San José State Spartans vs USC Trojans

College Football

San José St

0-1

26-42

Final

USC

1-0

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Interception
Touchdown
Touchdown
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
SJSU	0	0	3	23	26
USC	7	21	7	7	42

Who won: USC 42-26

The USC Trojans beat the San José State Spartans 42-26 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The USC outscored the San José St 21-0 in the 2nd quarter. Jayden Maiava led the USC in passing yards (25/29, 286 YDS, 2 TD). Luke Weaver led the San José St in passing yards (21/32, 234 YDS, 2 TD).

Win probability

100%USC final

SJSUUSC

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:14
Kneel down by USC at SJS34 for loss of 2 yards
1st & 10 at SJSU 32
Q4 0:52
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 S.Alston rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SJS32 (#3 N.Danielson; #6 E.Powell), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 5 at SJSU 38
Q4 1:38
Shotgun #22 S.Alston rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SJS38 (#45 J.Tuiileila)
1st & 10 at SJSU 43
Q4 1:44
#99 M.Brown onside kickoff 8 yards to the SJS43, End Of Play
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:45
Touchdown! 7 yd run
Luke Weaver 7 Yd Run (Luke Weaver Pass to Cooper Hoch for Two-Point Conversion)
SJSU 26 - 42 USC
Q4 1:52
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass incomplete short middle to #2 J.McClure thrown to USC00
1st & Goal at USC 7
Q4 2:00
FLAG
Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass incomplete deep left to #2 J.McClure thrown to USC00 PENALTY USC Pass Interference (#38 I.Rubin) 15 yards from USC22 to USC07, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1st & 10 at USC 22
Q4 2:00
Timeout San José State, clock 02:00
Q4 2:16
Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short right to #2 J.McClure caught at USC29, for 13 yards to the USC22 (#7 A.Graham), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at USC 35
Q4 2:33
TO
Shotgun #15 J.Williams pass intercepted by #3 N.Danielson at USC41 #3 N.Danielson return 6 yards to the USC35 (#70 A.Dunn), out of bounds
3rd & 8 at USC 38
Q4 2:33
Timeout USC, clock 02:33
Q4 3:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Williams pass complete short right to #1 E.Feaster caught at USC38, for 8 yards to the USC38 (#13 P.Walker)
2nd & 16 at USC 30
Q4 3:20
Timeout San José State, clock 03:20
Q4 3:20
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Williams sacked for loss of 6 yards to the USC30 (#97 J.Norwood)
1st & 10 at USC 36
Q4 3:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 S.Alston rush middle for 7 yards gain to the USC36 (#91 A.Jennings), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 2 at USC 29
Q4 4:29
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Williams rush right for 0 yards to the USC29 (#3 N.Danielson), out of bounds
2nd & 2 at USC 29
Q4 5:00
Shotgun #22 S.Alston rush left for 8 yards gain to the USC29 (#3 N.Danielson)
1st & 10 at USC 21
Q4 5:05
#99 M.Brown kickoff 65 yards to the USC00 #6 D.Redeaux return 21 yards to the USC21 (#22 T.Jacklich)
TOUCHDOWNQ4 5:11
Touchdown! 3 yd pass to J. Anderson
Luke Weaver
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short right to #0 J.Anderson caught at USC00, for 3 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:11 #36 T.Sinatra kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera)
SJSU 18 - 42 USC
Q4 5:36
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Bates rush left for 2 yards gain (2) to the USC07 (#88 F.Boucard) PENALTY USC Face Mask (#88 F.Boucard) 4 yards from USC07 to USC03, 1ST DOWN
1st & Goal at USC 9
Q4 6:03
Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete deep middle to #10 A.Ivey caught at USC10, for 21 yards to the USC09 (#9 K.Urlacher), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at USC 30
Q4 6:13
Timeout San José State, clock 06:13
Q4 6:54
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush left for 24 yards gain to the USC30 (#9 K.Urlacher), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 11 at SJSU 46
Q4 7:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass incomplete short middle to #9 J.Nix thrown to SJS46 broken up by #99 J.Jarrett
2nd & 11 at SJSU 46