41 Fred Matua – Junior
53 Jeff Byers – Sophomore
60 Drew Radovich – Sophomore
66 Chilo Rachal – Freshman
70 Alatini Malu – Sophomore
71 Taitusi Lutui – Senior
72 John Lanza – Junior
Offensive Tackle
62 Dominique Wise – Sophomore
73 Jonathan Richert – Junior
74 Winston Justice – Junior
76 Nick Howell – Freshman
78 Kyle Williams – Junior
79 Sam Baker – Sophomore
Tight End
85 Charles Brown – Freshman
86 Dominique Byrd – Senior
87 Nick Vanderboom – Junior
88 Jimmy Miller – Freshman
89 Dale Thompson – Sophomore
Quarterback
6 Mark Sanchez – Freshman
10 John David Booty – Sophomore
11 Matt Leinart – Senior
13 Tom Harwood – Sophomore
16 Mike McDonald – Sophomore
Tailback
5 Reggie Bush – Junior
21 LenDale White – Junior
22 Desmond Reed – Sophomore
23 Chauncey Washington – Sophomore
27 Michael Coleman – Freshman
28 Andre Woodert – Sophomore
29 John Griffin – Sophomore
34 Hershel Dennis – Senior
Fullback
30 Mike Brittingham – Junior
37 David Kirtman – Senior
40 Brandon Hancock – Junior
41 Jody Adewale – Sophomore
47 Sean Kelly – Sophomore
Defensive End
49 Rashaad Goodrum – Junior
54 Jeff Schweiger – Sophomore
65 Jeff Tola – Sophomore
84 Kyle Moore – Freshman
90 Frostee Rucker – Senior
91 Chris Barrett – Sophomore
95 Travis Tofi – Junior
96 Lawrence Jackson – Sophomore
97 Alex Morrow – Sophomore
Defensive Tackle
49 Sedrick Ellis – Sophomore
63 Travis Draper – Freshman
64 Mike Davis – Sophomore
75 Fili Moala – Freshman
93 Lawrence Miles – Freshman
94 Walker Ashley – Freshman
98 LaJuan Ramsey – Senior
99 Averell Spicer – Freshman
Cornerback
7 Cary Harris – Freshman
9 Mozique McCurtis – Sophomore
15 Kevin Thomas – Freshman
18 John Walker – Senior
22 Jim Abbot – Freshman
24 Justin Wyatt – Senior
28 Terrell Thomas – Sophomore
30 Jerry Williams – Junior
31 Jamel Williams – Junior
46 Alex Gomez – Senior
48 Matthew Jordan – Freshman
Linebacker
10 Brian Cushing – Freshman
23 Nick Garratt – Freshman
41 Thomas Williams – Sophomore
42 Dallas Sartz – Senior
43 Kaluka Maiava – Freshman
45 Oscar Lua – Junior
47 Clay Matthews – Freshman
52 Luthur Brown – Freshman
55 Keith Rivers – Sophomore
56 Ryan Powdrell – Senior
58 Rey Maualuga – Freshman
59 Colin Ashton – Senior
Safety
4 Kevin Ellison – Freshman
16 Chase McWhorter – Sophomore
20 Darnell Bing – Junior
26 Will Harris – Freshman
29 Scott Ware – Senior
35 Justin Hart – Freshman
36 Josh Pinkard – Sophomore
38 Brandon Ting – Junior
39 Ryan Ting – Junior
Long Snapper
50 Will Colins – Sophomore
Punter
14 Tom Malone – Senior
18 Taylor Odegard – Freshman
46 Sean Limahelu – Freshman
Place Kicker
9 Phil Mellinger – Freshman
17 Troy Van Blarcom – Freshman
19 Mario Danelo – Sophomore
Sources: Scout.com 2005 USC Roster
Coaching staff
The Trojan team was coached by Pete Carroll and his staff. Much of the staff from 2004 remained, however, Carroll had to replace three offensive assistants and one defensive assistant.
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches’ Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Game notes
University of Hawaii
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Trojans
7
14
28
14
63
Warriors
3
0
7
7
17
The Trojans kick off their season visiting the Warriors.
