Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/25Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (8.0%).
Soma Vainuku
Last confirmed: USC, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Eureka, CA
Soma Vainuku: FB · USC · #31.
Soma Vainuku
Soma Vainuku has been at USC through two head coaches in two seasons. On tape: 3 rushing yards against Arkansas State, Week 1, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
USC in the news
- Top-150 recruit commits to USC
On3 Oct 21 - $70M buyout talk for Riley
Yahoo Sports Oct 16 - USC DC Gary Patterson explains key coaching change
Sports Illustrated Oct 13 - Ex-USC player arrested for rape
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 42-24vs No. 3 Utah | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-48@ No. 23 Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2015
W 42-24
vs Utah
1 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
With C. Kessler — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.6 · J. Smith-Schuster — 8 rec · 143 yds · 1 TD
2015 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2014USC9-4HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2015USC8-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
47.3%
462 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
69.8
14 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
2 carries in 3 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons at USC
- 2015 USC SarkisianYear 6 · 3 games
- 2014 USC SarkisianYear 5 · 5 games
- 2013 USC KiffinYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 USC KiffinYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 USC KiffinYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2010 USC KiffinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with USC in 2010 as a 4-star recruit, No. 379 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with USC in the 2010 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at USC, 44 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2010
- Signed with USC4-star out of Eureka
Coaching lineage · 2010–2015
4 coaches2010–2012
USC
Played under 4 different head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Ed Orgeron, Steve Sarkisian, and Clay Helton. Multi-era developmental context.