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USC vs Rutgers

Final · Week 4 · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 PM ET · SHI Stadium

USC TrojansUSC4-0
42
FinalSep 19, 2026
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgers0-3
35
TVCBS

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff
Moneyline
USC−2100
RUTG+1100
Spread
USC −21−118
RUTG +21−102
Total O/U
Over 59.5−105
Under 59.5−115
  • Spread: Rutgers +21 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 59.5 (77 points).

Recap

USC beat Rutgers 42-35 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway on Sep 19, 2026 to move to 4-0.

USC has won 4 straight. USC won the turnover battle 2-0.

Score by quarter

USC Trojans and Rutgers Scarlet Knights, score by quarter
Team1234T
USC101015742
RUTG7714735

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. USCField Goal · 9:30Caden Chittenden 35 Yd Field Goal3-0
  2. USCTouchdown · 8:08King Miller 11 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick)10-0
  3. RUTGTouchdown · 0:04KJ Duff 11 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick)10-7

Second Quarter

  1. USCTouchdown · 11:59Corey Simms 52 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Caden Chittenden Kick)17-7
  2. RUTGTouchdown · 1:25Elias Coke 16 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick)17-14
  3. USCField Goal · 0:10Caden Chittenden 32 Yd Field Goal20-14

Third Quarter

  1. USCTouchdown · 10:32Prophet Brown 99 Yd Interception Return (Caden Chittenden Kick)27-14
  2. RUTGTouchdown · 8:53Clay Thevenin 17 Yd Run (Dane Pizzaro Kick)27-21
  3. USCTouchdown · 5:52Riley Wormley 12 Yd Run (Jayden Maiava Pass to Kayden Dixon-Wyatt for Two-Point Conversion)35-21
  4. RUTGTouchdown · 1:07Antwan Raymond 2 Yd Run (Dane Pizzaro Kick)35-28

Fourth Quarter

  1. USCTouchdown · 8:35Riley Wormley 2 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Caden Chittenden Kick)42-28
  2. RUTGTouchdown · 4:24Vernon Allen III 28 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick)42-35

Team stats

USCRUTG
1st Downs
24
27
Total Yards
461
460
Passing
277
292
Rushing
184
168
3rd down efficiency
5-10
6-11
Turnovers
0
2
Possession
26:45
33:15

Top performers

USC TrojansRutgers Scarlet Knights

Passing

Jayden Maiava20/32, 277 YDS, 2 TD
Dylan Lonergan18/36, 252 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

King Miller16 CAR, 102 YDS, 1 TD
Antwan Raymond21 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Kayden Dixon-Wyatt5 REC, 77 YDS
KJ Duff7 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Desman Stephens II0.5
Zaire Angoy1

Tackles

Christian Pierce11
Kaj Sanders9

Player stats

USC · Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Jayden Maiava20/322778.72068.1

USC · Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
King Miller161026.4120
Riley Wormley35217.3127
Waymond Jordan8263.307
Jayden Maiava393.0012
Team1-5-5.00-5

USC · Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt57715.4032
Corey Simms47218.0152
Tanook Hines33311.0015
Mark Bowman33210.7017
Zacharyus Williams12727.0027
Waymond Jordan12020.0020
Tron Baker11212.0012
Riley Wormley122.012
Ethan Feaster122.002

USC · Fumbles

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Jayden Maiava100

USC · Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Christian Pierce11600200
Deven Bryant8400000
Desman Stephens II740.50.5100
Kameryn Crawford610.50.5000
Kennedy Urlacher4300100
Prophet Brown4200001
Luke Wafle4200000
Floyd Boucard3100000

USC · Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Prophet Brown1991
Christian Pierce1160

USC · Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Caden Chittenden2/2100.0354/410

USC · Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Lachlan Carrigan15656.00156

Rutgers · Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Dylan Lonergan18/362527.03243.1
Jakob Anderson1/14040.000--

Rutgers · Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Antwan Raymond211225.8149
Dylan Lonergan6274.5011
Clay Thevenin4246.0117
Team1-5-5.00-5

Rutgers · Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
KJ Duff78612.3120
Ben Black III24321.5031
Jesse Ofurie14040.0040
Antwan Raymond33913.0022
Vernon Allen III12828.0128
Jourdin Houston22713.5014
Elias Coke11616.0116
Clay Thevenin177.007
Logan Blake166.006

Rutgers · Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Kaj Sanders9200100
DK Gilley8000000
Kevyn Humes7400000
Chris Joines6100000
Bradlee Jones5200000
Moses Walker5100000
Abram Wright5100000
Ty Morris4200100

Rutgers · Kick returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Ja'shon Benjamin11717.0170

Rutgers · Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Dane Pizzaro0/00.005/55

Rutgers · Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jakob Anderson17070.01070

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