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Oregon State at USC

Oct 7, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 6

Away

Oregon State

Pac-12

Final Score

10 - 38

OSU

Home

USC

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

USC512
Oregon State319

Passing Yards

USC328
Oregon State197

Rushing Yards

USC184
Oregon State122

Turnovers

USC3
Oregon State3

Game Conditions

Temperature83°F
Wind8 mph W

Humidity

33%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sam Darnold

USC

YDS: 316

Rushing

Ronald Jones II

USC

YDS: 79

Receiving

Seth Collins

Oregon State

YDS: 91

Tackles

Marvell Tell III

USC

TOT: 10

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

USC30:34
Oregon State29:26

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

USC pulls away from Oregon State 38-10

Blowout

USC defeated Oregon State 38-10 in Week 6 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 512-319 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

USC set the terms early in a game that finished 38-10. Ronald Jones II run for 4 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK) came with {'seconds': 49, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving USC the first major swing.

USC's box score carried the story: 512 total yards, 184 rushing yards, and 328 passing yards. Oregon State finished with 319 total yards, including 122 on the ground and 197 through the air.

USC converted 6-13 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 3-3, USC led 21-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Matt Fink run for 51 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Ronald Jones II run for 4 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK) (USC led 14-0 over Oregon State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Darnold pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 37 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK) (USC led 7-0 over Oregon State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jordan Choukair 33 yd FG GOOD (Oregon State led 3-14 over USC).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Darnold pass complete to Deontay Burnett for 16 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK) (USC led 21-3 over Oregon State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Darnold pass complete to Josh Falo for 30 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK) (USC led 28-3 over Oregon State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Chase McGrath 29 yd FG GOOD (USC led 31-10 over Oregon State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-10

    USC defeated Oregon State.

  • Total yards

    512-319

    USC held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    184

    USC averaged 5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    328

    USC averaged 9.1 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-13

    USC's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-15

    Oregon State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    3-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticUSCOregon State
Total Yards512319
Passing Yards328197
Rushing Yards184122
First Downs2616
Third Down Efficiency6-135-15
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-2
Total Penalties (Yards)4-467-69
Turnovers33
Completions / Attempts24-3616-29
Rushing Attempts3736
Passing TDs30
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points84
Possession Time30:3429:26
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)