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2022 USC Trojans football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
CFPNo. 4
Record11–1 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Henson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (1st season)
Captain
4
Home stadiumUnited Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (capacity: 77,500)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 USC y   8 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 10 Utah y$   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 8 Washington   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 15 Oregon   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 17 Oregon State   6 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 21 UCLA   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Washington State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 6     5 – 7  
California   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Arizona State†   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Stanford   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Utah 47, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 USC Trojans football team represents the University of Southern California as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Lincoln Riley, the Trojans play their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Previous season

See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team

The Trojans finished the 2021 season with a 4-8 overall record and a 3-6 record in Pac-12 play finishing tied for 4th with Colorado Buffaloes in the South Division.

Offseason

Coaching staff departures

Name Position New Team New Position
Clay Helton Former Head Coach Georgia Southern Head Coach
Graham Harrell Offensive Coordinator West Virginia Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Todd Orlando Defensive Coordinator Florida Atlantic Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
Sean Snyder Special Teams Coordinator Illinois Special Teams Coordinator
Mike Jinks Tailbacks Coach Houston Tailbacks Coach
Keary Colbert Wide Receiver Coach Florida Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers
Seth Doege Tight End Coach Ole Miss Offensive Analyst
Clay McGuire Offensive Line Coach Washington State Offensive Line Coach
Vic So'oto Defensive Line Coach California Outside Linebackers Coach
Michael Hutchings Linebackers Coordinator Western Kentucky Outside Linebackers Coach
Craig Naivar Safeties Coach SMU Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties Coach
Robert Stiner Jr. Director of Football Sports Performance Georgia Southern Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
C. J. Ah You Defensive Quality Control Analyst Texas Tech Outside Linebackers

Transfers

Transfers Out

The Trojans have lost 28 players via transfer.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to New Number
Jaxson Dart #2 QB 6’3 215 Freshman Kaysville, UT Ole Miss #2
Bru McCoy #4 WR 6’3 220 Redshirt Sophomore Palos Verdes Estates, CA Tennessee #15
Chase Williams #7 DB 6’2 200 Redshirt Junior Corona, CA San José State #1
Michael Trigg #8 TE 6’4 245 Freshman Tampa, FL Ole Miss #0
Kedon Slovis #9 QB 6’3 205 Junior Scottsdale, AZ Pittsburgh #9
Joseph Manjack IV #14 WR 6'3 205 Freshman Tomball, TX Houston #18
Jayden Williams #14 CB 6'1 195 Junior East Riverside, CA Louisville -
Zach Wilson #17 WR 6'1 210 Redshirt Junior Scottsdale, AZ - -
Raymond Scott #18 LB 6’2 235 Redshirt Junior Los Angeles, CA Fresno State #1
Dorian Hewett #22 CB 6’0 180 Junior Houston, TX - -
Kenan Christon #23 TB 5’10 185 Junior San Diego, CA San Diego State #23
Brandon Campbell #25 TB 5’11 210 Freshman Houston, TX Houston #20
Hunter Echols #31 OLB 6'5 245 Redshirt Senior Los Angeles, CA Arizona #31
Eli'jah Winston #34 LB 6'3 230 Redshirt Senior Portland, OR Nevada #34
Kaulana Makaula #35 LB/S 6'3 220 Redshirt Sophomore Kailua, HI Hawaii #19
Juliano Falaniko #41 OLB 6'4 230 Redshirt Senior Pago Pago, AS Idaho #41
Ishmael Sopsher #42 DL 6’4 330 Redshirt Junior Amite, LA Southwest Mississippi C.C. -
Parker Lewis #48 K 6'3 205 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Ohio State -
Casey Collier #51 OT 6’7 300 Redshirt Freshman Baytown, TX Oklahoma State #71
Spencer Gilbert #52 LB 6'0 220 Redshirt Junior Madison, AL - -
Danny Lockhart Jr. #57 LB 6’0 225 Redshirt Freshman Redlands, CA Ole Miss #56
Maximus Gibbs #60 OL 6’7 390 Freshman Norwalk, CA Jackson State -
Damian Lopez #63 OL 6’5 315 Redshirt Junior San Pedro, CA - -
Liam Douglass #68 OL 6’5 305 Redshirt Senior Topanga, CA UCLA #78
Ty Buchanan #75 OL 6’6 285 Freshman Corpus Christi, TX Texas Tech #79
Chase Locke #86 WR 6'3 195 Redshirt Sophomore San Antonio, TX Wyoming -
Maninoa Tufono #95 DL/LB 6'3 290 Redshirt Sophomore Halawa, HI - -
Jacob Lichtenstein #97 DL 6'6 270 Redshirt Junior Weston, FL Miami #55

