Overview
- After trailing 10-7 at halftime, USC scored touchdowns on three straight late drives to finish off a 29-10 win at the Coliseum.
- Jayden Maiava threw for 257 yards with two second-half touchdown passes, and King Miller rushed for 124 yards and two scores, including a 41-yard clincher.
- Makai Lemon and Ja'Kobi Lane sat the first quarter for a team-policy violation; Lemon’s lone catch was a 32-yard go-ahead touchdown and Lane led USC in receiving yards.
- USC completed a 7-0 home slate as the defense pitched a second-half shutout and produced four sacks, forcing three consecutive punts and two late turnovers on downs.
- UCLA closed a 3-9 season defined by staff upheaval with Tim Skipper as interim head coach, following an early coaching overhaul and a late five-game skid.