Week 3 · 2026
#12 USC at Rutgers
Sat 09/19/2026 03:30 PMSHI StadiumConference
70°Clear7 mph SSE · 60% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
#12 USC
42
7–2
Rutgers
35
2–6
Attendance
—
not yet reported
USC9 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 36
Rutgers10 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 22
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | USC | own 25own 35 | 17 plays, 58 yd | Field goal +3 USC | 3–0 |
| 9:30 | RUTG | own 25own 24 | 3 plays, 1 yd | Turnover | 3–0 |
| 8:33 | USC | opp 24goal line | 2 plays, 24 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 10–0 |
| 8:08 | RUTG | own 25goal line | 15 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 10–7 |
| 0:04 | USC | own 25goal line | 9 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 17–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 11:59 | RUTG | own 25opp 20 | 5 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 17–7 |
| 11:05 | USC | own 20opp 5 | 8 plays, 19 yd | Punt | 17–7 |
| 7:40 | RUTG | own 5goal line | 17 plays, 95 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 17–14 |
| 1:25 | USC | own 25own 35 | 11 plays, 61 yd | Field goal +3 USC | 20–14 |
| 0:05 | RUTG | own 28own 23 | 3 plays, -5 yd | End of period | 20–14 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | RUTG | own 25opp 1 | 11 plays, 66 yd | Defensive TD +7 USC | 27–14 |
| 10:32 | RUTG | own 25goal line | 5 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 27–21 |
| 8:53 | USC | own 25goal line | 8 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +8 USC | 35–21 |
| 5:52 | RUTG | own 25goal line | 10 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 35–28 |
| 1:10 | USC | own 25opp 15 | 13 plays, 60 yd | On downs | 35–28 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:16 | RUTG | own 15opp 24 | 4 plays, 9 yd | On downs | 35–28 |
| 11:29 | USC | opp 24goal line | 7 plays, 24 yd | Touchdown +7 USC | 42–28 |
| 8:41 | RUTG | own 25goal line | 13 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 42–35 |
| 4:24 | USC | own 25opp 31 | 16 plays, 44 yd | Uncategorized | 42–35 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is USC–Rutgers after the drive.
Previous meeting vs. USC
Rutgers 0–1 vs USC
- 2024 · wk 9Rutgers 20 @ USC 42
Previous meeting vs. Greg Schiano
USC 1–0 vs Greg Schiano
- 2024 · wk 9Rutgers 20 @ USC 42
Previous meeting vs. Lincoln Riley
Rutgers 0–1 vs Lincoln Riley
- 2024 · wk 9Rutgers 20 @ USC 42
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