Week 6 · 2026

#19 USC at Penn State

Sat 10/10/2026 07:30 PMBeaver StadiumPenn State pregame54% — Pregame win probability: 54% for Penn State. Penn State favored, and lost — USC won.Conference

61°Clear3 mph ESE · 63% humidityMeasured 23 minutes after kickoff, by an official weather station

#19 USC

7–2

Penn State

4–4

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Passing

AttemptsSuccessYdsPointsAir / YAC

USC2 unplaced

DeepShort

7.00.0

0.0

10.00.0

3.76.0

14.82.2

9.56.2

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Penn State

DeepShort

—

28.06.0

6.68.8

6.22.7

7.66.5

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

USC2 unplaced

DeepShort

33%0.33

25%3.97

33%1.68

100%1.78

75%1.28

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Penn State

DeepShort

—

67%2.30

43%1.16

33%-0.74

56%1.57

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

USC2 unplaced

DeepShort

114

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Penn State

DeepShort

—

122

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC2 unplaced

DeepShort

-1.2

-0.6

1.8

2.0

8.9

9.1

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Penn State

DeepShort

—

3.5

1.7

-3.2

10.7

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC

DeepShort

21 · 0

— · —

40 · 0

4 · 18

63 · 11

58 · 56

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Penn State

DeepShort

—

72 · 12

11 · 35

29 · 8

44 · 78

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

CarriesYdsPointsOL / RB

USC

K. Miller18W. Jordan6J. Maiava1Other1Unattributed1

5.220%0%

5.211%50%

7.30%0%

LeftMiddleRight

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

Penn State

C. Hansen13R. Becht9J. Peoples7

0.0100%0%

2.920%100%

5.00%0%

LeftMiddleRight

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

USC

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Penn State

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC

1.6

1.8

1.4

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Penn State

-0.9

-4.0

4.2

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC

16 · 10 · 4

66 · 21 · 13

17 · 7 · 0

LeftMiddleRight

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

Penn State

0 · 0 · 0

64 · 8 · 0

12 · 5 · 0

LeftMiddleRight

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

Win probability

Penn State's chance to win after each play · CFBD

Availability

Big Ten game day report · Oct 10 · archive

USC

Out

Terrell Andersonnew

Corey Simms

Kendarius Reddick

Taylor "Taybo" Johnson

Game-time decision

Penn State

Out

Alex Tatschnew

Game-time decision

In the box score

USC

Out 0 of 7

Game-time decision 2 of 5 · Jahkeem Stewart, Trent Mosley

Penn State

Out 0 of 13

Game-time decision 1 of 1 · Armstrong Nnodim

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 10 meetings vs. USC

Penn State 5–5 vs USC

2024 · wk 7Penn State 33 @ USC 30
2016 · wk 16USC 52 @ Penn State 49
2008 · wk 16Penn State 24 @ USC 38
2000 · wk 1Penn State 5 @ USC 29
1996 · wk 1USC 7 @ Penn State 24
1994 · wk 3USC 14 @ Penn State 38
1993 · wk 3USC 20 @ Penn State 21
1991 · wk 3Penn State 10 @ USC 21
1990 · wk 4Penn State 14 @ USC 19
1981 · wk 15USC 10 @ Penn State 26

Previous meeting vs. Lincoln Riley

Penn State 1–0 vs Lincoln Riley

2024 · wk 7Penn State 33 @ USC 30

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