Week one couldn’t have gone much better for the Trojans, who welcomed the Missouri State Bears to the FBS ranks with a harsh reality check in their FBS debut. Entering the matchup as five-touchdown favorites, USC made those odds look generou as they overwhelmed the Bears in every phase of the game on the way to a 60-point blowout. The Trojans’ 73-point outburst wasn’t just dominant, it stood as the highest scoring performance by any FBS team in week one, even surpassing programs that faced non–Division I opponents.
Scoring 73 points in a game is impressive no matter the opponent, but the way USC piled on those points was the real story.