# 2023 USC Trojans football team

The 2023 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their second year under head coach Lincoln Riley, the Trojans were preseason picks to win the Pac-12 championship, but compiled a 7–5 record (5–4 against conference opponents) during the regular season. The team began the season by winning six consecutive games but lost five of their final six games, including losses to rivals Notre Dame and UCLA. The unranked Trojans defeated No. 16 Louisville in the 2023 Holiday Bowl.
The season was USC's last season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.
The Trojans played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The USC Trojans football team drew an average home attendance of 66,071 in 2023.

## Preseason

USC's spring football game was held on April 15, 2023, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The defense (white team) defeated the offense (red team) by a 42–34 score.
The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 21, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Head coach Lincoln Riley, quarterback Caleb Williams, and linebacker Mason Cobb represented USC at the event. USC was picked to finish first in the conference, receiving 25 out of a possible 36 first-place votes.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 5:00 p.m. | San Jose State* | No. 6 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | P12N | W 56–28 | 63,411 |
| September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Nevada* | No. 6 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | P12N | W 66–14 | 62,916 |
| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Stanford | No. 6 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | FOX | W 56–10 | 67,213 |
| September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 5 | Mountain America StadiumTempe, AZ | FOX | W 42–28 | 54,166 |
| September 30 | 9:00 a.m. | at Colorado | No. 8 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (Big Noon Kickoff) | FOX | W 48–41 | 54,032 |
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 9 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ESPN | W 43–41 $^{3OT}$ | 62,916 |
| October 14 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Notre Dame* | No. 10 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | L 20–48 | 77,622 |
| October 21 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 14 Utah | No. 18 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FOX | L 32–34 | 61,551 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | No. 24 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | W 50–49 | 43,716 |
| November 4 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 5 Washington | No. 20 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ABC | L 42–52 | 72,243 |
| November 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Oregon | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | FOX | L 27–36 | 59,957 |
| November 18 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) | ABC | L 20–38 | 72,243 |
| December 27 | 5:00 pm | vs. No. 15 Louisville | | Petco ParkSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | FOX | W 42–28 | 35,317 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Games summaries
### vs San Jose State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 6 Trojans | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: August 26, 2023
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,411
* Referee: Jeff Dahle
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
* Boxscore
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC –31.5 | 66 |
| Statistics | SJSU | USC |
| First downs | 24 | 25 |
| Total yards | 396 | 501 |
| Rushes/yards | 27–198 | 33–169 |
| Passing yards | 198 | 341 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–38–0 | 24–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:42 | 29:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San José State | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 21/38, 198 yards, 3 TD |
| San José State | Rushing | Quali Conley | 6 carries, 108 yards |
| San José State | Receiving | Nick Nash | 6 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TD |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 18/25, 278 yards, 4 TD |
| USC | Rushing | Austin Jones | 6 carries, 54 yards, 2 TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 2 receptions, 85 yards, TD |

### vs Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 6 Trojans | 21 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 66 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: September 2, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 62,916
* Referee: Christopher Wiggins
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | NEV | USC |
| First downs | 12 | 28 |
| Total yards | 360 | 668 |
| Rushes/yards | 38–49 | 20–215 |
| Passing yards | 311 | 453 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–0 | 25–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 18/29, 182 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Sean Dollars | 9 carries, 33 yards, TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Jamaal Bell | 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 18/24, 319 yards, 5 TD |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 7 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 3 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs |

### vs Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 6 Trojans | 21 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: September 9, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,213
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Josh Sims (sideline)
| Statistics | STAN | USC |
| First downs | 20 | 27 |
| Total yards | 349 | 573 |
| Rushes/yards | 41–209 | 28–180 |
| Passing yards | 140 | 393 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–25–1 | 30–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:08 | 27:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Justin Lamson | 8/18, 121 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 5 carries, 63 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Benjamin Yurosek | 4 receptions, 54 yards |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 19/21, 281 yards, 3 TD |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 9 carries, 77 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Brenden Rice | 1 reception, 75 yards, TD |

### at Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Trojans | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 42 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: September 23, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,166
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Josh Sims (sideline)
| Statistics | USC | ASU |
| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 535 | 353 |
| Rushes/yards | 27–217 | 32–90 |
| Passing yards | 322 | 263 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–0 | 23–39–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:12 | 31:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 20/31, 322 yards, 3 TD |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 14 carries, 154 yards |
| USC | Receiving | Brenden Rice | 7 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Drew Pyne | 21/36, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Cameron Skattebo | 20 carries, 111 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Elijhah Badger | 9 receptions, 81 yards, TD |

