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2015 USC Trojans football | |
Pac-12 South Division co-champion[1] | |
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Pac-12 Championship Game, L 22–41 vs. Stanford | |
Holiday Bowl, L 21–23 vs. Wisconsin | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
2015 record | 8–6 (6–3 Pac-12) |
Head coach | Steve Sarkisian (2nd as HC, 7th overall; first 5 games, fired 10/12) Clay Helton (1st as HC, 5th overall) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Clay Helton (3rd as OC; 5th overall season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Tee Martin (1st as OC, 4th overall season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Justin Wilcox (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 multiple |
Captain | 5
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 93,607) |
Seasons |
Template:2015 Pac-12 football standings The 2015 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. USC played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. On November 30, 2015, Clay Helton was named USC's permanent head coach.
Personnel[]
Coaching staff[]
Name | Position | Seasons at USC |
Alma mater | Before USC |
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Clay Helton | Head Coach | 5 | Houston (1994) | Memphis – OC Coordinator (2009) |
Tee Martin | Offensive coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach / Pass Game Coordinator | 4 | Tennessee (2000) | Kentucky – WR Coach (2011) |
Johnny Nansen | Tailbacks Coach / Special Teams Coach / Assistant Head Coach | 2 | Washington State (1997) | Washington – ST Coordinator / RB Coach (2013) |
Peter Sirmon | Linebackers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator / Associate Head Coach Defense | 2 | Oregon (1999) | Washington – LB Coach (2013) |
Marques Tuiasosopo | Quarterbacks Coach / Associate Head Coach Offense | 2 | Washington (2001) | Washington – QB Coach (2013) |
Lenny Vandermade | Tight Ends Coach | 1 | USC (2003) | San Diego – TE Coach (2015) |
Ivan Lewis | Strength and Conditioning | 2 | San Diego (2003) | Washington – Strength and Conditioning (2013) |
Mike Goff | Offensive Line Coach | 1 | Iowa (1998) | Hilltop High School – Assistant Coach (2014) |
Kenechi Udeze | Defensive Line Coach / Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach | 1 | USC (2004) | PITT – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (2015) |
Ricky Brown | Linebackers Coach | 1 | Boston College (2006) | Baltimore Ravens – LB (Player) (2012) |
Patrick Henderson | Safeties Coach | 1 | Oregon State (2010) | Contra Costa College – DB Coach / Defensive Coordinator (2013) |
Drew Pearson | Cornerbacks Coach | 1 | Utah State (2008) | Child and Family Specialist at Five Acres in Altadena, California (2008–2014) |
Mike Tuiasosopo | Defensive Line Coach | 1 | University of the Pacific (1991) | UCLA – OLB Coach (2015) |
Jaron Fairman | Offensive Assistant | 2 | Fresno State (2007) | Crespi Carmelite High School – WR Coach / ST Coordinator (2013) |
Roster[]
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Returning starters[]
USC returns 31 starters in 2015, including fifteen on offense, twelve on defense, and four on special teams.
Key departures include Javorius 'Buck' Allen (TB – 13 games), Nelson Agholor (WR – 13 games), George Farmer (WR – 4 games), Randall Telfer (TE – 12 games), Aundrey Walker (OT), Leonard Williams (DE / DT – 13 games), J. R. Tavai (LB – 9 games), Hayes Pullard (LB – 12 games), Josh Shaw (CB / S – 2 games), Gerald Bowman (S – 10 games), Andre Heidari (K – 11 games).
Other departures : Ricky Town (QB – Freshman – Arkansas), Bryce Dixon (TE), Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick (TE), Charles Burks (LB – Junior RS – Azusa Pacific), Rahshead Johnson (CB / S – Freshman – San Jose State), Lamont Simmons (CB – Freshman RS – Georgia Tech), Devian Shelton (CB – Sophomore RS), Peter McBride (SNP – Junior RS).
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Special teams (4)[]
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Depth chart[]
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2015 USC Football Depth Chart
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Recruiting class[]
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Scholarship distribution chart[]
Position | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 2016 commit 2016 signed |
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QB 3 (1) | Sam Darnold | Max Browne | – | Cody Kessler | Matt Fink |
TB 5 | Ronald Jones II Aca'Cedric Ware Dominic Davis |
– | Justin Davis | Tre Madden | - |
FB 2 | – | – | – | Soma Vainuku Jahleel Pinner |
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WR 10 (5) | Jalen Greene Template:Blue |
Steven Mitchell Jr. Juju Smith-Schuster Ajene Harris |
Darreus Rogers Isaac Whitney De'Quan Hampton Christian Tober * |
George Katrib * | Velus Jones Jr. Josh Imatorbhebhe Michael Pittman Trevon Sidney Tyler Vaughns |
TE 3 (1) | Tyler Petite Template:Blue |
– | Taylor Template:Blue | – | Cary Angeline |
OL 14 (2) | Jordan Austin Chris Brown Chuma Edoga Roy Hemsley Cole Smith Template:Blue |
Nico Falah Jordan Austin Toa Lobendahn Damien Mama Viane Talamaivao |
Chad Wheeler Zach Banner |
Max Tuerk | Frank Martin II Nathan Smith |
DE 5 (2) | Malik Dorton Don Hill Christian Rector Rasheem Green |
– | – | Greg Townsend Jr. | Oluwole Betiku Liam Jimmons Keanu Saleapaga |
DT 9 (1) | Noah Jefferson Jacob Daniel Kevin Scott |
Kenny Bigelow Jr. | Jordan Simmons | Antwaun Woods Cody Temple Claude Pelon Delvon Simmons |
Keyshon Camp |
OLB 7 (1) | Porter Gustin John Houston Jr. |
Uchenna Nwosu | Su'a Cravens Scott Felix Jabari Ruffin Quinton Powell |
– | Jordan Iosefa |
ILB 6 | Cameron Smith Osa Masina |
Olajuwon Tucker | Michael Hutchings | Lamar Dawson Anthony Sarao |
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CB 5 (1) | Isaiah Langley Iman Marshall |
Adoree' Jackson Jonathan Lockett |
– | Kevon Seymour | T.J. Brock |
S 5 (1) | Ykili Ross Marvell Tell III |
Chris Hawkins John Plattenburg |
Leon McQuay III | – | C.J. Pollard |
SP 6 | – | Matt Template:Blue Template:Blue |
Zach Smith * Conner Sullivan * Alex Wood * |
Kris Albarado | – |
redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * : Former walk-on
– 85 scholarships permitted, 80 currently allotted to players (Note: Ricky Town is still "counts" for 2015, bringing the total to 81).
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– With four blueshirts, USC can sign 20 players in the class of 2016.
2015 NFL draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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1 | 6 | Leonard Williams | Defensive end / Defensive tackle | New York Jets |
1 | 20 | Nelson Agholor | Wide receiver | Philadelphia Eagles |
4 | 120 (21) | Josh Shaw | Cornerback / Safety | Cincinnati Bengals |
4 | 125 (26) | Javorius 'Buck' Allen | Running back | Baltimore Ravens |
6 | 198 (22) | Randall Telfer | Tight end | Cleveland Browns |
7 | 219 (2) | Hayes Pullard | Middle Linebacker | Cleveland Browns |
UFA | – | J. R. Tavai | Outside Linebacker | Tennessee Titans |
UFA | – | George Farmer | Wide receiver | Seattle Seahawks |
UFA | – | Gerald Bowman | Safety | Baltimore Ravens |
UFA | – | Aundrey Walker | Offensive tackle | Miami Dolphins |
UFA | – | Andre Heidari | Kicker | Los Angeles Kiss (AFL) |
- * : Projected Round
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 8 | P12N | W 55–6 | 79,809 | |
September 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Idaho* | No. 8 |
| P12N | W 59–9 | 72,422 |
September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Stanford | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 31–41 | 78,306 |
September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 19 | ESPN | W 42–14 | 61,904 | |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 12–17 | 63,623 |
October 17 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 31–41 | 80,795 | ||
October 24 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 3 Utah |
| FOX | W 42–24 | 73,435 | |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at California | FOX | W 27–21 | 52,060 | ||
November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona |
| ESPN | W 38–30 | 76,309 | |
November 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Colorado | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 37,905 | ||
November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Oregon | No. 24 | ESPN | L 28–48 | 59,094 | |
November 28 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 22 UCLA |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 40–21 | 83,602 | |
December 5 | 4:45 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Stanford | No. 20 |
| ESPN | L 22–41 | 58,476 |
December 30 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Wisconsin* | No. 25 |
| ESPN | L 21–23 | 48,329 |
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Game summaries[]
Arkansas State[]
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Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
#8 Trojans | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
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- (Q1, 0:03) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 14 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–0
- (Q2, 9:38) USC – #23 Tre Madden 65 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–0
- (Q2, 4:40) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 2 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC28–0
- (Q3, 13:07) Arkansas State – #34 Michael Gordon 9 yard run – USC 28–6
- (Q3, 6:28) USC – #23 Tre Madden 8 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–6
- (Q3, 3:46) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 44 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 42–6
- (Q4, 10:26) USC – #58 Osa Masina 46 yard fumble return, (#39 Alex Wood kick blocked) – USC 48–6
- (Q4, 4:21) USC – #28 Aca'Cedric Ware 6 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 55–6
Idaho[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Vandals | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
#8 Trojans | 21 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
- (Q1, 12:57) USC – #22 Justin Davis 1 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0
- (Q1, 09:28) USC – #22 Justin Davis 7 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–0
- (Q1, 04:25) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 50 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–0
- (Q2, 15:00) Idaho – #5 Austin Rehkow 21 yard Field Goal – USC 21–3
- (Q2, 12:05) USC – #23 Tre Madden 7 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–3
- (Q2, 05:48) USC – #23 Tre Madden 10 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–3
- (Q2, 0:25) USC – #39 Alex Wood 24 yard Field Goal – USC 38–3
- (Q3, 09:41) Idaho – #13 Bobby Cowan 10 yard pass from #10 Matt Linehan – USC 38–9
- (Q3, 08:04) USC – #15 Isaac Whitney 28 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 45–9
- (Q3, 03:53) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 41 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 52–9
- (Q4, 07:32) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 1 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 59–9
Stanford[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Cardinal | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
#6 Trojans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
- (Q1, 12:09) USC – #23 Tre Madden 1 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0
- (Q1, 02:55) STA – #18 Austin Hooper 15 yard pass from #8 Kevin Hogan, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – USC 7–7
- (Q1, 01:00) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 6 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–7
- (Q2, 12:44) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 42 yard Field Goal – USC 14–10
- (Q2, 09:49) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 54 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–10
- (Q2, 04:21) STA – #22 Remound Wright 1 yard run, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – USC 21–17
- (Q2, 00:03) STA – #89 Devon Cajuste 17 yard pass from #8 Kevin Hogan, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 24–21
- (Q3, 10:14) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 1 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–24
- (Q3, 04:59) STA – #22 Remound Wright 1 yard run, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 31–28
- (Q4, 11:25) STA – #22 Remound Wright 1 yard run, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 38–28
- (Q4, 9:25) USC – #39 Alex Wood 36 yard Field Goal – STA 38–31
- (Q4, 2:27) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 46 yard Field Goal – STA 41–31
Arizona State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#19 Trojans | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Sun Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
- (Q1, 10:44) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 80 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0
- (Q2, 11:29) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 27 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–0
- (Q2, 03:44) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 4 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–0
- (Q2, 00:40) USC – #4 Chris Hawkins 94 yard fumble return, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–0
- (Q2, 00:07) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 10 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–0
- (Q3, 02:05) ASU – #4 Demario Richard 1 yard run, (#5 Zane Gonzalez kick) – USC 35–7
- (Q4, 10:47) USC – #15 Isaac Whitney 10 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 42–7
- (Q4, 07:48) ASU – #4 Demario Richard 4 yard run, (#5 Zane Gonzalez kick) – USC 42–14
Washington[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Huskies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
#17 Trojans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
- (Q1, 1:47) USC – #39 Alex Wood 34 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0
- (Q2, 9:54) WAS – #48 Cameron Van Winkle 21 yard Field Goal – USC 3–3
- (Q2, 0:00) USC – #39 Alex Wood 21 yard Field Goal – USC 6–3
- (Q3, 11:24) WAS – #82 Joshua Perkins 27 yard pass from #16 Marvin Hall, (#48 Cameron Van Winkle kick) – WAS 10–6
- (Q4, 14:21) WAS – #9 Myles Gaskin 1 yard run, (#48 Cameron Van Winkle kick) – WAS 17–6
- (Q4, 12:02) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 1 yard run, (#6 Cody Kessler pass failed) – WAS 17–12
Notre Dame[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Trojans | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
#14 Fighting Irish | 21 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 41 |
- (Q1, 11:59) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 3 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0
- (Q1, 11:49) ND – #7 Will Fuller 75 yard pass from #14 DeShone Kizer, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – 7–7
- (Q1, 8:52) USC – #39 Alex Wood 42 yard Field Goal – USC 10–7
- (Q1, 6:50) ND – #20 C. J. Prosise 25 yard run, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – ND 14–10
- (Q1, 5:04) ND – #17 Kris Albarado punt blocked, #3 Amir Carlisle 5 yard run, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – ND 21–10
- (Q2, 6:03) ND – #19 Justin Yoon 32 yard Field Goal – ND 24–10
- (Q2, 5:52) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 75 yard pass from #10 Jalen Greene, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – ND 24–17
- (Q2, 3:31) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 83 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – 24–24
- (Q3, 9:45) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 4 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 31–24
- (Q4, 14:26) ND – #20 C.J. Prosise 4 yard run, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – 31–31
- (Q4, 9:06) ND – #88 Corey Robinson 10 yard pass from #14 DeShone Kizer, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – ND 38–31
- (Q4, 5:39) ND – #19 Justin Yoon 32 yard Field Goal – ND 41–31
Utah[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#3 Utes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Trojans | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
- (Q1, 8:06) USC – #22 Justin Davis 9 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0
- (Q1, 3:53) UTAH – #18 Britain Covey 30 yard pass from #7 Travis Wilson (#39 Andy Phillips kick) – 7–7
- (Q1, 1:49) UTAH – #8 Bubba Poole 2 yard run (#39 Andy Phillips kick) – UTAH 14–7
- (Q2, 9:47) USC – #31 Soma Vainuku 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – 14–14
- (Q2, 3:40) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 18 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–14
- (Q2, 1:07) USC – #35 Cameron Smith 54 yard interception run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–14
- (Q2, 0:05) UTAH – #39 Andy Phillips 53 yard Field Goal – USC 28–17
- (Q3, 3:37) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–17
- (Q4, 9:58) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 25 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 42–17
- (Q4, 4:00) UTAH – #18 Britain Covey 66 yard pass from #7 Travis Wilson (#39 Andy Phillips kick) – USC 42–24
California[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Trojans | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
- (Q1, 7:05) CAL – #1 Bryce Treggs 6 yard pass from #16 Jared Goff (#9 Matt Anderson kick) – CAL 7–0
- (Q2, 13:32) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 13 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–7
- (Q2, 0:11) USC – #39 Alex Wood 22 yard Field Goal – USC 10–7
- (Q3, 9:50) USC – #23 Tre Madden 2 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 17–7
- (Q3, 9:40) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 46 yard interception run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 24–7
- (Q3, 5:46) CAL – #2 Daniel Lasco 6 yard run (#9 Matt Anderson kick) – USC 24–14
- (Q3, 1:47) USC – #39 Alex Wood 43 yard Field Goal – USC 27–14
- (Q4, 3:56) CAL – #89 Stephen Anderson 9 yard pass from #16 Jared Goff (#9 Matt Anderson kick) – USC 27–21
Arizona[]
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Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Trojans | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
- (Q1, 5:53) AZ – #6 Nate Phillips 9 yard pass from #12 Anu Solomon (#41 Casey Skowron kick) – AZ 7–0
- (Q2, 15:00) AZ – #4 David Richards 2 yard pass from #12 Anu Solomon (#41 Casey Skowron kick) – AZ 14–0
- (Q2, 11:39) USC – #39 Alex Wood 25 yard Field Goal – AZ 14–3
- (Q2, 9:25) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 72 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – AZ 14–10
- (Q2, 8:16) AZ – #41 Casey Skowron 37 yard Field Goal – AZ 17–10
- (Q2, 3:02) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 5 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 17–17
- (Q3, 10:56) AZ – #41 Casey Skowron 41 yard Field Goal – AZ 20–17
- (Q4, 15:00) USC – #22 Justin Davis 9 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 24–20
- (Q4, 10:09) AZ – #41 Casey Skowron 44 yard Field Goal – USC 24–23
- (Q4, 9:37) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 74 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 31–23
- (Q4, 2:42) USC – #22 Justin Davis 15 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 38–23
- (Q4, 0:16) AZ – #1 Cayleb Jones 1 yard pass from #12 Anu Solomon (#41 Casey Skowron kick) – USC 38–30
Colorado[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Trojans | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
- (Q1, 10:35) USC – #39 Alex Wood 22 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0
- (Q1, 5:15) COL – #23 Phillip Lindsay 4 yard run (#10 Diego Gonzalez kick) – COL 7–3
- (Q2, 9:28) COL – #22 Nelson Spruce 9 yard pass from #15 Cade Apsay (#10 Diego Gonzalez kick) – COL 14–3
- (Q2, 3:14) COL – #10 Diego Gonzalez 28 yard Field Goal – COL 17–3
- (Q2, 0:00) USC – #39 Alex Wood 41 yard Field Goal – COL 17–6
- (Q3, 5:34) USC – #38 Jahleel Pinner 4 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – COL 17–13
- (Q3, 2:32) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 2 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 20–17
- (Q4, 13:55) USC – #9 Juju Smith-Schuster 36 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 27–17
- (Q4, 6:13) COL – #18 George Frazier 1 yard pass from #15 Cade Apsay (#10 Diego Gonzalez kick) – USC 27–24
Oregon[]
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#24 Trojans | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
#23 Ducks | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
- (Q1, 7:34) ORE – #2 Bralon Addison 48 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 7–0
- (Q1, 2:04) USC – #1 Darreus Rogers 27 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – USC 7–7
- (Q1, 1:46) ORE – #81 Evan Baylis 52 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 14–7
- (Q2, 12:20) USC – #82 Tyler Petite 12 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – USC 14–14
- (Q2, 6:46) ORE – #7 Darren Carrington 37 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 21–14
- (Q2, 2:47) ORE – #29 Kani Benoit 30 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 28–14
- (Q2, 0:06) ORE – #41 Aidan Schneider 37 yard Field Goal – ORE 31–14
- (Q3, 11:33) ORE – #88 Dwayne Stanford 21 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 38–14
- (Q3, 9:48) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 12 yard run (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – ORE 38–21
- (Q3, 1:48) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 41 yard punt return (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – ORE 38–28
- (Q4, 12:57) ORE – #6 Charles Nelson 26 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 45–28
- (Q4, 7:00) ORE – #41 Aidan Schneider 22 yard Field Goal – ORE 48–28
UCLA[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#22 Bruins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Trojans | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
- (Q1, 7:58) USC – #39 Alex Wood 30 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0
- (Q1, 3:32) UCLA – #24 Paul Perkins 19 yard run (#15 Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) – UCLA 7–3
- (Q2, 12:06) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 10–7
- (Q2, 9:49) UCLA – #18 Thomas Duarte 19 yard pass from #3 Josh Rosen (#15 Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) – UCLA 14–10
- (Q2, 2:51) USC – #39 Alex Wood 21 yard Field Goal – UCLA 14–13
- (Q2, 1:56) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 42 yard punt return (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 20–14
- (Q3, 8:42) UCLA – #24 Paul Perkins 1 yard run (#15 Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) – UCLA 21–20
- (Q3, 7:27) USC – #94 Rasheem Greene 31 yard fumble return, (2pts failed) – USC 26–21
- (Q3, 1:57) USC – #1 Darreus Rogers 21 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 33–21
- (Q4, 6:24) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 8 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 40–21
Pac-12 Championship Game[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#20 Trojans | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 22 |
#7 Cardinal | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
- (Q1, 9:13) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 30 yard Field Goal – STA 3–0
- (Q2, 15:00) STA – #8 Kevin Hogan 11 yard pass from #5 Christian McCaffrey, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 10–0
- (Q2, 8:35) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 23 yard Field Goal – STA 13–0
- (Q2, 0:15) USC – #39 Alex Wood 40 yard Field Goal – STA 13–3
- (Q3, 11:56) USC – #38 Jahleel Pinner 1 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick blocked) – STA 13–9
- (Q3, 5:28) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 27 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 16–13
- (Q3, 3:16) STA – #8 Kevin Hogan 7 yard run (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 20–16
- (Q3, 0:14) STA – #90 Solomon Thomas 30 yard fumble return, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 27–16
- (Q4, 12:35) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 12 yard run (2pts failed) – STA 27–22
- (Q4, 6:43) STA – #5 Christian McCaffrey 28 yard pass from #8 Kevin Hogan, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 34–22
- (Q4, 1:44) STA – #5 Christian McCaffrey 10 yard run – STA 41–22
Holiday Bowl[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#25 Trojans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Badgers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
- (Q2, 13:34) WIS – #10 Rafael Gaglianone 28 yard Field Goal – WIS 3–0
- (Q2, 9:28) WIS – #6 Corey Clement 6 yard run (#10 Rafael Gaglianone kick) – WIS 10–0
- (Q2, 5:20) USC – #22 Justin Davis 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – WIS 10–7
- (Q2, 0:30) WIS – #10 Rafael Gaglianone 33 yard Field Goal – WIS 13–7
- (Q3, 7:54) WIS – #2 Joel Stave 4 yard pass from #46 Austin Traylor, (#10 Rafael Gaglianone kick) – WIS 20–7
- (Q3, 5:38) USC – #22 Justin Davis 4 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – WIS 20–14
- (Q4, 10:28) USC – #1 Darreus Rogers 7 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–20
- (Q4, 2:31) WIS – #10 Rafael Gaglianone 29 yard Field Goal – WIS 23–21
Rankings[]
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | NR | NR | 24 | NR | 20 | 25 | Not released |
Statistics[]
Team[]
As of 11/22/2015.
Team statistics | ||
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USC | Opponents | |
Scoring & Efficiency | ||
Points | 432 | 296 |
Total Time Possession | – | – |
Average Time Per Game | 30:11 | 29:49 |
First Downs | 267 | 267 |
Rushing | 113 | 100 |
Passing | 136 | 141 |
Penalty | 18 | 26 |
3rd–Down Conversions | 65/164 | 55/160 |
4th–Down Conversions | 14/21 | 6/18 |
Red Zone Scoring | 44/50 | 37/42 |
Red Zone Touchdowns | 34/50 | 27/42 |
Penalties – Yards | 90–841 | 59–527 |
Yards Per Game | 70.1 | 43.9 |
Offense | ||
Total Offense | 5,488 | 4,800 |
Total Plays | 860 | 845 |
Average Plays Per Game | 72 | 70 |
Average Yards Per Play | 6.4 | 5.7 |
Average Per Yards Game | 457.3 | 400.0 |
Rushing Yards | 2,120 | 1,651 |
Rushing Attempts | 467 | 430 |
Average Per Rush | 4.5 | 3.8 |
Average Per Game | 176.7 | 137.6 |
Rushing TDs | 22 | 14 |
Passing Yards | 3,368 | 3,149 |
Comp–Att | 269–393 | 260–415 |
Comp % | 68.4 | 62.7 |
Average Per Pass | 8.6 | 7.6 |
Average Per Catch | 12.5 | 12.1 |
Average Per Game | 280.7 | 262.4 |
Passing TDs | 28 | 22 |
Interceptions | 6 | 14 |
Defense | ||
INT Returns: # – Yards | 14–284 | 6–42 |
INT Touchdowns | 2 | 1* |
Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards | 9–171 | 4–0 |
Fumble recovery Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
QB Sacks: # – Yards | 36–240 | 31–200 |
Touchdowns | 5 | 1 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams | ||
Kickoffs: # – Yards | 78–4,819 | 62–3,615 |
Average Yards Per Kick | 61.8 | 58.3 |
Net Kick Average | 41.8 | 39.4 |
Touchbacks | 10 | 15 |
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Punts: # – Yards | 58–2,326 | 63–2,673 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 40.1 | 42.4 |
Net Punt Average | 35.5 | 37.4 |
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards | 41–797 | 63–1,286 |
Average Yards Per Return | 19.4 | 20.4 |
Kickoff return Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns: # – Yards | 26–254 | 15–207 |
Average Yards Per Return | 9.8 | 13.8 |
Punt return Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
Field Goals: # – Attempts | 12–16 | 13–18 |
Longest Field Goal: Yards | 43 | 53 |
PAT: # – Attempts | 54–55 | 35–36 |
Non-conference opponents
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Pac-12 opponents
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Offense[]
Passing statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
6 | Cody Kessler | QB | 158.6 | 258 | 377 | 3,128 | 8.1 | 68.4 | 27 | 6 | 83 |
4 | Max Browne | QB | 145.8 | 8 | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
14 | Sam Darnold | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Jalen Greene | WR-QB | 424.2 | 3 | 4 | 127 | 31.75 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
15 | Michael Bowman | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Conner Sullivan | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 160.9 | 269 | 393 | 3,368 | 8.0 | 68.4 | 28 | 6 | 83 | ||
OPPONENTS | 137.1 | 260 | 415 | 3,149 | 8.2 | 62.7 | 22 | 14 | 75 |
Rushing statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | CAR | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
25 | Ronald Jones II | TB | 139 | 890 | 6.4 | 74 | 7 |
22 | Justin Davis | TB | 140 | 776 | 5.5 | 43 | 5 |
23 | Tre Madden | TB | 84 | 540 | 5.4 | 65 | 5 |
16 | Dominic Davis | TB-WR | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
28 | Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
31 | Soma Vainuku | FB | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
38 | Jahleel Pinner | FB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | James Toland IV | TB | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
24 | Stefan Smith | TB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Lance Mudd | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Juju Smith-Schuster | WR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB-WR | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
– | Team | – | 12 | −27 | −2.2 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Cody Kessler | QB | 49 | −124 | −2.5 | 21 | 3 |
19 | Conner Sullivan | QB | 1 | −4 | −4.0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Jalen Greene | WR-QB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 467 | 2,120 | 4.5 | 74 | 22 | ||
OPPONENTS | 430 | 1,651 | 3.8 | 61 | 14 |
Receiving statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
9 | Juju Smith-Schuster | WR | 74 | 1,302 | 17.6 | 75 | 10 |
7 | Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR | 32 | 269 | 8.4 | 28 | 4 |
1 | Darreus Rogers | WR | 22 | 229 | 10.4 | 27 | 2 |
15 | Isaac Whitney | WR | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 31 | 2 |
89 | De'Quan Hampton | WR | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 29 | 0 |
10 | Jalen Greene | WR-QB | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 16 | 0 |
80 | Deontay Burnett | WR | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | 34 | 0 |
29 | Chris Tober | WR | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
83 | George Katrib | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
85 | David Mellstrom | WR | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
86 | Robby Kolanz | WR | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
34 | Yoofi Quansah | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
84 | Jackson Boyer | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Taylor McNamara | TE | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 16 | 4 |
81 | Connor Spears | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
82 | Tyler Petite | TE | 13 | 119 | 9.2 | 18 | 1 |
47 | Cyrus Hobbi | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | Caleb Wilson | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Tre Madden | TB | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 30 | 1 |
22 | Justin Davis | TB | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 23 | 0 |
25 | Ronald Jones II | TB | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 15 | 1 |
16 | Dominic Davis | TB-WR | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 35 | 0 |
38 | Jahleel Pinner | FB | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB-WR | 24 | 382 | 15.9 | 83 | 2 |
TOTALS | 269 | 3,368 | 12.5 | 83 | 28 | ||
OPPONENTS | 260 | 3149 | 12.1 | 75 | 22 |
Defense[]
Defense statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS | BU | PD | QBH | FF | FR-YDS | BLK | SAF | TD |
52 | Delvon Simmons | DL | 25 | 20 | 45 | 8.5–48 | 4.0–33 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – |
91 | Noah Jefferson | DL | 11 | 8 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
95 | Kenny Bigelow Jr. | DL | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.0–19 | 3.0–19 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
98 | Cody Temple | DL | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
99 | Antwaun Woods | DL | 9 | 21 | 30 | 6.0–20 | 3.0–16 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1–0 | – | – | – |
92 | Jacob Daniel | DL | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
53 | Kevin Scott | DL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
90 | Claude Pelon | DL | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2.5–13 | 1.5–12 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
93 | Greg Townsend Jr. | DL | 16 | 25 | 41 | 5.5–13 | 2.0–4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
94 | Rasheem Green | DL | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.0–4 | 0.5–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–31 | – | – | 1 |
68 | Jordan Simmons | DL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
79 | Jeff Miller | DL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
89 | Christian Rector | DL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
44 | Malik Dorton | DL-LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
59 | Don Hill | DL-LB | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.5–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
21 | Su'a Cravens | LB | 43 | 30 | 73 | 13.5–51 | 5.5–33 | 2–32 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
10 | John Houston Jr. | LB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
18 | Quinton Powell | LB | 4 | 6 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
19 | Michael Hutchings | LB | 5 | 8 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
34 | Olajuwon Tucker | LB | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3.5–22 | 2.5–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
35 | Cameron Smith | LB | 45 | 33 | 78 | 1.0–9 | 1.0–9 | 3–122 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | 1 |
40 | Jabari Ruffin | LB | 3 | 8 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
42 | Uchenna Nwosu | LB | 10 | 11 | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
45 | Porter Gustin | LB | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6.0–39 | 4.5–33 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
47 | Scott Felix | LB | 12 | 14 | 26 | 5.5–37 | 4.0–31 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – |
55 | Lamar Dawson | LB | 15 | 16 | 31 | 1.0–3 | 0.5–2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
56 | Anthony Sarao | LB | 28 | 17 | 45 | 5.0–18 | 3.0–14 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
58 | Osa Masina | LB | 17 | 8 | 25 | 1.5–4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1–46 | – | – | 1 |
50 | Grant Moore | LB | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
51 | Joel Foy | LB | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
54 | Reuben Peters | LB | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | 20 | 9 | 29 | – | – | 1–46 | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
8 | Iman Marshall | CB | 32 | 24 | 56 | – | – | 3–15 | 7 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
13 | Kevon Seymour | CB | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1.0–1 | – | 1–27 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
14 | Isaiah Langley | CB | 7 | 2 | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
23 | Jonathan Lockett | CB | 17 | 1 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
28 | Ryan Dillard | CB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
29 | Kevin Carrasco | CB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
38 | Jalen Jones | CB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
4 | Chris Hawkins | S | 34 | 20 | 54 | 0.5–3 | – | 2–20 | – | 2 | – | – | 2–94 | – | – | 1 |
7 | Marvell Tell III | S | 15 | 6 | 21 | 1.0–2 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
22 | Leon McQuay III | S | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1.5–3 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1–0 | – | – | – |
24 | John Plattenburg | S | 20 | 11 | 31 | 3.5–21 | 1.0–10 | 2–22 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
26 | Davonte Nunnery | S | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
30 | Ykili Ross | S | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
36 | Joe Harding | S | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
37 | Matt Lopes | S | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1.5–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
27 | Jonathan LaBonty | S | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | Team | – | 3 | – | 3 | 3.0–8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
31 | Soma Vainuku | FB | 7 | 6 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – |
83 | George Katrib | WR | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
26 | James Toland IV | TB | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
39 | Alex Wood | K | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
17 | Kris Albarado | P | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
36 | Matt Boermeester | K | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
73 | Zach Banner | OT | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
51 | Damien Mama | OG | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
89 | De'Quan Hampton | WR | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
9 | Juju Smith-Schuster | WR | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
6 | Cody Kessler | QB | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
TOTAL | 492 | 388 | 880 | 76–340 | 36–240 | 14–284 | 33 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 9–171 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
OPPONENTS | 515 | 414 | 929 | 81–327 | 31–200 | 6–42 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 4–0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams[]
Kicking statistics | |||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
39 | Alex Wood | PK | 50 | 51 | 98.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 43 | 86 |
39 | Matt Boermeester | PK | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 |
46 | Wyatt Schmidt | PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 54 | 55 | 98.2 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 43 | 90 | ||
OPPONENTS | 35 | 36 | 97.2 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 5/6 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 53 | 80 |
Kickoff statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
39 | Alex Wood | PK | 65 | 4,014 | 61.8 | 10 | 4 |
39 | Matt Boermeester | PK | 13 | 805 | 61.9 | 1 | 0 |
46 | Wyatt Schmidt | PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 78 | 4,819 | 61.8 | 11 | 4 | ||
OPPONENTS | 62 | 3,615 | 58.3 | 15 | 5 |
Punting statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | I–20 | 50+ | BLK | |
17 | Kris Albarado | P | 56 | 2,308 | 41.2 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | |
36 | Chris Tilbey | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | Reid Budrovich | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
– | Team | – | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
TOTALS | 58 | 2,326 | 40.1 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | |||
OPPONENTS | 63 | 2,673 | 42.4 | 59 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 0 |
Kick return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | 25 | 578 | 23.1 | 0 | 40 |
22 | Justin Davis | TB | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 0 | 36 |
9 | Juju Smith-Schuster | WR | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 27 |
40 | Jabari Ruffin | LB | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
38 | Jahleel Pinner | FB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
54 | Reuben Peters | LB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
16 | Dominic Davis | TB-WR | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
31 | Soma Vainuku | FB | 1 | −8 | −8.0 | 0 | −8 |
TOTALS | 41 | 797 | 19.4 | 0 | 40 | ||
OPPONENTS | 63 | 1,286 | 20.4 | 0 | 56 |
Punt return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | 23 | 250 | 10.9 | 2 | 45 |
29 | Chris Tober | WR | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS | 26 | 254 | 9.8 | 2 | 45 | ||
OPPONENTS | 15 | 207 | 13.8 | 1 | 45 |
Awards[]
College Sports Madness All-American Team[]
- Second Team
Su'a Cravens – LB – Junior
- Third Team
Zach Banner – OT – Redshirt Junior
USA Today Sports Freshman All-America Team[]
- First Team
Cameron Smith – LB – Freshman
Iman Marshall- CB – Freshman
Pac-12 All-Conference Team[]
- First Team
Juju Smith-Schuster – WR – Sophomore
Zach Banner – OT – Redshirt Junior
Antwaun Woods – DT – Redshirt Senior
Su'a Cravens – LB – Junior
Adoree' Jackson – CB – Sophomore
- Second Team
Chad Wheeler – OT – Redshirt Junior
Delvon Simmons – DE – Redshirt Senior
Soma Vainuku – FB – Redshirt Senior
Adoree' Jackson – RS – Sophomore
- Honorable Mention
Cody Kessler – QB – Redshirt Senior
Justin Davis – TB – Junior
Ronald Jons II – TB – Freshman
Damien Mama – OG – Sophomore
Cameron Smith – LB – Freshman
Pac-12 All-Academic Team[]
- First Team
Robby Kolanz – WR – Redshirt Junior
Connor Spears – TE – Redshirt Sophomore
- Honorable Mention
Alex Wood – K – Redshirt Junior
Pac-12 Freshman[]
- Defensive Player of the Year
Cameron Smith – LB – Freshman
Notes[]
- March 23, 2015 – Former Oklahoma tight end Tyler McNamara Transferring to USC.[2]
- May 1, 2015 – Former SC Linebacker Charles Burks transferring to Azusa Pacific
- June 24, 2015 – Former Florida Tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe Transferring to USC.[3]
- July 16, 2015 – Georgia Tech confirms addition of USC transfer Lamont Simmons.[4]
- August 4, 2015 – Rahshead Johnson, former 4-star at USC, transfers to San Jose State.[5]
- August 16, 2015 – Freshman Quarterback Ricky Town has decided to transfer.[6]
- August 21, 2015 – Arkansas announces they have landed ex-USC QB Ricky Town.[7]
- October 12, 2015 – Steve Sarkisian Fired as USC Football Coach.[8]
- October 12, 2015 – Daelin Hayes De-Commits from USC Football.[9]
- October 13, 2015 – Mique Juarez De-Commits from USC Football.[10]
- October 30, 2015 – Athletic Director Pat Haden resigns from the College Football Playoff Selection Committee
- November 30, 2015 – Clay Helton Hired As USC Football Head Coach.[11]
- December 6, 2015 – USC has confirmed the firing of Justin Wilcox, Keith Heyward, Bob Connelly and Chris Wilson.[12]
- December 13, 2015 – Zach Banner to Return for Senior Season at USC.[13]
- December 16, 2015 – Su'a Cravens Declares for 2016 NFL Draft.[14]
- December 18, 2015 – Tee Martin Promoted To Offensive Coordinator.[15]
- December 22, 2015 – Cody Kessler, Soma Vainuku To Play In Senior Bowl.[16]
- December 22, 2015 – Antwaun Woods, Greg Townsend Jr. To Play In 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[17]
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- ↑ de Artolo, Alicia (March 23, 2015). "Former Oklahoma Tight end Tyler McNamara Transferring to USC". FanSided. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/03/23/former-oklahoma-tight-end-taylor-mcnamara-transferring-to-usc/. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ de Artolo, Alicia (June 24, 2015). "TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe Confirms Transfer". FanSided. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/06/24/usc-football-news-te-daniel-imatorbhebhe-confirms-transfer/. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ↑ Taylor, John (July 16, 2015). "Georgia Tech confirms addition of USC transfer Lamont Simmons". FanSided. http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/16/georgia-tech-confirms-addition-of-usc-transfer-lamont-simmons/. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Durkin, Jimmy (August 4, 2015). "Rahshead Johnson, former 4-star at USC, transfers to San Jose State". FanSided. http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sjsu/2015/08/04/rahshead-johnson-former-4-star-at-usc-transfers-to-san-jose-state/. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ Castillo, Michael (August 16, 2015). "Steve Sarkisian Confirms Ricky Town Transfer". FanSided. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/08/16/usc-football-steve-sarkisian-confirms-ricky-town-transfer/. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ↑ "It's Official: Arkansas Announces They Have Landed Ex-USC QB Ricky Town". Fox Sports. August 21, 2015. http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/arkansas-razorbacks-ricky-town-transfer-082115. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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- ↑ "Daelin Hayes De-Commits from USC Football". Reign of Troy. October 12, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/10/11/daelin-hayes-de-commits-from-usc-football//. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Mique Juarez De-Commits from USC Football". Reign of Troy. October 13, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/10/13/mique-juarez-de-commits-from-usc-football//. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Clay Helton Hired As USC Football Head Coach". Reign of Troy. November 30, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/11/30/clay-helton-hired-as-usc-football-head-coach/. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ "USC Football: Clay Helton Reportedly Fires Defensive Coaching Staff". Reign of Troy. December 6, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/06/usc-football-clay-helton-reportedly-fires-defensive-coaching-staff/. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Zach Banner to Return for Senior Season at USC". Reign of Troy. December 13, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/13/zach-banner-to-return-for-senior-season-at-usc//. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Su'a Cravens Declares for 2016 NFL Draft". Reign of Troy. December 16, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/16/sua-cravens-declares-for-2016-nfl-draft/. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Tee Martin Promoted To Offensive Coordinator". Reign of Troy. December 18, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/18/usc-football-tee-martin-promoted-to-offensive-coordinator/. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Cody Kessler, Soma Vainuku To Play In Senior Bowl". Reign of Troy. December 22, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/22/cody-kessler-soma-vainuku-to-play-in-senior-bowl/. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Antwaun Woods, Greg Townsend Jr. To Play In 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl". Reign of Troy. December 22, 2015. http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/22/antwaun-woods-greg-townsend-jr-to-play-in-2016-nflpa-collegiate-bowl/. Retrieved December 22, 2015.