USC Trojans vs. California Golden Bears

Oct 28, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
USC	17	0	12	21	50
CAL	14	14	8	13	49

Game Recap

No. 24 USC rallies for wild 50-49 win over California. Jaylin Smith deflected Fernando Mendoza’s pass in the end zone on a 2-point conversion try with 58 seconds remaining, and No. 24 Southern California ended a two-game losing streak with a 50-49 win over California on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

USCCAL

Q18:24Denis Lynch 23 Yd Field Goal.30
Q15:23MarShawn Lloyd 2 Yd Run (Denis Lynch Kick).100
Q13:55Jaydn Ott 43 Yd Run (Mateen Bhaghani Kick).107
Q11:02Austin Jones 6 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Denis Lynch Kick).177
Q10:12Jaydn Ott 61 Yd Run (Mateen Bhaghani Kick).1714
Q211:55Jaydn Ott 4 Yd Run (Mateen Bhaghani Kick).1721
Q28:58Trond Grizzell 17 Yd pass from Fernando Mendoza (Mateen Bhaghani Kick).1728
Q311:59Caleb Williams 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).2328
Q38:12Brenden Rice 22 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Denis Lynch PAT failed).2928
Q34:42Fernando Mendoza 2 Yd Run (Fernando Mendoza Pass to Trond Grizzell for Two-Point Conversion).2936
Q414:06Fernando Mendoza 1 Yd Run (Mateen Bhaghani Kick).2943
Q411:16Caleb Williams 1 Yd Run (Denis Lynch Kick).3643
Q46:11MarShawn Lloyd 9 Yd Run (Denis Lynch Kick).4343
Q43:33Austin Jones 7 Yd Run (Denis Lynch Kick).5043
Q40:58Jaivian Thomas 13 Yd pass from Fernando Mendoza (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).5049

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:36
30
Fumble — 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:24
30
Touchdown — 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:37
100
Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:28
107
Touchdown — 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:48
177
Touchdown — 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50
1714

2nd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:43
1714
Touchdown — 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:26
1721
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:46
1721
Touchdown — 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:06
1728
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:38
1728
Downs — 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:06
1728
Missed FG — 11 plays, 50 yards, 2:14
1728

3rd Quarter

Downs — 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:51
1728
Touchdown — 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:10
2328
Punt — 3 plays, -10 yards, 1:44
2328
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:46
2328
Interception — 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:09
2328
Touchdown — 1 play, 22 yards, 0:08
2928
Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30
2936
Punt — 3 plays, -18 yards, 1:29
2936
Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 2:07
2936
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:40
2936

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:20
2943
Touchdown — 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:50
3643
Punt — 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:07
3643
Punt — 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:39
3643
Touchdown — 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:19
4343
Fumble — 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:25
4343
Fumble — 1 play, -12 yards, 0:05
4343
Downs — 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:10
4343
Touchdown — 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:52
5043
Touchdown — 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:30
5049
End of Game — 3 plays, -30 yards, 0:57
5049

Team Stats

USC

CAL

50Points49

499Total Yards527

369Pass Yards292

137Rush Yards235

32:36Time of Possession27:24

20First Downs29

7Touchdowns7

1(2)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

1Turnovers4

101Penalty Yards45

Game Details

Saturday, October 28, 2023 · 4:00 PM

California Memorial Stadium · Berkeley, CA

attendance: 43,716 (70.0%)