Oregon State at USC

Saturday, December 6, 2003

No. 2 USC beat Oregon State 52–⁠28. It was their 67th meeting; after it, USC led the series 56–⁠7–⁠4.

AwayOregon State8–⁠5 in 2003
28
Home2USC12–⁠1 in 2003
52

Final at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los AngelesHigh 67°F, low 51°FAttendance 73,864

At kickoff
66°F, clear, haze, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Downtown L.A./Usc Campus (KCQT), 1 km from the stadium, 17 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Oregon State777728
USC141421352

Efficiency

Oregon StateUSC
−0.73First-down EPA−0.40
0.28Second-down EPA0.12
0.50Third-down EPA−0.26

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 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

USC leads 64–⁠11–⁠4 in 79 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.

Recent meetings
2022USC 17, Oregon State 14
2021Oregon State 45, USC 27
2018USC 38, Oregon State 21
2017USC 38, Oregon State 10
2014USC 35, Oregon State 10
2013USC 31, Oregon State 14

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