Transfers In

The Trojans have added 23 players via transfer.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from Old Number
Jordan Addison #3 WR 6’0 175 Junior Frederick, MD Pittsburgh #3
Sinjun Astani #93 DL 6’4 261 RedshirtJunior Malibu, CA San José State #93
Earl Barquet Jr. #97 DL 6’3 277 Redshirt Sophomore Marrero, LA TCU #97
Mekhi Blackmon #6 CB 6’0 175 Senior East Palo Alto, CA Colorado #6
Terrell Bynum #0 WR 6’1 190 Senior Long Beach, CA Washington #1
Solomon Byrd #51 DL 6’4 249 Junior Palmdale, CA Wyoming #51
Jacobe Covington #14 DB 6’2 195 Redshirt Freshman Chandler, AZ Washington #12
Travis Dye #26 TB 5’10 190 Senior Norco, CA Oregon #26
Eric Gentry #18 LB 6’6 205 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Arizona State #9
Bobby Haskins #70 OT 6’7 295 Senior Princeton, NJ Virginia #70
Romello Height #2 OLB 6’5 220 Sophomore Dublin, GA Auburn #37
Jake Jensen #17 QB 6’2 210 Sophomore Pleasant Grove, UT Contra Costa College #18
Austin Jones #6 TB 5’10 190 Junior Antioch, CA Stanford #20
Shane Lee #53 LB 6’0 240 Senior Burtonsville, MD Alabama #35
Cooper Lovelace #71 OL 6’5 320 Redshirt Sophomore Kansas City, KS Butler C.C. #61
Latrell McCutchin #21 CB 6’1 185 Freshman Austin, TX Oklahoma #7
Brenden Rice #2 WR 6’3 205 Freshman Chandler, AZ Colorado #2
Bryson Shaw #27 S 6’0 195 Redshirt Junior Eldersburg, MD Ohio State #17
Carson Tabaracci #34 LB 6’2 225 Freshman Park City, UT Utah -
Tyrone Taleni #31 DL 6’2 275 Junior Savaiʻi, Samoa Kansas State #50
Garth White #98 K/P 6’4 200 Freshman Westlake, CA Ventura C.C. #33
Caleb Williams #13 QB 6’1 218 Freshman Washington, D.C. Oklahoma #13
Mario Williams #4 WR 5’9 186 Freshman Tampa, FL Oklahoma #4

Returning starters

Key departures include :
Vavae Malepeai (TB – 12 games, 5 started).
Keaontay Ingram (TB – 10 games, 7 started).
Drake London (WR – 8 games, 8 started).
Erik Krommenhoek (TE – 12 games, 10 started).
Jalen McKenzie (OT – 12 games, 6 started).
Liam Jimmons (OG – 12 games, 12 started).
Kana’i Mauga (LB – 12 games, 12 started).
Drake Jackson (OLB – 11 games, 9 started).
Chris Steele (CB – 11 games, 11 started).
Isaac Taylor-Stuart (CB – 11 games, 10 started).
Isaiah Pola-Mao (S – 11 games, 9 started).
Greg Johnson (S – 10 games, 9 started).
Ben Griffiths (P – 12 games, 12 started).
Parker Lewis (K – 10 games, 10 started).
Damon Johnson (LS – 12 games, 12 started).

Other departures include :
Kedon Slovis (QB – 9 games, 9 started).
Jaxson Dart (QB – 6 games, 3 started).
KD Nixon (WR – 10 games).
Michael Trigg (TE – 6 games, 4 started).
Jacob Lichtenstein (DL – 12 games, 8 started).
Hunter Echols (OLB – 11 games, 3 started).
Raymond Scott (LB – 11 games, 3 started).
Chase Williams (S – 12 games, 9 started).

Offense

† Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury.

Recruiting class

The Trojans signed a total of yet scholarship recruits and walk-ons during national signing period.

Overall class rankings

Website Overall rank Conference rank 5 star recruits 4 star recruits 3 star recruits 2 star recruits
ESPN – - 1 4 1 0
On3 Recruits 30 3 1 4 3 0
Rivals 63 9 2 3 2 0
247 Sports 59 8 2 3 2 1

Recruits

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date


Domani Jackson
#2 CB
#7 nat. 		Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) December 17, 2021 (Committed) / December 17, 2021 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Raleek Brown
#2 TB
#33 nat. 		Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) December 2, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Zion Branch
#6 S
#47 nat. 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
CJ Williams
#11 WR
#76 nat. 		Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) January 8, 2022 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Fabian Ross
#28 CB
#234 nat. 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) January 4, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Devan Thompkins
#40 EDGE
#609 nat. 		Stockton, CA Edison HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) November 19, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Garrison Madden
#89 LB
#949 nat. 		Hampton, GA Dutchtown HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Daniel Meunier
JuCo LS 		Los Angeles, CA El Camino College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Walk-On 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Keegan Patterson
QB 		Longmont, CO Longmont HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Walk-On 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gage Roy
QB 		Dallas, TX Jesuit HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Walk-On 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Austin Overn
WR 		Santa Ana, California Foothill High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Walk-On 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: –
Kilian O’Connor
OL 		Ladera Ranch, California Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Walk-On 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: –
Roman Marchetti
LB 		Santa Ana, CA Foothill HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Walk-On 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Garrett Pomerantz
LB 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Walk-On 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -   247Sports: 70
  • 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Spring Game

See also: USC Trojans football
USC Offense vs USC Defense Spring Game
Period 1 2 Total
Defense 21 9 30
Offense 17 17 34

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: 23 April 2022
  • Game time: 12:00pm PDT
  • TV: ESPN

