Matt Barkley threw a 45-yard pass to Robert Woods for a touchdown with 2:23 remaining in the third quarter at Folsom Field in Boulder, giving the USC Trojans a 35-10 lead over the Colorado Buffaloes. For Barkley, it was his fifth touchdown pass of the night, tying the USC school record.
Barkley threw four 195 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as the Trojans built a 28-10 lead. This is the second time this season and fourth time in his USC career that Barkley has thrown five touchdown passes in a game. Barkley has four of the 10 Trojans games with five passing touchdowns.
| USC Quarterbacks With 5 Touchdows In A Game |
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| Quarterback | Year | Opp | Result |
| Rodney Peete | 1987 | Stanford | W, 39-24 |
| Carson Palmer |
2002 | at Oregon | W, 44-33 |
| Matt Leinart |
2003 | Oregon St. |
W, 52-28 |
| Matt Leinart | 2004 | Notre Dame |
W, 41-10 |
| Matt Leinart | 2004 | Oklahoma | W, 55-19 |
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Mark Sanchez |
2008 | at Washington St. |
W, 69-0 |
| Matt Barkley |
2010 | at Hawaii | W, 49-36 |
| Matt Barkley | 2010 | California | W, 48-14 |
| Matt Barkley | 2011 | Syracuse | W, 38-17 |
| Matt Barkley | 2011 | at Colorado |
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Woods and Marqise Lee have combined so far Friday night for 17 catches, 254 yards, and four touchdown catches from Barkley.
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