USC at Arizona

Saturday, November 15, 2003

No. 2 USC beat Arizona 45–⁠0. It was their 25th meeting; after it, USC led the series 19–⁠6 as played.

Away2USC12–⁠1 in 2003
45
HomeArizona2–⁠10 in 2003
0

Final at Arizona Stadium, TucsonHigh 64°F, low 49°FAttendance 39,201

At kickoff
70°F, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Davis Monthan AFB (KDMA), 9 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
USC142110045
Arizona00000

Efficiency

USCArizona
0.05First-down EPA−0.30
0.02Second-down EPA−0.24
0.38Third-down EPA−0.15

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 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 36–⁠8; as played, 37–⁠8 in 45 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023USC 43, Arizona 41
2022USC 45, Arizona 37
2021USC 41, Arizona 34
2020USC 34, Arizona 30
2019USC 41, Arizona 14
2018USC 24, Arizona 20

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