4th Down Decisions · 2026 Week 4 · September 26, 2026

Seven fourth downs at USC: the four that mattered

Oregon at USC · 41-27 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

What happened

No. 20 Oregon vs. No. 12 USC had seven fourth-down attempts. King Miller converts USC's fourth-and-1 on the opening drive, Jordon Davison gets Oregon's fourth-and-1 at the USC 42, Brandon Finney Jr. breaks up USC's fourth-and-7 while trailing by seven, and Dylan Raiola converts fourth-and-3 to Evan Stewart on the drive that put the game away. Oregon won 41-27. Four snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

The plays

From the official play-by-play. Win-probability swing is the change on that snap.

WhenDownSpotPlayResultWP swing
Q1 12:394th & 1at the 32Miller right +2+2 yards
Q2 2:344th & 1at the 42Davison right +1+1 yards
Q4 7:154th & 7own 49Maiava to Williams, incompleteTurnover on downs
Q4 5:044th & 3at the 42Raiola to Stewart, +15+15 yards

Narration

Seven fourth-down tries at USC. Four of them mattered.

Opening drive. USC, fourth and one. King Miller gets two.

Oregon, fourth and one at the USC forty-two. Jordon Davison, just enough.

Down seven, fourth and seven. Brandon Finney breaks up the throw.

Oregon, fourth and three. Raiola to Evan Stewart, fifteen. Touchdown drive.

Final, Oregon forty-one, USC twenty-seven.

Players in this breakdown

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Questions

What decided Oregon at USC?

No. 20 Oregon vs. No. 12 USC had seven fourth-down attempts. King Miller converts USC's fourth-and-1 on the opening drive, Jordon Davison gets Oregon's fourth-and-1 at the USC 42, Brandon Finney Jr. breaks up USC's fourth-and-7 while trailing by seven, and Dylan Raiola converts fourth-and-3 to Evan Stewart on the drive that put the game away. Oregon won 41-27. Four snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

Which plays are in the Oregon at USC breakdown?

Q1 12:39 — 4th & 1: Miller right +2 (+2 yards) Q2 2:34 — 4th & 1: Davison right +1 (+1 yards) Q4 7:15 — 4th & 7: Maiava to Williams, incomplete (Turnover on downs) Q4 5:04 — 4th & 3: Raiola to Stewart, +15 (+15 yards)

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