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] Nick Figueroa DL Redshirt Sr
Shane Lee ILB Sr
Maxwell Award[2] Jordan Addison WR Jr
Caleb Williams QB So
Davey O'Brien Award[3] Caleb Williams QB So
Doak Walker Award[4] Travis Dye RB Redshirt Sr
Austin Jones RB Sr
Biletnikoff Award[5] Jordan Addison WR Jr
Rimington Trophy[6] Brett Neilon C Redshirt Sr
John Mackey Award[7] Michael Epps TE Redshirt Sr
Outland Trophy[8] Tuli Tuipulotu DL Jr
Andrew Vorhees OL Redshirt Sr
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[9] Tuli Tuipulotu DL Jr
Paul Hornung Award[10] Brenden Rice WR Jr
Wuerffel Trophy[11] Caleb Williams QB So
Walter Camp Award[12] Jordan Addison WR Jr
Caleb Williams QB So
Bednarik Award[13] Tuli Tuipulotu DL Jr
Rotary Lombardi Award[14] Tuli Tuipulotu DL Jr
Andrew Vorhees OL Redshirt Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Malcolm Epps TE Redshirt Sr
Courtland Ford OL Redshirt So
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award[15] Brandon Pili DL Redshirt Sr
Stanley Ta’ufo’ou OL Redshirt Jr
Tuli Tuipulotu DL Jr
Ted Hendricks Award

Pac-12 Media Day

The Pac-12 Media Day was held on the 29th July 2022 in Hollywood, California with Lincoln Riley (HC), Caleb Williams (QB) and Shane Lee (LB) representing USC.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Utah 26
2 Oregon 2
3 USC 5
4 UCLA -
5 Oregon State -
6 Washington -
7 Washington State -
8 Stanford -
9 California -
10 Arizona State -
11 Arizona -
12 Colorado —

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

First Team

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense
QB Caleb Williams SO USC
WR Jordan Addison JR USC
WR Mario Williams SO USC
OL Andrew Vorhees Redshirt SR USC
First Team Defense
DL Tuli Tuipulotu JR USC
First Team Special Teams
AP/ST Travis Dye Redshirt SR USC

Second Team

Position Player Class Team
Second Team Offense
RB Travis Dye Redshirt SR USC
OL Brett Neilon Redshirt SR USC
Second Team Defense
DB Mekhi Blackmon Redshirt SR USC
Second Team Special Teams
RS Gary Bryant Jr. JR USC

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Position Player Class Team
Offense
WR Gary Bryant Jr. WR USC
Defense
DL Nick Figueroa Redshirt SR USC
DL Solomon Byrd SR USC
LB Korey Foreman SO USC
DB Xavion Alford Jr. Redshirt SO USC
Special Teams
RS Brenden Rice JR USC

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 p.m.Rice*No. 14
P12NW 66–1460,113
September 104:30 p.m.at StanfordNo. 10
ABCW 41–2843,813
September 177:30 p.m.Fresno State*No. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FOXW 45–1767,226
September 246:30 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 7
P12NW 17–1428,768
October 17:30 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ESPNW 42–2562,133
October 84:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FOXW 30–1463,204
October 155:00 p.m.at No. 20 UtahNo. 7
FOXL 42–4353,609
October 294:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 10
P12NW 45–3744,006
November 57:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ESPNW 41–3564,916
November 116:30 p.m.ColoradoNo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FS1W 55–1761,206
November 195:00 p.m.at No. 16 UCLANo. 7
FOXW 48–4570,865
November 264:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame*No. 6
ABCW 38–2772,613
December 25:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 UtahNo. 4
FOX

