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2016 week 1 · postseason · Monday, January 2, 2017 at 4:00 PM CT · Rose Bowl · 📺 ESPN · 95,128 att · 54°F, wind 9.2

Drive chart

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Q1
INT
1 pl · 0 yd · 0:13
0–0
14:47 1st & 10 OWN 3 Trace McSorley pass intercepted Iman Marshall return for no gain to the PnSt 35 -0.04
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MISSED FG
4 pl · 2 yd · 0:58
0–0
14:42 1st & 10 OPP 35 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Deontay Burnett 0 -0.69
14:35 2nd & 10 OPP 35 Justin Davis run for 2 yds to the PnSt 33 +2 -0.50
13:53 3rd & 8 OPP 33 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to JuJu Smith-Schuster 0 -1.02
13:49 4th & 8 OPP 33 Matt Boermeester 51 yd FG MISSED
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INT
4 pl · 27 yd · 1:34
0–0
13:43 1st & 10 OWN 33 Saquon Barkley run for 12 yds to the PnSt 45 for a 1ST down +12 1.15
13:21 1st & 10 OWN 45 Saquon Barkley run for 12 yds to the USC 43 for a 1ST down +12 0.92
12:55 1st & 10 OPP 43 Saquon Barkley run for 3 yds to the USC 40 +3 -0.31
12:15 2nd & 7 OPP 40 Trace McSorley pass intercepted Adoree' Jackson return for 21 yds to the USC 49 -3.34
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TD
5 pl · 51 yd · 1:44
7–0
12:10 1st & 10 OWN 49 Ronald Jones II run for no gain to the USC 49 0 -1.13
11:39 2nd & 10 OWN 49 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to JuJu Smith-Schuster 0 -1.01
11:30 3rd & 10 OWN 49 Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 25 yds to the PnSt 26 for a 1ST down +25 3.34
11:03 1st & 10 OPP 26 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for no gain to the PnSt 26 0 -0.47
10:31 2nd & 10 OPP 26 Deontay Burnett 26 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Matt Boermeester Kick) +26 3.19
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PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 0:57
7–0
10:15 1st & 10 OWN 23 Trace McSorley run for no gain to the PnSt 23 0 -0.64
9:46 2nd & 10 OWN 23 Trace McSorley pass incomplete to Chris Godwin 0 -0.31
9:41 3rd & 10 OWN 23 Trace McSorley pass incomplete to Mike Gesicki 0 -0.14
9:34 4th & 10 OWN 23 Blake Gillikin punt for 34 yds, downed at the USC 43
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FG
12 pl · 53 yd · 4:52
10–0
9:29 1st & 10 OWN 43 Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 9 yds to the PnSt 48 +9 1.28
9:05 2nd & 1 OPP 48 Ronald Jones II run for 3 yds to the PnSt 45 for a 1ST down +3 -0.29
8:40 1st & 10 OPP 45 Ronald Jones II run for no gain to the PnSt 45 0 -1.00
8:05 2nd & 10 OPP 45 Sam Darnold run for 6 yds to the PnSt 39 +6 0.30
7:25 3rd & 4 OPP 39 Sam Darnold pass complete to Darreus Rogers for 6 yds to the PnSt 33 for a 1ST down +6 1.27
6:57 1st & 10 OPP 33 Sam Darnold pass incomplete 0 -0.64
6:48 2nd & 10 OPP 33 Ronald Jones II run for a loss of 2 yards to the PnSt 35 -2 -1.28
6:05 3rd & 12 OPP 35 Sam Darnold pass complete to Justin Davis for 14 yds to the PnSt 21 for a 1ST down +14 2.19
5:36 1st & 10 OPP 21 PENN ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Christian Campbell) to the PnSt 6 for a 1ST down +15
5:30 1st & 6 OPP 6 Adoree' Jackson run for 2 yds to the PnSt 4 +2 -0.28
4:50 2nd & 4 OPP 4 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Darreus Rogers 0 -0.36
4:46 3rd & 4 OPP 4 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Darreus Rogers 0 -0.29
