Stanford at USC

Saturday, October 11, 2003 Share

No. 9 USC beat Stanford 44–⁠21. It was their 82nd meeting; after it, USC led the series 55–⁠23–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayStanford4–⁠7 in 2003

Home9USC12–⁠1 in 2003

Final at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los AngelesHigh 82°F, low 60°FAttendance 68,341

At kickoff: 67°F, clear, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Downtown L.A./Usc Campus (KCQT), 1 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Stanford	0	14	0	7	21
USC	13	28	0	3	44

Efficiency

Stanford		USC
−0.31	First-down EPA	−0.38
−0.17	Second-down EPA	0.58
0.10	Third-down EPA	0.35

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Stanford–USC game

Officially, USC leads 65–⁠34–⁠3; as played, 66–⁠33–⁠3 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 103 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023	USC 56, Stanford 10
2022	USC 41, Stanford 28
2021	Stanford 42, USC 28
2019	USC 45, Stanford 20
2018	Stanford 17, USC 3
2017	USC 31, Stanford 28	Pac-12 Championship Game

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