Week 4 · 2025

Michigan State at #25 USC

Sat 09/20/2025 11:00 PMLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumUSC pregame90% — Pregame win probability: 90% for USC. USC favored, and won.Conference

73°Fair9 mph WSW · 77% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Michigan State

4–8

#25 USC

9–4

Attendance

67,614

reported

Passing

AttemptsSuccessYdsPointsAir / YAC

Michigan State23 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

USC26 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Michigan State23 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

USC26 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Michigan State23 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC26 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Michigan State23 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC26 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Michigan State

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

USC

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

CarriesYdsPointsOL / RB

Michigan State29 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

USC37 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

Michigan State29 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC37 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Michigan State29 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC37 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Michigan State

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LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

USC

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LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Win probability

USC's chance to win after each play

Availability

Big Ten gameday report · Sep 20 · archive

Michigan State

Out

USC

Out

Questionable

In the box score

Michigan State

Out 0 of 8

USC

Out 0 of 6

Questionable 0 of 1

Listed players who recorded at least one stat in this game. Participation reports aren't published, so a player who played without recording a stat (often a lineman) isn't counted.

Previous 8 meetings vs. Michigan State

USC 4–4 vs Michigan State

1990 · wk 17USC 16 @ Michigan State 17
1987 · wk 16Michigan State 20 @ USC 17
1987 · wk 2USC 13 @ Michigan State 27
1978 · wk 5Michigan State 9 @ USC 30
1972 · wk 4Michigan State 6 @ USC 51
1967 · wk 4USC 21 @ Michigan State 17
1964 · wk 4USC 7 @ Michigan State 17
1963 · wk 4Michigan State 10 @ USC 13

Previous 3 meetings vs. Jonathan Smith

USC 2–1 vs Jonathan Smith

2022 · wk 4USC 17 @ Oregon State 14
2021 · wk 4Oregon State 45 @ USC 27
2018 · wk 10USC 38 @ Oregon State 21

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