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UNLV at USC

Saturday, September 1, 2018

No. 15 USC beat UNLV 43–⁠21. It was their second meeting; USC leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayUNLV4–⁠8 in 2018
21
Home15USC5–⁠7 in 2018
43

Final at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los AngelesTV: PAC12Attendance 58,708

At kickoff
79°F, clearWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Downtown L.A./Usc Campus (KCQT), 1 km from the stadium, 13 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee K. Mar; umpire R. DiBernardo; head linesman H. Mitchell; line judge R. Troyer; side judge H. Arias; field judge T. Migchelbrink; back judge J. Johnson; center judge R. CampbellGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UNLV770721
USC61302443

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

UNLV

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Armani Rogers12/279720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Lexington Thomas14136171
Armani Rogers1882034
Evan Austrie136036
Xzaviar Campbell424016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kendal Keys131131
Tyleek Collins223014
Mekhi Stevenson32109
Giovanni Fauolo2815
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dalton Baker11000
Jericho Flowers10000
Jocquez Kalili8000
Gabe McCoy7300
Bailey Laolagi4110
Roger Mann41.510

USC

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J.T. Daniels22/3528210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Aca’Cedric Ware10100122
Stephen Carr954040
Vavae Malepeai847220
Amon-Ra St. Brown112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Amon-Ra St. Brown798143
Trevon Sidney372041
Tyler Vaughns437013
Michael Pittman Jr.136036
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cameron Smith7210
Isaiah Pola-Mao7000
Marvell Tell III5000
Malik Dorton4110
Brandon Pili41.50.50
Porter Gustin31.51.50
Jay Tufele1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

UNLVUSC
405Total yards501
97Passing yards282
308Rushing yards219
3.6Yards per pass8.1
7.2Yards per rush5.8
17First downs23
5–⁠15Third downs7–⁠16
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers0
4–⁠35Penalties6–⁠58
28:54Possession31:06
2Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

UNLVUSC
33%Success rate42%
0.01EPA per play0.26
1.52Explosiveness1.37
0.20Rushing EPA0.17
−0.22Passing EPA0.34
22%Passing-down success44%
−0.34First-down EPA0.17
0.18Second-down EPA0.24
0.61Third-down EPA0.46
15%Havoc by its defense25%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

USC −25, over/under 63.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were USC 96%, UNLV 4%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