Personnel

Roster and coaching staff

2022 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Terrell Bynum  Sr
WR 1 Gary Bryant Jr. Jr
WR 2 Brenden Rice Jr
WR 3 Jordan Addison Jr
WR 4 Mario Williams So
RB 6 Austin Jones Sr
QB 7 Miller Moss  Fr
WR 8 C. J. Williams Fr
WR 9 Michael Jackson III So
WR 10 Kyron Hudson  Fr
QB 13 Caleb Williams So
RB 14 Raleek Brown Fr
QB 15 Mo Hasan  Sr
WR 16 Tahj Washington  Jr
QB 17 Jake Jensen So
TE 18 Jude Wolfe  Jr
TE 19 Malcolm Epps  Sr
RB 22 Darwin Barlow  Jr
RB 26 Travis Dye  Sr
QB 28 Gage Roy Fr
QB 29 Keegan Patterson Fr
QB 31 Isaac Ward  So
RB 34 Matt Colombo  So
WR 40 Ty Shamblin  So
RB 41 Brandon Outlaw  Sr
WR 42 Danny Ryan  So
WR 44 Josiah Zamora  Fr
WR 46 Corey Nerhus Jr
RB 47 Christian Catlin Jr
WR 49 Grant Zane  Fr
OL 56 Andres Dewerk  So
OL 57 Justin Dedich  Sr
OL 61 Joe Bryson  Sr
OL 62 Brett Neilon  Sr
OL 64 A. J. Mageo  Sr
OL 66 Gino Quinones  Jr
OL 67 Kilian O'Connor Fr
OL 70 Bobby Haskins  Sr
OL 71 Cooper Lovelace  Jr
OL 72 Andrew Vorhees  Sr
OL 73 Caadyn Stephen  So
OL 74 Courtland Ford  So
OL 75 Grant Tucker Jr
OL 76 Mason Murphy  Fr
OL 77 Jason Rodriguez  Jr
OL 78 Andrew Milek  So
OL 79 Jonah Monheim  So
WR 80 John Jackson III Sr
WR 81 Kyle Ford  Jr
WR 82 Austin Overn Fr
TE 83 Josh Falo  Sr
TE 85 Ethan Rae  Jr
TE 87 Lake McRee  Fr
TE 89 Sean Mahoney  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
RUSH 0 Korey Foreman So
DB 1 Domani Jackson Fr
RUSH 2 Romello Height  So
DB 4 Max Williams  Jr
DB 6 Mekhi Blackmon  Sr
DB 7 Calen Bullock So
DB 8 Zion Branch Fr
ILB 9 Raesjon Davis So
ILB 10 Ralen Goforth Sr
DB 13 Adonis Otey  Jr
DB 14 Jacobe Covington  So
DB 15 Anthony Beavers Jr.  Fr
DB 16 Prophet Brown  Fr
DB 17 Micah Croom  Sr
ILB 18 Eric Gentry So
DB 19 Jaylin Smith So
DB 21 Latrell McCutchin So
DB 22 Ceyair Wright  Fr
DB 23 Joshua Jackson Jr.  So
LB 24 Julien Simon  Fr
DB 25 Briton Allen  Jr
DB 26 Fabian Ross Fr
DB 27 Bryson Shaw  Jr
DB 28 Xamarion Gordon  Fr
DB 29 Xavion Alford  So
ILB 30 Chris Thompson Jr. Jr
DL 31 Tyrone Taleni Sr
ILB 34 Carson Tabaracci Fr
ILB 35 Clyde Moore  Jr
DB 36 John Armistead Sr
RUSH 37 Devan Thompkins Fr
RUSH 39 Garrett Pomerantz Fr
DB 40 L Simpson  So
ILB 41 Garrison Madden Fr
ILB 44 Tuasivi Nomura  Jr
DL 47 Stanley Ta'ufo'ou  Jr
DB 48 Daniel Jimenez-Fulton  Fr
DL 49 Tuli Tuipulotu Jr
DL 51 Solomon Byrd  Sr
ILB 52 Theo Bravos So
ILB 53 Shane Lee Sr
ILB 54 Tayler Katoa  Sr
ILB 57 Roman Marchetti Fr
RUSH 58 Solomon Tuliaupupu  Sr
DL 77 Jamar Sekona  So
DL 79 De'jon Benton  Jr
DB 82 Vincent Ragsdale Sr
DL 90 Colin Mobley  Fr
DL 91 Brandon Pili  Sr
DL 93 Sinjun Astani  Sr
DL 94 Kobe Pepe  So
DL 95 Luke Otte Sr
DL 97 Earl Barquet Jr.  Jr
DL 99 Nick Figueroa  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 35 Michael McAllister  So
P 36 Will Rose  Jr
K 38 Alex Stadthaus  Sr
LS 39 Jac Casasante  Sr
P 42 Aadyn Sleep-Dalton Jr
K 46 Denis Lynch  Fr
LS 48 Daniel Meunier Jr
LS 53 Nathan Weneta  So
K/P 98 Garth White So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dennis Simmons – Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Outside Wide Receivers
  • Josh Henson – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
  • Alex Grinch – Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
  • Donte Williams – Defensive Backs/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator
  • Zach Hanson – Tight Ends
  • Kiel McDonald – Running Backs
  • Brian Odom – Inside Linebackers
  • Roy Manning – Outside Linebackers/Nickels
  • Shaun Nua – Defensive Line
  • Luke Huard – Inside Wide Receivers
  • Bennie Wylie – Director, Football Sports Performance
  • Bryan Kegans – Associate Director of Football Sports Performance
  • Caesar Martinez – Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
  • Andrew Smith – Assistant Strength Coach
  • Caleb Withrow – Assistant Strength Coach
  • Derek Faavi – Offensive Analyst
  • Will Harriger – Offensive Analyst/Assistant Quarterbacks /Game Management Coordinator
  • Parker Henry – Defensive Analyst/Assistant Linebackers
  • Lenny Vandermade – Offensive Analyst/Assistant Offensive Line
  • Austin Woods – Defensive Analyst/Assistant Defensive Line
  • Ryan Dougherty – Assistant Special Teams Coordinator
  • Zach Crabtree – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Will Johnson – Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Conner McQueen – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Peyton Pelluer – Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Taylor Mays – Student Assistant
  • Jackson Polk – Assistant Director of Sports Science
  • Eric Espinoza – Director, Video Operations
  • Alex Nederhoff – Football Video & Systems Analyst
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/11/22

Depth chart

True Freshman   official Depth Chart Week 1 vs Rice (09/01/22)  

Injury report

Name Position Injury Duration
Mo Hasan QB Torn Achilles Season
Zion Branch S Torn ACL Season
Jude Wolfe TE Foot Mid-Season
Travis Dye RB Leg Season

 

Scholarship distribution chart

 

 

  • Scholarship Distribution 2022

  redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * Former Walk-on   – 80 players on scholarship / 85 scholarships permitted

Game summaries

vs Rice

See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team
Rice Owls (0–0) vs No. 14 USC Trojans (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 7 0014
No. 14 Trojans 7 24 28766

