2019 USC Trojans football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

|year = 2019

|team = USC Trojans

|sport=football

|image = USC Trojans logo.svg

|image_size= 100

|conference=Pac-12 Conference

|division= South Division

|short_conf=Pac-12

|record = 8–5

|conf_record = 7–2

|CoachRank =

|APRank=

|CFPRank =

|head_coach= Clay Helton

|hc_year= 4th

|off_coach= Graham Harrell

|oc_year= 1st

|off_scheme= Air raid

|def_coach= Clancy Pendergast

|dc_year= 5th

|def_scheme= 4–3

|captain= {{Collapsible list

|title=4

|1= Michael Pittman Jr.

|2= Christian Rector

|3= Jordan Iosefa

|4= John Houston Jr.

}}

|stadium=United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

|champion=

|conf_champ =

|conf_champ_result =

|bowl = Holiday Bowl

|bowl_result = L 24–49 vs. Iowa

|uniform = 200px

}}

{{2019 Pac-12 football standings}}

The 2019 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Clay Helton.

Preseason

=Transfers=

The Trojans lost nine players due to transfer. QB Matt Fink, WR Velus Jones Jr., and CB Greg Johnson all entered the NCAA transfer portal, but ultimately decided to return to USC. WR Keyshawn Pie Young, a redshirt junior, announced his intention to transfer on June 28, 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://reignoftroy.com/2019/06/28/keyshawn-pie-young-usc-football-transfer-usc-announcement/|title=Keyshawn Pie Young announces intentions to transfer from USC Football}} and on July 10 of the same year, freshman CB Trey Davis entered the NCAA transfer portal after just one month of enrollment.{{cite web | last=de Artola | first=Alicia| title=USC football: CB Trey Davis reportedly enters transfer portal | website=Reign of Troy | date=2019-07-10 | url=https://reignoftroy.com/2019/07/10/usc-football-trey-davis-reportedly-enters-transfer-portal/ | access-date=2024-11-24}} After QB Jack Sears was officially listed as the fourth-string quarterback on the depth chart, behind starter J.T. Daniels, true freshman Kedon Slovis and Fink, Sears decided to enter the transfer portal as well but counted for 2020 Transfer portal.{{cite web | last=Bonagura | first=Kyle | title=Sears enters transfer portal; lost USC QB battle | website=ESPN.com | date=2019-08-27 | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27479252/sears-enters-transfer-portal-lost-usc-qb-battle | access-date=2024-11-26}}

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownclass="unsortable" | Transfer to
Oluwole Betiku Jr.#99OLB6'3240JuniorLagos, NigeriaIllinois Fighting Illini
Bubba Bolden#2S6'3190SophomoreLas Vegas, NVMiami Hurricanes
Randal Grimes#87WR6'4205SophomoreLas Vegas, NVUNLV Rebels
Josh Imatorbhebhe#17WR6'2215Sophomore File:Redshirt.svgSuwanee, GAIllinois Fighting Illini
Levi Jones#13ILB6'3220SophomoreAustin, TXNC State Wolfpack
Ykili Ross#14S6'1195Junior File:Redshirt.svgRiverside, CAUTEP Miners
Trevon Sidney#13WR5'11170Sophomore File:Redshirt.svgPasadena, CAIllinois Fighting Illini
Keyshawn "Pie" Young#85WR5'11170Sophomore File:Redshirt.svgMiami, FLMarshall Thundering Herd

The Trojans added 4 players via transfer.

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownclass="unsortable" | Transfer from
Bru McCoy#14WR6'2205FreshmanSanta Ana, CATexas Longhorns
Clyde Moore#54LB6'0225FreshmanNewport Beach, CAColorado Buffaloes
Chris Steele#8CB6'2187FreshmanBellflower, CAFlorida Gators
Drew Richmond#53OT6'5316Senior File:Redshirt.svgMemphis, TNTennessee Volunteers

=Returning starters=

USC returns 25 starters in 2019 including 10 on offense, 12 on defense, and 3 on special teams.

Key departures include Aca'Cedric Ware (TB – 10 games), Tyler Petite (TE – 12 games), Chuma Edoga (OT – 10 games), Chris Brown (OG – 12 games), Toa Lobendahn (C – 11 games), Jordan Austin (OG – 1 game), Malik Dorton (DT – 11 games), Porter Gustin (OLB – 5 games), Cameron Smith (ILB – 9 games), Iman Marshall (CB – 12 games), Ajene Harris (CB – 12 games), Isaiah Langley (CB – 8 games), Jonathan Lockett (CB – 5 games), Marvel Tell III (S – 10 games), Reid Budrovich (P – 12 games), Wyatt Schmidt (H – 12 games).

