page_title: USC Trojans football statistical leaders
hierarchical_section_title: USC Trojans football statistical leaders
caption_attribution_description: English: USC quarterback Matt Barkley before the 2012 game vs. Notre Dame.
context_page_description: The USC Trojans football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the USC Trojans football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking/special teams. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Trojans represent the University of Southern California in the NCAA's Pac-12 Conference.
  Although USC began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888, the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in the 1920s. Records from before this decade are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
  These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
  Since 1920s, seasons have increased from to 11 and then 12 games in length.
  The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972, allowing players to have four-year careers.
  The Trojans have played in 55 bowl games in school history, 35 of which have come since the 1970 season.
context_section_description: The USC Trojans football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the USC Trojans football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking/special teams. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Trojans represent the University of Southern California in the NCAA's Pac-12 Conference.
  Although USC began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888, the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in the 1920s. Records from before this decade are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
  These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
  Since 1920s, seasons have increased from to 11 and then 12 games in length.
  The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
  The Trojans have played in 55 bowl games in school history, 35 of which have come since the 1970 season. Although the official NCAA record book does not include bowl games in statistical records until 2002, and most colleges also structure their record books this way, USC counts all bowl games in its records.
  These lists are updated through the end of the 2017 season. Recent USC Football Media Guides do not include full top 10 lists for single-game records. However, the 2003 version of the media guide included long lists of top individual single-game performances, and box scores from more recent games are readily available, so the lists are easily derived.
caption: A four-year starter, Matt Barkley is the Trojans' career leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns.
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