USC 42, Rutgers 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 3 · Sat, Sep 19, 2026

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USC	10	10	15	7	42
RUTG	7	7	14	7	35

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Team stats

USC		RUTG
24	First downs	27
461	Total yards	460
277	Passing yards	292
20-32	Comp-Att	19-37
8.7	Yards per pass	7.9
184	Rushing yards	168
31	Rushes	32
5.9	Yards per rush	5.3
5-10	3rd down	6-11
1-2	4th down	3-4
8-71	Penalties-yards	5-39
0	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	2
26:45	Time of possession	33:15
1	Sacks	1
1	Tackles for loss	1
2	QB hurries	1
4	Passes defended	1
1	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	17
2	Passing TDs	3
2	Rushing TDs	2
10	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

USC		RUTG
+0.36	EPA per play	+0.18
53%	Success rate	51%
1.21	Explosiveness	1.29
+0.26	Rushing EPA per play	+0.21
53%	Rushing success rate	61%
+0.42	Passing EPA per play	+0.19
52%	Passing success rate	45%
60%	Standard downs success	52%
31%	Passing downs success	50%
3.74	Line yards per rush	3.23
1.67	Second-level yards	0.97
1.33	Open-field yards	1.52
13%	Stuff rate	10%
75%	Power success	90%
10%	Havoc caused	3%
8	Scoring chances	6
4.38	Points per chance	5.83
Own 36	Avg. starting field position	Own 24
7	Explosive plays	7
93%	Postgame win expectancy	7%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q19:30
USCFG
(09:30) #45 C.Chittenden field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #35 L.Carrigan, LS: #53 L.Brown), clock 09:30
Drive: 12 plays, 58 yds
3-0
Q18:08
USCTD
(08:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Miller rush middle for 11 yards gain to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:08, 1ST DOWN #45 C.Chittenden kick attempt good (H: #35 L.Carrigan, LS: #53 L.Brown)
Drive: 2 plays, 24 yds
10-0
Q10:04
RutgersTD
(00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.Lonergan pass complete short right to #8 K.Duff caught at USC00, for 11 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:04, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.Lonergan pass incomplete short right to #8 K.Duff thrown to USC00) #29 D.Pizzaro kick attempt good (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor)
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yds
10-7
Q211:59
USCTD
(11:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Maiava pass complete deep left to #10 C.Simms caught at RU23, for 52 yards to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:59, 1ST DOWN #45 C.Chittenden kick attempt good (H: #35 L.Carrigan, LS: #53 L.Brown)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
17-7
Q21:25
RutgersTD
(01:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.Lonergan pass complete short right to #13 E.Coke caught at USC02, for 16 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:25, 1ST DOWN #29 D.Pizzaro kick attempt good (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor)
Drive: 14 plays, 95 yds
17-14
Q20:10
USCFG
(00:10) #45 C.Chittenden field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #35 L.Carrigan, LS: #53 L.Brown), clock 00:10
Drive: 9 plays, 61 yds
20-14
Q310:32
USCINT TD
Prophet Brown 99 Yd Interception Return (Caden Chittenden Kick)
27-14
Q38:53
RutgersTD
(08:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Thevenin rush middle for 17 yards gain to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:53, 1ST DOWN #29 D.Pizzaro kick attempt good (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor)
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yds
27-21
Q35:52
USCTD
(05:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 R.Wormley rush right for 12 yards gain to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:52, 1ST DOWN #17 K.Dixon-Wyatt pass attempt Successful
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
35-21
Q31:07
RutgersTD
(01:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:07, 1ST DOWN #29 D.Pizzaro kick attempt good (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
35-28
Q48:35
USCTD
(08:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Maiava pass complete short right to #27 R.Wormley caught at RU01, for 2 yards to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:35 #45 C.Chittenden kick attempt good (H: #35 L.Carrigan, LS: #53 L.Brown)
Drive: 5 plays, 24 yds
42-28
Q44:24
RutgersTD
(04:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.Lonergan pass complete short middle to #5 V.Allen III caught at USC12, for 28 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:24, 1ST DOWN #29 D.Pizzaro kick attempt good (H: #21 R.McCann, LS: #58 M.O’Connor)
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yds
42-35

Score shown USC-RUTG.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Jayden Maiava	20/32	277	8.7	2	0	66.9

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
King Miller	16	102	6.4	1	20
Riley Wormley	3	52	17.3	1	27
Waymond Jordan	8	26	3.3	0	7
Jayden Maiava	3	9	3.0	0	12
Team	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt	5	77	15.4	0	32
Corey Simms	4	72	18.0	1	52
Tanook Hines	3	33	11.0	0	15
Mark Bowman	3	32	10.7	0	17
Zach Williams	1	27	27.0	0	27
Waymond Jordan	1	20	20.0	0	20
Tron Baker	1	12	12.0	0	12
Riley Wormley	1	2	2.0	1	2
Ethan Feaster	1	2	2.0	0	2

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur	TD
Christian Pierce	11	6	0	0	2	0	0
Deven Bryant	8	4	0	0	0	0	0
Desman Stephens II	7	4	0.5	0.5	1	0	0
Kameryn Fountain	6	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Kennedy Urlacher	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Prophet Brown	4	2	0	0	0	0	1
Luke Wafle	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Floyd Boucard	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chasen Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Graham	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex VanSumeren	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jontez Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Feaster	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Braylan Shelby	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jide Abasiri	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jake Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Prophet Brown	1	99	1
Christian Pierce	1	16	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Jayden Maiava	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Caden Chittenden	2/2	100.0	35	4/4	10

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Lachlan Carrigan	1	56	56.0	0	1	56