USC Trojans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Sep 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
USC	10	10	15	7	42
RUTG	7	7	14	7	35

Game Recap

Maiava throws for 277 yards and 2 TDs in No. 12 USC's 42-35 win at Rutgers. Jayden Maiava threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and King Miller ran for 102 yards and a TD to help No. 12 Southern California beat Rutgers 42-35 on Saturday in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Scoring Summary

USCRUTG

Q19:30Caden Chittenden 35 Yd Field Goal.30
Q18:08King Miller 11 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick).100
Q10:04KJ Duff 11 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick).107
Q211:59Corey Simms 52 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Caden Chittenden Kick).177
Q21:25Elias Coke 16 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick).1714
Q20:10Caden Chittenden 32 Yd Field Goal.2014
Q310:32Prophet Brown 99 Yd Interception Return (Caden Chittenden Kick).2714
Q38:53Clay Thevenin 17 Yd Run (Dane Pizzaro Kick).2721
Q35:52Riley Wormley 12 Yd Run (Jayden Maiava Pass to Kayden Dixon-Wyatt for Two-Point Conversion).3521
Q31:07Antwan Raymond 2 Yd Run (Dane Pizzaro Kick).3528
Q48:35Riley Wormley 2 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Caden Chittenden Kick).4228
Q44:24Vernon Allen III 28 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick).4235

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:30
30
Interception — 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:47
30
Touchdown — 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:35
100
Touchdown — 12 plays, 75 yards, 8:04
107

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
177
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:46
177
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:13
177
Touchdown — 14 plays, 95 yards, 6:35
1714
Field Goal — 9 plays, 61 yards, 1:15
2014
End Of Half — 1 play, -5 yards, 0:05
2014

3rd Quarter

Interception Touchdown — 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:28
2714
Touchdown — 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:39
2721
Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01
3521
Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:45
3528

4th Quarter

Downs — 10 plays, 60 yards, 2:41
3528
Downs — 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:43
3528
Touchdown — 5 plays, 24 yards, 3:04
4228
Touchdown — 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:17
4235
End of Game — 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:24
4235

Team Stats

USC

RUTG

42Points35

461Total Yards460

277Pass Yards292

184Rush Yards168

26:45Time of Possession33:15

24First Downs27

5Touchdowns5

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

0Turnovers2

71Penalty Yards39

Game Details

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 3:30 PM

HighPoint.com Stadium · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 43,045 (82.1%)

spread: USC -21

over/under: 59.5