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Cotton Bowl: Tulane vs. USC: Box Score

Monday Jan 2, 2023 1:00 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Southern California by 1.5, Total Points: 66.5

Matchup Menu: TULN @ USC

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Tulane Green Wave (11-2) 0 14 16 16
46
Southern California Trojans (7-5) 7 21 7 10
45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TULN
USC
USC 5:58 6 1 Passing TD: Michael Jackson III 9 yard pass from Caleb Williams. Extra Point good by Denis Lynch. 0
7
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TULN
USC
USC 12:33 6 1 Passing TD: Terrell Bynum 3 yard pass from Caleb Williams. Extra Point good by Denis Lynch. 0
14
Tulane 9:30 6 1 Rushing TD: Tyjae Spears 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Valentino Ambrosio. 7
14
Tulane 5:42 6 1 Passing TD: Jha'Quan Jackson 87 yard pass from Michael Pratt. Extra Point good by Valentino Ambrosio. 14
14
USC 2:21 6 1 Rushing TD: Raleek Brown 39 yard rush. Extra Point good by Denis Lynch. 14
21
USC 0:12 6 1 Passing TD: Brenden Rice 4 yard pass from Caleb Williams. Extra Point good by Denis Lynch. 14
28
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TULN
USC
Tulane 11:55 6 1 Rushing TD: Tyjae Spears 7 yard rush. Extra Point good by Valentino Ambrosio. 21
28
Tulane 4:02 3 Field Goal: Valentino Ambrosio kicks a 42 yard field goal. 24
28
USC 1:24 6 1 Passing TD: Brenden Rice 19 yard pass from Caleb Williams. Extra Point good by Denis Lynch. 24
35
Tulane 0:40 6 Rushing TD: Tyjae Spears 3 yard rush. Two Point Conversion missed. 30
35
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TULN
USC
USC 12:09 6 1 Passing TD: Kyron Hudson 4 yard pass from Caleb Williams. Extra Point good by Denis Lynch. 30
42
Tulane 4:07 6 1 Rushing TD: Tyjae Spears 4 yard rush. Extra Point good by Valentino Ambrosio. 37
42
USC 4:30 3 Field Goal: Denis Lynch kicks a 43 yard field goal. 37
45
Tulane 3:20 2 Safety Austin Jones. 39
45
Tulane 0:09 6 1 Passing TD: Alex Bauman 6 yard pass from Michael Pratt. Extra Point good by Valentino Ambrosio. 46
45
TULN
USC
1st Downs 16
29
Passing 1st downs 6
22
Rushing 1st downs 9
6
1st downs from Penalties 1
1
3rd down efficiency 3-8
11-15
3rd down conversion % 37.5%
73.3%
4th down efficiency 2-2
2-2
4th down conversion % 100.0%
100.0%
Total Plays 56
84
Total Yards 539
594
Net Yards Passing 234
462
Sacked-Yards lost 4-20
0-0
Gross yards passing 254
462
Completions-Attempts 8-18
37-52
Completion% 44.4%
71.2%
Net yards per pass play 10.6
8.9
Touchdowns 2
5
Interceptions 0
1
Passer Rating 190.3
173.7
Net Yards Rushing 305
132
Rushing attempts 34
32
Yards per rush 9.0
4.1
Touchdowns 4
1
TULN
USC
Red Zone (Made-Att) 5-5
5-5
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
100.0%
Penalties 4-30
5-37
Turnovers 1
1
Fumbles-Lost 1-1
2-0
Interceptions thrown 0
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 2-86
0-0
Yards per Punt 43.0
--
Field Goals 1-1
1-2
Extra Points 5
6
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
1-1
Yards per return --
1.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 6-146
5-67
Yards per return 24.3
13.4
Possession 20:11
39:49
1st Quarter 03:12
11:48
2nd Quarter 05:07
09:53
3rd Quarter 06:55
08:05
4th Quarter 04:57
10:03

Tulane Green Wave Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Michael Pratt 8/17 234 13.8 2 0 201.5
Team 8/18 254 14.1 2 0 190.3

Tulane Green Wave Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Tyjae Spears 17 205 12.1 4
Michael Pratt 15 83 5.5 0
Shaadie Clayton 1 19 19.0 0
Team 34 305 9.0 4

