College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern California 45, Fresno State 17
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 17, 2022
Where: United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 69°
Head Official: Steve Strimling
Attendance: 67226

Austin Jones and Travis Dye each eclipsed 100 yards rushing to fuel a balanced offense, and No. 7 Southern Cal overwhelmed visiting Fresno State 45-17 Saturday in Los Angeles.

The Trojans (3-0) surpassed 500 yards of total offense for the third time in as many games, piling up 517. But while quarterback Caleb Williams stole the show in USC's first two outings with his passing, the Trojans' run game took center stage against the Bulldogs.

Jones went for 110 yards while Dye added 102, marking the first time since November 2018 two USC ball carriers reached 100 yards in the same contest. Both scored a rushing touchdown and both averaged more than nine yards per carry on the night.

Williams, meanwhile, rushed for two touchdowns on 1 net rushing yard. He also threw for a pair of scores, including a 2-yarder to Jordan Addison to kick off the game's scoring.

Addison has caught at least one touchdown in each of his first three games as a Trojan.

Williams also connected with Malcolm Epps on a 10-yard score, part of the quarterback's 25-for-37, 284-yard passing performance. The USC offense was also excellent on third and fourth downs, going a combined 9-of-15 on conversion attempts.

Fresno State (1-2) came in looking to assert its passing attack behind Jake Haener, but the Bulldogs quarterback went down awkwardly on a sack-fumble by Solomon Byrd in the third quarter.

Haener finished 10-of-18 passing with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Erik Brooks and an interception. Reserve Logan Fife completed 11 of 12 attempts for 140 yards, but failed to lead a Bulldogs scoring drive.

Jordan Mims rushed for 114 yards in the loss, and Malik Sherrod carried for a 32-yard touchdown.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Fresno State   Southern California
Jordan Mims Player Austin Jones
15 Attempts 12
114 Yards 110
7.6 Avg Yards 9.2
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Fresno State   Southern California
Erik Brooks Player Mario Williams
6 Receptions 6
89 Yards 77
14.8 Avg Yards 12.8
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Fresno State 421 164 257 2 1 0 3.0 0
Southern California 517 233 284 6 1 1 5.0 1