The Trojans began the season by traveling to Hawaii to face the Warriors led by sixth–year head coach June Jones and quarterback Colt Brennan, Leinart’s backup in high school. The Trojans opened the scoring on a 65 yard interception return by Darnell Bing. The Warriors answered with a field goal, however the Trojans scored 14 points in the second quarter to take a 21–3 lead into half-time. After Leinart threw his second touchdown of the game to start the second half, Brennan was able to answer with his own touchdown pass to keep the deficit to 18, however, before the end of the quarter Leinart threw his third touchdown, Bush rushed for his second touchdown, and the Trojan defense returned a fumble for the fourth Trojan touchdown of the quarter. In the fourth quarter, most of the Trojan starters were out of the game, and backup quarterback John David Booty threw a touchdown to Dwayne Jarrett, his third touchdown catch of the game. Tyler Graunke threw a touchdown for the Warriors to bring them within 39, but backup running back Desmond Reed rushed for the last Trojan touchdown of the game to bring the final score to 63–17 and bringing the Trojans’ win streak to 23 games.
University of Arkansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Razorbacks
7
3
0
7
17
#1 Trojans
28
14
14
14
70
In the Trojans’ first home game of the season they faced the Arkansas Razorbacks, led by eighth–year head coach Houston Nutt and quarterback Robert Johnson. Bush opened the scoring for the Trojans with a 76 yard rush. The Razorbacks answered with a touchdown pass by Johnson, however, Leinart scored three touchdowns, two passing and one rushing, before the end of the quarter. In the second quarter the Razorbacks were able to kick a field goal before the Trojans scored two more touchdowns on a rush by LenDale White and a third pass by Leinart. Going into the half the Trojans led 42–10. In the third quarter, White rushed for his second touchdown and Leinart threw a fourth before the Trojan starters were taken out of the game. Booty threw his second touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter before backup quarterback Alex Mortensen threw a touchdown for the Razorbacks. Third-string Trojan quarterback Mike McDonald threw a 4 yard touchdown to end the game, giving the Trojans a 70–17 win and a 24 game winning streak.
University of Oregon
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Trojans
0
10
21
14
45
Ducks
10
3
0
0
13
The Trojans next traveled to Eugene, Oregon to face the Ducks in both teams’ conference opener. The Ducks, led by eleventh–year head coach Mike Bellotti and quarterback Kellen Clemens, came into the game undefeated, and started quickly with an early field goal. Later in the quarter, Clemens threw a touchdown and early in the second quarter another field goal gave the Ducks a 13–0 lead. Before the end of the half, Leinart threw a touchdown to Bush and a Mario Danelo field goal gave the Trojans a 13–10 deficit at the half. In the second half, the Trojans began an onslaught with two more Leinart touchdown passes, two LenDale White touchdown rushes, and a Bush rush for a touchdown. Scoring 45 straight points, the Trojans won the game 45–13 and extended their winning streak to 25 games and improved to 3–0 on the season as the Ducks fell to 2–1.
Arizona State University
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Trojans
0
3
14
21
38
#15 Sun Devils
7
14
0
7
28
The Trojans next stayed on the road and faced the fifteenth–ranked Arizona State Sun Devils, led by fifth–year head coach Dirk Koetter and quarterback Sam Keller. With both offenses struggling in the first quarter, Sun Devil, Terry Richardson, opened scoring on an 84 yard punt return for a touchdown. The Trojans answered early in the second quarter with a field goal, however, two touchdowns, a Keller pass and a Keegan Herring rush, gave the Sun Devils an 18 point half-time lead. Starting in the third quarter the Trojans got on track with a pair of rushing touchdowns to bring their deficit to four, and midway through the fourth quarter they took the lead on a quarterback sneak by Leinart. Keller drove the Sun Devils to another touchdown to take back the lead, but two more rushing touchdowns by the Trojans, within a minute and a half, gave them the win, 38–28. Reggie Bush and LenDale White both ran for over 150 yards to help the Trojans win their Pac-10 record 26th consecutive game. Helping to seal the win for the Trojans were their defense who sacked Keller five times and caused him to throw five interceptions. Before the game, Keller, in his first year as a starter, had thrown for 2,165 yards in seven games.
University of Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
0
14
0
21
#1 Trojans
7
7
14
14
42
The Trojans next went home to face the Arizona Wildcats, led by second–year head coach Mike Stoops and quarterback Richard Kovalcheck. Though the Trojans were a 38.5 point favorite and took an early lead on a LenDale White rushing touchdown, the Wildcats answered after Kovalcheck threw his own touchdown and the game was tied at the end of the first quarter. Though both teams struggled in the second quarter, Leinart was able to complete a 22 yard touchdown to Dwayne Jarrett late in the half to take a 14–7 lead. In the third quarter, White rushed for two more touchdowns, however, Kovalcheck answered both times to keep the Sun Devils within a touchdown going into the fourth quarter. Early in the fourth, Leinart threw his second touchdown to Jarrett and White rushed for a fourth touchdown to give the Trojans a 42–21 win. Both White and Bush rushed for over 100 yards for the third straight game, which was a school record, and the win increased the Trojan winning streak to 27 games.
