2023 USC Trojans football team
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

Special teams

Scoring

USC vs. non-conference opponents

USC vs. Pac-12 opponents

USC vs. all opponents

References

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