DALLAS (FWAA) – By virtue of their 23-0 win at Auburn, the Southern California Trojans have been named as the Football Writers Association of America's National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Aug. 30.

The honor is decided by the 16-member panel that votes in the organization's Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll, which is in its second season.

Matt Leinart passed for 192 yards in his first start and the 9th-ranked Trojans set up 17 points with three turnovers as Auburn, No. 4 in the FWAA's preseason Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll, was shut out at home for the first time since 1998.

The only other team nominated was Northern Illinois, which stunned No. 16 Maryland, 20-13 in overtime, last Thursday.

The FWAA Team of the Week will be announced each Monday throughout the season. The extended holiday weekend of action delayed this first announcement.

The Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll, released in the preseason, will resume on Monday, Oct. 13.

The FWAA, in conjunction with the Charlotte Touchdown Club, will also resume its Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award this season beginning after the games of Sept. 6.

2003 FWAA National Teams of the Week
• Weekend of Aug. 30: USC Trojans • Weekend of Sept. 6: Wake Forest Demon Deacons • Weekend of Sept. 13: Arkansas Razorbacks • Weekend of Sept. 20: Marshall Thundering Herd • Weekend of Sept. 27: California Bears • Weekend of Oct. 6: Baylor Bears • Weekend of Oct. 13: Oklahoma Sooners	• Weekend of Oct. 20: Florida Gators • Weekend of Oct. 27: West Virginia Mountaineers • Weekend of Nov. 3: Virginia Tech Hokies • Weekend of Nov. 10: Clemson Tigers • Weekend of Nov. 17: Kansas State Wildcats • Weekend of Nov. 24: Michigan Wolverines