Wk 4 · 2026

Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans — Sat, Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

#2 Oregon Ducks

Big Ten · no games yet

TBDET

ORE -5.5 · total 58.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential ORE by 5.7

#14 USC Trojans

Big Ten · 1-0

What is at stake

A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Oregon is ranked #2 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). USC is ranked #14 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Oregon: +19.0#5

Efficiency margin

USC: +10.9#15

Oregon: 36.8

Offense (pts/100)

USC: 34.6

Oregon: 17.7

Defense (pts/100)

USC: 23.6

Oregon: 65.5

Pace (plays/g)

USC: 2076.0

Oregon: no data

Yards / play

USC: 6.64

Oregon: no data

Yards / play allowed

USC: 6.00

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Oregon: no data

Points / game

USC: 42.0

Oregon: no data

Points allowed

USC: 26.0

Oregon: no data

Yards / game

USC: 505

Oregon: no data

Yards allowed

USC: no data

Oregon: no data

Pass yds allowed

USC: no data

Oregon: no data

Rush yds allowed

USC: no data

Oregon: no data

Turnovers / game

USC: 1.00

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Oregon form

No completed games on record.

USC form

W 42-26vs SJSU

2026 season

Oregon this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

USC this season

Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)

Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)

Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 3

Opponent	Oregon	USC
UCLA Big Ten	vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Ohio State Big Ten	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Washington Big Ten	vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Oregon leads 9–4 · Oregon has won the last 4

13 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.8 points toward Oregon

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2025	2025-11-22	USC 27 — 42 Oregon	at ORE	Oregon
2023	2023-11-11	USC 27 — 36 Oregon	at ORE	Oregon
2020	2020-12-18	Oregon 31 — 24 USC	at USC	Oregon
2019	2019-11-02	Oregon 56 — 24 USC	at USC	Oregon
2016	2016-11-05	Oregon 20 — 45 USC	at USC	USC
2015	2015-11-21	USC 28 — 48 Oregon	at ORE	Oregon
2012	2012-11-03	Oregon 62 — 51 USC	at USC	Oregon
2011	2011-11-19	USC 38 — 35 Oregon	at ORE	USC
2010	2010-10-30	Oregon 53 — 32 USC	at USC	Oregon
2009	2009-10-31	USC 20 — 47 Oregon	at ORE	Oregon
2008	2008-10-04	Oregon 10 — 44 USC	at USC	USC
2007	2007-10-27	USC 17 — 24 Oregon	at ORE	Oregon
2006	2006-11-11	Oregon 10 — 35 USC	at USC	USC

Oregon leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Dante Moore QB #5	227/313, 2733 YDS, 24 TD, 6 INT
	Brock Thomas QB #12	12/16, 130 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing	Noah Whittington RB #6	112 CAR, 774 YDS, 6 TD
	Jordon Davison RB #0	88 CAR, 535 YDS, 13 TD
	Dierre Hill Jr. RB #6	59 CAR, 481 YDS, 4 TD
Receiving	Malik Benson WR #4	31 REC, 526 YDS, 4 TD
	Kenyon Sadiq TE #18	40 REC, 490 YDS, 8 TD
	Dakorien Moore WR #1	28 REC, 443 YDS, 3 TD
	Jeremiah McClellan WR #3	25 REC, 397 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Bryce Boettcher LB #28	104
	Dillon Thieneman S #31	64
	Teitum Tuioti LB #44	57
Sacks	Teitum Tuioti LB #44	7
	Matayo Uiagalelei LB #10	5
	Nasir Wyatt LB #31	2
Interceptions	Jadon Canady S #22	2
	Dillon Thieneman S #31	2
	Jerry Mixon LB #6	2

full roster and per-player history

USC leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Jayden Maiava QB #14	247/373, 3431 YDS, 23 TD, 8 INT
	Husan Longstreet QB #6	13/15, 103 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing	King Miller RB #8	131 CAR, 873 YDS, 7 TD
	Waymond Jordan RB #2	88 CAR, 576 YDS, 5 TD
	Eli Sanders RB #1	47 CAR, 264 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	Makai Lemon WR #6	79 REC, 1156 YDS, 11 TD
	Ja'Kobi Lane WR #8	49 REC, 745 YDS, 4 TD
	Lake McRee TE #87	30 REC, 450 YDS, 4 TD
	Tanook Hines WR #16	28 REC, 398 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Desman Stephens II LB #8	83
	Eric Gentry LB #18	76
	Christian Pierce S #6	58
Sacks	Braylan Shelby DE #10	4.5
	Kameryn Crawford DE #1	3.5
	Jide Abasiri DT #97	3.5
Interceptions	Bishop Fitzgerald S #19	5
	Jamaal Jarrett DT #99	1
	Braylan Shelby DE #10	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.