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 3rd
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,113
  • Referee: Jim Wharrie
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:22) USC – Jordan Addison 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; USC 7–0)
  • (3:11) RICE – Ari Broussard 1-yard run, Christian VanSickle kick (Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 8:09; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:15) USC – Austin Jones 4-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:56; USC 14–7)
  • (10:54) USC – Raleek Brown 14-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:47; USC 21–7)
  • (8:05) USC – Calen Bullock 93-yard interception return, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:44; USC 28–7)
  • (1:37) RICE – Ari Broussard 2-yard run, Christian VanSickle kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:30; USC 28–14)
  • (0:00) USC – Denis Lynch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 1:35; USC 31–14)
Third Quarter
  • (13:48) USC – Shane Lee 40-yard interception return, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:21; USC 38–14)
  • (13:00) USC – Ralen Goforth 31-yard interception return, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, 0:47; USC 45–14)
  • (9:16) USC – Jordan Addison 3-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:07; USC 52–14)
  • (1:38) USC – Austin Jones 28-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:59; USC 59–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:13) USC – Darwin Barlow 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 3:04; USC 66–14)
Statistics RICE USC
First downs 14 27
Total yards 280 538
Rushes/yards 34–146 28–208
Passing yards 134 330
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–4 25–30–0
Time of possession 32:52 27:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Wiley Green 8/13, 169 yards, INT
Rushing Cameron Montgomery 6 carries, 99 yards
Receiving Luke McCaffrey 5 receptions, 51 yards
USC Passing Caleb Williams 19/22, 249 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Caleb Williams 6 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Tahj Washington 4 receptions, 65 yards

at Stanford

See also: 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford-USC football rivalry
No. 10 USC Trojans (1–0) at Stanford Cardinal (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Trojans 21 14 6041
Cardinal 7 7 01428

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: September 10th
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,813
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:38) USC – Lake McRee 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:22; USC 7–0)
  • (4:03) USC – Jordan Addison 22-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:23; USC 14–0)
  • (0:57) STAN – E. J. Smith 3-yard pass from Tanner McKee, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:06; USC 14–7)
  • (0:46) USC – Jordan Addison 75-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; USC 21–7)
Second Quarter
  • (9:02) USC – Mario Williams 15-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:13; USC 28–7)
  • (6:13) STAN – E. J. Smith 5-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:49; USC 28–14)
  • (2:33) USC – Travis Dye 27-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:40; USC 35–14)
Third Quarter
  • (13:49) USC – Denis Lynch 45-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:11; USC 38–14)
  • (0:55) USC – Denis Lynch 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:14; USC 41–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:21) STAN – Casey Filkins 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:34; USC 41–21)
  • (5:03) STAN – Tanner McKee 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:51; USC 41–28)
Statistics USC STAN
First downs 24 33
Total yards 505 441
Rushes/yards 36–164 45–221
Passing yards 341 220
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–27–0 20–35–2
Time of possession 30:33 29:27
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Caleb Williams 20/27, 341 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Travis Dye 14 carries, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Addison 7 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
Stanford Passing Tanner McKee 20/35, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing E. J. Smith 19 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Higgins 3 receptions, 50 yards

vs Fresno State

See also: 2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Fresno State Bulldogs (1–1) vs No. 7 USC Trojans (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 10 7017
No. 7 Trojans 14 7 141045

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 17th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,226
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV announcers (Fox): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:05) USC – Jordan Addison 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:55; USC 7–0)
  • (3:35) USC – Caleb Williams 8-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:21; USC 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:52) FRES – Abraham Montano 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:40; USC 14–3)
  • (8:04) USC – Caleb Williams 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 6:42; USC 21–3)
  • (6:30) FRES – Erik Brooks 39-yard pass from Jake Haener, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; USC 21–10)
Third Quarter
  • (11:44) USC – Austin Jones 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:47; USC 28–10)
  • (9:04) FRES – Malik Sherrod 32-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:57; USC 28–17)
  • (7:13) USC – Travis Dye 25-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; USC 35–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:44) USC – Malcolm Epps 10-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:41; USC 42–17)
  • (4:09) USC – Denis Lynch 41-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:17; USC 45–17)
Statistics FRES USC
First downs 23 29
Total yards 421 517
Rushes/yards 32–164 28–233
Passing yards 257 284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–30–1 25–37–0
Time of possession 25:52 34:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Logan Fife 1/12, 140 yards
Rushing Jordan Mims 15 carries, 114 yards
Receiving Erik Brooks 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD
USC Passing Caleb Williams 25/37, 284 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Austin Jones 12 carries, 110 yards, TD
Receiving Mario Williams 6 receptions, 77 yards

at Oregon State

See also: 2022 Oregon State Beavers football team
No. 7 USC Trojans (3–0) at Oregon State Beavers (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Trojans 0 3 01417
Beavers 0 7 0714

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: September 24th
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,768
  • Referee: Mike Richards
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
Second Quarter
  • (13:18) OSU – Deshaun Fenwick 4-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:58; Oregon State 7–0)
  • (5:38) USC – Denis Lynch 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:59; Oregon State 7–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:18) USC – Travis Dye 7-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:07; USC 10–7)
  • (4:41) OSU – Jam Griffin 18-yard, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:44; Oregon State 14–10)
  • (1:13) USC – Jordan Addison 21-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 3:22; USC 17–14)
Statistics USC OSU
First downs 21 18
Total yards 357 320
Rushes/yards 37–177 31–153
Passing yards 180 167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–36–0 17–29–4
Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Caleb Williams 16/36, 180 yards, TD
Rushing Travis Dye 19 carries, 133 yards, TD
Receiving Tahj Washington 6 receptions, 67 yards
Oregon State Passing Chance Nolan 17/29, 167 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Jam Griffin 12 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Tyjon Lindsey 5 receptions, 44 yards

vs Arizona State

See also: 2022 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Arizona State Sun Devils (1–3) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (4–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 7 10 0825
No. 6 Trojans 14 7 71442

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: October 1st
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,133
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:28) USC – Caleb Williams 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; USC 7–0)
  • (6:28) ASU – Xazavian Valladay 29-yard pass from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:00; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:52) USC – Mario Williams 7-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:36; USC 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (9:53) ASU – Carter Brown 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:59; USC 14–10)
  • (6:05) USC – Malcolm Epps 4-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 3:48; USC 21–10)
  • (2:27) ASU – Emory Jones 6-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; USC 21–17)
Third Quarter
  • (1:10) USC – Travis Dye 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:28; USC 28–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:54) USC – Kyron Hudson 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:20; USC 35–17)
  • (6:16) ASU – Xazavian Valladay 2-yard run, Emory Jones two-point pass to Xazavian Valladay (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:38; USC 35–25)
  • (3:46) USC – Travis Dye 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:30; USC 42–25)
Statistics ASU USC
First downs 20 29
Total yards 331 485
Rushes/yards 29–88 30–137
Passing yards 243 348
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–32–1 27–37–1
Time of possession 29:55 30:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Emory Jones 23/32, 243 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Xazavian Valladay 13 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Bryan Thompson 5 receptions, 86 yards
USC Passing Caleb Williams 27/37, 348 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Travis Dye 13 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Addison 8 receptions, 105 yards

vs Washington State

See also: 2022 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State Cougars (4–1) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (5–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 14 0014
No. 6 Trojans 10 7 7327

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: October 8th
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,204
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (Fox): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:31) USC – Mario Williams 38-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:32; USC 7–0)
  • (3:32) USC – Denis Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:50; USC 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:56) WSU – Robert Ferrel 12-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:36; USC 10–7)
  • (11:48) WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Washington State 14–10)
  • (2:10) USC – Travis Dye 4-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:19; USC 17–14)
Third Quarter
  • (5:17) USC – Mario Williams 24-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24; USC 24–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:09) USC – Denis Lynch 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:27; USC 27–14)
  • (2:08) USC – Denis Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:21; USC 30–14)
Statistics WSU USC
First downs 17 23
Total yards 316 369
Rushes/yards 29–144 40–181
Passing yards 172 188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–32–0 15–29–0
Time of possession 27:12 32:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 19/32, 172 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaylen Jenkins 13 carries, 130 yards
Receiving Jaylen Jenkins 2 receptions, 54 yards
USC Passing Caleb Williams 15/29, 188 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Travis Dye 28 carries, 149 yards, TD
Receiving Mario Williams 4 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

at No. 20 Utah

See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team
No. 7 USC Trojans (6–0) at No. 20 Utah Utes (4–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Trojans 14 14 7742
No. 20 Utes 7 14 71543

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: October 15th
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,609
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (Fox): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:16) USC – Travis Dye 8-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44; USC 7–0)
  • (4:53) USC – Jordan Addison 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:04; USC 14–0)
  • (1:08) UTAH – Micah Bernard 12-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:45; USC 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:20) USC – Kyron Hudson 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:48; USC 21–7)
  • (4:01) UTAH – Cameron Rising 2-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:37; USC 21–14)
  • (1:15) USC – Josh Falo 3-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:46; USC 28–14)
  • (0:30) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 16-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 0:45; USC 28–21)
Third Quarter
  • (12:02) UTAH – Dalton Kincaid 4-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Tied 28–28)
  • (11:02) USC – Josh Falo 11-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:00; USC 35–28)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:55) UTAH – Cameron Rising 1-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:10; Tied 35–35)
  • (6:15) USC – Michael Jackson III 20-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:40; USC 42–35)
  • (0:48) UTAH – Cameron Rising 1-yard run, Cameron Rising two-point run (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:27; Utah 43–42)
Statistics USC UTAH
First downs 28 31
Total yards 556 562
Rushes/yards 27–175 32–138
Passing yards 381 424
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–42–0 31–45–0
Time of possession 28:10 31:50
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Caleb Williams 25/42, 381 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Travis Dye 11 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Mario Williams 4 receptions, 145 yards
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 30/44, 415 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cameron Rising 11 carries, 60 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Dalton Kincaid 16 receptions, 234 yards, TD

at Arizona

See also: 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team
No. 10 USC Trojans (6–1) at Arizona Wildcats (3–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Trojans 10 7 141445
Wildcats 10 3 16837

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 29th
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,006
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:56) USC – Denis Lynch 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:04; USC 3–0)
  • (7:01) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 23-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; Arizona 7–3)
  • (2:57) USC – Raleek Brown 6-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; USC 10–7)
  • (0:49) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:08; Tied 10–10)
Second Quarter
  • (12:33) USC – Brenden Rice 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:16; USC 17–10)
  • (6:59) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:34; USC 17–13)
Third Quarter
  • (12:07) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 29-yard goal (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:53; USC 17–16)
  • (10:58) USC – Tahj Washington 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; USC 24–16)
  • (5:08) USC – Tahj Washington 47-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 1 plays, 47 yards, 0:12; USC 31–16)
  • (3:58) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 19-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:10; USC 31–23)
  • (1:42) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 10-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:06; USC 31–29)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:38) USC – Kyle Ford 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; USC 38–29)
  • (6:24) USC – Travis Dye 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:23; USC 45–29)
  • (1:26) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Jayden de Laura two-point pass to Jacob Cowing (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:58; USC 45–37)
Statistics USC ARIZ
First downs 26 28
Total yards 621 543
Rushes/yards 32–210 26–163
Passing yards 411 380
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–45–0 26–43–1
Time of possession 30:51 29:09
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Caleb Williams 31/45, 411 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Travis Dye 20 carries, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Tahj Washington 7 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 26/43, 380 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jayden de Laura 8 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Dorian Singer 7 receptions, 141 yards, 3 TD

vs California

See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears (3–5) vs No. 9 USC Trojans (7–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 0 72135
No. 9 Trojans 6 14 14741