USC end zoneUNLV end zoneQ1 UNLVFumble, 1 playQ1 USCField goal, 4 playsQ1 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ1 USCPunt, 3 playsQ1 UNLVPunt, 6 playsQ1 USCField goal, 10 playsQ1 UNLVTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 USCField goal, 12 playsQ2 UNLVTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 USCField goal, 4 playsQ2 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ2 USCPunt, 3 playsQ2 UNLVMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 USCTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 UNLVPunt, 6 playsQ2 USCEnd of half, 1 playQ3 USCPunt, 6 playsQ3 UNLVPunt, 4 playsQ3 USCPunt, 6 playsQ3 UNLVPunt, 10 playsQ3 USCTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ4 USCTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 UNLVTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 USCField goal, 8 playsQ4 UNLVTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 USCTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 UNLVEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. USC drives left to right, UNLV right to left.
  1. Q1 UNLVFumble, 1 play, 4 yards
  2. Q1 USCField goal, 4 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 USCPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 UNLVPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  6. Q1 USCField goal, 10 plays, 60 yards
  7. Q1 UNLVTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q1 USCField goal, 12 plays, 81 yards
  9. Q2 UNLVTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 USCField goal, 4 plays, −6 yards
  11. Q2 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  12. Q2 USCPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  13. Q2 UNLVMissed FG, 6 plays, 24 yards
  14. Q2 USCTouchdown, 8 plays, 79 yards
  15. Q2 UNLVPunt, 6 plays, 27 yards
  16. Q2 USCEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  17. Q3 USCPunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
  18. Q3 UNLVPunt, 4 plays, 30 yards
  19. Q3 USCPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  20. Q3 UNLVPunt, 10 plays, 28 yards
  21. Q3 USCTouchdown, 4 plays, 69 yards
  22. Q4 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  23. Q4 USCTouchdown, 4 plays, 59 yards
  24. Q4 UNLVTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  25. Q4 USCField goal, 8 plays, 57 yards
  26. Q4 UNLVTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 18 yards
  27. Q4 USCTouchdown, 5 plays, 43 yards
  28. Q4 UNLVEnd of game, 4 plays, 23 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then UNLV 7, USC 6
UNLV Fumble, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Lexington Thomas run for 4 yds to the UNLV 29 Lexington Thomas fumbled, forced by Isaiah Pola-Mao, recovered by USC Porter Gustin
USC Field goal, 4 plays
14:521st & 10 at opp 29Aca’Cedric Ware run for 1 yd to the UNLV 28
14:522nd & 9 at opp 28JT Daniels pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for no gain to the UNLV 28
14:523rd & 9 at opp 28JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns, broken up by Dalton Baker
14:074th & 9 at opp 28Chase McGrath 46 yd FG GOODUSC 3, UNLV 0
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
14:071st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:071st & 10 at own 25Lexington Thomas run for 1 yd to the UNLV 26
14:072nd & 9 at own 26Armani Rogers sacked by Porter Gustin for a loss of 6 yards to the UNLV 20
14:073rd & 15 at own 20Armani Rogers run for 8 yds to the UNLV 28
14:074th & 7 at own 28Hayes Hicken punt for 32 yds
USC Punt, 3 plays
12:161st & 10 at own 40Stephen Carr run for 4 yds to the USC 44
12:162nd & 6 at own 44JT Daniels run for 5 yds to the USC 49
12:163rd & 1 at own 49Stephen Carr run for a loss of 3 yards to the USC 46
12:164th & 4 at own 46Reid Budrovich punt for 9 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UNLV 45
UNLV Punt, 6 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 45Armani Rogers pass incomplete
10:302nd & 10 at own 45Lexington Thomas run for 7 yds to the USC 48
10:303rd & 3 at opp 48Armani Rogers pass complete to Mekhi Stevenson for 4 yds to the USC 44 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 44Armani Rogers run for 4 yds to the USC 40
10:302nd & 6 at opp 40Armani Rogers run for 2 yds to the USC 38
10:303rd & 4 at opp 38Armani Rogers pass incomplete
10:304th & 4 at opp 38Hayes Hicken punt for 38 yds for a touchback
USC Field goal, 10 plays
8:071st & 10 at own 20[NHSG], PENALTY USC false start (Vaughns, Tyler) 5 yards to the USC15, NO PLAY.
8:071st & 15 at own 15JT Daniels pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 7 yds to the USC 22
8:072nd & 8 at own 22JT Daniels pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 21 yds to the USC 43 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at own 43Vavae Malepeai run for 3 yds to the USC 46
8:072nd & 7 at own 46Vavae Malepeai run for 3 yds to the USC 49
8:073rd & 4 at own 49JT Daniels pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 5 yds to the UNLV 46 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 46JT Daniels pass complete to Trevon Sidney for 20 yds to the UNLV 26 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 26Stephen Carr run for 4 yds to the UNLV 22
8:072nd & 6 at opp 22JT Daniels pass complete to Erik Krommenhoek for 2 yds to the UNLV 20
8:073rd & 4 at opp 20JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns
3:184th & 4 at opp 20Chase McGrath 38 yd FG GOODUSC 6, UNLV 0
UNLV Touchdown, 2 plays
3:181st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:181st & 10 at own 25Lexington Thomas run for 4 yds to the UNLV 29
2:372nd & 6 at own 29Lexington Thomas run for 71 yds for a TD (Evan Pantels KICK)UNLV 7, USC 6
USC Field goal, 12 plays
2:371st & 0 at own 35Hayes Hicken kickoff for 65 yds , Velus Jones Jr. return for 16 yds to the USC 49 USC Penalty, illegal block (Isaiah Pola-Mao) to the USC 8
2:291st & 10 at own 8Aca’Cedric Ware run for 15 yds to the USC 23 for a 1ST down
2:291st & 10 at own 23JT Daniels pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 9 yds to the USC 32
2:292nd & 1 at own 32Aca’Cedric Ware run for 22 yds to the UNLV 46 for a 1ST down
2:291st & 10 at opp 46JT Daniels pass incomplete to Amon-Ra St. Brown
2:292nd & 10 at opp 46Stephen Carr run for 3 yds to the UNLV 43
2:293rd & 7 at opp 43[NHSG], Daniels, JT pass incomplete to Petite, Tyler, PENALTY UNLV pass interference (ROBERTS,T.) 15 yards to the UNLV28, 1ST DOWN USC, NO PLAY.
2:291st & 10 at opp 28JT Daniels pass complete to Velus Jones Jr. for 7 yds to the UNLV 21
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at opp 21JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns, broken up by Jericho Flowers
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 21Amon-Ra St. Brown run for 12 yds to the UNLV 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 9Stephen Carr run for 1 yd to the UNLV 8
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 8Matt Fink run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNLV 11
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 11JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns, broken up by Jocquez Kalili
Q2 13:124th & goal at opp 11Chase McGrath 29 yd FG GOODUSC 9, UNLV 7
2nd quarter8 drives, then USC 19, UNLV 14
UNLV Touchdown, 7 plays
13:121st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:121st & 10 at own 25Armani Rogers pass incomplete, broken up by Cameron Smith
13:122nd & 10 at own 25Armani Rogers run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 23 Armani Rogers fumbled, recovered by UNLV Lexington Thomas
13:124th & 1 at own 34Evan Austrie punt, punt out-of-bounds at the USC 30 for a 1ST down
13:121st & 10 at opp 30Armani Rogers pass incomplete
13:123rd & 12 at own 23Armani Rogers run for 11 yds to the UNLV 34
13:122nd & 10 at opp 30Lexington Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the USC 31
10:323rd & 11 at opp 31Armani Rogers pass complete to Kendal Keys for 31 yds for a TD (Evan Pantels KICK)UNLV 14, USC 9
USC Field goal, 4 plays
10:321st & 0 at own 35Hayes Hicken kickoff for 61 yds , Stephen Carr return for 73 yds to the UNLV 23
10:211st & 10 at opp 23JT Daniels pass incomplete
10:212nd & 10 at opp 23[NHSG], Daniels, JT pass incomplete to Sidney, Trevon, PENALTY USC pass interference (Krommenhoek, Er) 15 yards to the UNLV38, NO PLAY.
