Penn State vs. USC: Box score, stats and summary feat. Miller Moss (Week 7)

USC hosted Penn State on Saturday in a Big Ten encounter that is believed to have a lot of playoff implications. It’s the first time the two programs are meeting as conference rivals.

The Nittany Lions came into the game undefeated through five games. Following their win over UCLA last week, they became the only college football program to have started the past four seasons with a 5-0 record. However, they face a tough test against USC on Saturday.

While the Trojans started the season on a brilliant note with a win against LSU, they have recorded two unforgiving losses against Michigan and Minnesota in five games. The Penn State game comes as a must-win encounter for Lincoln Riley's team.

Penn State vs. USC box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Overtime	Final Score
Penn State	3	3	14	10	3	33
USC	7	13	3	7	0	30

Penn State box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Drew Allar	30/43	391	2	4	32	0	3

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Kaytron Allen	16	56	3.5	1	8
Nicholas Singleton	10	32	8.0	0	19
Tyler Warren	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Tyler Warren	17	224	13.2	1	34
Harrison Wallace II	3	53	17.7	0	25
Nicholas Singleton	4	39	9.8	1	14
Julian Fleming	2	33	16.5	0	17
Liam Clifford	3	26	8.7	0	16
Omari Evans	1	16	16.0	0	16
Kaytron Allen	1	9	9.0	0	9

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Abdul Carter	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Ryan Barker	3/3	3/3	34

USC box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Miller Moss	20/34	220	2	1	-4	0	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Woody Marks	20	111	5.6	0	28
Quinten Joyner	3	82	27.3	1	75

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Makai Lemon	6	73	12.2	0	30
Woody Marks	2	44	22.0	0	33
Kyron Hudson	4	36	9.0	1	14
Duce Robinson	1	25	25.0	0	25
Ja’Kobi Lane	2	18	9.0	0	10
Quinten Joyner	2	12	6.0	1	9
Jay Fair	1	6	6.0	0	6
Zachariah Branch	2	6	3.0	0	9

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Desman Stephens II	0	1
Duce Robinson	0	1
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	0	1
Kamari Ramsey	0.5	0
Nate Clifford	0.5	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Michael Lantz	3/3	3/4	47

Penn State vs. USC Summary

The highly anticipated encounter lived up to the billing in Los Angeles. It was an exciting matchup that kept fans on the edge of their seats.

Penn State secured the first points of the game with a field goal with 4:53 left in the first quarter. Ryan Barker hit the target from 34 yards to give his team the lead.

However, USC responded within seconds of the play resuming. Running back Quinten Joyner rushed 75 yards to the endzone on the first play with 4:38 left on the clock.

The Trojans extended their lead in the second quarter of the game as quarterback Miller Moss threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Joyner with 13:13 left before halftime.

USC made the lead more comfortable a few minutes later with a field goal. Michael Lantz hit the target from 45 yards with 10:05 left in the second quarter.

Struggling to get into the game, Ryan Barker scored another field goal for Penn State to close the gap a little. The kicker hit the target from 33 yards with 2:46 left.

However, Michael Lantz responded with another field goal seconds before halftime to restore the lead margin. The kicker got the kick right from 49 yards with 0:07 left before halftime.

Penn State came back stronger in the second half. The Nittany Lions opened the scoring in the third quarter with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Drew Allar to Tyler Warren with 12:52 left.

The Nittany Lions got back to tie with the Trojans with 4:42 left in the third quarter. Kaytron Allen rushed one-yard to the end zone after eight plays to change the game.

USC, however, took a slight lead before the end of the third quarter. Michael Lantz scored his third field goal of the game, hitting the target from 39 yards.

Penn State restored parity once again in the fourth quarter. Ryan Barker stood tall to score his third field goal of the game from 20 yards with 10:50 left.

However, USC got back ahead in the game with 5:56 left on the clock. Miller Moss threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Kyron Hudson to get the proceedings more interesting.

The game took another turn with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter. Drew Allar located Nicholas Singleton with a from 14 yards to draw things level again. This took the game to overtime.

After what was an electric game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Penn State ran away with a win in overtime. Ryan Barker scored his fourth field goal of the game to seal the victory for the Nittany Lions.