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| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USC | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| USC | Qtr | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Q1 | 7 |
| 3 | Q2 | 7 |
| 7 | Q3 | 10 |
| 15 | Q4 | 10 |
| 32 | Final | 34 |
Live play by play
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Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
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Q2 10:49 Touchdown Illinois Luke Altmyer Hank Beatty pass complete to Luke Altmyer for 3 yds for a TD USC Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Christian Pierce) to the USC 0 (David Olano KICK) 7-14
Q3 6:59 Touchdown Illinois Kaden Feagin Luke Altmyer pass complete to Kaden Feagin for 64 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK) 10-24
Q4 14:34 Touchdown Illinois Justin Bowick Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 25 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK) 17-31
Q4 9:54 Touchdown USC Makai Lemon Makai Lemon 19 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Jayden Maiava Pass to Makai Lemon for Two-Point Conversion) 25-31
Q4 1:55 Touchdown USC Makai Lemon Jayden Maiava pass complete to Makai Lemon for 16 yds for a TD (Ryon Sayeri KICK) 32-31
Rivalry highlights
Series record
11-3
USC first, 14 meetings since 1935
Series leader
USC
USC lead 11-3 in 14 meetings since 1935
Widest recent margin
52 points
USC 55-3 Illinois, 1996
Tightest recent margin
1 point
Illinois 14-13 USC, 1989
Highest recent total
66 points
USC 32-34 Illinois, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page USC 11 14 meetings since 1935 3 Illinois
USC lead 11-3 in 14 meetings since 1935 Series leader: USC.
Team stats, this game
USCIllinois490Total yards503
364Passing yards331
126Rushing yards172
2Turnovers2
1Sacks1
29First downs25
69Penalty yards42
Key players by position
| USC | Pos | Illinois |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
USC ILL USC vs Illinois player stats
Passing
| USC | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Maiava | 30/43 | 364 | 2 | 1 |
| Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Altmyer | 20/26 | 328 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Beatty | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| USC | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waymond Jordan | 20 | 94 | 2 | 13 |
| Husan Longstreet | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Eli Sanders | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Jayden Maiava | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Feagin | 14 | 60 | 0 | 11 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 8 | 59 | 0 | 12 |
| Luke Altmyer | 5 | 28 | 1 | 13 |
| Aidan Laughery | 7 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| USC | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai Lemon | 11 | 151 | 2 | 29 |
| Lake McRee | 3 | 59 | 0 | 24 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane | 4 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
| Walker Lyons | 4 | 39 | 0 | 18 |
| Tanook Hines | 2 | 33 | 0 | 30 |
| Jaden Richardson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Waymond Jordan | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| Eli Sanders | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| King Miller | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Dixon | 4 | 90 | 0 | 61 |
| Hank Beatty | 6 | 81 | 0 | 32 |
| Kaden Feagin | 3 | 67 | 1 | 64 |
| Justin Bowick | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Hudson Clement | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Cole Rusk | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Tanner Arkin | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Christian Abney | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Luke Altmyer | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Defense