10:212nd & 25 at opp 38JT Daniels pass complete to Vavae Malepeai for 9 yds to the UNLV 29
10:213rd & 16 at opp 29JT Daniels pass incomplete
9:194th & 16 at opp 29Chase McGrath 47 yd FG GOODUNLV 14, USC 12
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
9:191st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds , Brandon Presley return for 30 yds to the UNLV 30
9:121st & 10 at own 30Xzaviar Campbell run for 3 yds to the UNLV 33
9:122nd & 7 at own 33Tyleek Collins run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNLV 30
9:123rd & 10 at own 30[NHSG], PENALTY UNLV false start (JACOBSON,Nathan) 5 yards to the UNLV25, NO PLAY.
9:123rd & 15 at own 25Armani Rogers pass incomplete
9:124th & 15 at own 25Hayes Hicken punt for 47 yds, downed at the USC 28
USC Punt, 3 plays
7:211st & 10 at own 28[NHSG], Ware, Aca’Cedri rush for 7 yards to the USC35 (AUSTRIE,Evan), PENALTY USC holding (Edoga, Chuma) 10 yards to the USC18, NO PLAY.
7:211st & 20 at own 18Aca’Cedric Ware run for 1 yd to the USC 19
7:212nd & 19 at own 19JT Daniels pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 5 yds to the USC 24
7:213rd & 14 at own 24JT Daniels pass incomplete, broken up by Javin White
7:214th & 14 at own 24Reid Budrovich punt for 20 yds, downed at the USC 44
UNLV Missed FG, 6 plays
5:421st & 10 at opp 44Armani Rogers run for 7 yds to the USC 37
5:422nd & 3 at opp 37Xzaviar Campbell run for 16 yds to the USC 21 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 21Armani Rogers sacked by Cameron Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the USC 23
5:422nd & 12 at opp 23Armani Rogers pass complete to Giovanni Fauolo for 3 yds to the USC 20
5:423rd & 9 at opp 20Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Kendal Keys, broken up by C.J. Pollard
3:214th & 9 at opp 20Evan Pantels 39 yd FG MISSED
USC Touchdown, 8 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 21JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns
3:212nd & 10 at own 21JT Daniels pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 8 yds to the USC 29
3:213rd & 2 at own 29JT Daniels pass complete to Aca’Cedric Ware for 9 yds to the USC 38 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at own 38JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns
3:212nd & 10 at own 38JT Daniels pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 13 yds to the UNLV 49 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at opp 49Stephen Carr run for 40 yds to the UNLV 9 for a 1ST down
3:211st & goal at opp 9Stephen Carr run for 2 yds to the UNLV 7
3:212nd & goal at opp 7[NHSG], Daniels, JT pass incomplete to Pittman, Michae, PENALTY UNLV pass interference (KALILI,Jocquez) 5 yards to the UNLV2, 1ST DOWN USC, NO PLAY.
1:041st & goal at opp 2Vavae Malepeai run for 2 yds for a TD (Chase McGrath KICK)USC 19, UNLV 14
UNLV Punt, 6 plays
1:041st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:041st & 10 at own 25Armani Rogers run for 22 yds to the UNLV 47 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at own 47Timeout UNLV, clock 00:55
0:551st & 10 at own 47Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Brandon Presley, broken up by Cameron Smith
0:552nd & 10 at own 47Charles Williams run for 15 yds to the USC 38 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at opp 38Armani Rogers pass complete to Charles Williams for no gain to the USC 38
0:322nd & 10 at opp 38Timeout UNLV, clock 00:32
0:322nd & 10 at opp 38Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Kendal Keys
0:253rd & 10 at opp 38Timeout USC, clock 00:25
0:253rd & 10 at opp 38[NHSG], ROGERS,Armani rush for 12 yards to the USC26, out-of-bounds (Houston, John), PENALTY UNLV holding (JACOBSON,Nathan) 10 yards to the USC48, NO PLAY.
0:253rd & 20 at opp 48Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Brandon Presley
0:254th & 20 at opp 48Hayes Hicken punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USC 18 , Amon-Ra St. Brown returns for 9 yds to the USC 18
USC End of half, 1 play
0:011st & 10 at own 18TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the USC 17
3rd quarter5 drives, then USC 19, UNLV 14
USC Punt, 6 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Hayes Hicken kickoff for 61 yds , Ajene Harris return for 25 yds to the USC 40 USC Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the USC 14
15:002nd & 1 at own 23Aca’Cedric Ware run for 16 yds to the USC 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39JT Daniels pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 12 yds to the UNLV 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 49Aca’Cedric Ware run for 4 yds to the UNLV 45
15:002nd & 6 at opp 45JT Daniels pass complete to Vavae Malepeai for a loss of 3 yards to the UNLV 48
15:003rd & 9 at opp 48JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns, broken up by Jericho Flowers
15:001st & 10 at own 14JT Daniels pass complete to Velus Jones Jr. for 9 yds to the USC 23
UNLV Punt, 4 plays
11:571st & 10 at own 20Lexington Thomas run for 29 yds to the UNLV 49 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at own 49Lexington Thomas run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
11:572nd & 9 at the 50Armani Rogers sacked by Brandon Pili and Malik Dorton for a loss of 4 yards to the UNLV 46
11:573rd & 13 at own 46Armani Rogers pass complete to Brandon Presley for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
11:574th & 9 at the 50Hayes Hicken punt for 41 yds , Tyler Vaughns returns for 26 yds to the USC 35
USC Punt, 6 plays
9:431st & 10 at own 35JT Daniels run for 4 yds to the USC 39
9:432nd & 6 at own 39Vavae Malepeai run for a loss of 1 yard to the USC 38
9:433rd & 7 at own 38JT Daniels pass complete to Trevon Sidney for 11 yds to the USC 49 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at own 49Stephen Carr run for no gain to the USC 49
9:432nd & 10 at own 49JT Daniels run for 5 yds to the UNLV 46
9:433rd & 5 at opp 46JT Daniels sacked by Bailey Laolagi for a loss of 10 yards to the USC 44
9:434th & 15 at own 44Reid Budrovich punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UNLV 18
UNLV Punt, 10 plays
6:211st & 10 at own 18Armani Rogers run for 3 yds to the UNLV 21
6:212nd & 7 at own 21Lexington Thomas run for 7 yds to the UNLV 28 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at own 28Armani Rogers run for 8 yds to the UNLV 36
6:212nd & 2 at own 36Lexington Thomas run for 1 yd to the UNLV 37
6:213rd & 1 at own 37Lexington Thomas run for 4 yds to the UNLV 41 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at own 41Armani Rogers pass complete to Tyleek Collins for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
6:212nd & 1 at the 50Xzaviar Campbell run for 2 yds to the USC 48 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 48Armani Rogers sacked by Jay Tufele for a loss of 6 yards to the UNLV 46
6:212nd & 16 at own 46Xzaviar Campbell run for 3 yds to the UNLV 49
6:213rd & 13 at own 49Armani Rogers sacked by Porter Gustin and Malik Dorton for a loss of 3 yards to the UNLV 46
6:214th & 16 at own 46Hayes Hicken punt for 51 yds , Tyler Vaughns returns for 28 yds to the USC 31
USC Touchdown, 4 plays
1:111st & 10 at own 31Aca’Cedric Ware run for 12 yds to the USC 43 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at own 43Aca’Cedric Ware run for 11 yds to the UNLV 46 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at opp 46Aca’Cedric Ware run for 3 yds to the UNLV 43
Q4 14:522nd & 7 at opp 43JT Daniels pass complete to Amon-Ra St. Brown for 43 yds for a TD (Chase McGrath KICK)USC 26, UNLV 14
4th quarter7 drives, then USC 43, UNLV 21
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
14:521st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds , Brandon Presley return for 20 yds to the UNLV 20
14:471st & 10 at own 20Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Lexington Thomas, broken up by Jordan Iosefa
14:472nd & 10 at own 20Lexington Thomas run for 1 yd to the UNLV 21
14:473rd & 9 at own 21Armani Rogers pass incomplete
14:474th & 9 at own 21Hayes Hicken punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Tyler Vaughns at the USC 41
USC Touchdown, 4 plays
13:581st & 10 at own 41Velus Jones Jr. run for 8 yds to the USC 49