University of Notre Dame
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Trojans
14
0
7
13
34
#9 Irish
7
14
0
10
31
Main article: 2005 Southern California vs. Notre Dame football game
USC vs Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium
In a game that looked to be overshadowed by pre-game hype and assertions of being the newest “Game of the Century”, the meeting between perennial rivals, Notre Dame and USC, called by some the second greatest rivalry in college football, would be the 77th meeting between the schools, who play for the Jeweled Shillelagh. The Irish, led by first–year coach Charlie Weis and junior quarterback Brady Quinn, were ranked ninth in the country. The Trojans had won three straight meetings with the Irish, each by 31 points. Expectations, however, were high that this game would be closer.
In a surprise move, after Weis insisted it would not happen, the Irish wore their alternate green jerseys for the game. The score was back and forth for much of the game, with the Irish leading 21–14 at half-time after a pair of touchdowns by running backs Reggie Bush and LenDale White for the Trojans, and a rushing touchdown by Travis Thomas, a passing touchdown by Quinn, and a punt return for a touchdown by Tom Zbikowski for the Irish. The Trojans took a 28–24 lead with five minutes left in the game when Reggie Bush ran for his third touchdown of the game, however, Quinn answered with four complete passes and his own 5 yard touchdown run to give the Irish a 31–28 lead with less than two minutes remaining. On the Trojans last series, however, Leinart, after being sacked and facing fourth down with nine yards to go on the Irish 26 yard line, completed a 61 yard fade to Dwayne Jarrett to give the Trojans a last chance near the Irish goal line. After a series of plays including Leinart fumbling the ball out of bounds, the stadium clock incorrectly running out of time, and part of the Notre Dame student section rushing onto the field, the Trojans had the ball on the Irish 1 yard line with seven seconds remaining. Instead of opting for the field goal and going to overtime, Leinart tried to sneak into the end zone. When he was stopped, in a play that would come to be called the “Bush Push”, Bush pushed him over the goal line for the winning score of 34–31. In the aftermath of the game, the Irish dropped to a 4–2 record for the season and dropped three places in the national rankings to 12th. The Trojans moved to 6–0 on the season, escaped with a 28 game winning streak, and remained first in the rankings.
University of Washington
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Trojans
14
23
7
7
51
Huskies
10
7
0
7
24
The Trojans next visited the Washington Huskies, led by first–year head coach Tyrone Willingham and quarterback Isaiah Stanback. The Huskies took an early lead on a field goal, but the Trojans answered with a Leinart touchdown pass to Steve Smith. Stanback threw his only touchdown of the game late in the quarter to give the Huskies a 10–7 lead, but the Trojans took the lead for good less than a minute later with Leinart’s second touchdown pass of the day. A minute into the second quarter Reggie Bush ran for a touchdown, and, after a failed extra point attempt and the Huskies offense unable to move the ball, two minutes later returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown. After another failed drive for the Huskies and another two minutes, Leinart threw his third touchdown of the game to give the Trojans a 34–10 lead. Stanback rushed for a touchdown with two minutes remaining before half-time to cut their deficit in half, but Mario Danelo kicked a field goal as time expired to give the Trojans a 37–17 lead at half-time. In the third quarter, Leinart threw his fourth touchdown of the game before he was replaced by backup Booty. A Booty interception, that was returned 76 yards by Dashon Goldson, gave the Huskies their last score of the game, and Booty’s touchdown pass to Patrick Turner proved to be the final score in the game, giving the Trojans a 51–24 win. With the win the Trojans extended their winning streak to 29 games.
Washington State University
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
6
0
0
7
13
#1 Trojans
28
10
3
14
55
The Trojans next faced the Washington State Cougars, led by third–year head coach Bill Doba and quarterback Alex Brink. The Trojans took an early lead on a Leinart touchdown pass to Dwayne Jarrett, but the Cougars answered two minutes later on a Jerome Harrison rush for a touchdown. After the Cougars missed the extra point, the Trojans scored three more touchdowns in the first quarter, with a fumble recovery in the end zone and two more Leinart touchdown passes, to take a 28–6 lead. Late in the second quarter the Trojans scored again on a LenDale White touchdown rush, and a Mario Danelo field goal as time was expiring gave them a 38–6 half-time lead. The Trojans would get another Danelo field goal and a second White touchdown rush before the Cougars would rush for their second touchdown. With a final rushing touchdown after the starters had been taken out of the game, the Trojans won 55–13 and increased their winning streak to 30 games.
