San Jose State Spartans vs. USC Trojans

Aug 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SJSU	0	0	3	23	26
USC	7	21	7	7	42

Game Recap

Jayden Maiava, new playmakers lead No. 14 USC to 42-26 win over San Jose State in season opener. Jayden Maiava passed for 286 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and No. 14 Southern California opened a season of high expectations with a 42-26 victory over San Jose State on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

SJSUUSC

Q18:55Jayden Maiava 1 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick).07
Q214:20Riley Wormley 5 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick).014
Q22:46Kayden Dixon-Wyatt 9 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Caden Chittenden Kick).021
Q20:30King Miller 4 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick).028
Q37:15Trajan Sinatra 22 Yd Field Goal.328
Q32:28Trent Mosley 14 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Caden Chittenden Kick).335
Q414:56Jerry McClure 28 Yd pass from Luke Weaver (Luke Weaver Pass to Kamaehu Kopa-Kaawalauole for Two-Point Conversion).1135
Q49:42Shahn Alston 1 Yd Run (Caden Chittenden Kick).1142
Q45:11Jordan Anderson 3 Yd pass from Luke Weaver (Trajan Sinatra Kick).1842
Q41:45Luke Weaver 7 Yd Run (Luke Weaver Pass to Cooper Hoch for Two-Point Conversion).2642

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:05
07
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:22
07
Downs — 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:34
07
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:53
07

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:46
014
Downs — 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:59
014
Touchdown — 12 plays, 91 yards, 5:35
021
Punt — 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:01
021
Touchdown — 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:14
028
End Of Half — 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:30
028

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 2:00
028
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 2:28
028
Field Goal — 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:17
328
Touchdown — 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:41
335

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:26
1135
Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:14
1142
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31
1842
Interception — 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:41
1842
Touchdown — 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:39
2642
End of Game — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:44
2642

Team Stats

SJSU

USC

26Points42

336Total Yards505

234Pass Yards341

102Rush Yards164

22:45Time of Possession37:15

19First Downs29

3Touchdowns6

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

0Turnovers1

15Penalty Yards34

Game Details

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 51,144 (66.0%)

spread: USC -37.5

over/under: 61.5