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Louisiana vs. USC: Final Score and Where the Trojans Built Their Lead

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The Trojans won by 19, but the decisive separation came before halftime—not in a late scoring surge.

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USC defeated Louisiana 49–30 in their September 12, 2026, football matchup at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The USC Athletics game center lists the result as final, moving USC to 3–0 and Louisiana to 1–1.

For anyone sorting out the opponent, this was the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns matchup listed on Louisiana’s official schedule, not a game against LSU.

The second quarter explains the final margin

The final score shows a 19-point USC win. The quarter-by-quarter breakdown makes the timing of that advantage clearer.

According to USC’s game center, the Trojans led 7–3 after the first quarter, then outscored Louisiana 21–7 in the second. That produced a 28–10 halftime lead: 18 points of separation before the second half began.

After halftime, the scoring was much closer. Both teams scored seven points in the third quarter, and USC held a 14–13 scoring edge in the fourth. Taken together, USC won the second half just 21–20.

That distinction matters when reading the result. Louisiana nearly matched USC’s scoring after the break, but it did not reduce the halftime deficit. The final margin was largely the advantage USC had already established, rather than the product of a late runaway.

Maiava’s passing production came with a rushing contribution

The same official game center credits Jayden Maiava with 261 passing yards and five touchdown passes, while King Miller rushed for 128 yards. USC finished with 483 total yards to Louisiana’s 358.

Maiava’s touchdown total is the prominent individual number, but Miller’s rushing output adds context: USC’s offensive production was not confined to the passing game. The team finished with a 125-yard total-offense advantage alongside its scoring edge.

The useful takeaway is therefore more specific than “USC scored 49.” The Trojans created their decisive cushion in the second quarter and maintained it through a second half in which Louisiana kept scoring. A close second-half scoring split did not make the overall result close.

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