Miller Moss threw for 229 yards and one touchdown to lead No. 13 Southern California to its first shutout in nearly 13 years, posting a 48-0 victory over Utah State on Saturday night in a non-conference game in Los Angeles.

Woody Marks rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and Quinten Joyner added 84 yards and two scores on 10 rushes for the Trojans (2-0). Moss completed 21 of 30 passes, including a scoring throw to Makai Lemon.

It was the first time USC has recorded a shutout since a 50-0 win over UCLA on Nov. 26, 2011.

Reserve quarterback Jayden Maiava scored his first career touchdown for the Trojans, who had a 544-190 advantage in total yards of offense and a 28-10 advantage in first downs. A’Marion Peterson rushed for a score and Easton Mascarenas-Arnold had an interception for USC.

Bryson Barnes was 18-of-27 passing for 103 yards and an interception for the Aggies (1-1). Ike Larsen and Jordan Vincent had 11 tackles apiece for Utah State.

The Aggies tried to thwart USC’s shutout attempt, but Elliott Nimrod’s 52-yard field goal with 1:08 left went wide and short of the opponent.

There were problems with the lighting strips at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum throughout the game. The problems caused a brief delay with 10:12 remaining in the game, but play resumed when the lights on the USC side of the field came back on.

The Trojans covered at least 77 yards on each of their first three drives to take a 17-0 lead.

Michael Lantz kicked a 23-yard field goal to cap a nine-play, 77-yard drive on USC’s first possession. Joyner added a 9-yard rushing score to cap an eight-play, 88-yard excursion and make it 10-0 with 4:23 left in the opening quarter.

The Trojans again covered 77 yards, this time on 11 plays, and took a 17-yard lead on a 2-yard scoring run by Marks with 13:06 left in the first half.

Lantz tackled a 24-yard field goal with 1:41 left in the half. Moss added a 6-yard scoring pass to Lemon with four seconds left, and USC led 27-0 at halftime.

Joyner added a 2-yard rushing score to push the Trojans’ lead to 34 with 5:31 left in the third quarter. Moss left the game at this point.

Maiava scrambled 7 yards for a touchdown with 14:15 left in the game to make it 41-0. He completed 8 of 11 passes for 66 yards. Peterson added a 9-yard touchdown run with 6:32 left.

–Field Level Media