| USC | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desman Stephens II | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Gentry | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Pierce | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bishop Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelles Williams | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendarius Reddick | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devan Thompkins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Lucas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeCarlos Nicholson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keeshawn Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylan Shelby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennedy Urlacher | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Scott | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jojo Hayden | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Rosiek | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Bailey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Neal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Thompson Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| USC | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryon Sayeri | 1/1 | 21 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Olano | 2/2 | 45 | 4/4 | 10 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
USC: last 15 games before this one
9-6 in the last 15 · 35.1 scored · 24.9 allowed
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 WON 59-20 scored 59 · allowed 20 See game WON 33-17 scored 33 · allowed 17 See game WON 45-31 scored 45 · allowed 31 See game
Illinois: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 29.7 scored · 23.3 allowed
WON 30-9 scored 30 · allowed 9 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game LOST 7-21 scored 7 · allowed 21 See game WON 50-49 scored 50 · allowed 49 See game WON 21-7 scored 21 · allowed 7 See game LOST 9-38 scored 9 · allowed 38 See game LOST 17-25 scored 17 · allowed 25 See game WON 38-16 scored 38 · allowed 16 See game WON 38-31 scored 38 · allowed 31 See game WON 38-28 scored 38 · allowed 28 See game WON 21-17 scored 21 · allowed 17 See game WON 52-3 scored 52 · allowed 3 See game WON 45-19 scored 45 · allowed 19 See game WON 38-0 scored 38 · allowed 0 See game LOST 10-63 scored 10 · allowed 63 See game
The matchup
| USC | Split | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 4-0 | 2025 record entering | 3-1 |
| 2-0 | Conference | 0-1 |
| 210 | Points for | 145 |
| 81 | Points against | 85 |
| W4 | Form | L1 |
Recent meetings
2025
USC 32 : 34 Illinois
32 : 34 Illinois 2007
USC 49 : 17 Illinois
49 : 17 Illinois 1996
USC 55 : 3 Illinois
55 : 3 Illinois 1989
Illinois 14 : 13 USC
14 : 13 USC 1986
Illinois 16 : 31 USC
16 : 31 USC 1985
USC 20 : 10 Illinois
20 : 10 Illinois 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
Illinois · QB Katin Houser Pass yards
1246
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
102-155
INT
3
Laughery rush
321 yds
Dixon rec
546 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 2 
Carson Boyd QB 5 
Ethan Hampton QB 9 
Luke Altmyer QB 10 Trey Petty QB 5 
Ca'Lil Valentine RB 20 
John Forster RB 21 
Aidan Laughery RB 22 
Cedric Wyche II RB 22 Petey Olaleye RB 23 
Jordan Anderson RB 25 Aaron Ball RB 27 
Corey Rashad RB 31 
Murphy Clement RB 0 
Justin Bowick WR 1 Mario Sanders WR 2 
Ashton Hollins WR 6 
Jershaun Newton WR 7 Alexander Capka-Jones WR 11 
Brayden Trimble WR 13 
Hudson Clement WR 17 
Collin Dixon WR 18 Michael Bartolotta WR 28 
Karson Kaiser WR 80 
Hank Beatty WR 87 Tyler McClure WR 88 
Malik Elzy WR 14 
Cole Rusk TE 16 
Logan Farrell TE 33 Jake Furtney TE 39 Trey Peters TE 83 
Kaden Feagin TE 84 
Grant Smith TE 85 
Tanner Arkin TE 86 
Christian Abney TE 88 
Davin Stoffel TE 89 Clayton Leonard TE 89 
Tanner Hollinger TE 54 
Griffin Rousseau OL 55 
TJ McMillen OL 56 
JJ Hirdes OL 57 
Zach Barrett OL 58 Melvin Priestly OL 63 Kellen Francis OL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 65 
Dezmond Schuster OL 66 
Brandon Hansen OL 68 Tyler McMillan OL 68 
Michael McDonough OL 71 
Nathan Knapik OL 72 Ayden Knapik OL 73 
Josh Gesky OL 74 J.C. Davis OL 74 
Zafir Stewart OL 75 
Brandon Henderson OL 76 
Dylan Frechette OL 78 
Eddie Tuerk OL Carter Hewitt DL 13 
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 43 
Joe Barna DL 45 
Jeremiah Warren DL 52 
Pat Farrell DL 54 
Demetrius John DL 56 
Guillermo Gallardo DL 90 