Other departures include Jake Russell (WR), Daniel Imatorbhebhe (TE), Reuben Peters (ILB), and Jake Olson (LS).

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==Offense (10)==

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Player

! Class

! Position

! Games started

JT Daniels

| Sophomore

| Quarterback

| 11 games

Vavae Malepeai

| Junior File:Redshirt.svg

| Tailback

| 2 games

Michael Pittman Jr.

| Senior

| Wide receiver

| 11 games

Tyler Vaughns

| Junior File:Redshirt.svg

| Wide receiver

| 11 games

Amon-Ra St. Brown

| Sophomore

| Wide receiver

| 6 games

Velus Jones Jr.

| Junior File:Redshirt.svg

| Wide receiver

| 4 games

Austin Jackson

| Junior

| Offensive tackle

| 12 games

Andrew Vorhees

| Junior

| Offensive guard

| 11 games

Jalen McKenzie

| Sophomore File:Redshirt.svg

| Offensive tackle

| 2 games

Brett Neilon

| Sophomore File:Redshirt.svg

| Center

| 1 game

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==Defense (12)==

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;

! Player

! Class

! Position

! Games started

Christian Rector

| Senior File:Redshirt.svg

| Defensive end

| 12 games

Marlon Tuipulotu

| Sophomore File:Redshirt.svg

| Defensive tackle

| 9 games

Brandon Pili

| Junior

| Defensive tackle

| 3 games

Jay Tufele

| Sophomore File:Redshirt.svg

| Defensive tackle

| 1 game

John Houston Jr.

| Senior File:Redshirt.svg

| Inside linebacker

| 11 games

Jordan Iosefa

| Senior

| Outside linebacker

| 12 games

Palaie Gaoteote IV

| Sophomore

| Inside linebacker

| 5 games

Greg Johnson

| Sophomore File:Redshirt.svg

| Defensive back

| 4 games

Chase Williams

| Freshman File:Redshirt.svg

| Defensive back

| 1 game

Talanoa Hufanga

| Sophomore

| Safety

| 5 games

Isaiah Pola-Mao

| Sophomore File:Redshirt.svg

| Safety

| 2 games

C.J. Pollard

| Junior File:Redshirt.svg

| Safety

| 1 game

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==Special teams (3)==

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Player

! Class

! Position

! Games started

Chase McGrath

| Sophomore File:Redshirt.svg

| Kicker

| 3 games

Damon Johnson

| Junior File:Redshirt.svg

| Long snapper

| 12 games

Michael Brown

| Junior File:Redshirt.svg

| Kicker

| 9 games

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=Recruiting class=

{{College Athlete Recruit Start|collapse=yes|year=2019}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Kyle Ford

| position = #6 WR

| hometown = Corona, California

| highschool = Orange Lutheran High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 210

| commitdate = February 6, 2019 (Signed) / January 5, 2019 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 5

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Drake Jackson

| position = #3 SDE

| hometown = Corona, California

| highschool = Centennial High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 260

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Max Williams

| position = #21 CB

| hometown = Carson, California

| highschool = Junipero Serra High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 9

| weight = 175

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / October 6, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Maninoa Tufono

| position = #12 ILB

| hometown = Halawa, Hawaii

| highschool = Punahou School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 235

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / August 6, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jude Wolfe

| position = #8 TE

| hometown = Laguna Hills, California

| highschool = St. John Bosco High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 250

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / August 3, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Drake London

| position = #35 WR

| hometown = Moorpark, California

| highschool = Moorpark High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 205

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / June 27, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jason Rodriguez

| position = #24 OT

| hometown = Oak Hills, California

| highschool = Oak Hills High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 325

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / April 22, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Kenan Christon

| position = #30 TB

| hometown = San Diego, California

| highschool = Madison High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 185

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / September 17, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Ethan Rae

| position = #22 TE

| hometown = Anaheim Hills, California

| highschool = Orange Lutheran High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 240

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / July 12, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Briton Allen

| position = #31 S

| hometown = Orlando, Florida

| highschool = IMG Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 0

| weight = 185

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Ralen Goforth

| position = #22 OLB

| hometown = Long Beach, California

| highschool = St. John Bosco High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 225

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Nick Figueroa

| position = #2 SDE (JuCo)

| hometown = San Bernardino, California

| highschool = Riverside City College

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 270

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Adonis Otey

| position = #52 CB

| hometown = Columbia, Tennessee

| highschool = Blackman High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 180

| commitdate = February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 6, 2019 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Munir McClain

| position = #70 WR

| hometown = San Juan Capistrano, California

| highschool = JSerra Catholic High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 210

