Good morning, Trojan Family. The football team had a historic victory over Missouri State! Check out the game stats below.

What else do we have for you in today's edition of The Three Torches? Check it out below!

🏈 Season opening win
🤽 Undefeated
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Huge Win. The Trojans destroyed Missouri State in its season opener on Saturday. USC won 73-13. Jayden Maiava passed for 259 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. Husan Longstreet completed all nine of his passes and rushed for two touchdowns in the second half. The men had a total of 597 yards. Waymond Jordan, Bryan Jackson, Lake McRee, Bishop Fitzgerald, Maiava, Eli Sanders, Longstreet, King Miller, Ryon Sayeri and Carson Tabaracci each scored.

🏈 Read about the victory.

🔼 Victory. The men’s water polo team started its season with a bang. The Trojans beat No. 12 UC San Diego 10-7. Stefan Branković led the team with a career-high three goals. The men went on to beat George Washington 23-9, UC Santa Barbara 16-10 and San Jose State 20-13.

🔼 Strong Start. The women’s volleyball team opened its season with a 3-0 sweep over Denver. Abigail Mullen led the team with 13 kills. The women had another victory this past weekend against Loyola Marymount. The Trojans won 3-1. Leah Ford recorded her first double-double with career highs of 11 kills and 10 blocks.

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🔼 Top 30. The cross country team competed in the Pepperdine Waves Invite and had athletes finish in the top 30 out of 69 runners. Holli Prest led the squad with a time of 14:19.7.

👟 See the other finishing times.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is the football team. The Trojans scored 73 points on Saturday, so SoCal Pipe Trades & CPMCA in partnership with IBEW Local 11 & NECA Los Angeles will donate $3,650 to the USC Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund and USC Veterans Fund!

Let’s Make Financial Wins - Together.
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Highest Scoring Game.

The football team scored the most points in a game since what year?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down for the answer!

USC vs. Purdue: We Give Blood Drive Challenge – Sept. 7–12 

Trojans, let’s beat the Boilermakers on and off the field – and help save lives! 

From Sept. 7–12, donate blood to help USC top Purdue in the We Give Blood Weekly One-Up Challenge, powered by Abbott and the Big Ten.

USC donors during this challenge will be entered to win an incredible campus experience!

Plus, all donations logged between Aug. 27–Dec. 5 count toward USC in the nationwide competition for $1 million to support student and community health programs.  

How to Join:

1. Donate blood anywhere in the U.S. Find a location at BigTen.org/Abbott/Donate

2. Log your donation at www.bigten.org/abbott/usc or text DONATE to 222688 (select USC)

3. Receive your confirmation email and sign up for the Weekly One-Up Challenge

4. Spread the word and rally fellow Trojans.

Fight On! Give blood. Beat Purdue!

Let’s Make Financial Wins - Together.
At USC Credit Union, you’re more than a member. You’re family for life. As the Official Credit Union of USC Athletics, we offer full-service banking with exclusive benefits designed for the Trojan Family. Join today and experience what it means to bank like a Trojan.

 Visit USCcreditunion.org to get started.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, September 4

⚽️ Soccer vs. Stanford @ 6:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Friday, September 5

🤽 Men’s Water Polo vs. Long Beach State/Golden West @ 5/6:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch 
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. UC Santa Barbara @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, September 6

🏈 Football vs. Georgia Southern @ 4:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. San Diego @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, September 7

🤽 Men’s Water Polo vs. Pepperdine @ 1pm PT
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Creighton @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 1930!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!