Ohio State Buckeyes vs USC Trojans

College Football

#2Ohio State

6-2

18-30

Final

USC

7-2

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Field Goal
Touchdown
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
OSU	3	6	0	9	18
USC	14	6	7	3	30

Who won: USC 30-18

The USC Trojans beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 30-18 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The USC outscored the Ohio State 14-3 in the 1st quarter. Jayden Maiava led the USC in passing yards (15/22, 222 YDS, 1 TD). Luke Fahey led the Ohio State in passing yards (21/38, 260 YDS, 1 TD).

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Chirp Sim

Missed it

The Sim said

OSU 70%

OSU 34, USC 24

Final

USC won

OSU 18, USC 30

Set before the game. The Sim's record

Chirp Recap

USC beats Ohio State 30-18 as Mosley tops 100 yards

USC beat Ohio State 30-18 at the Coliseum and moved to 7-2. The Trojans scored the last 10 points of the first half and the first points of the second to build a 27-9 lead, and the Buckeyes (6-2) never got closer than nine until late.

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

OSUUSC

251st Downs15

7-163rd down efficiency4-10

0-14th down efficiency0-0

464Total Yards338

260Passing222

21/38Comp/Att15/23

6.8Yards per pass9.7

204Rushing116

43Rushing Attempts27

4.7Yards per rush4.3

11-71Penalties6-42

1Turnovers1

1Fumbles lost1

0Interceptions thrown0

39:28Possession20:32

Player of the game

Trent Mosley

USC · 5 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD

7.6

Win probability

100%USC final

OSUUSC

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Play by play

Q4 0:00USC
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:36USC
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by USC at USC11 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USC 12
Q4 0:36OSU
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass incomplete short left to #3 D.McCuin thrown to USC00, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 10 at USC 12
Q4 0:44
FLAG
Incomplete to J. Smith
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass incomplete short middle to #4 J.Smith thrown to USC00 PENALTY OSU Holding declined
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at USC 12
Q4 0:51OSU
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass incomplete short middle to #83 N.Roberts thrown to USC00
2nd & 10 at USC 12
Q4 1:05
Incomplete to N. Roberts
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass incomplete short right to #83 N.Roberts thrown to USC00. The previous play is under automatic review - "Interception". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (01:05) Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass intercepted by #8 D.Stephens II at USC00, Touchback)
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USC 12
Q4 1:04
20 yd completion to J. Smith
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass complete deep middle to #4 J.Smith caught at USC12, for 20 yards to the USC12 (#27 C.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at USC 32
Q4 1:10
Incomplete to K. Parker
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass incomplete deep right to #5 K.Parker thrown to USC10
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at USC 32
Q4 1:15USC
Timeout
Timeout USC, clock 01:15
Q4 1:15
Incomplete to D. McCuin
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass incomplete deep right to #3 D.McCuin thrown to USC00 broken up by #27 C.Johnson. #3 D.McCuin injured on the play
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USC 32
Q4 1:22
15 yd completion to B. Jackson
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass complete short middle to #25 B.Jackson caught at USC41, for 15 yards to the USC32 (#27 C.Johnson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USC 47
Q4 1:34
39 yd completion to C. Henry Jr
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass complete deep middle to #15 C.Henry Jr. caught at OSU43, for 39 yards to the USC47 (#16 P.Brown; #17 D.Bryant), 1ST DOWN
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at OSU 14
Q4 1:46
Kickoff, touchback
#48 R.Sayeri kickoff 51 yards to the OSU14 #5 R.Pettijohn return 0 yards to the OSU14
R. Sayeri · 1/1 FG
FIELD GOALQ4 1:46
32 yd field goal is good
C. Chittenden · 2/2 FG
#45 C.Chittenden field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #35 L.Carrigan, LS: #53 L.Brown), clock 01:46
OSU 18 - 30 USC
Q4 1:50OSU
Timeout
Timeout Ohio State, clock 01:50
Q4 1:50
4 yd run
Shotgun #8 K.Miller rush middle for 4 yards gain to the OSU15 (#55 J.Walker; #17 T.Alford). #96 E.Houston injured on the play
K. Miller · 13 CAR, 78 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at OSU 19
Q4 1:54OSU
Timeout
Timeout Ohio State, clock 01:54
Q4 2:00OSU
Timeout
Timeout Ohio State, clock 02:00
Q4 1:54
1 yd run
Shotgun #8 K.Miller rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OSU19 (#26 P.Pierce; #94 J.Moore)
K. Miller · 13 CAR, 78 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at OSU 20
Q4 2:04
1 yd run
Shotgun #2 W.Jordan rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OSU20 (#5 R.Pettijohn)
W. Jordan · 12 CAR, 48 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at OSU 21
Q4 2:09
Kickoff returned 24 yds
#49 M.Diomede onside kickoff 10 yards to the OSU45 #16 T.Hines return 24 yards to the OSU21 (#3 D.McCuin), out of bounds
M. Diomede
TOUCHDOWNQ4 2:12
Touchdown! 1 yd catch
J. Smith · 10 REC, 83 YDS
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass complete short left to #4 J.Smith caught at USC00, for 1 yard to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:12 #13 L.Fahey pass attempt failed
OSU 18 - 27 USC
Q4 2:49
No gain on the run
#13 L.Fahey rush middle for 0 yards to the USC01 (#97 J.Abasiri; #8 D.Stephens II)
L. Fahey · 7 CAR, 12 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at USC 1
Q4 3:13
9 yd run
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey rush middle for 9 yards gain to the USC01 (#7 A.Graham), 1ST DOWN
L. Fahey · 7 CAR, 12 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at USC 10
Q4 3:22
Incomplete to B. Jackson
Shotgun #13 L.Fahey pass incomplete short left to #25 B.Jackson thrown to USC00
L. Fahey · 21/38, 260 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at USC 10