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / April 2, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Kedon Slovis

| position = #26 QB-Pro

| hometown = Scottsdale, Arizona

| highschool = Desert Mountain High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 185

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / May 19, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Tuasivi Nomura

| position = #55 OLB

| hometown = Corona, California

| highschool = Centennial High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 210

| commitdate = February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 6, 2019 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Stanley Ta'ufo'ou

| position = #35 ILB

| hometown = Simi Valley, California

| highschool = Grace Brethren High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 255

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / May 9, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Dejon Benton

| position = #78 DT

| hometown = Oakland, California

| highschool = Pittsburg High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 285

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jayden Williams

| position = #102 S

| hometown = Laton, California

| highschool = Centennial High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 195

| commitdate = February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 5, 2019 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Gino Quinones

| position = #86 SDE (+OL)

| hometown = Ewa Beach, Hawaii

| highschool = Saint Louis School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 280

| commitdate = December 19, 2018 (Signed) / May 18, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Kaulana Makaula

| position = #108 S

| hometown = Kailua, Hawaii

| highschool = Punahou School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 190

| commitdate = February 6, 2019 (Signed) / January 27, 2019 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Dorian Hewett

| position = #127 S

| hometown = Houston, Texas

| highschool = North Shore Senior High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 0

| weight = 180

| commitdate = February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 5, 2019 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Ben Griffiths

| position = P

| hometown = Melbourne, Australia

| highschool = Richmond Tigers

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 230

| commitdate = December 22, 2018 (Signed) / December 22, 2018 (Committed)

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = –

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Will Rose

| position = P

| hometown = Bellflower, California

| highschool = St. John Bosco High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 185

| commitdate = Walk-On / 2019

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = –

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Scott Harris

| position = QB

| hometown = Los Angeles, California

| highschool = Fairfax High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 185

| commitdate = Walk-On / 2019

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = –

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Chase Locke

| position = WR

| hometown = Helotes, Texas

| highschool = O'Connor High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 190

| commitdate = Walk-On / 2019

| scout stars = –

| 247 stars = –

| espn stars = –

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| year = 2019

| rivals ref title = USC Signee List 2019

| rivals school =

| scout overall = –

| 247 overall = #20

| espn overall = –

| accessdate = February 11, 2019

| collapse = yes

}}

=2019 NFL draft=

==NFL Combine==

{{main|2019 NFL draft}}

The official list of participants for the 2019 NFL Combine included USC football players ILB Cameron Smith, CB Iman Marshall, OLB Porter Gustin, OT Chuma Edoga & S Marvell Tell III.

==Team players drafted into the NFL==

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=USC Trojans| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team}}

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| Chuma Edoga

Offensive tackle392 (28)New York Jets
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| Iman Marshall

Cornerback4127 (25)Baltimore Ravens
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| Marvell Tell

Safety5144 (6)Indianapolis Colts
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| Cameron Smith

Inside Linebacker5162 (24)Minnesota Vikings
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| Porter Gustin

Outside linebackerUDFANew Orleans Saints
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| Chris Brown

Offensive guardUDFALos Angeles Chargers
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| Toa Lobendahn

CenterUDFANew York Jets
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| Isaiah Langley

CornerbackUDFAOakland Raiders
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| Malik Dorton

Defensive tackleUDFAOakland Raiders
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| Aca'Cedric Ware

TailbackUDFAIndianapolis Colts
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| Ajene Harris

CornerbackUDFAPhiladelphia Eagles
align="center" bgcolor=""

=Pac-12 media days=

==Pac-12 media polls==

In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, USC was voted to finish in second place in the South Division behind Utah. The Trojans received the fourth most votes to win the Pac-12 Championship Game.{{cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2019/07/22/utah-picked-pac-12-favorite-preseason-media-poll|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724141929/https://pac-12.com/article/2019/07/22/utah-picked-pac-12-favorite-preseason-media-poll|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2019|title=Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll|date=July 24, 2019|website=pac-12.com}}

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|align="center" Colspan="3" |Media poll (South Division)

align="center"

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=USC Trojans|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}}

align="center"

| 1

| Utah

| 206 (33)

align="center"

| 2

| USC

| 167 (2)

align="center"

| rowspan="2" | 3

| Arizona State

| 118

align="center"

| UCLA

| 118

align="center"

| 5

| Arizona

| 85

align="center"

| 6

| Colorado

| 46

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align="center"

|align="center" Colspan="3" |Media poll (Pac-12 Championship)

align="center"

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=USC Trojans|Rank|Team|Votes}}

align="center"

| 1

Utah12
align="center"

| 2

Oregon11
align="center"

| 3

Washington9
align="center"

| 4

USC2
align="center"

| 5

Washington State1

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Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2019

| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = W

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 31–23

| attend = 57,329

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = W

| rank =

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN

| score = 45–20

| attend = 62,109

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 24

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = LaVell Edwards Stadium

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| tv = ABC

| score = 27–30

| overtime = OT

| attend = 62,546

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 20|Friday}}

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Utah

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = FS1

| score = 30–23

| attend = 55,719

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 21

| opponent = Washington

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| tv = FOX

| score = 14–28

| attend = 66,975

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = Jeweled Shillelagh

| tv = NBC

| score = 27–30

| attend = 77,622

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| homecoming = yes

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = P12N

| score = 41–14

| attend = 53,826

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 25|Friday}}

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 35–31

| attend = 48,913

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = FOX

| score = 24–56

| attend = 63,011

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = ABC

| score = 31–26

| attend = 54,191

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv = FS1

| score = 41–17

| attend = 46,397

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 23

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = Victory Bell

| tv = ABC

| score = 52–35

| attend = 64,156

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|December 27|Friday}}

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| nonconf = y

| rank = 22

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = Holiday Bowl

| tv = FS1

| score = 24–49

| attend = 50,123

}}

}}

Personnel

=Coaching staff=

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NamePositionSeasons at
USC
Alma materBefore USC
Clay HeltonHead coachalign=center| 9Houston (1994)Memphis – Offensive coordinator (2009)
John BaxterSpecial teams coordinator / tight ends coachalign=center| 8Iowa State (1987)Michigan – Special teams coordinator (2015)
Graham HarrellOffensive coordinator / quarterbacks coachalign=center| 1Texas Tech (2009)North Texas – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2018)
Clancy PendergastDefensive coordinator / assistant head coachalign=center| 6Arizona (1990)San Francisco 49ers – Linebackers coach (2015)
Greg BurnsSecondary coachalign=center| 5Washington State (1995)Oregon State – Defensive backs coach (2018)
Keary ColbertWide receivers coachalign=center| 5USC (2006)Alabama – Offensive analyst (2015)
Joe DeForestOutside linebackers coachalign=center| 2Louisiana Lafayette (1987)Kansas – Special teams coordinator (2017)
Tim DrevnoOffensive line coach / running game coordinator / pass protection coordinatoralign=center| 3Cal State Fullerton (1992)Michigan – Offensive coordinator / offensive line coach (2015)
Mike JinksTailbacks coachalign=center| 1Angelo State (1993)Bowling Green – Head coach (2018)
Chad Kauha'aha'aDefensive line coachalign=center| 1Utah (1996)Boise State – Defensive line coach (2018)
Johnny NansenInside linebackers coach / Defensive run game coordinatoralign=center| 6Washington State (1997)Washington – Special teams coordinator / Tailbacks coach (2013)
Aaron AusmusHead strength and conditioning coachalign=center| 3Tennessee (1998)Tennessee – Director of strength and conditioning (2009)
Dane StevensOffensive graduate assistant – Quarterbacksalign=center| 3USC (2016)USC – Student assistant coach (2016)
Viane TalamaivaoOffensive graduate assistant – Offensive Linealign=center| 1USC (2018)USC – Offensive Guard (2017)
Michael HutchingsDefensive graduate assistant – Linebackersalign=center| 2USC (2017)USC – Inside linebacker (2016)
Chris HawkinsDefensive graduate assistant – Secondaryalign=center| 1USC (2017)USC – Defensive back (2017)
Steve MurilloOffensive quality control analystalign=center| 6Cal State Northridge (2003)Washington – Director of player personal (2013)
Lenny VandermadeOffensive quality control analystalign=center| 8USC (2003)San Diego – Tight end coach (2008)
John David BakerOffensive quality control analystalign=center| 1Abilene Christian (2013)North Texas – Offensive quality control coach (2018)
Seth DoegeOffensive quality control analystalign=center| 1Texas Tech (2011)Bowling Green – Special teams coordinator (2018)
Brett ArceDefensive quality control analystalign=center| 4Stony Brook (2012)Stony Brook – Tight ends coach (2015)
Shawn HoweDefensive quality control analystalign=center| 3Rocky Mountain College (2005)Coastal Carolina – Defensive line coach (2018)
Joe BoldenSpecial teams quality control analystalign=center| 1Michigan (2015)Washington State – Defensive graduate assistant (2018)
Jared KlingenbergAssistant strength and conditioning coachalign=center| 1Idaho (2015)San Jose State – Assistant athletic performance coach (2018)
Darren MustinAssistant strength and conditioning coachalign=center| 3Alabama (2007)UMass – Sports performance coach (2018)
Christian TupouAssistant strength and conditioning coachalign=center| 1USC (2013)
Tony "Ty" WebbAssistant strength and conditioning coachalign=center| 1Louisiana College (2010)Southern – Head strength and conditioning coach (2018)

=Roster=

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Quarterback

Tailback

Wide receiver

Tight end

  • 46 Scott Voigt – File:Redshirt.svg Junior (6′3, 220)
  • 82 Jude Wolfe – Freshman (6′5, 250)
  • 83 Josh Falo – Junior (6′6, 230)
  • 84 Erik Krommenhoek – Junior (6′5, 260)
  • 85 Ethan Rae – Freshman (6′5, 240)
  • 89 Sean Mahoney – Freshman (6′5, 215)

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Offensive Lineman

Defensive line

Outside Linebacker

Long snappers

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Inside Linebacker

Cornerback

  •  2 Olaijah GriffinSophomore (6′0, 170)
  •  6 Isaac Taylor-Stuart – File:Redshirt.svg Freshman (6′2, 205)
  •  7 Chase Williams – File:Redshirt.svg Freshman (6′2, 195)
  •  8 Chris Steele – Freshman (6′1, 190)
  •  9 Greg Johnson – File:Redshirt.svg Sophomore (5′11, 190)
  • 13 Adonis Otey – Freshman (6′1, 180)
  • 14 Jayden Williams – Freshman (6′1, 195)
  • 24 Max Williams – Freshman (5′9, 180)
  • 37 Justin Newell – File:Redshirt.svg Junior (6′0, 175)
  • 44 Jack Drake – File:Redshirt.svg Sophomore (5′10, 190)

Safety

Placekicker

Punter

  • 24 Ben Griffiths – File:Redshirt.svg Freshman (6′5, 240)
  • 36 Will Rose – Freshman (6′1, 175)
  • 47 Michael Shahidi – Freshman (6′0, 180)
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2019 USC Football Roster (09/21/2019)

=Depth chart=

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| OScheme = Spread Option

| DScheme = 4-3

| SpecialTeams = Yes

| KeyReserves = Yes

| 3Deep = Yes

| QB_Starter = Kedon Slovis

| QB_Backup = Matt Fink

| QB_Third = Brandon Perdue

| RB1_Starter = Vavae Malepeai

| RB1_Backup = Stephen Carr

| RB1_Third = Kenan Christon

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| WR1_Starter = Tyler Vaughns

| WR1_Backup = John Jackson III

| WR1_Third = Chase Locke

| WR2_Starter = Michael Pittman Jr.

| WR2_Backup = Drake London

| WR2_Third = Zach Wilson

| WR3_Starter = Amon-Ra St. Brown

| WR3_Backup = Velus Jones Jr.

| WR3_Third = Kyle Ford

| WR4_Starter =

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| TE1_Starter = Erik Krommenhoek

| TE1_Backup = Josh Falo

| TE1_Third = Jude Wolfe

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| LT_Starter = Austin Jackson

| LT_Backup = Frank Martin II

| LT_Third = Bernard Schirmer

| LG_Starter = Alijah Vera-Tucker

| LG_Backup = Jacob Daniel

| LG_Third = A.J. Mageo

| C_Starter = Brett Neilon

| C_Backup = Justin Dedich

| C_Third = Gino Quinones

| RG_Starter = Jalen McKenzie

| RG_Backup = Liam Douglass

| RG_Third = Jason Rodriguez

| RT_Starter = Drew Richmond

| RT_Backup = Liam Jimmons

| RT_Third = Clayton Bradley

| WLB_Starter = Kana'i Mauga

| WLB_Backup =

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| ROLB_Starter = Palaie Gaoteote IV

| ROLB_Backup = Raymond Scott

| ROLB_Third = Eli’jah Winston

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| MLB_Starter = John Houston

| MLB_Backup = Ralen Goforth

| MLB_Third = Maninoa Tufono

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| SLB_Starter = Hunter Echols

| SLB_Backup = Juliano Falaniko

| SLB_Third = Abdul-Malik McClain

| FS_Starter = Isaiah Pola-Mao

| FS_Backup = C.J. Pollard

| FS_Third = Chase Williams

| SS_Starter = Talanoa Hufanga

| SS_Backup = Briton Allen

| SS_Third = Dorian Hewett

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| DB1_Starter = Olaijah Griffin