### at Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Trojans | 14 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: September 30, 2023
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,032
* Referee: Cravonne Barrett
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | USC | COL |
| First downs | 26 | 32 |
| Total yards | 498 | 564 |
| Rushes/yards | 25–95 | 45–193 |
| Passing yards | 403 | 371 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–40–1 | 30–45–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:55 | 32:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 30/40, 403 yards, 6 TD, INT |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 13 carries, 88 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Passing | Shedeur Sanders | 30/45, 371 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Anthony Hankerson | 16 carries, 74 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Omarion Miller | 7 receptions, 196 yards, TD |

### vs Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
| No. 9 Trojans | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 43 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: October 7, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,916
* Referee: Jeff Dahle
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Kayla Burton (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC -21.0 | 69.5 |
| Statistics | ARIZ | USC |
| First downs | 28 | 23 |
| Total yards | 506 | 365 |
| Rushes/yards | 42–203 | 33–146 |
| Passing yards | 303 | 219 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–35–1 | 14–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:39 | 24:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Noah Fifita | 25/35 303 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Jonah Coleman | 22 carries, 143 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 6 receptions, 138 yards |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 14/25 219 yards, TD |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 15 carries, 86 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Brenden Rice | 4 receptions, 96 yards |

### at No. 21 Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Trojans | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 21 Fighting Irish | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
* Date: October 14, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 pm EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson and Amhed Freed (sidelines), and Terry McAulay (rules analyst)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC +3.0 | 61.0 |
| Statistics | USC | ND |
| First downs | 23 | 13 |
| Total yards | 302 | 251 |
| Rushes/yards | 37–103 | 29–125 |
| Passing yards | 199 | 126 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–37–3 | 13–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:35 | 34:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 23/37 199 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 8 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Michael Jackson III | 6 receptions, 51 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Sam Hartman | 13/20 126 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 22 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Chris Tyree | 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD |

### vs No. 14 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Utes | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| No. 18 Trojans | 14 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 32 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: October 21, 2023
* Game time: 5:00 pm
* Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,551
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC -7.5 | 51.5 |
| Statistics | UTAH | USC |
| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total yards | 482 | 401 |
| Rushes/yards | 47–248 | 23–145 |
| Passing yards | 235 | 256 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–23–1 | 35–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:42 | 25:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 14/23 235 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 26 carries, 117 yards |
| Utah | Receiving | Sione Vaki | 5 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 24/34 256 yards |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 7 carries, 86 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 5 receptions, 112 yards |

### at California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Trojans | 17 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 50 |
| Golden Bears | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 49 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: October 28, 2023
* Game time: 1:00 pm
* Game attendance: 43,716
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC -10.5 | 67.5 |
| Statistics | USC | CAL |
| First downs | 20 | 29 |
| Total yards | 299 | 527 |
| Rushes/yards | 40-130 | 42-235 |
| Passing yards | 369 | 292 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-40-0 | 25-39-1 |
| Time of possession | 32:36 | 27:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 23-40, 369 yards, 2 TD |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 17 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 5 receptions, 102 yards |
| California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 25-39, 292 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| California | Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 21 carries, 153 yards, 3 TD |
| California | Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 8 receptions, 96 yards |

### vs Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
| Trojans | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: November 4, 2023
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,243
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC +3.0 | 76.5 |
| Statistics | WASH | USC |
| First downs | 27 | 24 |
| Total yards | 572 | 515 |
| Rushes/yards | 42-316 | 27-203 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 312 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22-30-1 | 27-36-0 |
| Time of possession | 34:40 | 25:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 22-30 256 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Dillon Johnson | 26 carries, 256 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 5 receptions, 82 yards |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 27-35 312 yards, 3 TD |
| USC | Rushing | Austin Jones | 11 carries, 127 yards |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 8 receptions, 122 yards, TD |

### at Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Ducks | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: November 11, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,957
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Josh Sims
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC +16.5 | 77.5 |
| Statistics | USC | ORE |
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 379 | 552 |
| Rushes/yards | 25-73 | 31-140 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 412 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20-35-0 | 23-32-0 |
| Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 19-34 291 yards, TD |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 9 carries, 37 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 4 receptions, 82 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 23-31 412 yards, 4 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Bucky Irving | 19 carries, 118 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Troy Franklin | 2 receptions, 147 yards, TD |

### vs UCLA (Victory Bell)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| Trojans | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: November 18, 2023
* Game time: 12:30 pm
* Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,243
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC -5.0 | 62.5 |
| Statistics | UCLA | USC |
| First downs | 19 | 17 |
| Total yards | 354 | 387 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–199 | 22–3 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 384 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–31–0 | 31–44–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:34 | 27:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Ethan Garbers | 18/31, 155 yards, 3 TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | T.J. Harden | 22 carries, 142 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Logan Loya | 9 receptions, 60 yards |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 31/42, 384 yards, TD, INT |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 8 carries, 17 yards |
| USC | Receiving | Brenden Rice | 8 receptions, 147 yards, TD |

### vs Louisville (Holiday Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Trojans | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at Petco Park • San Diego, California
* Date: December 27th, 2023
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) NW
* Game attendance: 35,317
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| LOU –4.5 | 56.5 |
| Statistics | Louisville | USC |
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 361 | 443 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–220 | 19–71 |
| Passing yards | 141 | 372 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–25–0 | 23–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 36:34 | 23:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisville | Passing | Jack Plummer | 21/25, 141 yards |
| Louisville | Rushing | Isaac Guerendo | 23 carries, 161 yards, 3 TD |
| Louisville | Receiving | Isaac Guerendo | 5 receptions, 42 yards |
| USC | Passing | Miller Moss | 23/33, 372 yards, 6 TD, INT |
| USC | Rushing | Austin Jones | 11 carries, 60 yards |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD |

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense4-3 :
* FS
* Max Williams OR
* Bryson Shaw
* Zion Branch
| Nickel | MIKE | WILL | RUSH |
| Jaylin Smith | Mason Cobb | Tackett Curtis | Anthony Lucas OR |
| Christian Roland-Wallace* | Eric Gentry | Shane Lee | Jamil Muhammad OR |
| Christian Pierce* | - | Raesjon Davis | Braylan Shelby |
* SS
* Calen Bullock
* Anthony Beavers Jr.
* Christian Pierce*
* CB
* Ceyair Wright
* Christian Roland-Wallace*
* Prophet Brown
| DE | NT | DE |
| Jack Sullivan OR | Kyon Barrs OR | Solomon Byrd |
| Stanley Ta’ufo’ou | Bear Alexander OR De'jon Benton | Romello Height |
| Elijah Hughes | Tyrone Taleni | Korey Foreman |
* CB
* Domani Jackson
* Jacobe Covington
OffensePro-style :
* WR
* Kyron Hudson OR
* Brenden Rice
* Duce Robinson
* WR
* Dorian Singer
* Makai Lemon
* Ja'Kobi Lane
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Jonah Monheim | Emmanuel Pregnon OR | Justin Dedich | Jarrett Kingston | Michael Tarquin |
| Elijah Paige | Alani Noa | Kilian O'Connor | - | Mason Murphy |
* TE
* Lake McRee
* Jude Wolfe
* Carson Tabaracci
* WR
* Mario Williams
* Tahj Washington
* Zachariah Branch / Raleek Brown
* QB
* Caleb Williams
* Miller Moss
* Malachi Nelson
* Key reserves
* Offense QB Jake Jensen RB A'Marion Peterson WR Michael Jackson III TE Kade Eldridge OL Andrew Milek OL Andres Dewerk OL Cooper Lovelace OL Micah Bañuelos OL Amos Talalele OL Tobias Raymond
* Defense DL Kobe Pepe DL Deven Thompkins DL Deijon Laffitte RUSH DJ Peevy RUSH Sam Greene LB Garrison Madden LB Chris Thompson Jr. CB Tre'Quon Fegans CB Maliki Crawford CB Fabian Ross S Xamarion Gordon
* Special teams K K Garth White P Aadyn Sleep-Dalton LS Nick Weneta
* Out (indefinitely)
* Out (season) DL Solomon Tuliaupupu OL Gino Quinones
* Out (suspended)
* Out (retired)
* RB
* Austin Jones OR MarShawn Lloyd
* Darwin Barlow
* Quentin Joyner
* Special teams
* PK Denis Lynch
* PK -
* P P Eddie Czaplicki
* P -
* KR -
* PR -
* LS Jac Casasante
* H Will Rose
True Freshman Double Position : *
official Depth Chart Week 0 vs San José State (08/26/2023)

### Injury report

| Name | Position | Class | Injury | Duration |
| Solomon Tuliaupupu | DL | Senior | Lower leg | Season |
| Gino Quinones | OL | Senior | Lower leg | Season |
| Zion Branch | S | Freshman | Knee | Season |

