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USC at Colorado

Oct 2, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 5

Away

USC

Big Ten

Final Score

37 - 14

UC

Home

Colorado

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Colorado242
USC494

Passing Yards

Colorado162
USC276

Rushing Yards

Colorado80
USC218

Turnovers

Colorado2
USC1

Game Conditions

Temperature68°F
Wind4 mph SE

Humidity

30%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Kedon Slovis

USC

YDS: 276

Rushing

Keaontay Ingram

USC

YDS: 124

Receiving

Drake London

USC

YDS: 130

Tackles

Mark Perry

Colorado

TOT: 10

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Colorado28:36
USC31:24

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

USC pulls away from Colorado 37-14

Standard

USC defeated Colorado 37-14 in Week 5 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 494-242 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

USC set the terms early in a game that finished 37-14. Kedon Slovis pass complete to Drake London for 1 yd for a TD, (Parker Lewis KICK) came with {'seconds': 59, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving USC the first major swing.

USC's box score carried the story: 494 total yards, 218 rushing yards, and 276 passing yards. Colorado finished with 242 total yards, including 80 on the ground and 162 through the air.

USC converted 5-12 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, USC led 20-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Parker Lewis 49 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kedon Slovis pass complete to Drake London for 1 yd for a TD, (Parker Lewis KICK) (USC led 10-0 over Colorado).

  • Field Goal Good

    Parker Lewis 30 yd FG GOOD (USC led 3-0 over Colorado).

  • Field Goal Good

    Parker Lewis 44 yd FG GOOD (USC led 20-0 over Colorado).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kedon Slovis pass complete to Michael Trigg for 46 yds for a TD, (Parker Lewis KICK) (USC led 17-0 over Colorado).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Deion Smith 1 Yd Run (Cole Becker Kick) (Colorado led 7-20 over USC).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Vavae Malepeai 2 Yd Run (Parker Lewis Kick) (USC led 30-7 over Colorado).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    37-14

    USC defeated Colorado.

  • Total yards

    494-242

    USC held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    218

    USC averaged 6.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    276

    USC averaged 9.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-12

    USC's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    1-10

    Colorado's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticColoradoUSC
Total Yards242494
Passing Yards162276
Rushing Yards80218
First Downs1120
Third Down Efficiency1-105-12
Fourth Down Efficiency0-10-0
Total Penalties (Yards)7-7912-125
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts10-1719-29
Rushing Attempts3935
Passing TDs13
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points213
Possession Time28:3631:24
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)