San José State at USC Game Matchup
San José State's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 8/26 San José State at USC+31.566.0L 28 - 56
Sun 9/3 San José State vs Oregon State+14.056.5L 17 - 42
Sat 9/9 San José State vs Cal Poly-23.560.0W 59 - 3
Sat 9/16 San José State at Toledo+9.056.5L 17 - 21
Fri 9/22 San José State vs Air Force+6.045.5L 20 - 45
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/7 San José State at Boise State+8.057.5L 27 - 35
Sat 10/14 San José State at New Mexico-6.555.0W 52 - 24
Sat 10/21 San José State vs Utah State-4.065.0W 42 - 21
Sat 10/28 San José State at Hawai'i-10.557.0W 35 - 0
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/11 San José State vs Fresno State-2.551.5W 42 - 18
Sat 11/18 San José State vs San Diego State-16.548.5W 24 - 13
Sat 11/25 San José State at UNLV+3.558.5W 37 - 31
Sat 12/23 San José State vs Coastal Carolina-7.548.0L 14 - 24
USC's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 8/26 USC vs San José State-31.566.0W 56 - 28
Sat 9/2 USC vs Nevada-37.563.5W 66 - 14
Sat 9/9 USC vs Stanford-28.570.5W 56 - 10
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/23 USC at Arizona State-34.562.0W 42 - 28
Sat 9/30 USC at Colorado-22.074.5W 48 - 41
Sat 10/7 USC vs Arizona-21.069.5W 43 - 41
Sat 10/14 USC at Notre Dame+3.061.0L 20 - 48
Sat 10/21 USC vs Utah-7.551.5L 32 - 34
Sat 10/28 USC at California-10.567.5W 50 - 49
Sat 11/4 USC vs Washington+3.076.0L 42 - 52
Sat 11/11 USC at Oregon+12.578.5L 27 - 36
Sat 11/18 USC vs UCLA-6.065.5L 20 - 38
Wed 12/27 USC vs Louisville+4.558.0W 42 - 28
SJSU's OC Kevin McGiven vs USC's DC Alex Grinch     USC's OC Josh Henson vs SJSU's DC Derrick Odum
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
SJSU Offense1331.832.745.5%3.730.8214041842195.650%50%48%43%15%.29
USC Defense1334.43145.8%3.551.2 - - - - - 51%49%49%43%14%.29
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
USC Offense1341.84547.5%4.991.3224671343334.841%59%48%47%14%.39
SJSU Defense1325.627.842.8%3.861.6 - - - - - 56%43%45%41%15%.24

 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
SJSU Offense1350% (71)48% (23)33184.15.631 (17).24 (22)3.21 (48)72% (89)10% (85)1.11 (61)
USC Defense1351% (83)49% (125) - - - - .29 (128)3.31 (110)73% (116)10% (64)1.07 (64)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
USC Offense1341% (123)48% (20)27.8133.64.833 (8).29 (8)3.19 (52)78% (107)10% (28)1.2 (65)
SJSU Defense1356% (120)45% (91) - - - - .25 (121)3.47 (126)75% (125)9% (81)1.03 (104)

 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
SJSU Offense1350% (61)43% (51)17.728.9219.57.612.421 (65)4 (2).34 (44)1.7 (28)33% (91)38% (9).48 (22)6% (59)2 (79)
USC Defense1349% (60)43% (91) - - - - - - 7 (111).32 (98)1.7 (90)31% (87)34% (115).4 (108)4% (129)2.1 (92)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
USC Offense1359% (10)47% (21)24.235.53339.413.837 (4)6 (14).47 (14)1.7 (20)29% (22)37% (14).65 (4)4% (15)2.3 (12)
SJSU Defense1343% (10)41% (60) - - - - - - 12 (37).29 (80)1.6 (80)31% (91)33% (108).44 (119)6% (80)2 (62)

 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
San José State1330:3520.845%37%5.749.10.81.64.81.6334.5
USC1327:3322.543%61%7.364.91.31.25.51.9330.3
San José State's Power Ratings
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San José State's SP+ Ratings
San José State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.9 (#73)
San José State's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.5 (#48)
San José State's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.4 (#87)

Mountain West's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: -7.9
Mountain West's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 23.3
Mountain West's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 31.2

San José State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.9 (#73)
San José State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -4.3 (#84)
San José State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.9 (#85)

San José State's 2023 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
San José State:    USC: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
San José State: -1.9   USC: 7.9

Performance Ratings Matchup
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Team Ratings Matchup
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USC's Power Ratings
USC's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
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USC's SP+ Ratings
USC's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.9 (#38)
USC's Offense SP+ Rating: 42.6 (#3)
USC's Defense SP+ Rating: 33.9 (#109)