4:42 4th & 4 OPP 4 Matt Boermeester 22 Yd Field Goal -1.02
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PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 1:21
10–0
4:36 1st & 10 OWN 25 Saquon Barkley run for 4 yds to the PnSt 29 +4 -0.11
4:10 2nd & 6 OWN 29 Saquon Barkley run for 5 yds to the PnSt 34 +5 0.09
3:35 3rd & 1 OWN 34 Trace McSorley pass incomplete to Mike Gesicki 0 -0.70
3:21 4th & 1 OWN 34 Blake Gillikin punt for 49 yds , Adoree' Jackson returns for 13 yds to the USC 30 USC Penalty, Illegal Block (Jack Jones) to the USC 20
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FG
10 pl · 54 yd · 3:00
13–0
3:15 1st & 10 OWN 20 Ronald Jones II run for 7 yds to the USC 27 +7 0.53
2:45 2nd & 3 OWN 27 Ronald Jones II run for 5 yds to the USC 32 for a 1ST down +5 0.34
2:15 1st & 10 OWN 32 Ronald Jones II run for 1 yd to the USC 33 +1 -0.77
1:39 2nd & 9 OWN 33 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Taylor McNamara 0 -0.59
1:30 3rd & 9 OWN 33 Sam Darnold pass complete to Daniel Imatorbhebhe for 13 yds to the USC 46 for a 1ST down +13 2.69
0:55 1st & 10 OWN 46 Sam Darnold pass complete to Jalen Greene for 28 yds to the PnSt 26 for a 1ST down +28 1.46
0:33 1st & 10 OPP 26 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Adoree' Jackson 0 -0.47
0:30 2nd & 10 OPP 26 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Deontay Burnett 0 -0.64
0:26 3rd & 10 OPP 26 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to JuJu Smith-Schuster 0 -0.91
0:21 4th & 10 OPP 26 Matt Boermeester 44 Yd Field Goal 0.74
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TD
9 pl · 70 yd · 3:37
13–7
0:15 1st & 10 OWN 30 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 2 yds to the PnSt 32 +2 -0.55
0:00 OWN 0 End of 1st Quarter
14:56 2nd & 8 OWN 32 Trace McSorley pass incomplete 0 -0.62
14:46 3rd & 8 OWN 32 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 13 yds to the PnSt 45 for a 1ST down +13 2.58
14:20 1st & 10 OWN 45 Saquon Barkley run for a loss of 3 yards to the PnSt 42 -3 -1.78
13:40 2nd & 13 OWN 42 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 14 yds to the USC 44 for a 1ST down +14 2.65
13:05 1st & 10 OPP 44 Trace McSorley pass complete to Saquon Barkley for 16 yds to the USC 28 for a 1ST down +16 0.65
12:35 1st & 10 OPP 28 Andre Robinson run for 4 yds to the USC 24 +4 -0.04
11:50 2nd & 6 OPP 24 Trace McSorley pass incomplete to DeAndre Thompkins 0 -0.55
11:44 3rd & 6 OPP 24 Saquon Barkley run for 24 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) +24 3.36
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Q2
TD
5 pl · 60 yd · 1:29
20–7
11:33 1st & 10 OWN 40 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 32 yds to the PnSt 28 for a 1ST down +32 1.99
11:16 1st & 10 OPP 28 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Darreus Rogers 0 -0.51
11:08 2nd & 10 OPP 28 Justin Davis run for 24 yds to the PnSt 4 for a 1ST down +24 1.59
10:50 1st & 4 OPP 4 Justin Davis run for 1 yd to the PnSt 3 +1 -0.52
10:15 2nd & 3 OPP 3 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) +3 2.21
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TD
4 pl · 71 yd · 1:36
20–14
10:00 1st & 10 OWN 29 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 29 yds to the USC 42 for a 1ST down +29 2.48
9:40 1st & 10 OPP 42 Saquon Barkley run for 11 yds to the USC 31 for a 1ST down +11 0.45
9:25 1st & 10 OPP 31 Saquon Barkley run for 1 yd to the USC 30 +1 -0.44
8:39 2nd & 9 OPP 30 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 30 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) +30 3.29
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TD
6 pl · 75 yd · 2:23
27–14
8:35 1st & 10 OWN 25 Ronald Jones II run for 2 yds to the USC 27 +2 -0.45
8:05 2nd & 8 OWN 27 Sam Darnold pass complete to Darreus Rogers for 11 yds to the USC 38 for a 1ST down +11 1.58
7:35 1st & 10 OWN 38 Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 36 yds to the PnSt 26 for a 1ST down +36 2.23
7:15 1st & 10 OPP 26 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 4 yds to the PnSt 22 +4 -0.04
6:54 2nd & 6 OPP 22 USC Penalty, False Start (Nico Falah) to the PnSt 27 -5
6:40 2nd & 11 OPP 27 Sam Darnold pass complete to Adoree' Jackson for 24 yds to the PnSt 3 for a 1ST down +24 1.84
6:16 1st & 3 OPP 3 Sam Darnold pass complete to Darreus Rogers for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) +3 1.46
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TD
13 pl · 75 yd · 5:22
27–21
6:10 1st & 10 OWN 25 Saquon Barkley run for 2 yds to the PnSt 27 +2 -0.45
5:30 2nd & 8 OWN 27 Trace McSorley run for 4 yds to the PnSt 31 +4 -0.08
4:52 3rd & 4 OWN 31 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 7 yds to the PnSt 38 for a 1ST down +7 1.66
4:10 1st & 10 OWN 38 Trace McSorley pass complete to DeAndre Thompkins for 8 yds to the PnSt 46 +8 1.03
3:50 2nd & 2 OWN 46 Saquon Barkley run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down +4 0.08
3:17 1st & 10 50 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 10 yds to the USC 40 for a 1ST down +10 0.65
2:55 1st & 10 OPP 40 Saquon Barkley run for 1 yd to the USC 39 +1 -0.65
2:19 2nd & 9 OPP 39 Trace McSorley pass incomplete 0 -1.00
2:13 3rd & 9 OPP 39 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 10 yds to the USC 29 for a 1ST down +10 2.05
1:59 1st & 10 OPP 29 Timeout USC, clock 01:59
1:54 1st & 10 OPP 29 Trace McSorley run for 5 yds to the USC 24 +5 0.08
1:17 2nd & 5 OPP 24 Saquon Barkley run for no gain to the USC 24 0 -0.56
1:13 3rd & 5 OPP 24 Timeout PENN ST, clock 01:13
1:07 3rd & 5 OPP 24 USC Penalty, Face Mask (12 yards) (Stevie Tu'ikolovatu) to the USC 12 for a 1ST down +12
1:00 1st & 10 OPP 12 Trace McSorley pass complete to Saquon Barkley for 1 yd to the USC 11 +1 -0.23
0:54 2nd & 9 OPP 11 Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 11 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) +11 2.76
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ON DOWNS
7 pl · 43 yd · 0:54
27–21
0:39 1st & 10 OWN 26 Sam Darnold run for 1 yd to the USC 27 +1 -0.61
0:33 2nd & 9 OWN 27 Sam Darnold pass complete to Darreus Rogers for 13 yds to the USC 40 for a 1ST down +13 1.86
0:20 1st & 10 OWN 40 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 4 yds to the USC 44 +4 -0.17
0:13 2nd & 6 OWN 44 Sam Darnold run for 13 yds to the PnSt 43 for a 1ST down +13 1.57
0:13 1st & 10 OPP 43 Timeout USC, clock 00:13
0:07 1st & 10 OPP 43 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Justin Davis 0 -0.94
0:02 2nd & 10 OPP 43 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 12 yds to the PnSt 31 for a 1ST down +12 1.45
0:02 1st & 10 OPP 31 Timeout PENN ST, clock 00:02
0:00 1st & 10 OPP 31 Matt Boermeester 49 yd FG MISSED
0:00 OPP 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 1:38
27–21