### Scholarship distribution chart

| Position/Year | Freshman (26) | Sophomore (15) | Junior (18) | Senior (25) | 2024 commit (18) | 2025/2026 commit (4) |
| QB 4 (1) | Malachi Nelson | Miller Moss Jake Jensen | Caleb Williams | - | - | Julian Lewis |
| RB 6 (1) | Quinten Joyner A’Marion Peterson | Raleek Brown | MarShawn Lloyd | ^Darwin Barlow Austin Jones | Bryan Jackson | - |
| WR 9 (3) | Zachariah Branch Ja’Kobi Lane Makai Lemon | Kyron Hudson | Michael Jackson III Dorian Singer Mario Williams | ^Brenden Rice ^Tahj Washington | Xavier Jordan Ryan Pellum | Ja’Myron Baker |
| TE 6 (2) H-Back | Duce Robinson Kade Eldridge Walker Lyons Carson Tabaracci | Lake McRee | - | ^Jude Wolfe | Walter Matthews Joey Olsen | - |
| OL 15 (4) | Micah Bañuelos Alani Noa Elijah Paige Tobias Raymond Amos Talalele | Mason Murphy | Andres Dewerk Andrew Milek Jonah Monheim Emmanuel Pregnon | Justin Dedich Jarrett Kingston ^Cooper Lovelace ^Gino Quinones ^Michael Tarquin | Makai Saina Justin Tauanuu Hayden Treter Jason Zandamela | - |
| DL 13 (1) | Elijah Hughes Deijon Laffitte Devan Thompkins | Bear Alexander Anthony Lucas | Korey Foreman Kobe Pepe | Kyon Barrs ^De’jon Benton Jack Sullivan Tyrone Taleni ^Stanley Ta’ufo’ou Solomon Tuliaupupu | Jide Abasiri | - |
| RUSH 6 (1) | Sam Greene DJ Peevy Braylan Shelby | - | Romello Height | Solomon Byrd ^Jamil Muhammad | Kameryn Fountain | - |
| ILB 7 (2) | Tackett Curtis Garrison Madden | - | Raesjon Davis Eric Gentry | ^Mason Cobb Shane Lee ^Chris Thompson Jr. | Elijah Newby Desman Stephens II | - |
| DB 16 (6) | Zion Branch Maliki Crawford Tre’Quon Fegans Christian Pierce | Anthony Beavers Jr. Prophet Brown Xamarion Gordon Domani Jackson Fabian Ross Ceyair Wright | Calen Bullock Jacobe Covington Jaylin Smith | Christian Roland-Wallace ^Bryson Shaw ^Max Williams | Jarvis Boatwright Jr. Braylon Conley Marquis Gallegos Isaiah Rubin Marcelles Williams | Brandon Lockhart |
| SP 3 (-) | - | Denis Lynch | Eddie Czaplicki | Aadyn Sleep-Dalton | – | - |
| ATH (1) | x | x | x | x | - | Madden Riordan |
* Projected Scholarship Distribution 2023 chart
^ : the players who still have to make an official choice and the players who are eligible for the Covid year.
redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * Former Walk-on / LDS Mission
– 84 players on scholarship (+ 1 LDS Mission) / 85 scholarships permitted

### Coaching staff departures

| Name | Position | New Team | New Position |
| Conner McQueen | Offensive graduate assistant / offensive skill | Incarnate Word | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
| Austin Woods | Senior Defensive analyst / assistant defensive line | Incarnate Word | Offensive line coach / run game coordinator |
| Bryan Kegans | Associate Director of football sports performance | North Texas | Director of strength and conditioning |
| Brad Aoki | Quarterback | Colorado State | Offensive graduate assistant |
| Will Harriger | Senior Offensive analyst / assistant quarterbacks / game management coordinator / NFL liaison | Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | Offensive assistant |
| Lenny Vandermade | Offensive quality control analyst | St. Ignatius College Prep football (High School) | Head coach – varsity team |
| Parker Henry | Defensive analyst / assistant linebackers | Portland State | Special teams coordinator / linebackers coach |

### Coaching staff additions

| Name | Position | Old team | Old position |
| Adam Thackery | Assistant director of football sports performance | Mississippi State Baseball | Strength & conditioning coach |
| Trey Tinsley | Offensive graduate assistant | Mississippi State | Offensive quality control |
| Bookie Radley-Hiles | Defensive analyst | Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) | Player |
| Derek Fa'avi | Offensive analyst | Hawaii | Director of player development |
| Greg Brown | Senior defensive analyst | Charlotte | Defensive coordinator |
| Kliff Kingsbury | Senior offensive analyst | Arizona Cardinals (NFL) | Head coach |
| Bryson Allen-Williams | Defensive quality control | North Carolina | Defensive graduate assistant |

