Northwestern Wildcats vs. USC Trojans
Nov 7, 2025
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| USC | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Game Recap
Lemon scores through air, on ground in No. 20 USC's 38-17 win over Northwestern. Makai Lemon had a touchdown catch and a scoring run while making 11 receptions for a career-high 161 yards, and No. 20 Southern California stayed in the College Football Playoff race with a 38-17 victory over Northwestern on Friday night.
Scoring Summary
NUUSC
Q17:46Makai Lemon 7 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Ryon Sayeri Kick).07- Q10:45Griffin Wilde 4 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick).77
- Q211:27Jayden Maiava 6 Yd Run (Ryon Sayeri Kick).714
- Q27:26Caleb Komolafe 2 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick).1414
- Q21:24Ki. Miller run for 12 yds, for a TD (R. Sayeri KICK).1421
- Q37:56Ja'Kobi Lane 10 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Ryon Sayeri Kick).1428
- Q30:17Jack Olsen 33 Yd Field Goal.1728
- Q411:14Makai Lemon 4 Yd Run (Ryon Sayeri Kick).1735
- Q44:40Ryon Sayeri 22 Yd Field Goal.1738
Game Drives
1st Quarter
- Touchdown — 16 plays, 82 yards, 7:1407
- Touchdown — 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:0177
2nd Quarter
- Touchdown — 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:12714
- Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:011414
- Punt — 4 plays, 31 yards, 2:101414
- Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:441414
- Fumble — 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:451414
- Touchdown — 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:231421
- Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:221421
- Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:391421
- Fumble — 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:181421
3rd Quarter
- Punt — 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:521421
- Touchdown — 8 plays, 91 yards, 4:121428
- Field Goal — 12 plays, 60 yards, 7:391728
4th Quarter
- Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:031735
- Downs — 7 plays, 31 yards, 1:491735
- Field Goal — 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:391738
- Punt — 3 plays, -4 yards, 1:271738
- End of Game — 5 plays, 24 yards, 3:131738
Team Stats
Game Details
Friday, November 7, 2025 · 9:00 PM
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA
attendance: 67,179 (86.7%)