14:45 1st & 10 OWN 35 Ronald Jones II run for 5 yds to the USC 40 +5 0.11
14:10 2nd & 5 OWN 40 Ronald Jones II run for a loss of 1 yard to the USC 39 -1 -1.23
13:30 3rd & 6 OWN 39 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Deontay Burnett 0 -0.55
13:30 4th & 6 OWN 39 USC Penalty, False Start (Michael Pittman Jr.) to the USC 34 -5
13:22 4th & 11 OWN 34 Chris Tilbey punt for 45 yds, fair catch by John Reid at the PnSt 21
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TD
1 pl · 79 yd · 0:17
27–28
13:05 1st & 10 OWN 21 Saquon Barkley run for 79 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) +79 6.33
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PUNT
4 pl · 10 yd · 1:27
27–28
12:57 1st & 10 OWN 26 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to JuJu Smith-Schuster 0 -0.73
12:53 2nd & 10 OWN 26 PENN ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Grant Haley) to the USC 41 for a 1ST down +15
12:46 1st & 10 OWN 41 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to De'Quan Hampton 0 -1.14
12:36 2nd & 10 OWN 41 Adoree' Jackson run for no gain to the USC 41 0 -0.79
11:51 3rd & 10 OWN 41 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Deontay Burnett 0 -0.44
11:51 4th & 10 OWN 41 USC Penalty, False Start (Uchenna Nwosu) to the USC 36 -5
11:38 4th & 15 OWN 36 Chris Tilbey punt for 54 yds , Gregg Garrity returns for 18 yds to the PnSt 28
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TD
1 pl · 72 yd · 0:11
27–35
11:27 1st & 10 OWN 28 Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 72 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) +72 5.86
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INT
2 pl · 2 yd · 0:56
27–35
11:15 1st & 10 OWN 23 JuJu Smith-Schuster run for 2 yds to the USC 25 +2 -0.42
10:31 2nd & 8 OWN 25 Sam Darnold pass intercepted Brandon Bell return for 24 yds to the USC 3 -0.37
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TD
1 pl · 3 yd · 0:05
27–42
10:26 1st & 3 OPP 3 Trace McSorley run for 3 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) +3 1.46
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TD
10 pl · 65 yd · 3:39
35–42
10:20 1st & 10 OWN 35 Ronald Jones II run for 4 yds to the USC 39 +4 -0.16
9:50 2nd & 6 OWN 39 Sam Darnold pass complete to Darreus Rogers for 9 yds to the USC 48 for a 1ST down +9 1.39
9:23 1st & 10 OWN 48 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to JuJu Smith-Schuster 0 -1.14
9:20 2nd & 10 OWN 48 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Darreus Rogers 0 -0.99
9:08 3rd & 10 OWN 48 Sam Darnold pass complete to Aca'Cedric Ware for 20 yds to the PnSt 32 for a 1ST down +20 3.26
8:35 1st & 10 OPP 32 Ronald Jones II run for 5 yds to the PnSt 27 +5 0.08
8:05 2nd & 5 OPP 27 Ronald Jones II run for 4 yds to the PnSt 23 +4 -0.05
7:45 3rd & 1 OPP 23 Justin Davis run for 1 yd to the PnSt 22 for a 1ST down +1 0.20
7:20 1st & 10 OPP 22 Justin Davis run for 9 yds to the PnSt 13 +9 0.63
6:47 2nd & 1 OPP 13 Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 13 yds for a TD, (Sam Darnold pass to Taylor McNamara for Two-Point Conversion) +13 2.02
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TD
8 pl · 82 yd · 4:52
35–49
6:41 1st & 10 OWN 18 PENN ST Penalty, False Start (Connor McGovern) to the PnSt 13 -5
6:33 1st & 15 OWN 13 Saquon Barkley run for 8 yds to the PnSt 21 +8 0.32
6:00 2nd & 7 OWN 21 Trace McSorley pass complete to Saquon Barkley for 17 yds to the PnSt 38 for a 1ST down +17 1.75
