Game notes: USC at Indiana
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN).The game page.
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The matchup
- USC (6–1, 3–1 in conference) at Indiana (6–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN).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’).
The series
- It will be their fifth meeting; USC leads the series 4–0.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 18, 1982: USC 28, Indiana 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1953: USC 27, Indiana 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 1982: USC 28–7 (at USC); 1981: USC 21–0 (at Indiana); 1967: USC 14–3 (neutral site); 1953: USC 27–14 (at USC).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 faces Indiana as a head coach for the first time.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 2009, USC lost to No. 25 Stanford 55–21.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.
Indiana
- Indiana 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 52–16 vs. North Texas; W 55–0 vs. Howard; W 38–0 vs. Western Kentucky; W 29–23 vs. Northwestern; W 47–15 at Rutgers; W 20–17 at Nebraska; L 15–19 vs. No. 4 Ohio State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Indiana is No. 2 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Curt Cignetti is 33–3 in his third season at Indiana and 52–7 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Curt Cignetti faces USC as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Josh Hoover (QB): 1,660 passing yards, 18 TD, No. 6 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Charlie Becker (WR): 39 catches, 694 yards, 8 TD, No. 5 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Jones (LB): 51 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Amare Ferrell is tied with Eric Allen (10, 1994–96) for seventh on Indiana’s career interceptions list, at 10 so far; one more interception breaks the tie.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, Indiana lost to No. 15 Michigan 48–41.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
- It is the first meeting of Lincoln Riley and Curt Cignetti as head coaches.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).
- 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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