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Article: Trojans' winning streak nears school record, but is rare topic
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- September 24, 2005
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USC coach Pete Carroll has presided over the Trojans' 24-game
winning streak, so few should know more about the most significant
victories in that stretch.
As USC closes in on the school record for consecutive victories,
Carroll last week mulled over the biggest wins and quickly came up
with two moments.
"The first year, we beat Oregon State in overtime (16-13) -- that
was a great one, when we were trying to learn to win," Carroll said.
"And the UCLA game at the end of the first year (a 27-0 victory),
that really captured an opportunity with our fans, because we had
such a significant crowd."
One problem: Neither of those wins occurred during the Trojans'
current streak.
So maybe Carroll ...