The 2023 USC Trojans football team represents the University of Southern California as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans are led by Lincoln Riley in his second year as head coach. They play their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
The season is USC's last season as members of Pac-12 Conference before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.
Offseason
Coaching staff departures
Coaching staff additions
Transfers
Transfers out
The Trojans have lost 23 players via transfer.
Transfers in
The Trojans have added 16 players via transfer. According to 247 Sports, USC had the No. 2 ranked transfer class in the country.
Entered NFL draft
Returning starters
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Recruiting class
USC signed 22 players in the 2023 recruiting cycle. Eight USC signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. The Trojans finished ranked eighth by 247Sports. In addition to bringing in a Top 5 transfer portal class. USC added 5 walk-ons during the national signing period.
*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70) †= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Malachi Nelson and Zachariah Branch received a five star 247Sports Composite rating. Δ= Left the USC program following signing but prior to the 2023 season.
2023 overall class rankings
Walk-ons
Preseason
Spring game
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Pac-12 Media Day
The Pac-12 Media Day was held on Friday, July 21, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. PST, at the Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada with Head coach Lincoln Riley, Junior Quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and Linebacker Mason Cobb represented USC at Media Day.
Preseason All-Pac-12 teams and All-American honors
First team
Second team
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
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Schedule
Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Oregon State, Washington State
Games summaries
vs San Jose State
vs Nevada
vs Stanford
at Arizona State
at Colorado
vs Arizona
at No. 21 Notre Dame
vs No. 14 Utah
at California
vs Washington
at Oregon
vs UCLA (Victory Bell)
Personnel
Roster and coaching staff
Depth chart
True Freshman
Double Position : *
official Depth Chart Week 0 vs San José State (08/26/2023)
Injury report
Scholarship distribution chart
Projected Scholarship Distribution 2023 chart
^ : the players who still have to make an official choice and the players who are eligible for the Covid year.
/ / * Former Walk-on /
– 84 players on scholarship (+ 1 LDS Mission) / 85 scholarships permitted
Rankings
Statistics
Team
Individual Leaders
Offense
Defense
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown