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#19

USC

Big Ten · Conf Rank #6 ·
Net Rating +14.4
Strength of Schedule #23
Strength of Record #23
Explosive OffenseStout DefenseElite Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 413
Comp % 67.3%#18
Yards 3,804
YPA 9.2
ADOT 10.4
INT 10
Success 54.0%#5
PPA 0.50#5
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
44.4%
4 / 9 completionssmall sample
Yards 106
YPC 26.5
Success 44.4%#27
PPA 1.03#22
Deep Middle
50.0%
5 / 10 completions
Yards 203
YPC 40.6
Success 50.0%#33
PPA 1.18#32
Deep Right
47.4%
9 / 19 completions
Yards 287
YPC 31.9
Success 47.4%#24
PPA 1.01#20
Short Left
75.0%
42 / 56 completions
Yards 428
YPC 10.2
Success 55.4%#14
PPA 0.41#24
Short Middle
66.7%
18 / 27 completions
Yards 204
YPC 11.3
Success 55.6%#45
PPA 0.37#101
Short Right
67.8%
40 / 59 completions
Yards 264
YPC 6.6
Success 42.4%#65
PPA 0.32#27
No recorded location 160 / 233 completions
Yards 2,312
YPA 9.9
Comp % 68.7%
Success 57.5%
PPA 0.50

180 of 413 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 1
vs Missouri State W 73–13
+36.9
Wk 2
vs Georgia Southern W 59–20
+10.8
Wk 3
@ Purdue W 33–17
-2.7
Wk 4
vs Michigan State W 45–31
-6.0
Wk 5
@ Illinois L 32–34
-9.4
Wk 6
Bye — —
Wk 7
vs Michigan W 31–13
+13.1
Wk 8
@ Notre Dame L 24–34
+1.1
Wk 9
Bye — —
Wk 10
@ Nebraska W 21–17
-2.0
Wk 11
vs Northwestern W 38–17
+3.5
Wk 12
vs Iowa W 26–21
+1.6
Wk 13
@ Oregon L 27–42
-2.1
Wk 14
vs UCLA W 29–10
-6.4
Valero Alamo Bowl
@ TCU L 27–30
-11.1