### Transfers
#### Transfers out

The Trojans have lost 23 players via transfer.
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
| Keegan Patterson | QB | 6’0 | 185 | Sophomore | Longmont, CO | Northwest Mississippi CC / Indiana State |
| Gary Bryant Jr. | WR | 5’11 | 180 | Junior | Riverside, CA | Oregon |
| Kyle Ford | WR | 6’3 | 220 | Junior | Corona, CA | UCLA |
| John Jackson III | WR | 6’1 | 215 | Senior | Redondo Beach, CA | Nevada |
| Jake Smith | WR | 6’0 | 200 | Junior | Scottsdale, AZ | Arizona State |
| C. J. Williams | WR | 6’2 | 190 | Freshman | Santa Ana, CA | Wisconsin |
| Malcolm Epps | TE | 6’6 | 250 | Senior | Houston, TX | Pitt |
| Joe Bryson | OT | 6’8 | 300 | Senior | Castle Pines, CO | Incarnate Word |
| Courtland Ford | OT | 6’6 | 305 | Junior | Cedar Hill, TX | Kentucky |
| Maximus Gibbs | OL | 6’7 | 390 | Freshman | Norwalk, CA | Jackson State |
| Jason Rodriguez | OT | 6’5 | 310 | Senior | Oak Hills, CA | Nevada |
| Earl Barquet Jr. | DL | 6’2 | 275 | Senior | Marrero, LA | University of Louisiana - Monroe |
| Jamar Sekona | DL | 6’2 | 295 | Sophomore | Fairfax, CA | - |
| Colin Mobley | DL | 6’4 | 290 | Freshman | Washington, D.C. | - |
| Ralen Goforth | ILB | 6’2 | 225 | Senior | Long Beach, CA | Washington |
| Tayler Katoa | ILB | 6’2 | 240 | Senior | Layton, UT | - |
| Tuasivi Nomura | ILB | 6’1 | 230 | Junior | Corona, CA | Fresno State |
| Julien Simon | ILB | 6’1 | 230 | Freshman | Tacoma, WA | Tulsa |
| Xavion Alford | DB | 6’0 | 190 | Sophomore | Pearland, TX | Arizona State |
| Briton Allen | DB | 6’0 | 190 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Utah |
| Joshua Jackson Jr. | CB | 6’1 | 185 | Junior | Westminster, CA | - |
| Latrell McCutchin | DB | 6’1 | 190 | Sophomore | Austin, TX | Houston |
| Jayden Williams | CB | 6'1 | 195 | Junior | East Riverside, CA | Miami (OH) |

#### Transfers in

The Trojans have added 16 players via transfer. According to 247 Sports, USC had the No. 2 ranked transfer class in the country.
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Old school |
| MarShawn Lloyd | RB | 5’9 | 212 | Sophomore | Wilmington, DE | South Carolina |
| Dorian Singer | WR | 6’1 | 185 | Sophomore | Saint Paul, MN | Arizona |
| CJ Woods | TE | 6’2 | 240 | Sophomore | Long Beach, CA | Cal Poly |
| Jarrett Kingston | OT | 6’5 | 302 | Junior | Anderson, CA | Washington State |
| Michael Tarquin | OT | 6’5 | 320 | Sophomore | Ocala, FL | Florida |
| Emmanuel Pregnon | OL | 6’6 | 318 | Freshman | Denver, CO | Wyoming |
| Bear Alexander | DL | 6’3 | 305 | Freshman | Terrell, TX | Georgia |
| Kyon Barrs | DL | 6’3 | 285 | Junior | Murrieta, CA | Arizona |
| Anthony Lucas | DL | 6’6 | 270 | Freshman | Scottsdale, AZ | Texas A&M |
| Jack Sullivan | DL | 6’5 | 275 | Senior | Plainfield, IL | Purdue |
| Jamil Muhammad | OLB | 6’2 | 245 | Junior | Madison, AL | Georgia State |
| Mason Cobb | ILB | 6’0 | 230 | Junior | Provo, UT | Oklahoma State |
| Deuce Palmer | ILB | 6’2 | 215 | Junior | Danville | SMU |
| Tre'Quon Fegans | DB | 6’2 | 190 | Freshman | Alabaster, AL | Alabama |
| Christian Roland-Wallace | CB | 6’0 | 198 | Junior | Palmadale, CA | Arizona |
| Edward Czaplicki | P/K | 6’1 | 200 | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC | Arizona State |

### Entered NFL draft

| Player | Position | Drafted by |
| Jordan Addison | WR | Minnesota Vikings |
| Tuli Tuipulotu | OLB | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Mekhi Blackmon | CB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Andrew Vorhees | OG | Baltimore Ravens |

