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#12 USC Beat Rutgers 42-35 Behind King Miller's 102-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 19, 2026

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The #12 USC Trojans defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 42-35 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in FBS college football Week 3 action.

USC led 20-14 at halftime.

USC moves to 4-0, while Rutgers falls to 0-3.

Top performers

• Jayden Maiava (USC, QB): 20/32, 277 YDS, 2 TD
• King Miller (USC, RB): 16 CAR, 102 YDS, 1 TD
• Kayden Dixon-Wyatt (USC, WR): 5 REC, 77 YDS
• Dylan Lonergan (RUTG, QB): 18/36, 252 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
• Antwan Raymond (RUTG, RB): 21 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD
• KJ Duff (RUTG, WR): 7 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 9:30USCCaden Chittenden 35 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q1 8:08USCKing Miller 11 Yd Run10-0
3. Q1 0:04RUTGKJ Duff 11 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan10-7
4. Q2 11:59USCCorey Simms 52 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava17-7
5. Q2 1:25RUTGElias Coke 16 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan17-14
6. Q2 0:10USCCaden Chittenden 32 Yd Field Goal20-14
7. Q3 10:32USCProphet Brown 99 Yd Interception Return27-14
8. Q3 8:53RUTGClay Thevenin 17 Yd Run27-21
9. Q3 5:52USCRiley Wormley 12 Yd Run35-21
10. Q3 1:07RUTGAntwan Raymond 2 Yd Run35-28
11. Q4 8:35USCRiley Wormley 2 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava42-28
12. Q4 4:24RUTGVernon Allen III 28 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan42-35

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