Stanford University
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinal
0
7
7
7
21
#1 Trojans
24
20
0
7
51
The Trojans next faced the Stanford Cardinal. Though the Cardinal were the last team to beat the Trojans at home back in 2001, they were slightly struggling under first–year head coach Walt Harris and quarterback Trent Edwards with a 4–3 record. The Trojans jumped to an early lead with a LenDale White rushing touchdown, a Reggie Bush rushing touchdown, a Leinart touchdown pass to White, and a Mario Danelo field goal. With a 24 point lead, Leinart threw two more touchdown passes before Edwards passed for the first Cardinal touchdown of the game. Leinart’s fourth touchdown pass came with three minutes left in the half to give the Trojans a 44–7 half-time lead. The Cardinal scored on a rush in the third quarter, and with many starters out the Trojans answered in the fourth quarter with their own rushing touchdown. The Cardinal ended the scoring with 23 seconds remaining with their second rushing touchdown of the game to bring the score to 51–21. With the win, the Trojans extended their winning streak to 31 games.
University of California
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Trojans
7
14
7
7
35
Golden Bears
3
0
0
7
10
The Trojans next traveled to face rivals, the California Golden Bears, led by fourth–year head coach Jeff Tedford and quarterback Joe Ayoob. Although the Bears handed the Trojans their last loss in 2003, they were struggling in the season, having lost three out of the last four games and dropping out of the rankings for the first time since 2003. The Trojans scored first after Ayoob’s first of four interceptions in the game, on a LenDale White rush. Ayoob recovered after the interception, and led the Bears to a field goal to cut their deficit to four at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Leinart rushed for a pair of touchdowns to give the Trojans a 21–3 lead at half-time. After a pair of White rushing touchdowns, the Bears scored again on a Chris Manerino rush that ended scoring in the game, with the Trojans winning 35–10. With the win, the Trojans clinched at least a share of the Pac 10 title and increased their winning streak to 32 games, tied for the sixth longest in history.
Fresno State University
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Bulldogs
7
14
7
14
42
#1 Trojans
7
6
28
9
50
The Trojans next faced the sixteenth–ranked Fresno State Bulldogs, led by ninth–year head coach Pat Hill and quarterback Paul Pinegar. The Bulldogs took an early lead on a Pinegar touchdown pass that was answered by LenDale White’s rushing touchdown for the Trojans to leave the game tied at the end of the first quarter. After a rushing touchdown for the Bulldogs, the Trojans could only answer with a Mario Danelo field goal. A second passing touchdown by Pinegar and another Danelo field goal closed out the half with the Bulldogs leading 21–13. The Trojans seemed to take control of the game in the third quarter with a Leinart touchdown run, a Reggie Bush touchdown run, and a Leinart touchdown pass that gave the Trojans a 13 point lead. Pinegar answered for the Bulldogs with his third touchdown pass of the game, but a 50 yard touchdown rush by Bush allowed the Trojans to keep the same lead, Two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, Pinegar’s fourth touchdown pass and a second rushing touchdown for the Bulldogs, gave them a 1 point lead with nine minutes left in the game. After a 65 yard run by Bush, White scored for the Trojans, who missed on a two–point conversion attempt. A Danelo field goal gave the Trojans a 50–42 lead, and the Trojans won after intercepting Pinegar with a minute left in the game. Bush set a Pac 10 record with 513 total yards in the game, including almost 300 yards rushing, and the Trojans increased their winning streak to 33 games.
UCLA
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Bruins
0
6
0
13
19
#1 Trojans
10
21
21
14
66
For their final regular season game the Trojans faced their cross-town rivals, the eleventh–ranked UCLA Bruins, led by fourth–year head coach Karl Dorrell and quarterback Drew Olson. The Trojans got an early lead with a Mario Danelo field goal and did not slow down, scoring on a Leinart touchdown pass and a pair of rushing touchdowns by LenDale White and Reggie Bush. The Bruins were finally able to score midway through the second quarter with a field goal, and then four minutes later with another, but Bush ran for his second touchdown late in the quarter to give the Trojans a 31–6 lead at half-time. In the third quarter, Leinart threw his second touchdown of the game, and then 13 seconds later, a fumble by the Bruins was returned by Justin Wyatt for another Trojan touchdown. Leinart threw his third touchdown of the game to White and White rushed for his second rushing touchdown before the Bruins would score on a Maurice Drew rush. With backups in the game, the Trojans scored on another rush, before Olson threw his only touchdown pass of the game with 11 seconds left. With the missed extra point, the Trojans won 66–19, increasing their winning streak to 34 games, which tied them for the fourth longest winning streak of all-time. With the win, they clinched the Pac 10 title, first place in the BCS rankings, and an invitation to the Rose Bowl, which served as the national championship game.
