Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts came off the bench and led Alabama to four scores, two in the air and two on the ground, as the Crimson Tide routed the University of Southern California by a score of 52-6.
USC jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Alabama roared back with 38 unanswered points.
It was the worst opening day loss for the Trojans in school history.
USC (0-1) -VS- UA (1-0)
Team
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
USC
3
0
3
0
6
UA
0
17
21
14
52
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
USC
UA
1st
12:28
USC – Boermeester, Ma 47 yd field goal 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:32
3
0
2nd
07:46
UA – A. Stewart 39 yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith kick ) 3 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:16
3
7
2nd
03:26
UA – Adam Griffith 29 yd field goal 7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:59
3
10
2nd
02:37
UA – Marlon Humphrey 18 yd interception (Adam Griffith kick )
3
17
3rd
13:43
UA – A. Stewart 71 yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith kick ) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:17
3
24
3rd
10:55
UA – Jalen Hurts 7 yd run (Adam Griffith kick ), 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:52
3
31
3rd
05:53
UA – Jalen Hurts 6 yd run (Adam Griffith kick ), 3 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:17
3
38
3rd
02:34
USC – Boermeester, Ma 41 yd field goal 8 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:10
6
38
4th
13:11
UA – Bo Scarbrough 2 yd run (Adam Griffith kick ), 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:23
6
45
4th
09:25
UA – Gehrig Dieter 45 yd pass from Blake Barnett (Adam Griffith kick ) 4 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:54
6
52
6
52
Offensive leaders:
USC:
Browne, Max (101),
Jones II, Ronald (46),
Rogers, Darreus (45)
UA:
Jalen Hurts (118),
Damien Harris (138),
ArDarius Stewart (113)
Offensive
USC – Passing
Player
Cmp
Att.
Yds.
TD
INT
Long
Sack
Browne, Max
14
29
101
0
1
36
3
Darnold, Sam
4
8
29
0
0
11
0
TOTALS
18
37
130
0
1
36
3
UA – Passing
Player
Cmp
Att.
Yds.
TD
Int.
Long
Sack
Jalen Hurts
6
11
118
2
1
71
0
Blake Barnett
5
6
100
1
0
45
2
Cooper Bateman
1
1
5
0
0
5
1
TOTALS
12
18
223
3
1
71
3
USC – Rushing
Player
Att.
Gain
Loss
Net
TD
Lg.
Avg.
Jones II, Ronald
7
50
4
46
0
46
6.6
Ware, Aca’Cedric
6
22
0
22
0
6
3.7
Darnold, Sam
3
9
0
9
0
7
3.0
Davis, Dominic
2
5
0
5
0
3
2.5
Davis, Justin
7
9
7
2
0
3
0.3
Browne, Max
4
17
20
-3
0
17
-0.8
Tilbey, Chris
1
0
17
-17
0
0
-17.0
TOTALS
30
112
48
64
0
46
2.1
UA – Rushing
Player
Att.
Gain
Loss
Net
TD
Lg.
Avg.
Damien Harris
9
140
2
138
0
73
15.3
Bo Scarbrough
11
36
0
36
1
9
3.3
Jalen Hurts
9
36
4
32
2
9
3.6
Joshua Jacobs
4
20
0
20
0
8
5.0
B.J. Emmons
6
18
0
18
0
6
3.0
ArDarius Stewart
1
17
0
17
0
17
17.0
Cooper Bateman
1
0
9
-9
0
0
-9.0
Blake Barnett
4
2
12
-10
0
2
-2.5
TOTALS
45
269
27
242
3
73
5.4
USC – Receiving
Player
Rec.
Yds.
TD
Long
Rogers, Darreus
2
45
0
36
Burnett, Deontay
4
26
0
11
Mitchell Jr., Steven
4
22
0
16
McNamara, Taylor
2
10
0
6
Smith-Schuster, JuJu
1
9
0
9
Davis, Dominic
1
6
0
6
Davis, Justin
2
5
0
6
Petite, Tyler
1
5
0
5
Jones II, Ronald
1
2
0
2
TOTALS
18
130
0
36
UA – Receiving
Player
Rec.
Yds.
TD
Long
ArDarius Stewart
4
113
2
71
Gehrig Dieter
1
45
1
45
O.J. Howard
3
39
0
40
Cam Sims
1
12
0
12
Calvin Ridley
2
9
0
10
Brandon Greene
1
5
0
5
TOTALS
12
223
3
71
Defensive
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