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: November 5th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,916
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:29) CAL – Jaydn Ott 10-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:46; California 7–0)
  • (5:58) USC – Caleb Williams 1-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:23; California 7–6)
Second Quarter
  • (11:44) USC – Travis Dye 12-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:26; USC 13–7)
  • (0:53) USC – Michael Jackson III 7-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:59; USC 20–7)
Third Quarter
  • (11:00) USC – Michael Jackson III 59-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:21; USC 27–7)
  • (7:27) CAL – Monroe Young 2-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:26; USC 27–14)
  • (1:18) USC – Tahj Washington 8-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:03; USC 34–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:56) CAL – Mavin Anderson 47-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:17; USC 34–21)
  • (9:00) CAL – Jeremiah Hunter 3-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:52; USC 34–28)
  • (5:34) USC – Lake McCree 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:20; USC 41–28)
  • (2:31) CAL – Jaydn Ott 4-yard run, Jack Plummer two-point pass to Monroe Young (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 2:54; USC 41–35)
Statistics CAL USC
First downs 22 24
Total yards 469 515
Rushes/yards 24–63 28–155
Passing yards 406 360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–49–1 26–41–0
Time of possession 32:00 28:00
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Jack Plummer 35/49, 406 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jaydn Ott 14 carries, 50 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 6 receptions, 102 yards, TD
USC Passing Caleb Williams 26/41, 360 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Travis Dye 15 carries, 98 yards, TD
Receiving Michael Jackson III 5 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

vs Colorado

See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes (1–8) vs No. 8 USC Trojans (8–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 3 0 7717
No. 8 Trojans 2 24 151455

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: November 11th
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,206
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:18) USC – Team safety (Drive: 1 plays, -12 yards, 0:06; USC 2–0)
  • (1:24) COL – Cole Becker 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:58; Colorado 3–2)
Second Quarter
  • (10:09) USC – Caleb Williams 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:07; USC 9–3)
  • (7:55) USC – Caleb Williams 4-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:49; USC 16–3)
  • (1:58) USC – Brenden Rice 32-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:37; USC 23–3)
  • (0:00) USC – Denis Lynch 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 0:45; USC 26–3)
Third Quarter
  • (5:49) COL – Alex Fontenot 3-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:37; USC 26–10)
  • (4:50) USC – Tahj Washington 61-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Will Rose two-point run (Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50; USC 34–10)
  • (0:27) USC – Austin Jones 12-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:09; USC 41–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:34) USC – Raleek Brown 25-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:32; USC 48–10)
  • (7:22) COL – J. T. Shrout 8-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:12; USC 48–17)
  • (0:36) USC – Darwin Barlow 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:46; USC 55–17)
Statistics COL USC
First downs 14 27
Total yards 259 351
Rushes/yards 35–135 41–185
Passing yards 124 346
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–1 20–33–1
Time of possession 25:30 34:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing J. T. Shrout 11/21, 124 yards, INT
Rushing Alex Fontenot 20 carries, 108 yards, TD
Receiving Jack Hestera 3 receptions, 39 yards
USC Passing Caleb Williams 14/26, 268 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Austin Jones 11 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Kyle Ford 3 receptions, 73 yards

at No. 16 UCLA

See also: 2022 UCLA Bruins football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
No. 7 USC Trojans (9–1) at No. 16 UCLA Bruins (8–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Trojans 0 20 141448
No. 16 Bruins 14 7 101445

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,865
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (3:07) UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:59; UCLA 7–0)
  • (2:05) UCLA – Michael Ezeike 30-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:18; UCLA 14-0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:46) USC – Caleb Williams 6-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:55; UCLA 14–7)
  • (6:27) USC – Denis Lynch 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:41; UCLA 14–10)
  • (4:26) UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:57; UCLA 21–10)
  • (2:28) USC – Austin Jones 8-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:06; UCLA 21–17)
  • (0:01) USC – Denis Lynch 49-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:20; UCLA 21–20)
Third Quarter
  • (10:55) UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 46-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:05; UCLA 24–20)
  • (9:16) USC – Jordan Addison 35-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42; USC 27-24)
  • (7:24) USC – Austin Jones 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:48; USC 34–24)
  • (4:32) UCLA – Michael Ezeike 6-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:50; USC 34-31)
Fourth Quarter
  • (15:00) USC – Kyle Ford 16-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; USC 41-31)
  • (14:51) UCLA – Kazmeir Allen 55-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:16; USC 41-38)
  • (10:01) USC – Darwin Barlow 6-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:25; USC 48–38)
  • (7:15) UCLA – Michael Ezeike 3-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; USC 48-45)
Statistics USC UCLA
First downs 30 27
Total yards 649 513
Rushes/yards 38–179 37–204
Passing yards 470 309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–43–1 23–38–3
Time of possession 35:20 24:40
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Caleb Williams 32/43, 470 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Austin Jones 21 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Addison 11 receptions, 178 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Dorian Thompson-Robinson 28/39, 309 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Zach Charbonnet 19 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Jake Bobo 4 receptions, 76 yards

vs No. 15 Notre Dame

See also: 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame–USC football rivalry, and Jeweled Shillelagh
No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (10–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish 0 7 71327
No. 6 Trojans 10 7 71438