James Thompson Jr. DL 91 
Cameron Brooks DL 92 
Gentle Hunt DL 92 
Curt Neal DL 93 Henry Engel DL 95 
Isaiah White DL 96 
Eli Coenen DL 49 Harrysson Ngassa DE 94 
Angelo McCullom DT 0 
Jojo Hayden LB 3 
Alec Bryant LB 4 
Daniel Brown LB 9 Leon Lowery Jr. LB 10 
James Kreutz LB 17 
Gabe Jacas LB 18 
Mason Muragin LB 26 
Ismael Kante LB 28 
Dylan Rosiek LB 33 
Grant Beerman LB 34 
Erik Gayle LB 38 
Jack Paris LB 39 
Kenenna Odeluga LB 42 
Luke Zardzin LB 45 
Malachi Hood LB 47 Easton Baker LB 48 Carter Smith LB 0 
Mac Resetich DB Donovan Turner DB 1 
Xavier Scott DB 2 
RJ Jones III DB 5 
Torrie Cox Jr. DB 6 
Juice Clarke DB 7 
Matthew Bailey DB 10 
Miles Scott DB 13 Tysean Griffin DB 13 
Xanai Scott DB 14 
Andre Lovett Jr. DB 16 
Tanner Heckel DB 19 
Tyson Rooks DB 20 
Tyler Strain DB 21 
Ben Clawson DB 25 
Des Straughton DB 26 
Amar Reynolds DB 29 TJ Griffin DB 32 
Tywan Cox DB 35 
Grayson Griffin DB 7 
Kaleb Patterson CB 24 
Saboor Karriem S 25 Vernon Woodward III S 24 
David Olano PK 27 
Lucas Osada PK 40 
Keelan Crimmins P 81 
Lars Rau P 36 
Lane Hansen LS 44 
Patrick Mahoney III LS
Carson Boyd QB 5 Ethan Hampton QB 9 Luke Altmyer QB 10 Trey Petty QB 5 Ca'Lil Valentine RB 20 John Forster RB 21 Aidan Laughery RB 22 Cedric Wyche II RB 22 Petey Olaleye RB 23 Jordan Anderson RB 25 Aaron Ball RB 27 Corey Rashad RB 31 Murphy Clement RB 0 Justin Bowick WR 1 Mario Sanders WR 2 Ashton Hollins WR 6 Jershaun Newton WR 7 Alexander Capka-Jones WR 11 Brayden Trimble WR 13 Hudson Clement WR 17 Collin Dixon WR 18 Michael Bartolotta WR 28 Karson Kaiser WR 80 Hank Beatty WR 87 Tyler McClure WR 88 Malik Elzy WR 14 Cole Rusk TE 16 Logan Farrell TE 33 Jake Furtney TE 39 Trey Peters TE 83 Kaden Feagin TE 84 Grant Smith TE 85 Tanner Arkin TE 86 Christian Abney TE 88 Davin Stoffel TE 89 Clayton Leonard TE 89 Tanner Hollinger TE 54 Griffin Rousseau OL 55 TJ McMillen OL 56 JJ Hirdes OL 57 Zach Barrett OL 58 Melvin Priestly OL 63 Kellen Francis OL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 65 Dezmond Schuster OL 66 Brandon Hansen OL 68 Tyler McMillan OL 68 Michael McDonough OL 71 Nathan Knapik OL 72 Ayden Knapik OL 73 Josh Gesky OL 74 J.C. Davis OL 74 Zafir Stewart OL 75 Brandon Henderson OL 76 Dylan Frechette OL 78 Eddie Tuerk OL Carter Hewitt DL 13 Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 43 Joe Barna DL 45 Jeremiah Warren DL 52 Pat Farrell DL 54 Demetrius John DL 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL 90 James Thompson Jr. DL 91 Cameron Brooks DL 92 Gentle Hunt DL 92 Curt Neal DL 93 Henry Engel DL 95 Isaiah White DL 96 Eli Coenen DL 49 Harrysson Ngassa DE 94 Angelo McCullom DT 0 Jojo Hayden LB 3 Alec Bryant LB 4 Daniel Brown LB 9 Leon Lowery Jr. LB 10 James Kreutz LB 17 Gabe Jacas LB 18 Mason Muragin LB 26 Ismael Kante LB 28 Dylan Rosiek LB 33 Grant Beerman LB 34 Erik Gayle LB 38 Jack Paris LB 39 Kenenna Odeluga LB 42 Luke Zardzin LB 45 Malachi Hood LB 47 Easton Baker LB 48 Carter Smith LB 0 Mac Resetich DB Donovan Turner DB 1 Xavier Scott DB 2 RJ Jones III DB 5 Torrie Cox Jr. DB 6 Juice Clarke DB 7 Matthew Bailey DB 10 Miles Scott DB 13 Tysean Griffin DB 13 Xanai Scott DB 14 Andre Lovett Jr. DB 16 Tanner Heckel DB 19 Tyson Rooks DB 20 Tyler Strain DB 21 Ben Clawson DB 25 Des Straughton DB 26 Amar Reynolds DB 29 TJ Griffin DB 32 Tywan Cox DB 35 Grayson Griffin DB 7 Kaleb Patterson CB 24 Saboor Karriem S 25 Vernon Woodward III S 24 David Olano PK 27 Lucas Osada PK 40 Keelan Crimmins P 81 Lars Rau P 36 Lane Hansen LS 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS 
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USC vs Illinois: result and recap
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of USC vs Illinois?
USC Trojans vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 32 - 34. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led USC vs Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Jayden Maiava (USC) led passers with 364 yards. Waymond Jordan (USC) led rushers with 94 yards. Makai Lemon (USC) led receivers with 151 yards on 11 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did USC play Illinois?
This USC vs Illinois game was played on September 27, 2025 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL).