USC at Penn State

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#9 · 10-3

Penn State

Rose Bowl, PasadenaUSC -6.5

FINALUSC 52, Penn State 49PSU covered +6.5CLOSED USC -6.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN

Burnett's second TD upheld after penaltyVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL

PSU WINNING

USC WINNING

KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: USC 62% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 33 PTS

Scoring plays

16 SCORES

Passing Touchdown

Deontay Burnett 26 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Matt Boermeester Kick)

10:31
7-0

Field Goal Good

Matt Boermeester 22 Yd Field Goal

4:42
10-0

Field Goal Good

Matt Boermeester 44 Yd Field Goal

0:21
13-0

Rushing Touchdown

Saquon Barkley 24 Yd Run (Tyler Davis Kick)

11:44
13-7

Passing Touchdown

Deontay Burnett 3 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Matt Boermeester Kick)

10:15
20-7

Passing Touchdown

Chris Godwin 30 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis Kick)

8:39
20-14

Passing Touchdown

Darreus Rogers 3 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Matt Boermeester Kick)

6:16
27-14

Passing Touchdown

Mike Gesicki 11 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis Kick)

0:54
27-21

Rushing Touchdown

Saquon Barkley 79 Yd Run (Tyler Davis Kick)

13:05
27-28

Passing Touchdown

Chris Godwin 72 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis Kick)

11:27
27-35

Rushing Touchdown

Trace McSorley 3 Yd Run (Tyler Davis Kick)

10:26
27-42

Passing Touchdown

JuJu Smith-Schuster 13 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Sam Darnold Pass to Taylor McNamara for Two-Point Conversion)

6:47
35-42

Passing Touchdown

Saquon Barkley 7 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis Kick)

1:55
35-49

Rushing Touchdown

Ronald Jones II 3 Yd Run (Matt Boermeester Kick)

8:15
42-49

Passing Touchdown

Deontay Burnett 27 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Matt Boermeester Kick)

1:20
49-49

Field Goal Good

Matt Boermeester 46 Yd Field Goal

0:00
52-49

What happened

ESPN RECAP

USC hits FG at gun, beats Penn State 52-49 in epic Rose Bowl

PASADENA, Calif. -- Matt Boermeester kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired, and No. 9 Southern California rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a spectacular 52-49 victory over No. 5 Penn State on Monday night in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played. Freshman Sam Darnold passed for 453 yards and five touchdowns while leading a jaw-dropping comeback for the Trojans (10-3), who won their ninth consecutive game. Deontay Burnett caught a tying 27-yard TD pass from Darnold with 1:20 to play, capping an 80-yard drive in 38 seconds with no timeouts available. Leon McQuay III then intercepted a long pass by Penn State's Trace McSorley and returned it 32 yards to the Penn State 33 with 27 seconds left to set up Boermeester, who missed two earlier field goals.

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Top performers

USC

PASSINGSam Darnold33/53, 453 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT

RUSHINGRonald Jones20 CAR, 55 YDS, 1 TD

RECEIVINGDeontay Burnett13 REC, 164 YDS, 3 TD

PSU

PASSINGTrace McSorley18/29, 254 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT

RUSHINGSaquon Barkley25 CAR, 194 YDS, 2 TD

RECEIVINGChris Godwin Jr.9 REC, 187 YDS, 2 TD

Team stats

USC · PSU

575

TOTAL YARDS

465

453

PASSING

254

122

RUSHING

211

1ST DOWNS

8-15

3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY

4-10

TURNOVERS

10-85

PENALTIES

5-65

33:21

POSSESSION

26:39

ROSE BOWL, PASADENA · ATTENDANCE 95,128

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