USC at Washington

Saturday, October 25, 2003

No. 5 USC beat Washington 43–⁠23. It was their 74th meeting; after it, USC led the series 44–⁠26–⁠4 as played.

Away5USC12–⁠1 in 2003
43
HomeWashington6–⁠6 in 2003
23

Final at Husky Stadium, SeattleHigh 62°F, low 43°FAttendance 72,015

At kickoff
57°F, mostly cloudy, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Boeing Field King County (KBFI), 15 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
USC14691443
Washington773623

Efficiency

USCWashington
−0.12First-down EPA−0.11
0.29Second-down EPA−0.45
0.19Third-down EPA0.61

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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 52–⁠32–⁠4; as played, 53–⁠32–⁠4 in 89 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026USC 25, Washington 21
2024Washington 26, USC 21
2023Washington 52, USC 42
2019Washington 28, USC 14
2016USC 26, Washington 13
2015Washington 17, USC 12

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