### Returning starters

Offense

### Recruiting class

USC signed 22 players in the 2023 recruiting cycle. Eight USC signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. The Trojans finished ranked eighth by 247Sports. In addition to bringing in a Top 5 transfer portal class. USC added 5 walk-ons during the national signing period.
College recruiting information (2023) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zachariah Branch #1 WR #4 nat. | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | December 24, 2021 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Malachi Nelson #5 QB #12 nat. | Los Alamitos, CA | Los Alamitos HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | November 30, 2021 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Duce Robinson #1 TE #17 nat. | Phoenix, AZ | Pinnacle High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | March 30, 2023 (Committed) / March 30, 2023 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Makai Lemon #7 WR #43 nat. | Los Alamitos, CA | Los Alamitos HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | December 3, 2021 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Braylan Shelby #15 EDGE #85 nat. | Friendswood, TX | Friendswood HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | August 6, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Tackett Curtis #9 LB #108 nat. | Many, LA | Many HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | July 18, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Walker Lyons #5 TE #123 nat. | Folsom, CA | Folsom HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | February 1, 2023 (Committed) / February 1, 2023 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Quinten Joyner #13 RB #185 nat. | Manor, TX | Manor HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | April 19, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Elijah Paige #18 OT #220 nat. | Phoenix, AZ | Pinnacle HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 304 lb (138 kg) | October 3, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Maliki Crawford #34 CB #327 nat. | Oxnard, CA | Pacifica HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | August 2, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| A'marion Peterson #24 RB #365 nat. | Wichita Falls, TX | Hirschi HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | April 24, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Ja'Kobi Lane #58 WR #392 nat. | Mesa, AZ | Red Mountain HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | August 26, 2022 (Committed) / February 1, 2023 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Christian Pierce #41 S #423 nat. | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Rancho Cucamonga HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 1, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Amos Talele #38 IOL #463 nat. | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | June 20, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| David Peevy #45 EDGE #463 nat. | San Diego, CA | Lincoln HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | October 27, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Sam Greene #52 DL #477 nat. | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | September 15, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Micah Bañuelos #39 IOL #486 nat. | Burien, WA | Kennedy Catholic HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | July 25, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Alani Noa #45 IOL #539 nat. | Sacramento, CA | Grant Union HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | August 16, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Kade Eldridge #36 ATH (TE) #581 nat. | Lynden, WA | Lynden Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | June 22, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Tobias Raymond #58 OT #802 nat. | Ventura, CA | Ventura HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | June 13, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Deijon Laffitte #93 DL #869 nat. | Ontario, CA | Colony HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | September 22, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Elijah Hughes #102 DL #911 nat. | Arlington, VA | Washington-Liberty HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | December 17, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 USC Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023. "2023 Player Commitments – USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023. "USC 2023 Football Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023. |||||||
*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70) †= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Malachi Nelson and Zachariah Branch received a five star 247Sports Composite rating. Δ= Left the USC program following signing but prior to the 2023 season.
2023 overall class rankings
| Website | National rank | Conference rank | 5 star recruits | 4 star recruits | 3 star recruits | 2 star recruits | 1 star recruits | No star ranking |
| ESPN | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| On3 Recruits | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivals | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 247 Sports | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Walk-ons

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | High school |
| Kaylon Miller | DL | 6’1 | 250 | Calabasas, CA | Calabasas HS |
| Jack Susnjar | OL | 6’6 | 325 | Los Angeles, CA | Loyola HS |
| Tyler Robles | K | 5’7 | 165 | Encinitas, CA | La Costa Canyon HS |
| Jaden Moore | WR | 6’0 | 180 | La Jolla, CA | The Bishop’s School |

### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Lott Trophy | Calen Bullock | S | Jr. |
| Lott Trophy | Mason Cobb | LB | Jr. |
| Biletnikoff Award | Dorian Singer | WR | Jr. |
| Biletnikoff Award | Tahj Washington | WR | rSr. |
| Outland Trophy | Justin Dedich | OL | rSr. |
| Outland Trophy | Jarrett Kingston | OL | rSr. |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Justin Dedich | OL | rSr. |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Jonah Monheim | OL | rJr. |
| Maxwell Award | Caleb Williams | QB | Jr. |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Caleb Williams | QB | Jr. |
| Walter Camp Award | Caleb Williams | QB | Jr. |
| Manning Award | Caleb Williams | QB | Jr. |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Caleb Williams | QB | Jr. |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Calen Bullock | S | Jr. |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Calen Bullock | S | Jr. |
| Bednarik Award | Calen Bullock | S | Jr. |
| Butkus Award | Mason Cobb | LB | Jr. |
| Ray Guy Award | Eddie Czaplicki | P | Jr. |
| Paul Hornung Award | Tahj Washington | WR | rSr. |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Justin Dedich | OL | rSr. |
| Rimington Trophy | Justin Dedich | OL | rSr. |
| Doak Walker Award | Austin Jones | RB | rSr. |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Stanley Ta’ufo’ou | DL | rSr. |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tyrone Taleni | DL | rSr. |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Mason Cobb | LB | Jr. |

