USC 50-49 California (Oct 28, 2023) Box Score

USC Trojans

7-2, 5-1 Pac-12

	1	2	3	4	T
USC	17	0	12	21	50
CAL	14	14	8	13	49

California Golden Bears

3-5, 1-4 Pac-12

USC Passing


Caleb Williams#13
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT		QBR
23/40	369	9.2	2	0		67.3
23/40	369	9.2	2	0		--

California Passing


Fernando Mendoza#15
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT		QBR
25/39	292	7.5	2	1		83.2
25/39	292	7.5	2	1		--

USC Rushing


MarShawn Lloyd#0
Austin Jones#6
Caleb Williams#13
Team
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	115	6.8	2	56
9	37	4.1	1	7
11	8	0.7	2	11
3	-23	-7.7	0	0
40	137	3.4	5	56

California Rushing


Jaydn Ott#1
Fernando Mendoza#15
Justin Williams-Thomas#4
Isaiah Ifanse#22
Ashton Stredick#31
Jaivian Thomas#25
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
21	153	7.3	3	61
8	48	6.0	2	16
4	29	7.3	0	23
5	8	1.6	0	5
1	1	1.0	0	1
3	-4	-1.3	0	0
42	235	5.6	5	61

USC Receiving


Tahj Washington#16
MarShawn Lloyd#0
Lake McRee#87
Kyron Hudson#10
Brenden Rice#2
Zachariah Branch#1
Austin Jones#6
Dorian Singer#15
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	102	20.4	0	56
3	72	24.0	0	53
4	71	17.8	0	29
3	42	14.0	0	33
2	33	16.5	1	22
1	26	26.0	0	26
2	14	7.0	1	8
3	9	3.0	0	9
23	369	16.0	2	56

California Receiving


Jeremiah Hunter#3
Trond Grizzell#83
Jack Endries#87
Taj Davis#9
Jaivian Thomas#25
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
8	96	12.0	0	25
6	91	15.2	1	26
7	64	9.1	0	14
3	28	9.3	0	17
1	13	13.0	1	13
25	292	11.7	2	26

USC Fumbles


Caleb Williams#13
MarShawn Lloyd#0
Jarrett Kingston#52
Jamil Muhammad#10
Tackett Curtis#25
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	1
3	1	3

California Fumbles


Ashton Stredick#31
Nohl Williams#3
Fernando Mendoza#15
Kaleb Elarms-Orr#53
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
1	1	0
0	0	1
3	3	1

USC Defense



Mason Cobb#13
Bryson Shaw#27
Jaylin Smith#19
Calen Bullock#7
Eric Gentry#18
Jamil Muhammad#10
Christian Roland-Wallace#17
Tackett Curtis#25
Domani Jackson#1
Zion Branch#8
Raesjon Davis#9
Solomon Byrd#51
De'Jon Benton#79
Romello Height#2
Kyon Barrs#92
Andrew Milek#78
Bear Alexander#90
Braylan Shelby#34
Shane Lee#53
Tyrone Taleni#31
Tre'Quon Fegans#23
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
15	7	0	2	0	0
10	7	0	0	0	0
10	6	0	0	0	0
7	1	0	0	1	0
6	4	0	1	2	0
5	2	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0.5	0	0
2	1	0	0.5	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
82	42	0	6	3	0

California Defense



Craig Woodson#2
Cade Uluave#27
Jeremiah Earby#6
Patrick McMorris#9
Kaleb Elarms-Orr#53
Matthew Littlejohn#22
Myles Jernigan#33
Nate Burrell#98
Kaylin Moore#4
Brett Johnson#90
Hunter Barth#31
Xavier Carlton#44
Muelu Iosefa#55
Asher Alberding#89
Dejuan Butler#23
Ricky Correia#91
Sioape Vatikani#71
Nate Rutchena#42
Darius Long Jr.#49
Miles Williams#13
Nohl Williams#3
Myles Williams#92
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
12	9	0	0	0	0
10	5	1	1	2	0
8	5	0	0	1	0
8	4	1	1	2	0
7	5	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0
0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0
0	0	0	0	0	0
70	38	3	4	7	0

USC Interceptions


Eric Gentry#18
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

California Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No California Interceptions

USC Kick Returns


Zachariah Branch#1
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	22	7.3	16	0
3	22	7.3	16	0

California Kick Returns


Nohl Williams#3
Lu-Magia Hearns III#15
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	26	26.0	26
1	10	10.0	10
2	36	18.0	26

USC Punt Returns


Zachariah Branch#1
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	6	6.0	6	0
1	6	6.0	6	0

California Punt Returns


Jeremiah Hunter#3
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	22	7.3	13	0
3	22	7.3	13	0

USC Kicking


Denis Lynch#46
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	23	5/6	8
1/2	50.0	23	5/6	8

California Kicking


Mateen Bhaghani#49
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

USC Punting


Eddie Czaplicki#37
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	294	42.0	0	2	51
7	294	42.0	0	2	51

California Punting


Lachlan Wilson#37
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	138	46.0	0	2	51
3	138	46.0	0	2	51

Fernando Mendoza scores the go-ahead TD, tacks on the conversion

0:40

Fernando Mendoza has another TD, puts Cal ahead of USC

0:18

Eric Gentry makes timely interception vs. California

0:20

California Memorial Stadium

4:00 PM, October 28, 2023Coverage: PACN

Berkeley, CA

Line: USC -10.5

Over/Under: 68.5

Attendance: 43,716

Team	CONF	OVR
Oregon	9-0	13-1
Indiana	8-1	11-2
Penn State	8-1	13-3
Ohio State	7-2	14-2
Illinois	6-3	10-3
Iowa	6-3	8-5
Michigan	5-4	8-5
Minnesota	5-4	8-5
USC	4-5	7-6
Rutgers	4-5	7-6
Washington	4-5	6-7
UCLA	3-6	5-7
Nebraska	3-6	7-6
Michigan State	3-6	5-7
Wisconsin	3-6	5-7
Northwestern	2-7	4-8
Maryland	1-8	4-8
Purdue	0-9	1-11

Team	CONF	OVR
SMU	8-0	11-3
Clemson	7-1	10-4
Miami	6-2	10-3
Syracuse	5-3	10-3
Louisville	5-3	9-4
Georgia Tech	5-3	7-6
Duke	5-3	9-4
Virginia Tech	4-4	6-7
Boston College	4-4	7-6
Pittsburgh	3-5	7-6
NC State	3-5	6-7
North Carolina	3-5	6-7
Virginia	3-5	5-7
California	2-6	6-7
Wake Forest	2-6	4-8
Stanford	2-6	3-9
Florida State	1-7	2-10

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