2022 USC Trojans football team

2022 USC Trojans football
2022 USC Trojans football
Pac-12 Championship Game, L 24–47 vs. Utah
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 45–46 vs. Tulane
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 12
Record	11–3 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Lincoln Riley (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Josh Henson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	4 Caleb Williams (QB); Justin Dedich (OL); Tuli Tuipulotu (DL); Shane Lee (LB);
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
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 represented 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 played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. They finished the season 11–3, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to earn a trip to the Pac-12 championship game. Ranked No. 4 in the College Football Playoff, they lost to Utah in the conference championship game eliminating them from national championship consideration.^[2] They received a bid to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to No. 16-ranked Tulane.^[3] Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams was awarded the Heisman Trophy for his performances during the season.^[4]

Offseason

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position
Clay Helton	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 lost 27 players via transfer.

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

Transfers in

The Trojans added 23 players via transfer.

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

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

Player	Position	Games started
Darwin Barlow	Tailback	1 game
Tahj Washington	Wide receiver	11 games
Gary Bryant Jr.	Wide receiver	7 games
Michael Jackson III	Wide receiver	1 game
Michael Epps	Tight end	5 games
Jude Wolfe	Tight end	1 game
Lake McRee	Tight end	1 game
Brett Neilon	Center	12 games
Andrew Vorhees	Offensive guard	12 games
Courtland Ford	Offensive tackle	8 games
Jonah Monheim	Offensive tackle	6 games
Justin Dedich	Offensive guard	4 games
Reference:

Defense

Player	Position	Games started
Tuli Tuipulotu	Defensive line	12 games
Stanley Ta’ufo’ou	Defensive line	9 games
Nick Figueroa	Defensive line	8 games
Jamar Sekona	Defensive line	1 game
De’jon Benton	Defensive line	1 game
Ralen Goforth	Linebacker	8 games
Joshua Jackson Jr.	Cornerback	2 games
Prophet Brown	Cornerback	1 game
Calen Bullock	Safety	6 games
Xavion Alford	Safety	2 games
Chris Thompson Jr.	Safety	2 games
Jaylin Smith	Safety	1 game
Reference:

Special teams

Player	Position	Games started
Alex Stadthaus	Kicker	2 games
Reference:

† 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

College recruiting information (2022)
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)
Domani Jackson #2 CB #7 nat.	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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)
Raleek Brown #2 TB #33 nat.	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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)
Zion Branch #6 S #47 nat.	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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)
CJ Williams #11 WR #76 nat.	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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)
Fabian Ross #28 CB #234 nat.	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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)
Devan Thompkins #40 EDGE #609 nat.	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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)
Garrison Madden #89 LB #949 nat.	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Daniel Meunier JuCo LS	Los Angeles, CA	El Camino College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Walk-On
Daniel Meunier JuCo LS	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
Keegan Patterson QB	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
Gage Roy QB	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
Austin Overn WR	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
Kilian O’Connor OL	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
Roman Marchetti LB	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
Garrett Pomerantz LB	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

USC Offense vs USC Defense Spring Game

Quarter	1	2	Total
Defense	21	9	30
Offense	17	17	34

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: April 23, 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^[5]	Nick Figueroa	DL	Sr
Lott Trophy^[5]	Shane Lee	ILB	Sr
Maxwell Award^[6]	Jordan Addison	WR	Jr
Maxwell Award^[6]	Caleb Williams	QB	So
Davey O'Brien Award^[7]	Caleb Williams	QB	So
Doak Walker Award^[8]	Travis Dye	RB	Sr
Doak Walker Award^[8]	Austin Jones	RB	Sr
Biletnikoff Award^[9]	Jordan Addison	WR	Jr
Rimington Trophy^[10]	Brett Neilon	C	Sr
John Mackey Award^[11]	Michael Epps	TE	Sr
Outland Trophy^[12]	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Jr
Outland Trophy^[12]	Andrew Vorhees	OL	Sr
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[13]	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Jr
Paul Hornung Award^[14]	Brenden Rice	WR	Jr
Wuerffel Trophy^[15]	Caleb Williams	QB	So
Walter Camp Award^[16]	Jordan Addison	WR	Jr
Walter Camp Award^[16]	Caleb Williams	QB	So
Bednarik Award^[17]	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Jr
Rotary Lombardi Award^[18]	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Jr
Rotary Lombardi Award^[18]	Andrew Vorhees	OL	Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Malcolm Epps	TE	Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Courtland Ford	OL	So
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award^[19]	Brandon Pili	DL	Sr
	Stanley Ta’ufo’ou	OL	Jr
	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Jr
Ted Hendricks Award

Pac-12 Media Day

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
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	SR	USC
First Team Defense
DL	Tuli Tuipulotu	JR	USC
First Team Special teams
AP/ST	Travis Dye	SR	USC

Second team

Position	Player	Class	Team
Second Team Offense
RB	Travis Dye	SR	USC
OL	Brett Neilon	SR	USC
Second Team Defense
DB	Mekhi Blackmon	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	SR	USC
DL	Solomon Byrd	SR	USC
LB	Korey Foreman	SO	USC
DB	Xavion Alford Jr.	SO	USC
Special teams
RS	Brenden Rice	JR	USC

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 p.m.	Rice*	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	W 66–14	60,113
September 10	4:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 10	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 41–28	43,813
September 17	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State*	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 45–17	67,226
September 24	6:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 7	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 17–14	28,769
October 1	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	W 42–25	62,133
October 8	4:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 30–14	63,204
October 15	5:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Utah	No. 7	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	L 42–43	53,609
October 29	4:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 45–37	44,006
November 5	7:30 p.m.	California	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	W 41–35	64,916
November 11	6:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	W 55–17	61,206
November 19	5:00 p.m.	at No. 16 UCLA	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	FOX	W 48–45	70,865
November 26	4:30 p.m.	No. 15 Notre Dame*	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	W 38–27	72,613
December 2	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Utah	No. 4	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game)	FOX	L 24–47	61,195
January 2, 2023	10:00 a.m	vs. No. 16 Tulane*	No. 10	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	L 45–46	55,329
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) – Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponents not played this season: Oregon, Washington

Personnel

Roster

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

Lincoln Riley

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
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/11/22

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Max Williams
Xamarion Gordon
OR Bryson Shaw

Nickel	MIKE	WILL	SAM
Jaylin Smith	Eric Gentry	Shane Lee	Nick Figueroa
Latrell McCutchin	Tuasivi Nomura	OR Ralen Goforth	Solomon Byrd
–	Raesjon Davis	–	OR Korey Foreman

SS
Calen Bullock
Anthony Beavers Jr.
Xavion Alford Jr.

CB
Mekhi Blackmon
Prophet Brown
–

DE	NT	DE
De’jon Benton	Stanley Ta’ufo’ou	Tuli Tuipulotu
OR Tyrone Taleni	OR Brandon Pili	Solomon Tuliaupupu
Sinjun Astani OR Earl Barquet Jr.	Jamar Sekona	-

CB
Ceyair Wright
Jacobe Covington
–

Offense

WR
Mario Williams
Tahj Washington
OR Gary Bryant Jr.

WR
Brenden Rice
Kyron Hudson
OR Kyle Ford

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Courtland Ford	Andrew Vorhees	Brett Neilon	Justin Dedich	Jonah Monheim
OR Bobby Haskins	Gino Quinones	Justin Dedich	Jonah Monheim	Mason Murphy
–	–	Andrew Milek	Joe Bryson	–

TE
Lake McRee
OR Malcolm Epps
Josh Falo

WR
Jordan Addison
Terrell Bynum
CJ Williams

QB
Caleb Williams
Miller Moss
Jake Jensen

Key reserves
Offense QB Jake Jensen RB Darwin Barlow WR Michael Jackson III WR John Jackson III TE Ethan Rae TE Sean Mahoney OL Cooper Lovelace OL Jason Rodriguez OL Caadyn Stephen OL Andres Dewerk
Defense DL Kobe Pepe DL Colin Mobley RUSH Devan Thompkins LB Carson Tabaracci LB Chris Thompson Jr. LB Garrison Madden LB Julien Simon LB Tayler Katoa DB Domani Jackson DB Fabian Ross DB Adonis Otey DB Briton Allen DB Joshua Jackson Jr. DB Micah Croom
Special teams K/P Garth White LS Nathan Weneta
Out (indefinitely) TE Jude Wolfe S Zion Branch
Out (season) QB Mo Hasan RUSH Romello Height RB Travis Dye
Out (suspended)
Out (retired)

RB
Austin Jones
"OR" Darwin Barlow
Raleek Brown

Special teams
PK Denis Lynch
PK Alex Stadthaus
P Aadyn Sleep-Dalton
P Will Rose
KR Gary Bryant Jr.
PR Tahj Washington
LS Jac Casasante
H Will Rose

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

Position/Year	Freshman (18)	Sophomore (21)	Junior (22)	Senior (20)	2023 commit (20)	2023 transfer portal (3)	2024 commit (3)	2025 commit (1)
QB 3 (1)	Miller Moss	Jake Jensen Caleb Williams	–	–	Malachi Nelson	-	-	-
RB 4 (1)	Raleek Brown	–	Darwin Barlow	Travis Dye Austin Jones	Quinten Joyner A’Marion Peterson	-	-	-
WR 11 (4)	Kyron Hudson CJ Williams	Michael Jackson III Mario Williams	Jordan Addison Gary Bryant Jr. Kyle Ford Brenden Rice Tahj Washington	Terrell Bynum John Jackson III	Zachariah Branch Ja’Kobi Lane Makai Lemon	-	Jason Robinson Jr.	-
TE 5 (2)	Lake McRee	–	Ethan Rae Jude Wolfe	Michael Epps Josh Falo	Kade Eldridge	-	Joey Olsen	-
OL 13 (5)	Mason Murphy	Andres Dewerk Courtland Ford Andrew Milek Jonah Monheim Caadyn Stephen	Gino Quinones Cooper Lovelace Jason Rodriguez	Justin Dedich Bobby Haskins Brett Neilon Andrew Vorhees	Micah Bañuelos Alani Noa Elijah Paige Tobias Raymond Amos Talalele	-	-	-
DL 11 (3)	Colin Mobley	Kobe Pepe Jamar Sekona	Earl Barquet Jr. De’jon Benton Stanley Ta’ufo’ou Tuli Tuipulotu	Solomon Byrd Nick Figueroa Brandon Pili Tyrone Taleni	Sam Greene Elijah Hughes Deijon Laffitte	Kyon Barrs	-	-
RUSH 4 (2)	Devan Thompkins	Korey Foreman Romello Height	–	Solomon Tuliaupupu	David Peevy Braylan Shelby	-	-	-
ILB 10 (1)	Garrison Madden Julien Simon Carson Tabaracci	Raesjon Davis Eric Gentry	Tuasivi Nomura Chris Thompson Jr.	Ralen Goforth Tayler Katoa Shane Lee	Tackett Curtis	Jamil Muhammad	-	-
DB 18 (2)	Anthony Beavers Jr. Zion Branch Prophet Brown Xamarion Gordon Domani Jackson Fabian Ross Ceyair Wright	Xavion Alford Calen Bullock Jacobe Covington Joshua Jackson Jr. Latrell McCutchin Jaylin Smith	Briton Allen Adonis Otey Bryson Shaw Max Williams	Mekhi Blackmon	Maliki Crawford Christian Pierce	-	-	-
SP 2 (-)	–	–	Aadyn Sleep-Dalton	Alex Stadthaus*	–	Eddie Czaplicki	-	-
ATH (2)	x	x	x	x	-	-	Aaron Butler	Arron White

Scholarship Distribution 2022

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

Game summaries

vs Rice

Rice Owls (0–0) vs No. 14 USC Trojans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	7	0	0	14
No. 14 Trojans	7	24	28	7	66

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

Date: September 3, 2022
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
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

No. 10 USC Trojans (1–0) at Stanford Cardinal (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Trojans	21	14	6	0	41
Cardinal	7	7	0	14	28

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 4:30 p.m.
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

Fresno State Bulldogs (1–1) vs No. 7 USC Trojans (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	7	0	17
No. 7 Trojans	14	7	14	10	45

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

Date: September 17, 2022
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
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)
Pregame line: USC −12.0

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

No. 7 USC Trojans (3–0) at Oregon State Beavers (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Trojans	0	3	0	14	17
Beavers	0	7	0	7	14

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

Date: September 24, 2022
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
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

First quarter

None

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)

Third quarter

None

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

Arizona State Sun Devils (1–3) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	10	0	8	25
No. 6 Trojans	14	7	7	14	42

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

Date: October 1, 2022
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
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

Washington State Cougars (4–1) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	0	0	14
No. 6 Trojans	10	7	7	3	27

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

Date: October 8, 2022
Game time: 4:30 p.m.
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	Cam 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

No. 7 USC Trojans (6–0) at No. 20 Utah Utes (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Trojans	14	14	7	7	42
No. 20 Utes	7	14	7	15	43

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: October 15, 2022
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
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

No. 10 USC Trojans (6–1) at Arizona Wildcats (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Trojans	10	7	14	14	45
Wildcats	10	3	16	8	37

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: October 29, 2022
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
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

California Golden Bears (3–5) vs No. 9 USC Trojans (7–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	0	7	21	35
No. 9 Trojans	6	14	14	7	41

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

Date: November 5, 2022
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
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

Colorado Buffaloes (1–8) vs No. 8 USC Trojans (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	0	7	7	17
No. 8 Trojans	2	24	15	14	55

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

Date: November 11, 2022
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
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

No. 7 USC Trojans (9–1) at No. 16 UCLA Bruins (8–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Trojans	0	20	14	14	48
No. 16 Bruins	14	7	10	14	45

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

No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) vs No. 6 USC Trojans (10–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish	0	7	7	13	27
No. 6 Trojans	10	7	7	14	38

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 Estimé	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 (Pac-12 Championship Game)

No. 11 Utah Utes (9–3) vs No. 4 USC Trojans (11–1) – Game summary
(2022 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Utes	3	14	7	23	47
No. 4 Trojans	14	3	0	7	24

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

Date: December 2nd, 2022
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors, 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 61,195
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (Fox): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)

Game information

1st quarter

(11:58) USC – Tahj Washington 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; USC 7–0)
(6:22) UTAH – Jadon Redding 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:06; USC 7–3)
(3:40) USC – Raleek Brown 3-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; USC 14–3)

2nd quarter

(12:14) USC – Denis Lynch 20-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:45; USC 17–3)
(4:42) UTAH – Ja'Quinden Jackson 8-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:39; USC 17–10)
(0:11) UTAH – Jaylen Dixon 4-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 1:44; USC 17–17)

3rd quarter

(10:48 UTAH – Money Parks 57-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:03; Utah 24–17)

4th quarter

(15:00) UTAH – Jadon Redding 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 5:15; Utah 27–17)
(11:37) USC – Mario Williams 12-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Utah 27–24)
(10:52 UTAH – Thomas Yassmin 60-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:44; Utah 34–24)
(6:18) UTAH – Ja'Quinden Jackson 53-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:38; Utah 40–24)
(2:39) UTAH – Micah Bernard 23-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:39; Utah 47–24)

With the loss, USC was knocked out of playoff contention, letting Ohio State taking over the #4 seed.

Statistics	UTAH	USC
First downs	25	19
Total yards	69–533	68–419
Rushes/yards	35–223	27–56
Passing yards	310	363
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–34–0	28–41–1
Time of possession	29:49	30:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	22/34, 310 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	13 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Money Parks	4 receptions, 88 yards, TD
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	28/41, 363 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Austin Jones	15 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Tahj Washington	6 receptions, 93 yards, TD

vs No. 16 Tulane (Cotton Bowl)

No. 16 Tulane Green Wave (11–2) vs No. 10 USC Trojans (11–2)– Game summary
(2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Green Wave	0	14	16	16	46
No. 10 Trojans	7	21	7	10	45

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

Date: January 2nd, 2023
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Indoor
Game attendance: 55,329
Referee: Steve Marlowe
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(5:58) USC – Michael Jackson III 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:02; USC 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:33) USC – Terrell Bynum 3-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:13; USC 14–0)
(9:30) TUL – Tyjae Spears 3-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; USC 14–7)
(5:42) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 87-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 2 plays, 92 yards, 0:50; Tied 14–14)
(2:21) USC – Raleek Brown 39-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; USC 21–14)
(0:12) USC – Brenden Rice 4-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:07; USC 28–14)

Third quarter

(11:55) TUL – Tyjae Spears 4-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:05; USC 28–21)
(4:02) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:06; USC 28–24)
(1:24) USC – Brenden Rice 19-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 2:38; USC 35–24)
(0:40) TUL – Tyjae Spears 3-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:44; USC 35–30)

Fourth quarter

(12:09) USC – Kyron Hudson 4-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:31; USC 42–30)
(4:30) USC – Denis Lynch 43-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:16; USC 45–30)
(4:07) TUL – Tyjae Spears 4-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:23; USC 45–37)
(3:20) TUL – Team safety (Drive: 2 plays, -1 yards, 0:47; USC 45–39)
(0:09) TUL – Alex Bauman 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 3:11; Tulane 46–45)

Statistics	TUL	USC
First downs	16	29
Total yards	539	594
Rushes/yards	34–305	32–132
Passing yards	234	462
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–18–0	37–52–1
Time of possession	20:11	39:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	8/17, 234 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	17 carries, 205 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	1 reception, 87 yards, TD
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	37/52, 462 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Raleek Brown	6 carries, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brenden Rice	6 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD

USC seemed to be in control for most of the contest, but in a shocking turn of events, Tulane scored 16 points in the final four and a half minutes of regulation to snatch the victory from the Trojans. With 4:30 remaining in the game and a 15-point lead, USC's win probability stood at 99.8%.^[20]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	14	10	7	7	6	6	7	12	10т	9	8	7	5	4	8	12
Coaches	15	12	8	7	6	6	6	12	11	9	7	6	5	4	8	13
CFP	Not released									9	8	7	6	4	10	Not released

Statistics

Team

	USC	Opp
Points per Game	41	29
Total	579	409
First Downs	359	310
Rushing	138	120
Passing	195	162
Penalty	26	28
Rushing yards	2,396	2,237
Avg per attempt	5.1	5.0
Avg per game	171.1	159.8
Rushing touchdowns	30	29
Passing yards	-	-
Att-Comp-Int	515-345-5	460-293-19
Avg per attempt	9.12	8.04
Avg per game	335.43	264.14
Passing touchdowns	43	25
Total Offense (Total Plays)
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

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
7	Miller Moss	QB	182.9	6	7	81	81	85.7	0	0	40
13	Caleb Williams	QB	221.1	39	49	590	295	79.5	6	0	75
	TOTALS		212.5	45	57	671	335.5	78.9%	6	0	75

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	GAIN	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
6	Austin Jones	RB	12	86	7.2	2	28	43
14	Raleek Brown	RB	10	55	5.5	1	14	27.5
22	Darwin Barlow	RB	5	16	3.2	1	6	8
26	Travis Dye	RB	19	126	6.6	1	27	62.5
7	Miller Moss	QB	1	10	10.0	0	10	10
13	Caleb Williams	QB	15	72	4.8	0	28	36
4	Mario Williams	WR	1	10	10.0	0	10	5
	TOTALS		64	372	5.8	5	28	186

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	CTH	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
1	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	2	15	7.5	0	8	7.5
2	Brenden Rice	WR	2	25	12.5	0	20	12.5
3	Jordan Addison	WR	12	226	18.8	4	75	113
4	Mario Williams	WR	6	117	19.5	1	43	58.5
8	CJ Williams	WR	1	11	11.0	0	11	11
10	Kyron Hudson	WR	3	34	11.3	0	29	17
16	Tahj Washington	WR	4	65	16.25	0	43	32.5
81	Kyle Ford	WR	1	20	20.0	0	20	20
19	Malcolm Epps	TE	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
87	Lake McRee	TE	3	22	7.3	1	9	11
6	Austin Jones	RB	4	52	13.0	0	26	26
14	Raleek Brown	RB	2	40	20.0	0	40	20
26	Travis Dye	RB	4	40	10.0	0	19	20
	TOTALS		45	671	14.9	6	75	335.5

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT-YDS	BU	QBH	FR	FF	BLK	SAF	TD
31	Tyrone Taleni	DL	2	–	2	2.0–8	1.0–7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
47	Stanley Ta’ufo’ou	DL	2	1	3	1.0–1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
49	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	6	1	7	4.0–19	1.0–11	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
51	Solomon Byrd	DL	2	2	4	2.0–11	2.0–11	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
77	Jamar Sekona	DL	3	–	3	1.0–4	1.0–4	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
79	De’jon Benton	DL	1	4	5	0.5-	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
91	Brandon Pili	DL	2	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
99	Nick Figueroa	DL	3	1	4	1.5–7	1.0–5	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
0	Korey Foreman	RUSH	2	2	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
58	Solomon Tuliaupupu	RUSH	1	2	3	1.0–3	0.5–2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Ralen Goforth	LB	2	–	2	–	–	1–31	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
18	Eric Gentry	LB	12	5	17	0.5–2	0.5–2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
44	Tuasivi Nomura	LB	–	4	4	0.5–1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
53	Shane Lee	LB	11	1	12	3.0–10	1.0–8	1–40	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
4	Max Williams	DB	9	3	12	–	–	1–32	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
6	Mekhi Blackmon	DB	5	5	10	0.5–3	–	1–17	1	–	1	–	–	–	–
7	Calen Bullock	DB	7	2	9	–	–	1–93	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
14	Jacobe Covington	DB	2	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Anthony Beavers Jr.	DB	2	1	3	1.5–2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	Micah Croom	DB	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
19	Jaylin Smith	DB	2	3	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
21	Latrell McCutchin	DB	2	–	2	1.0–5	1.0–5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
22	Ceyair Wright	DB	3	1	4	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
28	Xamarion Gordon	DB	2	–	2	–	–	1–0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Team		2	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTAL		86	40	126	20.0–76	9.0–55	6–213	7	3	1	2	-	-	3

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	14	14	100.0%	3	4	75.0%	0/0	1/1	0/1	2/2	0/0	45
	TOTALS		14	14	100.0%	3	4	75.0%	0/0	1/1	0/1	2/2	0/0	45

Kickoff statistics
#	NAME	POS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
38	Alex Stadthaus	K	18	1157	64.3	11	0
	TOTALS		18	1157	64.3	11	0

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
42	Aadyn Sleep-Dalton	P	3	90	30.0	36	0	1	0	0
	TOTALS		3	90	30.0	36	0	1	0	0

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2	Brenden Rice	WR	1	16	16.0	0	16
	TOTALS		1	16	16.0	0	16

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	2	4	2.0	0	5
3	Jordan Addison	WR	1	−3	−3.0	0	0
	TOTALS		3	1	0.3	0	5

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

Pac-12 Conference Individual awards

Recipient	Award (Pac-12 Conference)	Date awarded
Caleb Williams	Offensive Player of the Year	December 6, 2022
Andrew Vorhees	Morris Trophy	December 20, 2022
Tuli Tuipulotu	Defensive Player of the Year	December 6, 2022
Tuli Tuipulotu	Morris Trophy	December 20, 2022
Nick Figueroa	Scholar-Athlete of the Year	December 5, 2022

