[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 126 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     February 27, 2007.
Whereas the University of Southern California (USC) Trojan football team 
        achieved many historic accomplishments during the 2006 season;
Whereas the USC Trojan football team achieved its fifth consecutive Associated 
        Press (AP) Top 4 finish;
Whereas USC was invited to make an unprecedented fifth consecutive Bowl 
        Championship Series bowl appearance;
Whereas USC won an unprecedented fifth consecutive Pacific-10 Conference 
        championship;
Whereas USC achieved its fifth consecutive season of at least 11 victories, an 
        achievement equaled by only 3 other Division I schools in the history of 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football;
Whereas USC accomplished these feats while playing the second most difficult 
        schedule in the Nation;
Whereas USC boasts a 33-game winning streak for all home games, as well as a 23-
        game winning streak for Pac-10 home games;
Whereas USC has maintained a top 10 ranking in the Associated Press College 
        Football Poll for the past 56 editions;
Whereas USC has won 56 of its last 60 games;
Whereas during the 2006 season, USC featured 5 All-American first team players 
        (wide receivers Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith, center Ryan Kalil, 
        offensive tackle Sam Baker, and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis);
Whereas USC head football coach Pete Carroll has the best winning percentage of 
        any current NCAA Division I football coach with at least 5 years of 
        experience;
Whereas the annual Rose Bowl is the oldest of all college bowl games, and its 
        history and prestige have earned it the title ``The Granddaddy of Them 
        All'';
Whereas USC has played in the Rose Bowl on 31 occasions and won 22 times, both 
        records exceeding any other collegiate football program;
Whereas during the 2007 Rose Bowl game, USC featured a second half offensive 
        explosion behind a game record-tying 4 touchdown passes from quarterback 
        John David Booty;
Whereas during the 2007 Rose Bowl game, wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett caught 2 
        touchdown passes, was named Offensive Most Valuable Player for the game, 
        and became USC's career receptions leader with 11 catches for 205 yards;
Whereas during the 2007 Rose Bowl game, linebacker Brian Cushing made 7 tackles, 
        4 tackles for losses, 2.5 sacks, and forced a fumble, and he was named 
        the Defensive Most Valuable Player for the game; and
Whereas, under the leadership of USC's 10th president, Steven B. Sample, USC has 
        established itself as a world-class research university, known for its 
        leadership in the fields of communication, media, the sciences, and the 
        arts: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the University of Southern California Trojan football 
        team and USC President Steven B. Sample for USC's victory in the 2007 
        Rose Bowl; and
            (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, coaches, students, 
        alumni, and staff who were instrumental in helping the University of 
        Southern California win the Rose Bowl.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.