USC Trojans @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Sep 19, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 19, 2026
Trojans USC USC 4-0, 1-0 Away
42
Final
35
Scarlet Knights Rutgers RUTG 0-3, 0-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
USC 10 10 15 7 42
RUTG 7 7 14 7 35
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Maiava QB USC
277 PASS
D. Lonergan QB RUTG
252 PASS
Rushing Yards
K.
K. Miller RB USC
102 RUSH
A. Raymond RB RUTG
122 RUSH
Receiving Yards
K.
K. Dixon-Wyatt WR USC
77 REC
K.
K. Duff RUTG
86 REC
Passing
USC
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Maiava 20/32 277 2 0 1 111.1
Rutgers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Lonergan 18/36 252 3 2 1 77.5
J. Anderson 1/1 40 0 0 0 118.8
Rushing
USC
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
W. Jordan 8 26 3.3 0 7
K. Miller 16 102 6.4 1 20
J. Maiava 2 10 5.0 0 12
R. Wormley 3 52 17.3 1 27
Rutgers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Lonergan 6 27 4.5 0 11
A. Raymond 21 122 5.8 1 49
C. Thevenin 4 24 6.0 1 17
Receiving
USC
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
W. Jordan 1 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
C. Simms 4 4 72 18.0 1 52 0
Z. Williams 1 3 27 27.0 0 27 0
M. Bowman 3 6 32 10.7 0 17 0
K. Dixon-Wyatt 5 9 77 15.4 0 32 0
E. Feaster 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
T. Hines 3 4 33 11.0 0 15 0
T. Baker 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
R. Wormley 1 1 2 2.0 1 2 0
Rutgers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Ofurie 1 1 40 40.0 0 40 0
L. Blake 1 3 6 6.0 0 6 0
K. Duff 7 14 86 12.3 1 20 0
J. Houston 2 3 27 13.5 0 14 0
A. Raymond 3 4 39 13.0 0 22 0
B. Black 2 3 43 21.5 0 31 0
C. Thevenin 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
E. Coke 1 5 16 16.0 1 16 0
V. Allen 1 1 28 28.0 1 28 0
Defense
USC
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Pierce 3 3 0 0 0 1 16 1 0
L. Wafle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Pierce 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. VanSumeren 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Fountain 3 0 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
A. Graham 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Bryant 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Boucard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Stephens 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Abasiri 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rutgers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C. Joines 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Ofurie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Humes 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Walker 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Kromah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Jones 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Wright 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Angoy 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Morris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
USC
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Chittenden 2/2 4/4 10 0
Rutgers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Pizzaro 0/0 5/5 5 0
Returns
USC
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Rutgers
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Benjamin 1 17 17.0 0 17 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
USC
Rutgers
464 Total Yards 460
24 First Downs 26
11 Passing 14
12 Rushing 10
2 Penalty 1
5/10 3rd Down Eff. 6/11
277 Passing Yards 292
187 Rushing Yards 168
0 Turnovers 2
8-71 Penalties 5-39
26:49 Possession 33:11
5/7 Red Zone 4/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 42 - 35
42 - 35 4:24
D. Pizzaro XP
42 - 34 4:24
V. Allen TD
XP C. Chittenden
42 - 28 8:41
TD R. Wormley
41 - 28 8:41
Q3 15 - 14 35 - 28
35 - 28 1:10
D. Pizzaro XP
35 - 27 1:10
A. Raymond TD
2PC K. Dixon-Wyatt
35 - 21 5:52
TD R. Wormley
33 - 21 5:52
27 - 21 8:53
D. Pizzaro XP
27 - 20 8:53
C. Thevenin TD
XP C. Chittenden
27 - 14 10:32
TD P. Brown
26 - 14 10:32
Q2 10 - 7 20 - 14
FG C. Chittenden
20 - 14 0:10
17 - 14 1:25
D. Pizzaro XP
17 - 13 1:25
E. Coke TD
XP C. Chittenden
17 - 7 11:59
TD C. Simms
16 - 7 11:59
Q1 10 - 7 10 - 7
10 - 7 0:04
D. Pizzaro XP
10 - 6 0:04
K. Duff TD
XP C. Chittenden
10 - 0 8:08
TD K. Miller
9 - 0 8:08
FG C. Chittenden
3 - 0 9:30
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: USC +14 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 19, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m