USC
3-3 , 2-3
Utah
3-2 , 2-0
Team Stats
UTA 0, USC 3
USC - Lewis,Parker 28 yd field goal 12 plays, 53 yards, TOP 05:15
UTA 7, USC 3
UTA - Kuithe,Brant 11 yd run (Noyes,Jordan kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:31
UTA 7, USC 10
USC - London,Drake 20 yd pass from Slovis,Kedon (Lewis,Parker kick) 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:20
UTA 14, USC 10
UTA - Parks,Money 12 yd pass from Rising,Cameron (Noyes,Jordan kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:05
UTA 21, USC 10
UTA - Vele,Devaughn 37 yd pass from Rising,Cameron (Noyes,Jordan kick) 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 00:50
UTA 28, USC 10
UTA - Thomas,Tavion 43 yd run (Noyes,Jordan kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:19
UTA 35, USC 10
UTA - Rising,Cameron 17 yd run (Noyes,Jordan kick), 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 01:32
UTA 35, USC 18
USC - Malepeai,Vavae 2 yd run (Washington,Tahj pass), 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 02:40
UTA 42, USC 18
UTA - Kincaid,Dalton 1 yd pass from Rising,Cameron (Noyes,Jordan kick) 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 04:30
UTA 42, USC 26
USC - Epps,Malcolm 41 yd pass from Slovis,Kedon (Epps,Malcolm pass) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:02
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USC Football Falls To Utah, 42-26
October 09, 2021 | Football
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cameron Rising threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as Utah defeated Southern California 42-26 on Saturday night.
It was the first game for the Utes since safety Aaron Lowe was killed in a shooting at a post-game party on Sept. 26.
Rising was 22-of-28 passing for 306 yards, Brant Kuithe and Tavion Thomas each ran for a touchdown, and Utah (3-2, 2-0 Pac-12) won a road game against the Trojans for the first time since 1916.
Drake London had 16 receptions for 162 yards and a touchdown for USC (3-3, 2-3), which has lost three straight at the Coliseum by at least 14 points for the first time in school history. The Trojans also lost three consecutive conference games in 1991 and 2000.
Watching this play on 🔁@Kedonslovis 🤝 @DrakeLondon_
— USC Football (@USC_FB) October 10, 2021
USC 10 | UTAH 7
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Scoring touchdowns on four straight possessions in the second and third quarters, Utah took control when Thomas went 43 yards up the middle to take a 28-10 lead 2:19 into the second half. After Vonte Davis intercepted a pass by Kedon Slovis on fourth down to give Utah a short field, Rising scored on a 17-yard keeper to send fans to the exits with 9:13 left in the third.
As a passer, Rising was able to take advantage of the aggressive tendencies of USC's defensive backs. He found Money Parks off play-action for a 12-yard touchdown and Devaughn Vele for a 37-yard touchdown off a flea flicker on fourth-and-1 late in the second quarter, before connecting with Dalton Kincaid on a 1-yard pass in the fourth.
USC was able to move the ball early on, with each of its first four drives ending in Utah's territory, but had just 10 points to show for it because of continued poor play in the red zone. Parker Lewis missed a 34-yard field goal to compound those issues, and the offense couldn't keep pace once the Utes began exploiting weaknesses in the Trojan defense.
Slovis was 33 of 53 passing for 401 yards, two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions, and Vavae Malepeai had a short rushing touchdown.
UP NEXT
USC: The Trojans have an open week before traveling to Notre Dame on Oct. 23. The intersectional rivals did not play last season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the second interruption in the series after World War II halted it from 1943-1945.
