Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Washington · W 25-21
No carries.
Penn State · W 31-23
No carries.
Wisconsin · L 7-24
No carries.
Ohio State · W 30-18
No carries.
Wormley has carries in 5 of USC’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Austen and Wormley need more touches this game”
Riley Wormley
Second year in the USC backfield. A game that shows it: 52 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against Rutgers — Week 3, 2026.
71 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 13 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 27-41vs No. 20 Oregon | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 2 | 27 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 42-35
at Rutgers
52 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Rutgers on the road in a shootout.
With J. Maiava — 277 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.9 · L. Carrigan — 56 yards per punt · 1 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Lincoln Riley, all balanced offenses — 16-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 26.0 | 17.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
51.8%
310 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.