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: November 26, 2022
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,613
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:24) USC – Tahj Washington 11-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:24; USC 7–0)
  • (4:08) USC – Denis Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:18; USC 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:55) ND – Michael Mayer 22-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:24; USC 10–7)
  • (0:52) USC – Caleb Williams 5-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:40; USC 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:31) USC – Raleek Brown 5-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:58; USC 24–7)
  • (6:37) ND – Deion Colzie 23-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; USC 24–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (15:00) USC – Caleb Williams 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:01; USC 31–14)
  • (12:17) ND – Logan Diggs 5-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; USC 31–21)
  • (3:26) USC – Caleb Williams 16-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:32; USC 38–21)
  • (1:24) ND – Michael Mayer 24-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:25; USC 38–27)
Statistics ND USC
First downs 22 23
Total yards 52–408 61–436
Rushes/yards 90 204
Passing yards 318 232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–26–1 18–22–0
Time of possession 24:37 35:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 23/26, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Audric Estime 6 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Michael Mayer 8 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
USC Passing Caleb Williams 18/22, 232 yards, TD
Rushing Austin Jones 25 carries, 154 yards
Receiving Jordan Addison 3 receptions, 45 yards

vs No. 11 Utah

See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team
Main article: 2022 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Utah Utes (9–3) vs USC Trojans (11–1) (2022 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Utes - - --0
No. 4 Trojans - - --0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

  • Date: December 2nd, 2022
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Game information
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Statistics Utah USC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
USC Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1410776671210т98754
Coaches151287666121197654
CFPNot released98764Not released

Statistics

Team

USC Opp
  Points per Game
Total
First Downs
  Rushing
  Passing
  Penalty
Rushing yards
  Avg per play
  Avg per game
  Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
  Att-Comp-Int
  Avg per pass
  Avg per catch
  Avg per game
  Passing touchdowns
Total Offense
  Avg per Play
  Avg per Game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
  Avg per Game
Punts-Yards
  Avg per Punt
Time of Possession/Game
3rd Down Conversions
4th Down Conversions
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts
PAT-Attempts
Attendance
  Games/Avg per Game
  Neutral Site

Individual Leaders

Offense

Defense

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

Scoring

USC vs. non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
USC 7 24 28 7 66
Opponents 7 7 0 0 14

USC vs. Pac-12 opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
USC 21 14 6 0 41
Pac-12 opponents 7 7 0 14 28

USC vs. all opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
USC 28 38 34 14 114
Opponents 14 14 0 14 42

After the season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award (Pac-12 Conference) Week # Date awarded Ref.

Pac-12 Conference Individual Awards

Recipient Award (Pac-12 Conference) Date awarded Ref.

Individual Yearly Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Tuli Tuipulotu Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Finalist) 5 December [16]
Rotary Lombardi Award (Finalist) 7 December [17]
Bednarik Award (Finalist) 8 December [18]
Lott IMPACT Trophy (Finalist) 11 December [19]
Caleb Williams Walter Camp Award (Finalist) 8 December -
Maxwell Award (Finalist) 8 December [20]
Davey O'Brien Award (Finalist) 8 December -
USC Offensive Line Joe Moore Award (Semifinalist) - [21]

All-America

PAC-12 Conference

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player AP AFCA FWAA TSN WCFF Designation
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source:

Bowl games

All Star games

See also: 2023 Senior Bowl

NFL Draft

See also: 2023 NFL Draft

The NFL Draft will be held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO on April 27–29, 2023.

Trojans who were picked in the 2023 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team

NFL Draft combine

No members of the 2022 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2023 NFL scouting Combine.

2023 NFL Combine Participants
Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench Press Vert Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill 20-yd Shuttle 60-yd Shuttle Ref

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

Notes

  • November 28, 2021 – Lincoln Riley Named New USC Football Head Coach.[24]

References

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  2. ^ "2022 Maxwell Award Watch List Recipients – Maxwell Football Club". 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Davey O'Brien award announces 2022 preseason watch list". 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Doak Walker Award Candidates". 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "The 2022 Rimington Trophy Watchlist". 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Watchlist". 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Outland Trophy Watch List unveiled". 26 July 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List unveiled". 26 July 2022.
  10. ^ "52 PLAYERS FROM 10 CONFERENCES, PLUS 3 INDEPENDENTS, NAMED TO 2022 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". 28 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils Watch List For 2022". 28 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Walter Camp 2022 Player of Year Preseason Watch". 29 July 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Bednarik Award Watch List". 1 August 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 Lombardi Trophy Watch List unveiled" (PDF). 1 August 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Watch List". 18 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Four finalists named for 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy". 16 November 2022.
  17. ^ "The Rotary Lombardi Award® Announces 2022 Four Finalists". 17 November 2022.
  18. ^ "2022 Bednarik Award Finalists". 29 November 2022.
  19. ^ "The Lott IMPACT® Trophy Announces the 2022 Finalists". 22 November 2022.
  20. ^ "2022 Maxwell Award Finalists". 29 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Joe Moore Award Semifinalists Announced". 13 November 2022.
  22. ^ "2022 PFF College All-America Team: USC QB Caleb Williams, Texas RB Bijan Robinson and more". November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  23. ^ "2022 PFF College All-Pac-12 Team: USC QB Caleb Williams, UCLA RB Zach Charbonnet and more". November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  24. ^ "Lincoln Riley Named New USC Football Head Coach". USCTrojans. November 28, 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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