### Preseason All-Pac-12 teams and All-American honors

First team
| Position | Player | Class |
| Team |||
| QB | Caleb Williams | Jr. |
| WR | Dorian Singer | Jr. |
| DB | Calen Bullock | Jr. |
| P | Eddie Czaplicki | Jr. |
| AP | Raleek Brown | So. |
Second team
| Position | Player | Class |
| OL | Justin Dedich | RS Sr. |
| OL | Jonah Monheim | RS Jr. |
| OL | Jarrett Kingston | RS Jr. |
| LB | Mason Cobb | Jr. |
| LB | Eric Gentry | Jr. |
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
| Position | Player | Class |
| DL | Bear Alexander | So. |
| DL | Kyon Barrs | RS Sr. |
| RS | Raleek Brown | So. |
| RB | Austin Jones | RS Sr. |
| LB | Shane Lee | RS Sr. |
| DB | Christian Roland-Wallace | RS Sr. |
Source:
Pre-season All-American Honors :
| Player | Position | AP | AS | CBS Sports | ESPN | PFF | Sporting News | WCFF | Designation |
| Calen Bullock | S | | | Y | | Y | Y | |
| Caleb Williams | QB | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Unanimous |
Second Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) | Source(s) |
| Calen Bullock | 7 | S | Jr. | AP | |
| Dorian Singer | 15 | WR | Jr. | AS, SN | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | — | | | |
| Coaches | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | — | | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | — | — | — | | | Not released |

## Statistics
### Team

| | USC | Opp |
| Points per Game | 59.33 | 17.33 |
| Total | 178 | 52 |
| First Downs | 80 | 56 |
| Rushing | 26 | 21 |
| Passing | 52 | 24 |
| Penalty | 2 | 11 |
| Rushing yards | 555 | 456 |
| Avg per play | 6.8 | 4.3 |
| Avg per game | 185.0 | 152.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 9 | 3 |
| Passing yards | 1187 | 649 |
| Att-Comp-Int | 105-79-0 | 98-53-1 |
| Avg per pass | 11.30 | 6.62 |
| Avg per game | 395.67 | 216.33 |
| Passing touchdowns | 13 | 4 |
| Total Offense | 1742 | 1105 |
| Avg per Play | 9.3 | 5.4 |
| Avg per Game | 580.7 | 368.3 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 8-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 24-217 | 12-110 |
| Avg per Game | 72.33 | 36.67 |
| Punts-Yards | 9-379 | 20-899 |
| Avg per Punt | 42.11 | 44.95 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 1:21:11 | 1:38:49 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 53.57% | 31.11% |
| 4th Down Conversions | 66.67% | 40% |
| Sacks-Yards | 66.67% | 33.33% |
| Touchdowns Scored | 25 | 7 |
| Field Goals-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| PAT-Attempts | 25-25 | 7-7 |
| Red Zone Attempts-Score | 15-15 | 5-6 |
| Red Zone TD | 14 | 4 |
| Attendance | 193,540 | |
| Games/Avg per Game | 64,513 | |
| Neutral Site | | |

