Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia Southern | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 USC | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| USC | 21 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| Georgia Southern | Qtr | USC |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Q1 | 21 |
| 7 | Q2 | 10 |
| 7 | Q3 | 14 |
| 0 | Q4 | 14 |
| 20 | Final | 59 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 13:01 Touchdown Georgia Southern Weston Bryan pass complete to Camden Brown for 32 yds for a TD USC Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Yards) declined (Two-Point Conversion failed) 6-0
Q1 8:50 Touchdown USC Ja'Kobi Lane Jayden Maiava pass complete to Ja'Kobi Lane for 12 yds for a TD Georgia Southern Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Chris Crouch) declined (Ryon Sayeri KICK) 6-7
Q1 6:53 Touchdown USC Makai Lemon Jayden Maiava pass complete to Makai Lemon for 62 yds for a TD (Ryon Sayeri KICK) 6-14
Q1 2:14 Touchdown USC Makai Lemon Jayden Maiava pass complete to Makai Lemon for 74 yds for a TD (Ryon Sayeri KICK) 6-21
Q2 11:32 Touchdown Georgia Southern JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 24 yds for a TD (Tripp Bryant KICK) 13-21
Q2 3:31 Touchdown USC Walker Lyons Jayden Maiava pass complete to Walker Lyons for 14 yds for a TD (Ryon Sayeri KICK) 13-31
Q3 10:49 Touchdown USC Waymond Jordan Waymond Jordan run for 36 yds for a TD (Ryon Sayeri KICK) 13-38
Q3 1:34 Touchdown Georgia Southern JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 13 yds for a TD (Tripp Bryant KICK) 20-45
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-1
Georgia Southern first, 1 meeting since 2025
Series leader
USC
USC lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025
Widest recent margin
39 points
Georgia Southern 20-59 USC, 2025
Tightest recent margin
39 points
Georgia Southern 20-59 USC, 2025
Highest recent total
79 points
Georgia Southern 20-59 USC, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page Georgia Southern 0 1 meeting since 2025 1 USC
USC lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025 Series leader: USC.
Team stats, this game
Georgia SouthernUSC377Total yards755
235Passing yards446
142Rushing yards309
1Turnovers1
0Sacks4
26First downs28
1Penalty yards93
Key players by position
| Georgia Southern | Pos | USC |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
--10050100
1st2nd3rd4th
Current drive Game leaders
GASO USC Georgia Southern vs USC player stats
Passing
| Georgia Southern | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC French | 19/35 | 179 | 2 | 1 |
| Weston Bryan | 1/1 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Turner Helton | 4/9 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Maiava | 16/24 | 412 | 4 | 0 |
| Husan Longstreet | 4/6 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Georgia Southern | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamarian Samuel | 4 | 58 | 0 | 36 |
| OJ Arnold | 8 | 45 | 0 | 13 |
| David Mbadinga | 11 | 39 | 0 | 11 |
| Terrance Gibbs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Turner Helton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| JC French | 7 | -2 | 0 | 7 |
| Dalen Cobb | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waymond Jordan | 16 | 167 | 1 | 36 |
| King Miller | 3 | 55 | 1 | 41 |
| Eli Sanders | 8 | 52 | 2 | 19 |
| Harry Dalton III | 3 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| Husan Longstreet | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Jayden Maiava | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| Georgia Southern | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Brown | 3 | 75 | 2 | 32 |
| Dalen Cobb | 6 | 59 | 1 | 17 |
| Marcus Sanders Jr. | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 |
| Josh Dallas | 3 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| Ahmon Green | 3 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| Terrance Gibbs | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Antavious Murphy | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Dylan Gary | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Carmelo Mays | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| OJ Arnold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| David Mbadinga | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai Lemon | 4 | 158 | 2 | 74 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane | 3 | 91 | 1 | 53 |
| Zach Williams | 1 | 61 | 0 | 61 |
| Walker Lyons | 2 | 40 | 1 | 26 |
| Lake McRee | 2 | 34 | 0 | 22 |
