USC remained perfect after their third game, but UCLA suffered another loss.

USC: Junior quarterback Matt Barkley and sophomore receiver Robert Woods have been nothing but productive this season for the No. 23-ranked Trojans.

In USC’s 38-17 win over the visiting Syracuse Orange at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Barkley and Woods lifted the Trojans. Barkley threw for 324 passing yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, while Woods caught eight throws for 82 yards and one touchdown.

The Trojans are now 3-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play.

A native of Orange County, Barkley completed 26-of-39 passes without an interception. He connected with eight different receivers on the night, including five times each with Brandon Carswell and Rhett Ellison, who also had a TD.

With five carries, Curtis McNeal led the Trojans in rushing yards with 79. Marc Tyler pitched in 41 yards on 15 carries.

USC travels to Tempe as they face the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:15 p.m. in a Pac-12 match-up.

UCLA: The No. 19-ranked Texas Longhorns took over Pasadena over the weekend, having topped the UCLA Bruins 49-20 at the Rose Bowl.

“A year ago, we beat Texas by throwing nine passes,” Bruins head coach Rick Neuheisel says. “I thought we’d be able to run the ball and control the clock, but we turned it over.” Texas used a 14-point lead after one quarter to gain comfortable advantages and never look back. They were up 21-0 by 11:36 in the second quarter.

For UCLA, Derrick Coleman had two touchdowns on seven carries for 47 yards.

Quarterback Richard Brehaut managed 150 passing yards on eight-of-19 attempts. With the loss, the Bruins are now 1-2 overall. They open Pac-12 play against the Oregon State Beavers this coming Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Corvallis.