Rose Bowl
Vince Young about to score the go-ahead touchdown.
1
2
3
4
Total
#2 Longhorns
0
16
7
18
41
#1 Trojans
7
3
14
14
38
Main article: 2006 Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl Game served as the BCS National Championship Game, and as a result of the Bowl Championship Series agreement, the Trojans, ranked first in the BCS and the Texas Longhorns, ranked second, would meet in the game. In the weeks leading up to the game, it had been referred to by numerous publications as one of the most-anticipated match-ups in college football history and even “the greatest college football game” of all time.
Less than three weeks before the game, USC’s Reggie Bush won the Heisman trophy ahead of second place finisher, and Texas quarterback, Vince Young. Bush had the second highest number of first place votes in Heisman history (O.J. Simpson) and the highest percentage of first place votes, while Young had a record number of second place votes. Bush’s 933 point margin of victory was the 17th highest in the history of the Heisman voting. The third finalist was Matt Leinart, winner of the Heisman trophy in 2004. This meant that the Rose Bowl would mark the first time two Heisman trophy winners had ever played in the same backfield.
In the game, Texas, and coach Mack Brown beat USC by the score of 41–38 and ended USC’s 34 game win streak. The game’s outcome was still in doubt late in the fourth quarter, when the Trojans tried to convert a fourth down play that would win the game for them. After they were stopped Young led the Longhorns on a touchdown drive that was capped by his fourth down rush for the five yard touchdown.
Since the game, the media, coaches, and other commentators have praised the game as one of the greatest ever.
After the season
Legacy
Throughout the season and especially after the win over UCLA, commentators had postulated that the Trojans were one of the “greatest teams of all-time”. ESPN analysts were virtually unanimous in their declaration of the 2005 USC Trojans as the best offense in the history of college football. ESPN analysts Mark May and Kirk Herbstreit declared, before the 2005 Rose Bowl had even been played, that the 2005 USC Trojans were the 2nd best college football team of the past 50 years (May placed them behind only 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers; Herbstreit behind only 2001 Miami Hurricanes). Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated later observed that, although the team “may have had the greatest set of skill players in history,” “ESPN spent the better part of Christmas season comparing that Trojans squad to some of the most acclaimed teams of all time only to find out that they weren’t even the best team that season.”
Awards
Conference
Near the end of the season, the Pac 10 Conference named its award winners. Reggie Bush was named as the conference player of the year and Pete Carroll was named as the conference coach of the year. In addition, twelve players were named to the All-Conference team. Bush, Matt Leinart, Dwayne Jarrett, Taitusi Latui, Sam Baker, Ryan Kalil, Darnell Bing, Lawrence Jackson, and Frostee Rucker were named to the first team while LenDale White, Fred Matua, and Scott Ware were named to the second team. Nine others were also named as honorable mentions.
National
After the season, a number of Trojans were named as national award winners and finalists. Reggie Bush became USC’s seventh Heisman Trophy winner with the second largest margin of victory ever, and also won the Doak Walker Award. Despite not winning the Maxwell Award, he won two other Player of the Year awards. Leinart, who was voted third in the Heisman Trophy ballot, was named as a finalist for the Davey O’Brien Award and the Maxwell Award, won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and was named by The Sporting News as their Sportsman of the Year. In addition, Pete Carroll was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award, and Jarrett was named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, though neither won.
In addition to the individual awards, ten players were named to All-America teams. On first teams, Bush was named by nine different publications, Leinart was named by two, Jarrett was named by seven, Lutui was named by six, Bing was named by two, and Blake was named by one publication. Besides the first teams, Kalil was named to a second team along with White and Matua, while Lawrence Jackson was named to a third team.
Roster changes
A week after the loss in the Rose Bowl, Reggie Bush announced his plans to skip his senior season and declare for the 2006 NFL Draft. Along with Bush, ten other Trojans were drafted. Bush was the first Trojan selected and the second overall pick by New Orleans, while 2004 Heisman-winner Leinart was taken tenth overall by Arizona. Three players were taken in the second round, Winston Justice by Philadelphia, Lutui by Arizona, and White by Tennessee, and two more were taken in the third round, Rucker to Cincinnati and Dominique Byrd by St. Louis to end the first day of the draft. On the second day, Bing was taken in the fourth round by Oakland, David Kirtman taken in the fifth round by Seattle, LaJuan Ramsey taken in the sixth by Philadelphia, and, finally, Fred Matua was taken in the seventh by Detroit to end the Trojans’ draft day.
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