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#14 USC Beat San José St 42-26 as Trent Mosley Goes for 118 Yards

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, August 29, 2026

San José State Spartans26@USC Trojans42

The #14 USC Trojans beat the San José State Spartans 42-26 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

USC led 28-0 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: USC outscored its opponent 21-0.

USC moves to 1-0, while San José St falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Luke Weaver (SJSU, QB): 21/32, 234 YDS, 2 TD
• Luke Weaver (SJSU, QB): 8 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD
• Carson Clark (SJSU, WR): 6 REC, 74 YDS
• Jayden Maiava (USC, QB): 25/29, 286 YDS, 2 TD
• King Miller (USC, RB): 15 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD
• Trent Mosley (USC, WR): 7 REC, 118 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 8:55USCJayden Maiava 1 Yd Run0-7
2. Q2 14:20USCRiley Wormley 5 Yd Run0-14
3. Q2 2:46USCKayden Dixon-Wyatt 9 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava0-21
4. Q2 0:30USCKing Miller 4 Yd Run0-28
5. Q3 7:15SJSUTrajan Sinatra 22 Yd Field Goal3-28
6. Q3 2:28USCTrent Mosley 14 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava3-35
7. Q4 14:56SJSUJerry McClure 28 Yd pass from Luke Weaver11-35
8. Q4 9:42USCShahn Alston 1 Yd Run11-42
9. Q4 5:11SJSUJordan Anderson 3 Yd pass from Luke Weaver18-42
10. Q4 1:45SJSULuke Weaver 7 Yd Run26-42

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