Individual Yearly Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Tuli Tuipulotu	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (finalist)	5 December	^[21]
	Rotary Lombardi Award (finalist)	7 December	^[22]
	Bednarik Award (finalist)	8 December	^[23]
	Lott IMPACT Trophy (finalist)	11 December	^[24]
	Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award	13 December	^[25]
Caleb Williams	Walter Camp Award Winner	8 December	–
	Maxwell Award Winner	8 December	^[26]
	Davey O'Brien Award (finalist)	8 December	–
	Heisman Trophy Winner	10 December	^[27]
	Manning Award (finalist)	January 2023	^[28]
Brett Neilon	Rimington Trophy (finalist)	8 December	–
USC Offensive line	Joe Moore Award (semifinalist)	–	^[29]
Lincoln Riley	Eddie Robinson Award (finalist)	8 December	–

All-America

PFF
Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Caleb Williams	QB	1st
Andrew Vorhees	OG
Calen Bullock	S
Jordan Addison	WR	2nd
Brett Neilon	C
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL
Mekhi Blackmon	CB
Source:^[30]

CBS Sports / 247Sports
Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Caleb Williams	QB	1st
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	1st
Andrew Vorhees	OG	2nd
Brett Neilon	C	2nd
Calen Bullock	DB	Honorable Mention
Source:^[31]

The Associated Press
Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Caleb Williams	QB	1st
Andrew Vorhees	OG
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL
Brett Neilon	C	3rd
Mekhi Blackmon	CB	3rd
Source:

Walter Camp
Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Caleb Williams	QB	1st
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	1st
Andrew Vorhees	OG	2nd
Source:^[32]

PAC-12 Conference

PAC-12
Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Caleb Williams	QB	1st
Jordan Addison	WR
Andrew Vorhees	OG
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL
Mekhi Blackmon	CB
Travis Dye	RB	2nd
Calen Bullock	S
Brett Neilon	C
Justin Dedich	OG	Honorable Mention
Jonah Monheim	OT
Shane Lee	LB
Tahj Washington	WR
Max Williams	DB
Source:^[33]

PFF
Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Caleb Williams	QB	1st
Jordan Addison	WR
Brett Neilon	C
Andrew Vorhees	OG
Justin Dedich	OG
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL
Tyrone Taleni	DL
Mekhi Blackmon	CB
Calen Bullock	S
Travis Dye	RB	2nd
Jonah Monheim	OT	2nd
Source:^[34]

All-Pac-12 Academic
Player	Position	Class	Major	Ref.

HM = Honorable mention. Source:

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:

Other All-American Honors
Player	AP	Athletic	Athlon	BR	CBS Sports	CFN	ESPN	FOX Sports	Phil Steele	SI	USA Today
Caleb Williams	Player of the Year				Player of the Year

Bowl games

Senior Bowl

Player	#	Position	Class
Andrew Vorhees	–	OG	Senior
Mekhi Blackmon	–	CB	Senior

East–West Shrine Bowl

Player	#	Position	Class
Travis Dye	–	RB	Senior
Josh Falo	–	TE	Senior

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Player	#	Position	Class
Bobby Haskins	–	OT	Senior

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 Jersey #
1	23	Jordan Addison	WR	Minnesota Vikings	3
2	54	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Los Angeles Chargers	45
3	102	Mekhi Blackmon	CB	Minnesota Vikings	11
7	229	Andrew Vorhees	OG	Baltimore Ravens	72
UDFA	-	Travis Dye	RB	New York Jets
UDFA	-	Brandon Pili	DL	Miami Dolphins	96
UDFA	-	Bobby Haskins	OT	Chicago Bears	71
UDFA	-	Terrell Bynum	WR	Los Angeles Chargers	35
UDFA	-	Mo Hasan	QB	Tennessee Titans
Rookie Camp	-	Josh Falo	TE	New York Jets
		Brett Neilon	C
		Brandon Outlaw	WR / RB
		Micah Croom	S

NFL Draft combine

Two members of the 2022 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine.