| DB1_Backup = Greg Johnson

| DB1_Third = Jayden Williams

| DB2_Starter = Isaac Taylor-Stuart OR Chris Steele

| DB2_Backup = Max Williams

| DB2_Third = Adonis Otey

| RDE_Starter = Drake Jackson

| RDE_Backup = Caleb Tremblay

| RDE_Third = Jacob Lichtenstein

| RDT_Starter = Jay Tufele

| RDT_Backup = Nick Figueroa

| RDT_Third = Trevor Trout

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| LDT_Starter = Marlon Tuipulotu

| LDT_Backup = Brandon Pili

| LDT_Third = De'jon Benton

| LDE_Starter = Christian Rector

| LDE_Backup = Connor Murphy

| LDE_Third = Stanley Tau'ufo'ou

| PK_Starter = – Chase McGrath (FGs/PATs)

| PK_Backup = – Alex Stadthaus OR 49. Michael Brown (KOs)

| P_Starter = – Ben Griffiths

| P_Backup =

| Kick_Returner = – Velus Jones Jr.

| Punt_Returner = – Tyler Vaughns OR Amon-Ra St. Brown

| Long_Snapper = – Damon Johnson

| Holder = – Ben Griffiths

| Key_Reserve_1 =Offense
– Quincy Jountti – RB
– Dominic Davis – RB
Bru McCoyWR
Ethan RaeTE

| Key_Reserve_2 =Defense
Tuasivi NomuraLB
Jordan McMillan – S
Kaulana MakaulaS

| Key_Reserve_3 =Special teams
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| Key_Reserve_4 = Questionable
– Jordan Iosefa – LB

| Key_Reserve_5 = Out (season)
Munir McClainWR
JT DanielsQB
– Markese Stepp – TB
Solomon TuliaupupuMLB
Andrew VorheesOG

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True Freshman

Double Position : *

= Scholarship distribution chart =

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PositionFreshman (34)Sophomore (19)Junior (19)Senior (8){{grey|2020 commit (0)}} 2020 signed (11){{grey|2021 commit (3)}}
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! QB 3 (1)

| Kedon Slovis

JT Daniels{{red|Matt Fink}}{{grey|–}}{{grey|Jake Garcia}}
align="center"

! TB 5

| Kenan Christon
{{red|Markese Stepp}}

Stephen Carr
{{red|Quincy Jountti}}
{{red|Vavae Malepeai}}
{{grey|–}}{{grey|–}}
align="center"

! WR 10 (2)

| Kyle Ford
Bru McCoy
John Jackson III
Drake London
Munir McClain

Amon-Ra St. Brown{{red|Tyler Vaughns}}
{{red|Velus Jones Jr.}}
{{red|Dominic Davis}}
Michael Pittman Jr.
Joshua Jackson Jr.{{grey|Velltray Jefferson}}
align="center"

! TE 4

| Ethan Rae
Jude Wolfe

Josh Falo
Erik Krommenhoek |
| {{grey
}}{{grey|–}}
align="center"

! OL 15 (6)

| {{red|Justin Dedich}}
{{red|Liam Douglass}}
Gino Quinones
Jason Rodriguez

{{red|Jalen McKenzie}}
{{red|Brett Neilon}}
{{red|Alijah Vera-Tucker}}
Austin Jackson
{{red|Liam Jimmons}}
{{red|Frank Martin II}}
{{red|Bernard Schirmer}}
{{red|Andrew Vorhees}}
{{red|Jacob Daniel}}
{{red|Clayton Bradley}}
{{red|Drew Richmond}}
Andres Dewerk
Andrew Milek
Jonah Monheim
Caadyn Stephen
Courtland Ford
Casey Collier
{{grey|–}}
align="center"

! DL 12 (4)

| Dejon Benton
Drake Jackson
Stanley Ta'ufo'ou
{{red|Trevor Trout}}

{{red|Nick Figueroa}}
{{red|Jacob Lichtenstein}}
{{red|Jay Tufele}}
{{red|Marlon Tuipulotu}}
{{red|Connor Murphy}}
Brandon Pili
{{red|Caleb Tremblay}}
{{red|Christian Rector}}Kobe Pepe
Jamar Sekona
Tuli Tuipulotu
{{grey|Jay Toia}}
align="center"

! LB 13 (1)

| Ralen Goforth
{{red|Abdul-Malik McClain}}
Tuasivi Nomura
Maninoa Tufono
{{red|Solomon Tuliaupupu}}
{{red|Eli'Jah Winston}}

{{red|Hunter Echols}}
{{red|Juliano Falaniko}}
Palaie Gaoteote IV
Kana'i Mauga
Raymond Scott
{{red|John Houston Jr.}}
Jordan Iosefa
{{grey|–}}{{grey|Ma'a Gaoteote}}
align="center"

! CB 8

| Adonis Otey
Chris Steele
{{red|Isaac Taylor-Stuart}}
{{red|Chase Williams}}
Jayden Williams
Max Williams

Olaijah Griffin
{{red|Greg Johnson}}
{{grey|–}}{{grey|–}}
align="center"

! S 6

| Briton Allen
Dorian Hewett
Kaulana Makaula

Talanoa Hufanga
{{red|Isaiah Pola-Mao}}
{{red|C.J. Pollard}}{{grey|–}}{{grey|–}}
align="center"

! SP 4 (1)

| {{red|Ben Griffiths}}

{{red|Chase McGrath}}{{red|Michael Brown}}
{{red|Damon Johnson}}
Parker Lewis{{grey|–}}
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! ATH {{grey|(–)}}

| x

xxx{{grey|–}}{{grey|–}}

{{red|redshirt year used}} / {{black|redshirt year eligible}} / * Commit

– 85 scholarships permitted, 79 currently allotted to players

– 79 recruited players on scholarship (one former walk-ons)

– LB Tayler Katoa into two-year LDS mission.

Projecting Scholarship Distribution 2019

Game summaries

=Fresno State=

{{See also|2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}

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|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|color=white}}; ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans

|date=August 31, 2019

|time=7:30 p.m.

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=3|R2=7|R3=3|R4=10

|home=Trojans

|H1=14|H2=3|H3=14|H4=0

|stadium=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

|attendance=57,329

|weather=Hazy skies • Temperature: {{convert|72|F|C}} • Wind: SW {{convert|6|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Mike McCabe

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=

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|scoring=

;First quarter

  • USC (10:34) – #18 JT Daniels to #7 Stephen Carr 8 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
  • USC (7:45) – #7 Stephen Carr 14 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 14–0
  • FRST (3:42) – #28 Cesar R. Silva 45 yard Field Goal – USC 14–3

;Second quarter

  • USC (12:53) – #40 Chase McGrath 38 yard Field Goal – USC 17–3
  • FRST (7:54) – #11 Jorge Reyna to #7 Derrion Grim 34 yard pass TD
    (#28 Cesar R. Silva kick) – USC 17–10

;Third quarter

  • FRST (8:29) – #28 Cesar R. Silva 47 yard Field Goal – USC 17–13
  • USC (8:11) – #21 Tyler Vaughns 100 yard kickoff return TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 24–13
  • USC (1:51) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 2 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 31–13

;Fourth quarter

  • FRST (12:27) – #28 Cesar R. Silva 28 yard Field Goal – USC 31–16
  • FRST (6:39) – #11 Jorge Reyna to #8 Chris Coleman 8 yard pass TD
    (#28 Cesar R. Silva kick) – USC 31–23

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #18 JT Daniels – 25/34 215 Yds – 1 TD 1 int
  • FRST – #11 Jorge Reyna – 19/39 256 Yds – 2 TD 1 int

;Rushing

  • USC – #29 Vavae Malepeai – 23 Runs 134 Yds – 1 TD
  • FRST – #11 Jorge Reyna – 20 Runs 88 Yds

;Receiving

  • USC – #21 Tyler Vaughns – 11 Rec 150 Yds
  • FRST – #7 Derrion Grim – 2 Rec 86 Yds – 1 TD

}}

=Stanford=

{{See also|2019 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford–USC football rivalry}}

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|title=Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans

|date=September 7, 2019

|time=7:30 p.m.

|road=No. 23 Cardinal

|R1=7|R2=13|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Trojans

|H1=3|H2=21|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

|attendance=62,109

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;First quarter

  • USC (10:03) – #40 Chase McGrath 23 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0
  • STAN (5:39) – #15 Davis Mills to #5 Connor Wedington 5 yard pass TD
    (#26 Jet Toner kick) – STAN 7–3

;Second quarter

  • STAN (14:56) – #22 Cameron Scarlett 3 yard run TD
    (#26 Jet Toner kick) – STAN 14–3
  • STAN (13:47) – #26 Jet Toner 32 yard Field Goal – STAN 17–3
  • USC (11:29) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 39 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – STAN 17–10
  • STAN (8:00) – #26 Jet Toner 37 yard Field Goal – STAN 20–10
  • USC (4:54) – #7 Stephen Carr 25 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – STAN 20–17
  • USC (0:31) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 7 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 24–20

;Third quarter

  • USC (0:44) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 4 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 31–20

;Fourth quarter

  • USC (10:19) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 6 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 38–20
  • USC (6:01) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns 16 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 45–20

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 28/33 377 Yds – 3 TD
  • STAN – #15 Davis Mills – 22/36 237 Yds – 1 TD 1 Int