### Individual Leaders
#### Offense

Passing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
| 7 | Miller Moss | QB | 163.30 | 23 | 32 | 309 | 103.0 | 71.88% | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| 8 | Malachi Nelson | QB | 33.33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Caleb Williams | QB | 240.50 | 55 | 70 | 878 | 292.67 | 78.57% | 12 | 0 | 76 |
| | TOTALS | | 211.06 | 79 | 105 | 1,187 | 395.67 | 75.24 % | 13 | 0 | 76 |
Rushing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
| 0 | MarShawn Lloyd | RB | 25 | 195 | 7.8 | 2 | 30 | 65 |
| 6 | Austin Jones | RB | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 3 | 37 | 35.33 |
| 21 | Quinten Joyner | RB | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 1 | 47 | 37.67 |
| 22 | Darwin Barlow | RB | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 23 | 12.33 |
| 27 | A’Marion Peterson | RB | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Matt Colombo | RB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2.33 |
| | Team | | 3 | –7 | –2.3 | 0 | 0 | –2.3 |
| 1 | Zachariah Branch | WR | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | 4.67 |
| 4 | Mario Williams | WR | 1 | –4 | –4 | 0 | 0 | –1.33 |
| 7 | Miller Moss | QB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 2 | 15 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Caleb Williams | QB | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 1 | 46 | 20.33 |
| | TOTALS | | 82 | 555 | 6.8 | 9 | 47 | 185.0 |
Receiving statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
| 1 | Zachariah Branch | WR | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 2 | 25 | 36.67 |
| 2 | Brenden Rice | WR | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 3 | 75 | 41.33 |
| 4 | Mario Williams | WR | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 29 | 37 |
| 9 | Michael Jackson III | WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 15 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Kyron Hudson | WR | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Raleek Brown | WR/RB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Dorian Singer | WR | 8 | 119 | 14.88 | 2 | 30 | 39.67 |
| 16 | Tahj Washington | WR | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 3 | 76 | 77.67 |
| 19 | Duce Robinson | WR/TE | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 1 | 71 | 62.0 |
| 24 | Makai Lemon | WR | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 44 | Josiah Zamora | WR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 89 | Ja’Kobi Lane | WR | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 12 | 9.33 |
| 87 | Lake McRee | TE | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 1 | 22 | 25.0 |
| 0 | MarShawn Lloyd | RB | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 54 | 23.67 |
| 21 | Quinten Joyner | RB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 22 | Darwin Barlow | RB | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10.0 | 3.33 |
| | TOTALS | | 79 | 1,187 | 15.03 | 13 | 76 | 395.67 |

#### Defense

Defense statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS | BU | QBH | FR-YDS | FF | BLK | SAF | TD |
| 0 | Korey Foreman | DL | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Anthony Lucas | DL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.0–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | Devan Thompkins | DL | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Stanley Ta’ufo’ou | DL | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–23 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 56 | Elijah Hughes | DL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 79 | De’jon Benton | DL | 4 | – | 4 | 1.0–7 | 1.0–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 90 | Bear Alexander | DL | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.0–12 | 0.5–11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 92 | Kyon Barrs | DL | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 94 | Kobe Pepe | DL | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Romello Height | RUSH | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Jamil Muhammad | RUSH | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.0–5 | 2.0–5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 34 | Braylan Shelby | RUSH | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.0–10 | 1.0–9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 44 | Sam Greene | RUSH | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | Solomon Byrd | DL | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.5–29 | 2.5–24 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 9 | Raesjon Davis | LB | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Mason Cobb | LB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2.0–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Eric Gentry | LB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0–1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Tackett Curtis | LB | 2 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | Chris Thompson Jr. | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | Deuce Palmer | LB | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | Shane Lee | LB | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.0–13 | 1.0–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | Domani Jackson | CB | 9 | 2 | 11 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Jacobe Covington | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Christian Roland-Wallace | CB | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Ceyair Wright | CB | 6 | – | 6 | 1.0–1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Max Williams | S | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2.0–10 | – | 1–39 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Calen Bullock | S | 10 | 2 | 12 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Zion Branch | S | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.0–12 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 15 | Anthony Beavers Jr. | S | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Jaylin Smith | S | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3.5–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Christian Pierce | S | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Bryson Shaw | S | 10 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Team | | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | TOTAL | | 134 | 52 | 186 | 27.0–132 | 8.0–69 | 1–39 | 14 | 2 | 3–25 | 6 | – | – | 1 |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

#### Special teams

Kicking statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG |
| 46 | Denis Lynch | K | 24 | 24 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 37 |
| 95 | Tyler Robles | K | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | | 25 | 25 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 37 |
Kickoff statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
| 37 | Eddie Czaplicki | P | 19 | 1,195 | 62.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Denis Lynch | K | 10 | 604 | 60.4 | 2 | 1 |
| | TOTALS | | 29 | 1,799 | 62.0 | 10 | 1 |
Punting statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
| 37 | Eddie Czaplicki | P | 9 | 379 | 42.11 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | | 9 | 379 | 42.11 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kick return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| 1 | Zachariah Branch | WR | 3 | 125 | 41.67 | 1 | 96 |
| 24 | Makai Lemon | WR | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| | TOTALS | | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 1 | 96 |
Punt return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 1 | Zachariah Branch | WR | 7 | 158 | 22.57 | 1 | 75 |
| 9 | Michael Jackson III | WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| | TOTALS | | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 1 | 75 |

### Scoring
#### USC vs. non-conference opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| USC | 31 | 31 | 35 | 80 | 177 |
| Opponents | 14 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 90 |

#### USC vs. Pac-12 opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| USC | 49 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 161 |
| Pac-12 opponents | 17 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 125 |

#### USC vs. all opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| USC | 80 | 72 | 62 | 109 | 15 | 338 |
| Opponents | 31 | 61 | 43 | 67 | 13 | 215 |