Name	POS	HT	WT	Arms	Hands	40	10-yd Split	Bench press	Vert jump	Broad jump	3-cone drill	Ref
2023 NFL combine participants
Mekhi Blackmon	CB	5’ 11’’	178	31’’	9 1/4’’	4.47	1.54	11	36’’	10’ 5’’	DNP	^[35]
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	6’ 3’’	266	32 1/4’’	10 1/8’’	DNP						^[36]
Jordan Addison	WR	5’ 11’’	173	30 7/8’’	8 3/4’’	4.49	1.56	DNP	34’’	10’ 2’’	DNP	^[37]
Andrew Vorhees	OG	6’ 6’’	310	32 1/8’’	10’’	DNP		38	29’’	8’ 9’’	DNP	^[38]
Travis Dye	RB	5’ 10’’	201	28 7/8’’	9 1/4’’	DNP						^[39]

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

USC Pro Day

Name	POS	HT	WT	Arms	Hands	40	Bench press	Vert jump	Broad jump	3-cone drill	20-yd shuttle	60-yd shuttle	Ref
2023 USC Pro Day
Jordan Addison	WR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mekhi Blackmon	CB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Terrell Bynum	WR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Micah Croom	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Travis Dye	RB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Falo	TE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mo Hasan	QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bobby Haskins	OT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brett Neilon	C	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brandon Outlaw	RB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brandon Pili	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrew Vorhees	OG	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Erik Krommenhoek	TE (2021)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vavae Malepeai	RB (2021)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

Notes

November 28, 2021 – Lincoln Riley Named New USC Football Head Coach.^[40]

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[2] Witz, Billy (December 3, 2022). "Utah Injects Twist Into Playoff Race by Downing U.S.C. for Pac-12 Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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[4] "Caleb Williams - Heisman". Heisman Trophy official website. Retrieved May 14, 2023.

[5] "LOTT IMPACT® TROPHY ANNOUNCES 2022 WATCH LIST". May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[6] "2022 Maxwell Award Watch List Recipients – Maxwell Football Club". July 18, 2022.

[7] "Davey O'Brien award announces 2022 preseason watch list". July 19, 2022.

[8] "2022 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 20, 2022.

[9] "2022 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 22, 2022.

[10] "The 2022 Rimington Trophy Watchlist". July 22, 2022.

[11] "2022 Watchlist". July 22, 2022.

[12] "2022 Outland Trophy Watch List unveiled". July 26, 2022.

[13] "2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List unveiled". July 26, 2022.

[14] "52 PLAYERS FROM 10 CONFERENCES, PLUS 3 INDEPENDENTS, NAMED TO 2022 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 28, 2022.

[15] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils Watch List For 2022". July 28, 2022.

[16] "Walter Camp 2022 Player of Year Preseason Watch". July 29, 2022.

[17] "2022 Bednarik Award Watch List". August 1, 2022.

[18] "2022 Lombardi Trophy Watch List unveiled" (PDF). August 1, 2022.

[19] "2022 Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Watch List". August 18, 2022.

[20] "Tulane 46-45 USC (Jan 2, 2023) Box Score - ESPN". January 2, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[21] "Four finalists named for 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy". November 16, 2022.

[22] "The Rotary Lombardi Award® Announces 2022 Four Finalists". November 17, 2022.

[23] "2022 Bednarik Award Finalists". November 29, 2022.

[24] "The Lott IMPACT® Trophy Announces the 2022 Finalists". November 22, 2022.

[25] "2022 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Finalists". December 8, 2022.

[26] "2022 Maxwell Award Finalists". November 29, 2022.

[27] "BENNETT, DUGGAN, STROUD, WILLIAMS NAMED 2022 HEISMAN TROPHY FINALISTS". December 5, 2022.

[28] "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Finalists". December 5, 2022.

[29] "Joe Moore Award Semifinalists Announced". November 13, 2022.

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[36] "Tuli Tuipulotu NFL Combine Profil". February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

[37] "Jordan Addison NFL Combine Profil". February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

[38] "Andrew Vorhees NFL Combine Profil". February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

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