Big Ten's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: 6.1
Big Ten's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 24.9
Big Ten's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 18.9

USC's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.9 (#38)
USC's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 18.9 (#11)
USC's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -0.6 (#81)

USC's 2023 Expected Record: -
San José State Scoring
Offense: 31.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 32.7
Defense: 25.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 27.8

San José State's 2023 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 1
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 5 - 0 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 1
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 0 - 0

San José State Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 513.83
2023 Talent Rating: 513.83
2022 Talent Rating: 417.95
2021 Talent Rating: 410.81

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Mountain West Talent Rating is 444.14
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Projected Score
USC 33.7
San José State 33.1


Projected Total Points: 67

Based on Entire Season
San José State
USC

Total Points:
USC Scoring
Offense: 41.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 45
Defense: 34.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 31

USC's 2023 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 4 - 9 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0

USC Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 896.41
2023 Talent Rating: 896.41
2022 Talent Rating: 860.12
2021 Talent Rating: 874.50

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 750.28
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22




YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202308/26USC56San José State28USCUSC -31.5San José State66.0Over
202109/04USC30San José State7USCUSC -13.5USC61.0Under
200909/05USC56San José State3USC
200109/01USC21San José State10USC
200009/22USC34San José State24USC
TeamWinsCoversO/U
USC511 Overs
San José State011 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams5 - 01 - 11 - 10 - 0
Road Teams0 - 51 - 10 - 01 - 1
(#Team not found for the given year.) San José State Info
Record on Road: 3 - 3 (5 - 0 - 1 vs Spread )

San José State is 0 - 0 in last 4 games (1 at Home, 3 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 39 - 20

Last 3 Road Games: 38 - 20

San José State Offense has a good overall Success Rate (#)
San José State has an Explosive Offense (#)
San José State Offense has a good Run Game Success Rate (#)

San José State Does Not Get Runs Stuffed (#)
San José State Offense has a good Success Rate on Pass Downs (#)

San José State Stuffs a lot of Run Plays (#)

San José State has a great TO Margin (#)
San José State Defense Recovers a lot of Fumbles (#)
San José State Offense throws very few Interceptions (#)
San José State Punt Return team is explosive (#)


San José State Deficiencies
San José State has a bad Run Game Defensive Line (#)
San José State Defense has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
San José State Front 7 has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
San José State has a bad Defense Pass Downs Success Rate (#)

Rematch from Week 1
USC -31.5 (66.0)
USC won vs San José State this year (56-28)

Previous Matchups
USC beat San José State last year (56-28)
USC beat San José State in 2021 (30-7)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 80° - Wind: 6 mph

Depth Charts
San José State | USC
(#Team not found for the given year.) USC Info
Record at home: 4 - 3 (2 - 5 - 0 vs Spread)

USC is 0 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 36 - 43

Last 2 Home Games: 38 - 38

USC Offense has a good overall Success Rate (#)
USC has an Explosive Offense (#)
USC Offense is good in Scoring Position (#)
USC Offense has a good Run Game Success Rate (#)
USC Offense has a good Passing Game Success Rate (#)

USC has a top Offensive Power Success (#)
USC Offense has a good Success Rate on Pass Downs (#)
USC has a good 4th Down Conversion Rate

USC Defense Recovers a lot of Fumbles (#)
USC Offense throws very few Interceptions (#)
USC Kick Return team is explosive (#)
USC Punt Return team is explosive (#)


USC Deficiencies
USC Fumbles a Lot (#)
USC Commits a Lot of Penalties (#)
USC Defense Gives up a Lot of Points
USC Defense Doesn't Pick off a Lot of Passes (#)
USC has a bad Defense Success Rate (#)
USC has a bad Run Game Defensive Line (#)
USC Defense has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
USC Secondary has a bad Havoc Rate (#)
USC has a bad Defense Pass Downs Success Rate (#)
USC has a bad Defense Run Success Rate (#)
USC Gives up a Lot of Explosive Run Plays (#)


San José State's Head Coach Brent Brennan
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Chevan Cordeiro22336361%27732047.6
Jay Butterfield71164%80107.3
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Kairee Robinson1691191187.052
Quali Conley13184296.468
Chevan Cordeiro8127233.428
Isaac Jernigan128607.245
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Nick Nash48728815.258
Charles Ross26347113.335
Dominick Mazotti23322214.044
Sam Olson22310314.156
USC's Head Coach Lincoln Riley
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Caleb Williams26638869%36333059.4
Miller Moss466571%6817110.5
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
MarShawn Lloyd11682097.156
Austin Jones8547775.637
Quinten Joyner1812516.947
Caleb Williams99115111.246
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Tahj Washington591062818.076
Brenden Rice457911217.675
Duce Robinson16351221.971
Zachariah Branch31320210.336