USC
3-2 , 1-2
Washington
3-2 , 1-1
Team Stats
WASH 0, USC 3
USC - Wood, Alex 34 yd field goal 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:01
WASH 3, USC 3
WASH - Van Winkle, C. 21 yd field goal 17 plays, 79 yards, TOP 6:49
WASH 3, USC 6
USC - Wood, Alex 21 yd field goal 13 plays, 81 yards, TOP 4:34
WASH 10, USC 6
WASH - Perkins, Joshua 27 yd pass from Hall, Marvin (Van Winkle, C. kick) 1 plays, 27 yards, TOP 0:06
WASH 17, USC 6
WASH - Gaskin, Myles 1 yd run (Van Winkle, C. kick), 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:38
WASH 17, USC 12
USC - Jones, Ronald 1 yd run (Kessler, Cody passfailed), 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:10
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USC Falls to Washington, 17-12
October 08, 2015 | Football
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LOS ANGELES (AP) The No. 17 Trojans fell to Washington 17-12 at home on Thursday.
USC's Ronald Jones II's scored a touchdown on a short run with 12:02 to play.
Washington's defense then came up with two late stops, and the Trojans missed a field goal with 3:44 left. Jaydon Mickens caught a key third-down pass from Washington freshman Jake Browning with 2:10 to play.
Sarkisian faced the Huskies for the first time since he left Washington to take over the Trojans last season, taking five Huskies assistant coaches with him. Sarkisian spent five years in Seattle, restoring a moribund program to competence.
Tre Madden rushed for 120 yards for the Trojans, who lost their second straight game at the Coliseum following last month's visit from Stanford. USC rebounded from that loss with a blowout win at Arizona State.
"It's never fun to lose a game, so yeah, it's a little shocking," USC linebacker Cameron Smith said. "But give them credit. They played well. Their defense played awesome."
Kessler went 16 for 29 during just the second multi-interception game of the touted senior's college career, but the entire offense struggled against Washington's defense, which entered the Coliseum as the Pac-12's best. The Trojans went 1 for 13 on third downs, and they made three turnovers after committing just two in the first four games.
USC also was hurt when center Max Tuerk and defensive lineman Claude Pelon were lost to knee injuries in the first half. Receiver Steven Mitchell was sidelined in the second half by a sprained ankle, and key cornerback Iman Marshall got hurt on punt coverage shortly afterward.
Both quarterbacks struggled in the mild atmosphere in the first half, with Browning overthrowing open receivers and Kessler throwing two early interceptions.
"This is going to test the character of a lot of guys," Kessler said. "This one hurts. It hurts. I'm not going to lie.""
USC led 6-3 at halftime after the teams traded field goals.
Gaskin scored early in the fourth, but USC's offense finally awoke on the ensuing drive after Washington linebacker Azeem Victor was ejected for targeting Kessler with 13 minutes to play.
Jones made three consecutive big runs capped by his 1-yard TD lunge, but Tre Madden dropped a pass on the 2-point conversion attempt, keeping Washington's lead at 17-12.