13:582nd & 2 at own 49JT Daniels sacked by Roger Mann for a loss of 5 yards to the USC 44
13:583rd & 7 at own 44JT Daniels pass complete to Trevon Sidney for 41 yds to the UNLV 15 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at opp 15Aca’Cedric Ware run for 15 yds for a TD (Chase McGrath KICK)USC 33, UNLV 14
UNLV Touchdown, 10 plays
12:391st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:391st & 10 at own 25Lexington Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 24
12:392nd & 11 at own 24Armani Rogers pass complete to Cody Scherff for 3 yds to the UNLV 27
12:393rd & 8 at own 27Armani Rogers pass complete to Tyleek Collins for 14 yds to the UNLV 41 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at own 41Armani Rogers pass complete to Mekhi Stevenson for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
12:392nd & 1 at the 50Armani Rogers pass complete to Lexington Thomas for 7 yds to the USC 43 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at opp 43Armani Rogers pass incomplete
12:392nd & 10 at opp 43Armani Rogers run for 34 yds to the USC 9 for a 1ST down
12:391st & goal at opp 9Armani Rogers run for no gain to the USC 9
12:392nd & goal at opp 9Armani Rogers run for 4 yds to the USC 5
8:063rd & goal at opp 5Armani Rogers pass complete to Giovanni Fauolo for 5 yds for a TD (Evan Pantels KICK)USC 33, UNLV 21
USC Field goal, 8 plays
8:061st & 0 at own 35Hayes Hicken kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:061st & 10 at own 25JT Daniels pass complete to Tyler Vaughns for 12 yds to the USC 37 for a 1ST down
8:061st & 10 at own 37Velus Jones Jr. run for 2 yds to the USC 39
8:062nd & 8 at own 39JT Daniels pass incomplete to Tyler Vaughns
8:063rd & 8 at own 39JT Daniels pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 36 yds to the UNLV 25 for a 1ST down
8:061st & 10 at opp 25Vavae Malepeai run for 1 yd to the UNLV 24
8:062nd & 9 at opp 24JT Daniels pass complete to Aca’Cedric Ware for 6 yds to the UNLV 18
4:493rd & 3 at opp 18Timeout USC, clock 04:49
4:493rd & 3 at opp 18JT Daniels pass incomplete to Michael Pittman Jr.
4:394th & 3 at opp 18Chase McGrath 36 yd FG GOODUSC 36, UNLV 21
UNLV Turnover on downs, 6 plays
4:391st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:391st & 10 at own 25Armani Rogers pass complete to Mekhi Stevenson for 8 yds to the UNLV 33
4:392nd & 2 at own 33Lexington Thomas run for 8 yds to the UNLV 41 for a 1ST down
4:391st & 10 at own 41Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Brandon Presley
4:392nd & 10 at own 41Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Mekhi Stevenson, broken up by Olaijah Griffin
4:393rd & 10 at own 41Armani Rogers run for 2 yds to the UNLV 43
3:234th & 8 at own 43Timeout UNLV, clock 03:23
3:234th & 8 at own 43Armani Rogers pass incomplete to Mekhi Stevenson
USC Touchdown, 5 plays
3:191st & 10 at opp 43Stephen Carr run for 3 yds to the UNLV 40
3:122nd & 7 at opp 40Timeout UNLV, clock 03:12
3:122nd & 7 at opp 40Matt Fink run for 1 yd to the UNLV 39
3:043rd & 6 at opp 39Timeout UNLV, clock 03:04
3:043rd & 6 at opp 39Vavae Malepeai run for 17 yds to the UNLV 22 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at opp 22Vavae Malepeai run for 2 yds to the UNLV 20
1:382nd & 8 at opp 20Vavae Malepeai run for 20 yds for a TD Timeout USC, clock 01:38 (Chase McGrath KICK)USC 43, UNLV 21
UNLV End of game, 4 plays
1:381st & 0 at own 35Alex Stadthaus kickoff for 62 yds , Brandon Presley return for 18 yds to the UNLV 21
1:321st & 10 at own 21Evan Owens run for 3 yds to the UNLV 24
1:322nd & 7 at own 24USC Penalty, Defensive offside (Jacob Lichtenstein) to the UNLV 29
1:322nd & 2 at own 29Evan Owens run for 3 yds to the UNLV 32 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at own 32Evan Owens run for 4 yds to the UNLV 36
1:322nd & 6 at own 36Evan Owens run for 8 yds to the UNLV 44 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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USC leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

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2018USC 43, UNLV 21
1997USC 35, UNLV 21

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