Tulane Green Wave Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Tyjae Spears 1 14 14.0 0
Jha'Quan Jackson 1 87 87.0 1
Duece Watts 2 83 41.5 0
Alex Bauman 3 46 15.3 1
Reggie Brown 1 4 4.0 0
Team 8 254 31.8 2

Tulane Green Wave Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Tyjae Spears 1 1
Team 1 1

Tulane Green Wave Interceptions

  INT YDS
Jarius Monroe 1 0
Team 1 0

Tulane Green Wave Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Dorian Williams 17 9 0 0 0
Lummie Young IV 10 6 0 0.5 0
Larry Brooks 8 4 0 0 1
Jarius Monroe 7 5 0 1 1
Lance Robinson 6 5 0 2 0
Patrick Jenkins 6 2 0 2 0
Nick Anderson 5 3 0 1 0
Macon Clark 5 3 0 0 0
Darius Hodges 4 2 0 1 0
Eric Hicks, Jr. 3 1 0 0 0
Keith Cooper Jr. 2 0 0 0.5 0
Kiland Harrison 2 2 0 0 0
Corey Platt Jr. 2 0 0 0 0
Kamerson Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0
DJ Douglas 1 1 0 0 0
Bailey Despanie 1 1 0 0 0
Devean Deal 1 0 0 0 0
Noah Taliancich 1 0 0 0 0
Jesus Machado 1 0 0 0 0
Tylo Phillips 1 0 0 0 0
Team 84 44 0 8 2

Tulane Green Wave Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Lawrence Keys lll 6 146 24.3 37
Team 6 146 24.3

Tulane Green Wave Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Tulane Green Wave Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Valentino Ambrosio 1/1 100.0% 42 5 5
Team 1/1 100.0% 5 5

Tulane Green Wave Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Casey Glover 2 86 43.0 49
Team 2 86 43.0

Southern California Trojans Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Caleb Williams 37/52 462 8.9 5 1 173.7
Team 37/52 462 8.9 5 1 173.7

Southern California Trojans Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Raleek Brown 6 61 10.2 1
Austin Jones 22 61 2.8 0
Caleb Williams 4 10 2.5 0
Team 32 132 4.1 1

Southern California Trojans Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Raleek Brown 2 24 12.0 0
Austin Jones 4 20 5.0 0
Brenden Rice 6 174 29.0 2
Tahj Washington 5 109 21.8 0
Mario Williams 6 35 5.8 0
Michael Jackson III 4 31 7.8 1
Terrell Bynum 3 26 8.7 1
Kyron Hudson 4 23 5.8 1
Kyle Ford 2 19 9.5 0
John Jackson III 1 3 3.0 0
Team 37 462 12.5 5

Southern California Trojans Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Mario Williams 1 0
Terrell Bynum 1 0
Team 2 0

Southern California Trojans Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Southern California Trojans Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Terrell Bynum 1 0 0 0 0
Mekhi Blackmon 8 5 0 0 1
Max Williams 5 2 0 0 0
Bryson Shaw 5 3 0 0 0
Nick Figueroa 4 3 1 1 0
Latrell McCutchin 3 3 0 0 0
Shane Lee 3 2 1 1 0
Raesjon Davis 3 3 0 0 0
Tuasivi Nomura 2 0 0 0 0
Tuli Tuipulotu 2 2 1 1 0
Eric Gentry 2 1 0 0 1
Solomon Tuliaupupu 2 1 1 1 0
Clyde Moore 1 1 0 0 0
Xamarion Gordon 1 1 0 0 0
Calen Bullock 1 1 0 0 0
Anthony Beavers Jr. 1 1 0 0 0
Alex Stadthaus 1 1 0 0 0
De'jon Benton 1 1 0 0 0
Jacobe Covington 1 1 0 0 0
Brandon Pili 1 0 0 0 1
Team 48 32 4 4 3

Southern California Trojans Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Raleek Brown 4 67 16.8 25
Mario Williams 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 67 13.4

Southern California Trojans Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Michael Jackson III 1 1 1.0 1
Team 1 1 1.0

Southern California Trojans Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Denis Lynch 1/2 50.0% 43 6 6
Team 1/2 50.0% 6 6

Southern California Trojans Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --