2022 USC Trojans football team

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]

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[1]
Defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Caleb Williams Justin Dedich Tuli Tuipulotu Shane Lee
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Uniform
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

College recruiting information (2022)
Name	Hometown	School	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)
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (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)
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (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)
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (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)
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (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)
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (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)
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (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)
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3:
Daniel Meunier JuCo LS	Los Angeles, CA	El Camino College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruit ratings: On3:
Keegan Patterson QB	Longmont, CO	Longmont HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Gage Roy QB	Dallas, TX	Jesuit HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Austin Overn WR	Santa Ana, California	Foothill High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (–)
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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (–)
Roman Marchetti LB	Santa Ana, CA	Foothill HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Garrett Pomerantz LB	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    247Sports: 70    On3: 43
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Preseason

Spring Game

See also: USC Trojans football

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
	Shane Lee	ILB	Sr
Maxwell Award[6]	Jordan Addison	WR	Jr
	Caleb Williams	QB	So
Davey O'Brien Award[7]	Caleb Williams	QB	So
Doak Walker Award[8]	Travis Dye	RB	Sr
	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
	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
	Caleb Williams	QB	So
Bednarik Award[17]	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Jr
Rotary Lombardi Award[18]	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	Jr
	Andrew Vorhees	OL	Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Malcolm Epps	TE	Sr
	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.

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	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 (rivalry)	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

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

See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team

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

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

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

See also: 2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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

See also: 2022 Oregon State Beavers football team

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

See also: 2022 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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

See also: 2022 Washington State Cougars football team

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

See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team

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

See also: 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team

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

See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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

See also: 2022 UCLA Bruins football team, UCLA–USC rivalry, and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

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

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

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)

See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team

Main article: 2022 Pac-12 Football 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)

See also: 2022 Tulane Green Wave football team

Main article: 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)

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

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
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	Ref.
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
	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 Andrew Vorhees OG 2nd Brett Neilon C 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 Source:

Walter Camp Player Position 1st/2nd team Caleb Williams QB 1st Tuli Tuipulotu DL 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 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

See also: 2023 Senior Bowl

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

East–West Shrine Bowl

See also: 2023 East–West Shrine Bowl

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

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

See also: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Player	#	Position	Class
Bobby Haskins	–	OT	Senior

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 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.

2023 NFL combine participants
Name	POS	HT	WT	Arms	Hands	40	10-yd Split	Bench press	Vert jump	Broad jump	3-cone drill	20-yd shuttle	Ref
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

2023 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
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]