FINAL SCORE
USC Trojans at Texas A&M Aggies game details
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Allegiant Stadium · Attendance 26,671
Put the final score in perspective.
USC finished 4 points ahead. The teams combined for 66 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was USC 7, Texas A&M 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Texas A&M outscored its opponent in 2 and USC in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-13 | 7-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 400 | 443 |
| Passing | 295 | 292 |
| Comp/Att | 22/39 | 26/42 |
| Yards per pass | 7.6 | 7.0 |
| Rushing | 105 | 151 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 30 |
| Yards per rush | 3.4 | 5.0 |
| Penalties | 6-70 | 8-73 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:07 | 31:53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
USC Trojans
passing
| Jayden Maiava | 22/39 | 295 | 7.6 | 4 | 3 | 73.8 |
rushing
| Bryan Jackson II | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 1 | 12 |
| A'Marion Peterson | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Jayden Maiava | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Ja'Kobi Lane | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 3 | 33 |
| Makai Lemon | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | 33 |
| Kyle Ford | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 23 |
| A'Marion Peterson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jayden Maiava | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Kamari Ramsey | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akili Arnold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Humphrey | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Shaw | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameryn Crawford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamil Muhammad | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylan Shelby | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Meyer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeCarlos Nicholson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desman Stephens II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Gentry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Pepe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobe Covington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Beavers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prophet Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devan Thompkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Pierce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Maiava | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrison Madden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Cobb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Newby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Akili Arnold | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Kamari Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Makai Lemon | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Josiah Zamora | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| A'Marion Peterson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
kicking
| Michael Lantz | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
punting
| Eddie Czaplicki | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Ryon Sayeri | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Texas A&M Aggies
passing
| Marcel Reed | 26/42 | 292 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 75.6 |
rushing
| Rueben Owens II | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Marcel Reed | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 1 | 19 |
| EJ Smith | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 17 |
| Jabre Barber | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Terry Bussey | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Jabre Barber | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 1 | 16 |
| Jahdae Walker | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 40 |
| EJ Smith | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Tre Watson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Terry Bussey | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Shane Calhoun | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Noah Thomas | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 2 | 9 |
| Rueben Owens II | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marcel Reed | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
defensive
| Jaydon Hill | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Mayes | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Brooks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taurean York | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Jones III | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Regis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon DeShields | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daymion Sanford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodas Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Hicks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dezz Ricks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Bond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Ratcliffe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Walsh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarred Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nana Boadi-Owusu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylan Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| BJ Mayes | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dalton Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Terry Bussey | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
kicking
| Randy Bond | 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Tyler White | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:37 | Noah Thomas 7 Yd pass from Marcel Reed (Randy Bond Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 10:16 | Ja'Kobi Lane 30 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Michael Lantz Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 3 | 11:03 | Noah Thomas 5 Yd pass from Marcel Reed (Randy Bond Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 3 | 6:12 | Randy Bond 27 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 5:12 | Jabre Barber 5 Yd pass from Marcel Reed (Randy Bond Kick) | 7 – 24 |
| 3 | 3:42 | Ja'Kobi Lane 17 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Michael Lantz Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 4 | 14:24 | Bryan Jackson 1 Yd Run (Michael Lantz Kick) | 21 – 24 |
| 4 | 4:30 | Ja'Kobi Lane 15 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Michael Lantz Kick) | 28 – 24 |
| 4 | 1:49 | Marcel Reed 19 Yd Run (Randy Bond Kick) | 28 – 31 |
| 4 | 0:08 | Kyle Ford 7 Yd pass from Jayden Maiava (Michael Lantz Kick) | 35 – 31 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 7:06 PM UTCData methodology