| Xavier Jordan | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Tanook Hines | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| Eli Sanders | 2 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
Defense
| Georgia Southern | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Tyson | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Harrington | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Green | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jusfin Meyers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Gamble | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Collier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latrell Bullard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Hill Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Bentley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Stroud | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crouch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gentry | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bishop Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylan Shelby | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Lucas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Pierce | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadyn Walker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Floyd Boucard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamari Ramsey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelles Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desman Stephens II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Longstreet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Georgia Southern | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp Bryant | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| USC | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryon Sayeri | 1/1 | 26 | 8/8 | 11 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Georgia Southern: last 14 games before this one
8-6 in the last 14 · 27.0 scored · 28.6 allowed
LOST 45-56 scored 45 · allowed 56 See game WON 20-17 scored 20 · allowed 17 See game WON 42-14 scored 42 · allowed 14 See game LOST 13-52 scored 13 · allowed 52 See game WON 38-21 scored 38 · allowed 21 See game WON 24-23 scored 24 · allowed 23 See game WON 28-14 scored 28 · allowed 14 See game LOST 19-47 scored 19 · allowed 47 See game WON 34-30 scored 34 · allowed 30 See game LOST 20-28 scored 20 · allowed 28 See game WON 26-6 scored 26 · allowed 6 See game WON 29-20 scored 29 · allowed 20 See game LOST 26-31 scored 26 · allowed 31 See game LOST 14-42 scored 14 · allowed 42 See game
USC: last 14 games before this one
8-6 in the last 14 · 33.2 scored · 23.3 allowed
WON 27-20 scored 27 · allowed 20 See game WON 48-0 scored 48 · allowed 0 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 38-21 scored 38 · allowed 21 See game LOST 17-24 scored 17 · allowed 24 See game LOST 30-33 scored 30 · allowed 33 See game LOST 28-29 scored 28 · allowed 29 See game WON 42-20 scored 42 · allowed 20 See game LOST 21-26 scored 21 · allowed 26 See game WON 28-20 scored 28 · allowed 20 See game WON 19-13 scored 19 · allowed 13 See game LOST 35-49 scored 35 · allowed 49 See game WON 35-31 scored 35 · allowed 31 See game WON 73-13 scored 73 · allowed 13 See game
The matchup
| Georgia Southern | Split | USC |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2025 record entering | 1-0 |
| 14 | Points for | 73 |
| 42 | Points against | 13 |
| L1 | Form | W1 |
Recent meetings
2025
Georgia Southern 20 : 59 USC
20 : 59 USC Georgia Southern · QB Max Johnson Pass yards
1229
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
122-186
INT
1
Mbadinga rush
227 yds
Taylor rec
243 yds
USC · QB Jayden Maiava Pass yards
1744
Pass TD
15
Comp-Att
131-191
INT
3
Miller rush
493 yds
Dixon-Wyatt rec
372 yds
7 
Sam Huard QB 8 
Husan Longstreet QB 12 Gage Roy QB 14 
Jayden Maiava QB 26 Dylan Gebbia QB 1 
Eli Sanders RB 2 
Waymond Jordan RB 8 
King Miller RB 21 
Bryan Jackson II RB 25 
Harry Dalton III RB 27 
Riley Wormley RB 41 
Cian McKelvey RB 0 
Zacharyus Williams WR 4 DJ Jordan WR 6 
Makai Lemon WR 8 
Ja'Kobi Lane WR 9 
Jay Fair WR 10 
Corey Simms WR 15 
Jaden Richardson WR 16 
Tanook Hines WR 17 
Prince Strachan WR 18 
Romero Ison WR 19 
DJ Jordan WR 31 
Seth Zamora WR 44 
Josiah Zamora WR 46 Corey Nerhus WR 81 
Cameron Sermons WR 82 Collin Fasse WR 83 Donovan Wood WR 86 Asante Das WR 90 Brady Jung WR 4 Joey Olsen TE 7 
Walker Lyons TE 23 
Walter Matthews TE 24 
Carson Tabaracci TE 49 
Fisher Melton TE 87 
Lake McRee TE 88 
Taniela Tupou TE 50 J'Onre Reed OL 52 
Willi Wascher OL 56 DJ Wingfield OL 59 
Micah Banuelos OL 60 
Kaylon Miller OL 61 Jack Susnjar OL 62 
Travis Leonard OL 63 
Cash Jacobsen OL 65 
Erwin Taomi OL 67 
Kilian O'Connor OL 68 
Hayden Treter OL 70 
Aaron Dunn OL 72 
Elijah Paige OL 73 
Tobias Raymond OL 73 
Makai Saina OL 74 
Justin Tauanuu OL 75 
Ratumana Bulabalavu OL 76 Alex Payne OL 77 
Alani Noa OL 79 
Elijah Vaikona OL 1 
Devan Thompkins DL 91 
Carlon Jones DL 1 
Kameryn Crawford DE 6 
Anthony Lucas DE 10 
Braylan Shelby DE 39 
Garrett Pomerantz DE 40 
Gus Cordova DE 95 
Jadyn Ramos DE 4 
Jahkeem Stewart DT 9 
Keeshawn Silver DT 58 Kash Amos DT 88 
Floyd Boucard DT 89 
Brendan Cho DT 94 
Kobe Pepe DT 97 
Jide Abasiri DT 99 
Jamaal Jarrett DT 2 Anthony Beavers LB 8 
Desman Stephens II LB 9 
AJ Tuitele LB 14 
Ta'Mere Robinson LB 15 
Garrison Madden LB 15 
Jadyn Walker LB 18 
Eric Gentry LB 26 
Elijah Newby LB 51 
Ryan Quintanar LB 57 
Roman Marchetti LB 23 Steve Miller DB 24 
Braylon Conley DB 2 
DJ Harvey CB 7 
Alex Graham CB 16 
Prophet Brown CB 17 
DeCarlos Nicholson CB 21 
RJ Sermons CB 25 
Marcelles Williams CB 27 
Chasen Johnson CB 37 
Trestin Castro CB 40 
Shawn Sehra CB 4 
Matai Tagoa'i S 6 Christian Pierce S 7 
Kamari Ramsey S 9 
Kennedy Urlacher S 11 James Johnson S 19 
Bishop Fitzgerald S 20 
Kevin Longstreet S 23 
Kendarius Reddick S 30 
Marquis Gallegos S 38 
Isaiah Rubin S 45 
Brandon Shepherd S 45 
Caden Chittenden PK 36 
Rey Sanchez P 48 
Ryon Sayeri P 80 
Sam Johnson P 93 
William Weisberg P 31 
Hank Pepper LS 47 Devin McDonough LS 53 
Luke Brown LS
Sam Huard QB 8 Husan Longstreet QB 12 Gage Roy QB 14 Jayden Maiava QB 26 Dylan Gebbia QB 1 Eli Sanders RB 2 Waymond Jordan RB 8 King Miller RB 21 Bryan Jackson II RB 25 Harry Dalton III RB 27 Riley Wormley RB 41 Cian McKelvey RB 0 Zacharyus Williams WR 4 DJ Jordan WR 6 Makai Lemon WR 8 Ja'Kobi Lane WR 9 Jay Fair WR 10 Corey Simms WR 15 Jaden Richardson WR 16 Tanook Hines WR 17 Prince Strachan WR 18 Romero Ison WR 19 DJ Jordan WR 31 Seth Zamora WR 44 Josiah Zamora WR 46 Corey Nerhus WR 81 Cameron Sermons WR 82 Collin Fasse WR 83 Donovan Wood WR 86 Asante Das WR 90 Brady Jung WR 4 Joey Olsen TE 7 Walker Lyons TE 23 Walter Matthews TE 24 Carson Tabaracci TE 49 Fisher Melton TE 87 Lake McRee TE 88 Taniela Tupou TE 50 J'Onre Reed OL 52 Willi Wascher OL 56 DJ Wingfield OL 59 Micah Banuelos OL 60 Kaylon Miller OL 61 Jack Susnjar OL 62 Travis Leonard OL 63 Cash Jacobsen OL 65 Erwin Taomi OL 67 Kilian O'Connor OL 68 Hayden Treter OL 70 Aaron Dunn OL 72 Elijah Paige OL 73 Tobias Raymond OL 73 Makai Saina OL 74 Justin Tauanuu OL 75 Ratumana Bulabalavu OL 76 Alex Payne OL 77 Alani Noa OL 79 Elijah Vaikona OL 1 Devan Thompkins DL 91 Carlon Jones DL 1 Kameryn Crawford DE 6 Anthony Lucas DE 10 Braylan Shelby DE 39 Garrett Pomerantz DE 40 Gus Cordova DE 95 Jadyn Ramos DE 4 Jahkeem Stewart DT 9 Keeshawn Silver DT 58 Kash Amos DT 88 Floyd Boucard DT 89 Brendan Cho DT 94 Kobe Pepe DT 97 Jide Abasiri DT 99 Jamaal Jarrett DT 2 Anthony Beavers LB 8 Desman Stephens II LB 9 AJ Tuitele LB 14 Ta'Mere Robinson LB 15 Garrison Madden LB 15 Jadyn Walker LB 18 Eric Gentry LB 26 Elijah Newby LB 51 Ryan Quintanar LB 57 Roman Marchetti LB 23 Steve Miller DB 24 Braylon Conley DB 2 DJ Harvey CB 7 Alex Graham CB 16 Prophet Brown CB 17 DeCarlos Nicholson CB 21 RJ Sermons CB 25 Marcelles Williams CB 27 Chasen Johnson CB 37 Trestin Castro CB 40 Shawn Sehra CB 4 Matai Tagoa'i S 6 Christian Pierce S 7 Kamari Ramsey S 9 Kennedy Urlacher S 11 James Johnson S 19 Bishop Fitzgerald S 20 Kevin Longstreet S 23 Kendarius Reddick S 30 Marquis Gallegos S 38 Isaiah Rubin S 45 Brandon Shepherd S 45 Caden Chittenden PK 36 Rey Sanchez P 48 Ryon Sayeri P 80 Sam Johnson P 93 William Weisberg P 31 Hank Pepper LS 47 Devin McDonough LS 53 Luke Brown LS Next up
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Georgia Southern Eagles vs USC Trojans finished 20 - 59 on September 6, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Georgia Southern and USC team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Georgia Southern vs USC?
Georgia Southern Eagles vs USC Trojans finished 20 - 59. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Georgia Southern vs USC in passing, rushing and receiving?
Jayden Maiava (USC) led passers with 412 yards. Waymond Jordan (USC) led rushers with 167 yards. Makai Lemon (USC) led receivers with 158 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Georgia Southern play USC?
This Georgia Southern vs USC game was played on September 6, 2025 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.