Wk 5 · 2026
Washington Huskies at USC Trojans — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 33 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.
Big Ten · no games yet
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Ratings differential USC by 2.7
#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. Washington is ranked #17 (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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Washington form
No completed games on record.
USC form
W 42-26vs SJSU
2026 season
Washington 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 | Washington | USC |
|---|---|---|
| Penn State Big Ten | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Indiana Big Ten | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Oregon Big Ten | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 6–6 · Washington has won the last 3
12 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.1 points toward USC
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-02 | USC 21 — 26 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2023 | 2023-11-04 | Washington 52 — 42 USC | at USC | Washington |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | USC 14 — 28 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2016 | 2016-11-12 | USC 26 — 13 Washington | at WASH | USC |
| 2015 | 2015-10-08 | Washington 17 — 12 USC | at USC | Washington |
| 2012 | 2012-10-13 | USC 24 — 14 Washington | at WASH | USC |
| 2011 | 2011-11-12 | Washington 17 — 40 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2010 | 2010-10-02 | Washington 32 — 31 USC | at USC | Washington |
| 2009 | 2009-09-19 | USC 13 — 16 Washington | at WASH | Washington |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | Washington 0 — 56 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2007 | 2007-09-29 | USC 27 — 24 Washington | at WASH | USC |
| 2006 | 2006-10-07 | Washington 20 — 26 USC | at USC | USC |
Washington leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Demond Williams Jr. QB #1 | 231/330, 2850 YDS, 21 TD, 8 INT |
| Kai Horton QB #15 | 6/10, 88 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jonah Coleman RB #1 | 144 CAR, 673 YDS, 14 TD |
| Demond Williams Jr. QB #1 | 131 CAR, 595 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Adam Mohammed RB #24 | 104 CAR, 517 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Denzel Boston WR #12 | 56 REC, 755 YDS, 10 TD |
| Dezmen Roebuck WR #2 | 41 REC, 554 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Decker DeGraaf TE #86 | 31 REC, 353 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jonah Coleman RB #1 | 30 REC, 344 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Alex McLaughlin S #7 | 90 |
| Xe'ree Alexander LB #10 | 63 | |
| Deven Bryant LB #17 | 62 | |
| Sacks | Jacob Lane EDGE #48 | 3.5 |
| Zach Durfee EDGE #5 | 3 | |
| Isaiah Ward EDGE #91 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Makell Esteen S #24 | 2 |
| Tacario Davis CB #8 | 2 | |
| Alex McLaughlin S #7 | 2 |
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 |
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.