Game notes: USC at Wisconsin
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. ET, Camp Randall Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- USC (6–1, 3–1 in conference) at Wisconsin (4–2, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. ET, Camp Randall Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 65°F, mostly cloudy, S wind 10 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their ninth meeting; USC leads the series 7–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 28, 2024: USC 38, Wisconsin 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1952: USC 7, Wisconsin 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: USC 38–21 (at USC); 2015: Wisconsin 23–21 (neutral site); 1966: USC 38–3 (at USC); 1965: USC 26–6 (at Wisconsin); 1962: USC 42–37 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
USC
- USC is 6–1 (3–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 42–26 vs. San José State; W 39–0 vs. Fresno State; W 49–30 vs. Louisiana; W 42–35 at Rutgers; L 27–41 vs. No. 20 Oregon; W 25–21 vs. Washington; W 31–23 at Penn State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- USC is No. 15 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Lincoln Riley is 41–19 in his fifth season at USC and 96–29 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Lincoln Riley is 1–0 against Wisconsin.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jayden Maiava (QB): 2,045 passing yards, 18 TD, No. 2 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- King Miller (RB): 595 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Christian Pierce (S): 40 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Maiava needs 273 yards to pass Sam Darnold (7,229, 2016–17) for ninth on USC’s career passing yards list. He has 6,957 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jayden Maiava needs 273 yards to pass Kedon Slovis (7,426, 2019–21) for ninth on USC’s career total offense list. He has 7,154 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jayden Maiava needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Rodney Peete (54, 1985–88) for 10th on USC’s career touchdown passes list. He has 53 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, USC beat No. 3 Utah 42–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–41 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame; W 36–9 vs. Western Illinois; W 54–10 vs. Eastern Michigan; W 24–20 at No. 13 Penn State; W 31–3 vs. Michigan State; L 7–17 at No. 12 UCLA.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wisconsin is No. 65 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Luke Fickell is 21–23 in his fifth season at Wisconsin and 84–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Luke Fickell is 0–1 against USC.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Colton Joseph (QB): 1,198 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tyrell Henry (WR): 27 catches, 343 yards, 1 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cooper Catalano (LB): 50 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1964, Wisconsin lost to No. 1 Ohio State 28–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Luke Fickell is 0–1 against Lincoln Riley’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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