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USC Trojans (Pac-12 South)
2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 11-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.4 (-0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 26 | |||||||||
Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
2-Sep | Western Michigan | 74 | 49-31 | W | 100% | 30.9 | 93% | 91% | 71% |
9-Sep | Stanford | 32 | 42-24 | W | 96% | 16.1 | 82% | 89% | 50% |
16-Sep | Texas | 50 | 27-24 | W | 83% | 8.6 | 70% | 54% | 65% |
23-Sep | at California | 87 | 30-20 | W | 59% | 2.2 | 54% | 49% | 56% |
29-Sep | at Washington State | 39 | 27-30 | L | 75% | 6.3 | 65% | 58% | 59% |
7-Oct | Oregon State | 127 | 38-10 | W | 100% | 27.2 | 88% | 88% | 74% |
14-Oct | Utah | 33 | 28-27 | W | 73% | 5.5 | 64% | 67% | 50% |
21-Oct | at Notre Dame | 13 | 14-49 | L | 0% | -27.9 | 10% | 33% | 7% |
28-Oct | at Arizona State | 81 | 48-17 | W | 100% | 26.5 | 89% | 83% | 78% |
4-Nov | Arizona | 48 | 49-35 | W | 98% | 19.7 | 87% | 90% | 42% |
11-Nov | at Colorado | 93 | 38-24 | W | 95% | 14.9 | 79% | 80% | 51% |
18-Nov | UCLA | 77 | 28-23 | W | 68% | 4.4 | 58% | 65% | 49% |
1-Dec | vs. Stanford | 32 | 31-28 | W | 55% | 1.1 | 53% | 70% | 32% |
29-Dec | vs. Ohio State | 2 | 7-24 | L | 36% | -3.4 | 42% | 19% | 70% |
Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
S&P+ | 35.0 | 16 | 26.7 | 55 |
Points Per Game | 35.1 | 35 | 28.2 | 64 |
Five Factors
Offense | Defense | |||||
Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.6% | 12 | 38.6% | 39 | 40.3% |
EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.26 | 25 | 1.18 | 75 | 1.17 |
FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.7 | 64 | 28.8 | 49 | 29.6 |
FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.17 | 92 | 4.08 | 33 | 4.42 |
TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 5.2 | 23 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.58 |
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ACTUAL | -2 | 80 |
Rushing
Offense | Defense | ||||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
Rushing S&P+ | 109.8 | 42 | 106.0 | 47 | 100.0 |
Rushing Success Rate | 45.9% | 31 | 44.4% | 91 | 42.2% |
Rushing IsoPPP | 0.97 | 37 | 0.93 | 72 | 0.92 |
Adj. Line Yards | 107.6 | 38 | 96.5 | 82 | 100.0 |
Opportunity Rate | 40.2% | 46 | 41.1% | 102 | 38.5% |
Power Success Rate | 68.0% | 60 | 60.0% | 19 | 67.7% |
Stuff Rate | 19.5% | 65 | 15.3% | 113 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
Ronald Jones II | TB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 261 | 1550 | 19 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 39.1% | 0 (0) |
Stephen Carr | TB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 65 | 363 | 3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 40.0% | 2 (2) |
Vavae Malepeai | TB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 49 | 261 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 40.8% | 0 (0) |
Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 49 | 247 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 36.7% | 0 (0) |
Sam Darnold | QB | 6'4, 220 | SO | 46 | 288 | 5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 52.2% | 12 (9) |
Matt Fink | QB | 6'3, 190 | FR | 6 | 90 | 1 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 66.7% | 1 (0) |
Velus Jones Jr. | WR | 6'0, 190 | FR | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
James Toland IV | TB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
Corbin Jountti | TB | 6'0, 205 | SR | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. |
Passing
Offense | Defense | ||||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
Passing S&P+ | 123.9 | 11 | 123.9 | 9 | 100.0 |
Passing Success Rate | 47.3% | 10 | 33.3% | 9 | 40.3% |
Passing IsoPPP | 1.53 | 41 | 1.49 | 79 | 1.48 |
Adj. Sack Rate | 129.1 | 31 | 141.6 | 8 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
Sam Darnold | 6'4, 220 | SO | 303 | 480 | 4143 | 26 | 13 | 63.1% | 29 | 5.7% | 7.7 |
Matt Fink | 6'3, 190 | FR | 6 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 1 | 10.0% | 3.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
