THIRD AND DATA

Week 17 · 2025

#16 USC at TCU

Tue 12/30/2025 09:00 PMAlamodomeTCU pregame38% — Pregame win probability: 38% for TCU. USC favored, and lost — TCU won.Neutral site

46°Clear· roof closed0 mph N · 35% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

#16 USC

27

9–4

TCU

30

9–4

Attendance

54,751

reported

USC11 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 35

TCU12 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 28

1st quarter

14:55USCown 23own 398 plays, 16 ydPunt0–0
12:16TCUown 15own 234 plays, 8 ydPunt0–0
10:52USCown 27opp 237 plays, 50 ydField goal +3 USC3–0
7:06TCUown 25own 285 plays, 3 ydPunt3–0
5:25USCown 24opp 476 plays, 29 ydTurnover3–0
2:31TCUown 31goal line13 plays, 69 ydTouchdown +30 TCU +24 USC27–30

2nd quarter

13:36USCown 25goal line8 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 USC10–7
9:57TCUown 25goal line15 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 TCU10–14
4:58USCown 25opp 1113 plays, 64 ydField goal +3 USC13–14
0:18TCUown 25own 313 plays, 6 ydEnd of period13–14

3rd quarter

15:00TCUown 25own 243 plays, -1 ydTurnover13–14
14:08USCopp 29opp 77 plays, 22 ydTurnover13–14
11:11TCUown 20own 254 plays, 5 ydPunt13–14
9:27USCown 35own 364 plays, 1 ydPunt13–14
8:02TCUown 9own 3410 plays, 25 ydPunt13–14
3:39USCown 27goal line6 plays, 73 ydTouchdown +8 USC21–14
0:49TCUown 35own 267 plays, -9 ydPunt21–14

4th quarter

14:42USCown 30opp 2410 plays, 46 ydField goal +3 USC24–14
9:37TCUown 25goal line14 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 TCU24–21
4:24USCown 25own 247 plays, -1 ydPunt24–21
2:44TCUown 31opp 1018 plays, 59 ydField goal +3 TCU24–24

Overtime

0:00USCopp 25opp 57 plays, 20 ydField goal +3 USC27–24
0:00TCUopp 25goal line3 plays, 25 ydTouchdown +6 TCU27–30

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is USC–TCU after the drive.

Previous 5 meetings vs. USC

TCU 3–2 vs USC

  • 1998 · wk 16USC 19 @ TCU 28
  • 1977 · wk 4TCU 0 @ USC 51
  • 1960 · wk 3TCU 7 @ USC 6
  • 1954 · wk 4TCU 20 @ USC 7
  • 1951 · wk 7TCU 26 @ USC 28

Previous 4 meetings vs. Sonny Dykes

USC 4–0 vs Sonny Dykes

  • 2016 · wk 9California 24 @ USC 45
  • 2015 · wk 9USC 27 @ California 21
  • 2014 · wk 12California 30 @ USC 38
  • 2013 · wk 11USC 62 @ California 28

Previous 6 meetings vs. Lincoln Riley

TCU 0–6 vs Lincoln Riley

  • 2021 · wk 7 (coaching change that season)TCU 31 @ Oklahoma 52
  • 2020 · wk 8Oklahoma 33 @ TCU 14
  • 2019 · wk 13TCU 24 @ Oklahoma 28
  • 2018 · wk 8Oklahoma 52 @ TCU 27
  • 2017 · wk 14TCU 17 @ Oklahoma 41
  • 2017 · wk 11TCU 20 @ Oklahoma 38

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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