The past did not repeat itself this time around as the Trojans visited the Cal Bears. USC avenged their last loss to Cal by dominating the game on both sides of the ball, leading to its 35-10 victory on the road.

The win tied the Trojans for the conference's consecutive-wins streak with the 1947-1950 Cal teams. The Trojans will look to break that record in their final game of the season against the UCLA Bruins.

Quarterback Matt Leinart had another impressive game, although he failed to throw a touchdown pass for only the fourth time in his 36 career starts at USC; however, he was not completely denied from the end-zone, as he scored two rushing touchdowns. He also passed for 246 yards on 20 completions out of 32 attempts.

LenDale White was the star of the day on offense for the Trojans as he scored three touchdowns on the ground, as well as picking up 90 yards on only 16 carries.

But the true star of the day for USC was the Trojan defense. It flustered every part of Cal's offense, leading to six Cal turnovers. The big day for the defense started on Cal quarterback, Joe Ayoob's, first pass of the day which was picked off by safety Darnell Bing. Ayoob actually threw to as many USC players as Cal players during the game as his nine complete passes only hit four different Cal receivers -- the same number of USC players who intercepted one of his passes.

Although Cal scored their only touchdown with 1:34 left on the clock to turn a 35-3 game into a 35-10 final score, the 25-point defeat still registers as Cal's worst loss in the Jeff Tedford era.

Three Trojan players also reached milestones during the game. Leinart increased his total passing yards on the season to over 3,000. His top receiver, Dwayne Jarrett, broke the 1,000-receiving yard milestone during the game. LenDale White joined teammate, Reggie Bush, as a 1,000-yard rusher on the season as well.

The win, USC's 32nd straight, also placed the Trojan's current winning streak into a tie for the sixth longest of all-time in NCAA Division I history.

The Trojans are spending the week preparing for this Saturday's game against the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are coming into the Coliseum this weekend ranked 16th in the nation with an 8-1 record. The Bulldogs' only loss this season came in their second game where they lost by three points at Oregon.

Of course, there are going to be the people who will say Fresno State has a great chance to pull off the upset, but there really is little to no chance at all on this one. The Trojans' stats blow Fresno State out of the water. When their schedules are compared, it makes USC's stats seem even stronger. It could also be added that the Trojan's starters often come out early in games, so their stats are a lot lower than they could be.

For those of you who don't believe in comparing stats, let's take a look at the "common opponents theory." It works out well for these two teams as they both played Oregon on the road, and they both played Hawaii on the road. At Hawaii, Fresno State won 27-13, while the Trojans won their game 63-17. At Oregon, the Bulldogs lost 37-34, and the Trojans won 45-13.

Don't look for an upset this week because there isn't one coming. USC should have another impressive win, leading to their final game of the season at home against UCLA on December 3.

And don't think that just because UCLA isn't undefeated anymore, it doesn't mean that the Trojans want to run over them. It is definitely the most anticipated clash between these two teams in recent years and should make for a great display of football.

Well, from the Trojans at least...

-SFM-

Shane Carney is a writer for SportsFan Magazine and a student at USC.