Deontay Burnett | WR | 6'0, 170 | JR | 131 | 86 | 1114 | 9 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 65.6% | 53.4% | 27.9% |
Tyler Vaughns | WR | 6'2, 185 | FR | 75 | 57 | 809 | 5 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 76.0% | 60.0% | 16.0% |
Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR | 5'10, 195 | SR | 70 | 41 | 644 | 4 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 58.6% | 52.9% | 14.9% |
Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 6'4, 215 | SO | 39 | 23 | 404 | 2 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 59.0% | 51.3% | 8.3% |
Tyler Petite | TE | 6'4, 250 | JR | 39 | 23 | 307 | 3 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 59.0% | 43.6% | 8.3% |
Stephen Carr | TB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 21 | 17 | 188 | 0 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 81.0% | 47.6% | 4.5% |
Ronald Jones II | TB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 17 | 14 | 187 | 1 | 13.4 | 11.0 | 82.4% | 47.1% | 3.6% |
Jalen Greene | WR | 6'2, 200 | JR | 15 | 8 | 98 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 3.2% |
Daniel Imatorbhebhe | TE | 6'3, 235 | SO | 14 | 8 | 144 | 0 | 18.0 | 10.3 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 3.0% |
Velus Jones Jr. | WR | 6'0, 190 | FR | 11 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 54.5% | 18.2% | 2.3% |
Joseph Lewis IV | WR | 6'2, 205 | FR | 7 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1.5% |
Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 6 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 1.3% |
Josh Falo | TE | 6'6, 235 | FR | 5 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1.1% |
Trevon Sidney | WR | 5'11, 170 | FR | 5 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 1.1% |
Vavae Malepeai | TB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
Josh Imatorbhebhe | WR | 6'2, 215 | FR | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Standard Downs
Offense | Defense | ||||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
Standard Downs S&P+ | 114.3 | 14 | 113.5 | 24 | 100.0 |
Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.6% | 15 | 43.2% | 36 | 46.5% |
Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.13 | 34 | 1.05 | 64 | 1.07 |
SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.16 | 30 | 3.07 | 84 | 2.92 |
SD Sack Rate | 3.2% | 25 | 7.8% | 15 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
Offense | Defense | ||||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
Passing Downs S&P+ | 120.7 | 19 | 110.3 | 39 | 100.0 |
Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.6% | 23 | 30.0% | 69 | 30.7% |
Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.74 | 15 | 1.56 | 86 | 1.53 |
PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.06 | 87 | 3.86 | 118 | 3.22 |
PD Sack Rate | 6.6% | 53 | 10.4% | 16 | 7.8% |
Situational
Offense | Defense | |||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
Q1 S&P+ | 118.7 | 27 | 106.5 | 44 |
Q2 S&P+ | 119.7 | 18 | 126.6 | 15 |
Q3 S&P+ | 117.3 | 27 | 109.1 | 38 |
Q4 S&P+ | 115.0 | 20 | 100.7 | 59 |
1st Down S&P+ | 118.8 | 19 | 106.6 | 39 |
2nd Down S&P+ | 118.3 | 21 | 118.6 | 19 |
3rd Down S&P+ | 118.7 | 22 | 111.1 | 36 |
Offensive Footprint
Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.6% | 58 | 60.0% |
Pass Downs Run Rate | 24.6% | 121 | 35.3% |
Adj. Pace | -0.2 | 58 | +0.0 |
% of Solo Tackles | 76.6% | 48 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.5% | 70 | 59.9% |
Pass. Downs Run Rate | 25.3% | 129 | 35.0% |
Overall Havoc Rate | 17.7% | 37 | 16.0% |
DL Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 55 | 4.9% |
LB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 18 | 4.4% |
DB Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 71 | 6.5% |
PD to INC | 37.8% | 21 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
Cameron Smith | ILB | 6'2, 250 | JR | 86.0 | 11 (0.5) | 16 | 1 (3) | 0 | 32.1% |
Chris Hawkins | S | 5'11, 190 | SR | 69.5 | 6.5 (3) | 4 | 1 (2) | 1 | 54.0% |
Marvell Tell III | S | 6'2, 195 | JR | 63.5 | 2.5 (1) | 2 | 3 (2) | 0 | 68.2% |
John Houston Jr. | ILB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 62.0 | 3.5 (1.5) | 7 | 1 (4) | 0 | 42.2% |
Uchenna Nwosu | OLB | 6'2, 240 | SR | 61.0 | 11.5 (9.5) | 8 | 1 (13) | 0 | 34.7% |
Ajene Harris | CB | 5'10, 190 | JR | 47.0 | 1.5 (0.5) | 2 | 3 (6) | 0 | 62.7% |
Iman Marshall | CB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 42.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (10) | 0 | 64.7% |
Jack Jones | CB | 5'11, 170 | SO | 35.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (7) | 1 | 79.5% |
Isaiah Langley | CB | 6'0, 175 | JR | 33.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 | 89.2% |
Rasheem Green | DT | 6'4, 275 | JR | 31.0 | 12.5 (10) | 7 | 0 (4) | 1 | 9.3% |
Christian Rector | DL | 6'4, 275 | SO | 28.0 | 11 (7.5) | 5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 22.9% |
Jordan Iosefa | ILB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 25.5 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 (2) | 1 | 20.7% |
Josh Fatu | DT | 6'2, 315 | SR | 25.0 | 8 (6) | 6 | 0 (1) | 1 | 11.8% |
Matt Lopes | S | 5'11, 200 | SR | 23.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 66.7% |
Malik Dorton | DT | 6'2, 280 | JR | 17.5 | 3.5 (2.5) | 5 | 0 (5) | 1 | 33.3% |
Porter Gustin | OLB | 6'5, 255 | JR | 12.5 | 3 (3) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12.5% |
Levi Jones | ILB | 6'3, 220 | FR | 12.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 40.0% |
Ykili Ross | S | 6'1, 190 | SO | 10.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 54.5% |
Brandon Pili | DT | 6'4, 320 | FR | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 28.6% |
Bubba Bolden | S | 6'3, 190 | FR | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 6'4, 215 | SO | 5.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
Juliano Falaniko | ILB | 6'4, 220 | FR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
Liam Jimmons | DL | 6'4, 285 | FR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
C.J. Pollard | S | 6'1, 185 | FR | 3.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
Vavae Malepeai | TB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 3.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
Rating | Rank | |
Special Teams S&P+ | -0.3 | 89 |
Category | Rate | Rank |
FG Value (per kick) | -0.15 | 96 |
Punt Success Rate | 52.6% | 94 |
Kickoff Success Rate | 69.5% | 83 |
Punt Return Success Rate | 52.4% | 51 |
Kick Return Success Rate | 57.5% | 17 |
Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
Chase McGrath | 6'0, 190 | FR | 58-59 | 12-17 | 70.6% |
Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
Reid Budrovich | 5'11, 185 | JR | 55 | 41.6 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 69.1% |
Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
Chase McGrath | 6'0, 190 | FR | 57 | 61.5 | 19 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Reid Budrovich | 5'11, 185 | JR | 16 | 63.9 | 8 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Brown | 6'1, 195 | FR | 9 | 64.7 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
Ajene Harris | 5'10, 190 | JR | 14 | 5.1 | 0 | 16 | 2 (1) |
Jack Jones | 5'11, 170 | SO | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Michael Pittman Jr. | 6'4, 215 | SO | 2 | 44.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
Velus Jones Jr. | 6'0, 190 | FR | 31 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Jack Jones | 5'11, 170 | SO | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
Stephen Carr | 6'0, 210 | FR | 3 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
Matt Lopes | S | 5'11, 200 | SR | 10.0 | 20.4 | |
Levi Jones | ILB | 6'3, 220 | FR | 9.0 | 26.1 | |
Bubba Bolden | S | 6'3, 190 | FR | 7.5 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
Juliano Falaniko | ILB | 6'4, 220 | FR | 4.5 | 19.6 | |
Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 6'4, 215 | SO | 4.5 | 5.5 | 25.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics