USC
1-1 , 0-1
Stanford
2-0 , 1-0
Team Stats
USC 0, STAN 7
STAN - Love,B 6 yd run (Toner,J kick), 8 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:34
USC 0, STAN 14
STAN - Parkinson,C 9 yd pass from Costello,K (Toner,J kick) 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:44
USC 3, STAN 14
USC - McGrath, Chase 35 yd field goal 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:36
USC 3, STAN 17
STAN - Toner,J 30 yd field goal 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 5:13
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No. 17 USC Falls to No. 10 Stanford, 17-3
September 08, 2018 | Football, Features
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The Cardinal (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) got an early touchdown run by Bryce Love and held USC to its fewest points in this series since a shutout in 1941. Stanford took control of the game late in the second quarter with a strip sack on fourth down against freshman quarterback JT Daniels that set up K.J. Costello's 9-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson.
Daniels made an impressive debut last week for the Trojans (1-1, 0-1) when he threw for 282 yards and a touchdown against UNLV, but duplicating that against Stanford proved far more difficult with the Cardinal using blitzes to pressure Daniels.
Daniels went 16 for 34 for 215 yards with interceptions on his final two passes of the night.Â
It was another big play by Alfieri that proved big late in the first half. USC Head Coach Clay Helton went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Cardinal 40, but Alfieri came free on a blitz and knocked the ball loose. Bobby Okereke recovered at the Stanford 49 and the Cardinal drove down field to score on Costello's TD pass with 34 seconds left in the half.
Love provided most of the rest of the offense after getting held to 29 yards on 18 carries last week against San Diego State. His 28-yard run sparked the opening drive that ended with his 6-yard score. He added a 59-yard run in the third quarter to set up a field goal.
THE TAKEAWAY
Daniels was sacked four times and pressured many more, but still showed promise. He connected on a well-thrown 45-yard deep pass to Michael Pittman Jr. to set up a field goal. He nearly had a TD on that drive, but Amon-Ra St. Brown couldn't come down inbounds with a pass in the end zone. Daniels also made an impressive escape on a near sack, turning it into 8-yard game to convert a third down. But USC ended up with just three points on six drives that reached at least the Stanford 40.
UP NEXT
USC faces Texas on the road on Saturday, September 15 at 5:30 pm PT.
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