University Southern California Trojans
USC
4-1 , 1-1
Oregon
3-1 , 1-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| USC | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
No. 12 USC Football Falls To No. 20 Oregon, 41-27
September 26, 2026 | Football
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dylan Raiola passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns after star Oregon quarterback Dante Moore's frightening injury, leading the 20th-ranked Ducks to a stirring 41-27 victory over No. 12 Southern California on Saturday night.
Moore left the Coliseum field in an ambulance in the second quarter after USC linebacker Desman Stephens hit him late on a slide. Stephens was ejected for targeting, and the game was delayed for 15 minutes while Moore — a Heisman Trophy candidate and likely high NFL draft pick — received medical attention.
Raiola, the two-year Nebraska starter who transferred to Oregon last January, threw a 3-yard TD pass to Evan Stewart on his second snap. He then led the Ducks to 270 yards and four touchdown drives in the second half, including Dakorien Moore's go-ahead, 29-yard TD catch with 8:35 to play and Jordon Davison's clinching 2-yard run with 2:03 left.
Dierre Hill Jr. rushed for two touchdowns after halftime for Oregon (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten), which generated 504 total yards in a strong Big Ten opener. Oregon had a rocky start to the season in which it barely beat Boise State and then lost to lowly Oklahoma State to plummet from a preseason No. 2 ranking.
Jayden Maiava passed for 326 yards and two scores for the Trojans (4-1, 1-1).
USC rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half and tied it on Tanook Hines' TD catch with 12:41 to play, but Raiola led the Ducks right back for Dakorien Moore's TD. Oregon's defense then stopped the Trojans on downs at midfield with three straight incompletions.
The Trojans have lost five straight to their former Pac-12 rivals, last beating the Ducks in 2016.
Up next
USC: Host Washington on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
UO 3, USC 0
UO - Hurych,Gage 30 yd field goal 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 05:31
UO 3, USC 7
USC - Dixon-Wyatt,Kayden 31 yd pass from Maiava,Jayden (Chittenden,Caden kick) 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:15
UO 10, USC 7
UO - Stewart,Evan 3 yd pass from Raiola,Dylan (Hurych,Gage kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:49
UO 10, USC 10
USC - Chittenden,Caden 38 yd field goal 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 03:32
UO 13, USC 10
UO - Hurych,Gage 19 yd field goal 16 plays, 76 yards, TOP 05:26
UO 20, USC 10
UO - Hill Jr,Dierre 1 yd run (Hurych,Gage kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:56
UO 20, USC 17
USC - Maiava,Jayden 1 yd run (Chittenden,Caden kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:31
UO 27, USC 17
UO - Hill Jr,Dierre 4 yd run (Hurych,Gage kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:41
UO 27, USC 20
USC - Chittenden,Caden 29 yd field goal 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:20
UO 27, USC 27
USC - Hines,Tanook 11 yd pass from Maiava,Jayden (Chittenden,Caden kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:28
UO 34, USC 27
UO - Moore,Dakorien 29 yd pass from Raiola,Dylan (Hurych,Gage kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:06
UO 41, USC 27
UO - Davison,Jordon 2 yd run (Hurych,Gage kick), 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 05:12
