UCLA
4-7 , 2-6
USC
8-3 , 7-2
UCLA Football Falls to No. 13 USC, 36-14
November 19, 2016 | Football
PASADENA, Calif. โ The UCLA football team dropped a 36-14 decision to No. 13 USC in a Pac-12 game at the Rose Bowl on Saturday evening.
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USC quarterback Sam Darnold completed 25 of 36 passes for 267 yards, throwing a pair of touchdown passes, to lead the Trojans (8-3, 7-2 Pac-12) to their seventh consecutive victory.
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Kicker Mark Boermeester successfully converted all three field goals attempts for USC, kicking from distances of 30, 32 and 25 yards.
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Bruins' quarterback Mike Fafaul connected with Lasley for a pair of touchdowns. Fafaul completed 15 of 31 passes for 181 yards for UCLA (4-7, 2-6) in the team's final home game of the season.
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The Trojans limited their crosstown rival to 266 total yards โ 211 in the air and 55 on the ground.
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The first half was a back-and-forth affair, but USC took control in the second half after having secured a 23-14 cushion by halftime. The Trojans outscored UCLA in the second half, 13-0.
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Darnold helped the Trojans break a 14-14 tie with 8:12 to go in the second quarter by firing a 31-yard touchdown pass to De'Quan Hampton. Leading 20-14 with 12 seconds left in the opening half, Boermeester kicked a 30-yard field goal, putting the Trojans ahead, 23-14.
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UCLA took the first lead of the game, moving 70 yards in the game's first 1:31. Fafaul threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley with 13:29 left in the opening quarter to put UCLA ahead, 7-0.
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USC quickly tied the game, 7-7, on a one-yard run by Ronald Jones at the 9:50 mark. The Trojans' first scoring drive covered 50 yards on nine plays.
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The Bruins regained the lead early in the second quarter after Fabian Moreau intercepted a pass from Darnold and returned it to USC's 9-yard line. Two plays later, Fafaul completed a seven-yard pass to Jaleel Wadood with 13:28 to play in the second quarter, giving UCLA a 14-7 cushion.
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The Trojans tied the contest, 14-14, as Jones broke free for a 60-yard touchdown run on a 3rd-and-1 situation with 11:07 remaining in the second quarter.
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USC's 13 second-half points came on a six-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to Hampton and two fourth-quarter field goals from Boermeester.
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The Bruins will play their regular-season finale at California on Saturday, Nov. 26. Game time is 4 p.m. UCLA's game in Berkeley, Calif., will be nationally televised on ESPN2.
Team Stats
USC 0, UCLA 7
UCLA - Lasley 56 yd pass from Fafaul (Molson kick) 4 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:31
USC 7, UCLA 7
USC - Jones, Ronald 1 yd run (Boermeester, Ma kick), 9 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:39
USC 7, UCLA 14
UCLA - Lasley 7 yd pass from Fafaul (Molson kick) 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 0:40
USC 14, UCLA 14
USC - Jones, Ronald 60 yd run (Boermeester, Ma kick), 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:14
USC 20, UCLA 14
USC - Hampton, De'Qua 31 yd pass from Darnold, Sam (Boermeester, Ma kickfailed) 4 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:38
USC 23, UCLA 14
USC - Boermeester, Ma 30 yd field goal 12 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:12
USC 30, UCLA 14
USC - Hampton, De'Qua 6 yd pass from Darnold, Sam (Boermeester, Ma kick) 11 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:59
USC 33, UCLA 14
USC - Boermeester, Ma 32 yd field goal 18 plays, 73 yards, TOP 9:02
USC 36, UCLA 14
USC - Boermeester, Ma 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 4:24