5:15 1st & 10 OWN 38 Mark Allen run for no gain to the PnSt 38 0 -1.09
4:30 2nd & 10 OWN 38 Trace McSorley run for 2 yds to the USC 40 for a 1ST down USC Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (15 Yards) to the USC 45 for a 1ST down +17 2.56
3:47 1st & 10 OPP 45 Trace McSorley pass complete to Saquon Barkley for 14 yds to the USC 31 for a 1ST down +14 0.63
3:20 1st & 10 OPP 31 Trace McSorley pass complete to Mark Allen for a loss of 8 yards to the USC 39 -8 -2.05
2:36 2nd & 18 OPP 39 USC Penalty, Personal Foul (Cameron Smith) to the USC 24 for a 1ST down. Cameron Smith ejected for targeting. +15
2:36 1st & 10 OPP 24 Timeout PENN ST, clock 02:36
2:29 1st & 10 OPP 24 Saquon Barkley run for 17 yds to the USC 7 for a 1ST down +17 0.48
1:55 1st & 7 OPP 7 Trace McSorley pass complete to Saquon Barkley for 7 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) +7 2.20
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PUNT
5 pl · 16 yd · 2:01
35–49
1:40 1st & 10 OWN 9 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 8 yds to the USC 17 +8 0.57
1:10 2nd & 2 OWN 17 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 5 yds to the USC 22 for a 1ST down +5 -0.02
0:41 1st & 10 OWN 22 Justin Davis run for 6 yds to the USC 28 +6 0.31
0:09 2nd & 4 OWN 28 Sam Darnold pass incomplete to Justin Davis 0 -0.77
0:00 3rd & 4 OWN 28 Sam Darnold sacked by Garrett Sickels for a loss of 3 yards to the USC 25 -3 -0.50
0:00 OPP 0 End of 3rd Quarter
14:54 4th & 7 OWN 25 Chris Tilbey punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Gregg Garrity at the PnSt 34
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Q4
FUMBLE
3 pl · -1 yd · 2:10
35–49
14:50 1st & 10 OWN 34 Saquon Barkley run for no gain to the PnSt 34 0 -0.99
13:55 2nd & 10 OWN 34 Trace McSorley sacked by Rasheem Green for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 33 Trace McSorley fumbled, forced by Rasheem Green, recovered by PnSt Connor McGovern , return for 0 yards -1 -0.65
13:30 3rd & 11 OWN 33 Saquon Barkley run for 2 yds to the PnSt 35 +2 -0.16
12:44 4th & 9 OWN 35 Blake Gillikin punt for 56 yds , Deontay Burnett returns for 8 yds to the USC 17
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TD
10 pl · 83 yd · 4:29
42–49
12:36 1st & 10 OWN 17 Ronald Jones II run for 1 yd to the USC 18 +1 -0.41
12:05 2nd & 9 OWN 18 Sam Darnold run for 3 yds to the USC 21 +3 -0.11
11:25 3rd & 6 OWN 21 Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 12 yds to the USC 33 for a 1ST down +12 1.63
10:55 1st & 10 OWN 33 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 6 yds to the USC 39 +6 0.39
10:25 2nd & 4 OWN 39 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 20 yds to the PnSt 41 for a 1ST down +20 1.80
10:00 1st & 10 OPP 41 Ronald Jones II run for 7 yds to the PnSt 34 +7 0.46
9:20 2nd & 3 OPP 34 Ronald Jones II run for 2 yds to the PnSt 32 +2 -0.46
8:55 3rd & 1 OPP 32 Ronald Jones II run for 2 yds to the PnSt 30 for a 1ST down +2 0.43
8:28 1st & 10 OPP 30 Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 27 yds to the PnSt 3 for a 1ST down +27 1.35
8:15 1st & 3 OPP 3 Ronald Jones II run for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) +3 1.46
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 1:34
42–49
8:05 1st & 10 OWN 25 Saquon Barkley run for 1 yd to the PnSt 26 +1 -0.59
7:30 2nd & 9 OWN 26 Trace McSorley pass complete to DeAndre Thompkins for 1 yd to the PnSt 27 +1 -0.34
6:52 3rd & 8 OWN 27 Trace McSorley pass incomplete to Chris Godwin 0 -0.22
6:41 4th & 8 OWN 27 Blake Gillikin punt for 50 yds , Deontay Burnett returns for a loss of 2 yards to the USC 21
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PUNT
4 pl · 17 yd · 2:45
42–49
6:35 1st & 10 OWN 21 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 17 yds to the USC 38 for a 1ST down +17 1.38
6:00 1st & 10 OWN 38 Ronald Jones II run for 2 yds to the USC 40 +2 -0.67
5:30 2nd & 8 OWN 40 Sam Darnold pass complete to Ronald Jones II for a loss of 3 yards to the USC 37 -3 -1.22
4:51 3rd & 11 OWN 37 USC Penalty, False Start (Zach Banner) to the USC 32 -5
4:32 3rd & 16 OWN 32 Sam Darnold pass complete to Ronald Jones II for 6 yds to the USC 38 +6 0.06
3:56 4th & 10 OWN 38 Chris Tilbey punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Gregg Garrity at the PnSt 25
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PUNT
5 pl · 10 yd · 1:57
42–49
3:50 1st & 10 OWN 25 Saquon Barkley run for 1 yd to the PnSt 26 +1 -0.59
3:03 2nd & 9 OWN 26 Saquon Barkley run for 10 yds to the PnSt 36 for a 1ST down +10 1.52
2:22 1st & 10 OWN 36 Saquon Barkley run for no gain to the PnSt 36 0 -1.04
2:22 2nd & 10 OWN 36 Timeout USC, clock 02:22
2:16 2nd & 10 OWN 36 Saquon Barkley run for 6 yds to the PnSt 42 +6 0.26
2:16 3rd & 4 OWN 42 Timeout USC, clock 02:16
2:08 3rd & 4 OWN 42 Saquon Barkley run for a loss of 7 yards to the PnSt 35 -7 -1.25
2:08 4th & 11 OWN 35 Timeout USC, clock 02:08
1:59 4th & 11 OWN 35 Blake Gillikin punt for 65 yds for a touchback
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TD
3 pl · 80 yd · 0:39
49–49
1:50 1st & 10 OWN 20 Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 11 yds to the USC 31 for a 1ST down +11 0.78
1:44 1st & 10 OWN 31 Sam Darnold pass complete to Daniel Imatorbhebhe for 12 yds to the USC 43 for a 1ST down +12 1.14
1:33 1st & 10 OWN 43 PENN ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Jordan Smith) to the PnSt 42 for a 1ST down +15
1:27 1st & 10 OPP 42 PENN ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Grant Haley) to the PnSt 27 for a 1ST down +15
1:20 1st & 10 OPP 27 Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 27 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) +27 2.74
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INT
3 pl · 1 yd · 0:53
49–49
1:05 1st & 10 OWN 35 Saquon Barkley run for 1 yd to the PnSt 36 +1 -0.83
0:38 2nd & 9 OWN 36 Trace McSorley pass incomplete to Mike Gesicki 0 -0.68
0:27 3rd & 9 OWN 36 Trace McSorley pass intercepted Leon McQuay III return for 32 yds to the PnSt 33 -0.24
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END OF GAME
3 pl · 5 yd · 0:27
52–49
0:27 1st & 10 OPP 33 Timeout PENN ST, clock 00:27
0:20 1st & 10 OPP 33 Ronald Jones II run for 5 yds to the PnSt 28 +5 0.08
0:05 2nd & 5 OPP 28 TEAM pass incomplete 0 -0.66
0:05 3rd & 5 OPP 28 Timeout PENN ST, clock 00:05
0:00 3rd & 5 OPP 28 Matt Boermeester 46 yd FG GOOD -0.52
0:00 OPP 0 End of 4th Quarter
31 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

1sacks1
4plays for loss4
4takeaways1
3three-and-outs forced1
11explosive plays allowed13
7.74yards allowed / play6.53
7 of 15scoring drives allowed8 of 16
USC
Stevie Tu'ikolovatu 8 (6)
Leon McQuay III 7 (7) 1 INT · 2 PD
Rasheem Green 5 (4) 1 sk · 1 TFL
Porter Gustin 4 (3) 1 TFL
Adoree' Jackson 4 (4) 1 INT
Cameron Smith 4 (2)
Ajene Harris 3 (2)
Uchenna Nwosu 3 (2)
Penn State
Jason Cabinda 11 (7)
Marcus Allen 9 (5)
Malik Golden 7 (7) 1 TFL
Grant Haley 7 (5) 2 PD
Christian Campbell 6 (3) 1 PD
Evan Schwan 4 (3)
Cameron Brown 4 (1)
Jordan Smith 3 (3) 1 PD
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

3 of 5field goals—
4punts5
44.3punt average50.8
0punts inside the 200
133return yards129
own 26average drive startown 27
USC
K Matt Boermeester 3/5 FG · long 46 · 5/5 XP
P Chris Tilbey 4 punts · 44.3 avg
KR Adoree' Jackson 4 ret · 96 yds · long 35
KR Michael Pittman Jr. 2 ret · 18 yds · long 13
PR Adoree' Jackson 1 ret · 13 yds · long 13
PR Deontay Burnett 2 ret · 6 yds · long 8
Penn State
K Tyler Davis 7/7 XP
P Blake Gillikin 5 punts · 50.8 avg
KR Saquon Barkley 2 ret · 57 yds · long 33
KR Miles Sanders 3 ret · 54 yds · long 23
PR Gregg Garrity 1 ret · 18 yds · long 18
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

88plays62
575yards480
16drives15
49%success rate44%
28.26total PPA26.03
Derived from 150 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Deontay Burnett 26 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Matt Boermeester Kick) 7–0
Q1Matt Boermeester 22 Yd Field Goal 10–0
Q1Matt Boermeester 44 Yd Field Goal 13–0
Q2Saquon Barkley run for 24 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 7–13
Q2Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) 20–7
Q2Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 30 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 14–20
Q2Sam Darnold pass complete to Darreus Rogers for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) 27–14
Q2Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 11 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 21–27
Q3Saquon Barkley run for 79 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 28–27
Q3Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 72 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 35–27
Q3Trace McSorley run for 3 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 42–27
Q3Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 13 yds for a TD, (Sam Darnold pass to… 35–42
Q3Trace McSorley pass complete to Saquon Barkley for 7 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 49–35
Q4Ronald Jones II run for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) 42–49
Q4Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 27 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK) 49–49
Q4Matt Boermeester 46 yd FG GOOD 52–49

Biggest plays by PPA

Q3Saquon Barkley run for 79 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 6.33
Q3Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 72 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 5.86
Q2Saquon Barkley run for 24 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 3.36
Q1Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 25 yds to the PnSt 26 for a 1ST… 3.34
Q2Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 30 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) 3.29
Q3Sam Darnold pass complete to Aca'Cedric Ware for 20 yds to the PnSt 32 for a 1ST down 3.26

Series recent meetings

2024 Penn State 33 – 30 USC
2008 Penn State 24 – 38 USC
2000 Penn State 5 – 29 USC
1996 USC 7 – 24 Penn State
1994 USC 14 – 38 Penn State
1993 USC 20 – 21 Penn State
1991 Penn State 10 – 21 USC
1990 Penn State 14 – 19 USC
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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