The date was December 2, 2006. USC needed one win to book their ticket to the BCS National Championship Game. That was suppose to come against the UCLA Football team who was not having a great season.
The Trojans were 10-1 at this point, coming off of three straight wins against ranked opponents #21 Oregon, #17 California and #6 Notre Dame. USC and the Pete Carroll machine were rolling. UCLA was not.
UCLA was 6-5 at this point of the season under Head Coach Karl Dorrell. Though they were going to a bowl, there was something else on their mind.