;Rushing

  • USC – #29 Vavae Malepeai – 12 Runs 42 Yds – 2 TD
  • STAN – #22 Cameron Scarlett – 17 Runs 82 Yds – 1 TD

;Receiving

  • USC – #21 Tyler Vaughns – 5 Rec 106 Yds – 1 TD
  • STAN – #84 Colby Parkinson – 7 Rec 89 Yds

}}

=BYU=

{{See also|2019 BYU Cougars football team}}

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|date=September 14, 2019

|time=12:30 p.m.

|road=No. 24 Trojans

|R1=7|R2=10|R3=0|R4=10|R5=0|

|home=Cougars

|H1=10|H2=7|H3=0|H4=10|H5=3|

|stadium=LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah

|attendance=62,546

|weather=Mostly Sunny • Temperature: {{convert|80|F|C}} • Wind: WSW {{convert|4|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Scott Campbell

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • USC (10:39) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 8 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
  • BYU (6:10) – #5 Ty'Son Williams 1 yard run TD
    (#39 Jake Oldroyd kick) – USC 7–7
  • BYU (3:01) – #39 Jake Oldroyd 23 yard Field Goal – BYU 10–7

;Second quarter

  • USC (14:44) – #40 Chase McGrath 27 yard Field Goal – USC 10–10
  • BYU (10:19) – #1 Zach Wilson to #82 Dax Milne 30 yard pass TD
    (#39 Jake Oldroyd kick) – BYU 17–10
  • USC (5:03) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 5 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 17–17

;Fourth quarter

  • USC (10:45) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 30 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 24–17
  • BYU (8:13) – #39 Jake Oldroyd 32 yard Field Goal – USC 24–20
  • BYU (5:41) – #1 Zach Wilson 16 yard run TD
    (#39 Jake Oldroyd kick) – BYU 27–24
  • USC (1:43) – #40 Chase McGrath 52 yard Field Goal – USC 27–27

;Overtime

  • BYU – #39 Jake Oldroyd 43 yard Field Goal – BYU 30–27

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 24/34 281 Yds – 2 TD 3 Int
  • BYU – #1 Zach Wilson – 20/33 280 Yds – 1 TD

;Rushing

  • USC – #29 Vavae Malepeai – 13 Runs 96 Yds – 1 TD
  • BYU – #5 Ty'Son Williams – 19 Runs 99 Yds

;Receiving

  • USC – #6 Michael Pittman Jr. – 9 Rec 95 Yds – 2 TD
  • BYU – #18 Gunner Romney – 3 Rec 54 Yds

}}

=Utah=

{{See also|2019 Utah Utes football team}}

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|date=September 20, 2019

|time=6:00 p.m

|road=No. 10 Utes

|R1=7|R2=3|R3=7|R4=6

|home=Trojans

|H1=14|H2=0|H3=7|H4=9

|stadium=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

|attendance=55,719

|weather=

|referee= Michael Mothershed (Pac 12)

|TV=FS1

|TVAnnouncers= Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • USC (12:57) – #19 Matt Fink to #21 Tyler Vaughns 29 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
  • UTAH (10:39) – #7 Devonta'e Henry-Cole 17 yard run TD
    (#97 Jadon Redding kick) – USC 7–7
  • USC (8:11) – #19 Matt Fink to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 31 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 14–7

;Second quarter

  • UTAH (6:44) – #97 Jadon Redding 38 yard Field Goal – USC 14–10

;Third quarter

  • USC (9:54) – #19 Matt Fink to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 77 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 21–10
  • UTAH (3:47) – #1 Tyler Huntley to #89 Cole Fotheringham 2 yard pass TD
    (#97 Jadon Redding kick) – USC 21–17

;Fourth quarter

  • UTAH (11:57) – #97 Jadon Redding 24 yard Field Goal – USC 21–20
  • USC (8:51) – USC Defense Safety – USC 23–20
  • USC (6:58) – #30 Markese Stepp 4 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 30–20
  • UTAH (4:01) – #97 Jadon Redding 38 yard Field Goal – USC 30–23

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #19 Matt Fink – 21/30 351 Yds – 3 TD 1 Int
  • UTAH – #1 Tyler Huntley – 22/30 210 Yds – 1 TD

;Rushing

  • USC – #30 Markese Stepp – 3 Runs 11 Yds – 1 TD
  • UTAH – #6 Devin Brumfield – 10 Runs 63 Yds

;Receiving (halftime)

  • USC – #6 Michael Pittman Jr. – 10 Rec 232 Yds – 1 TD
  • UTAH – #89 Cole Fotheringham – 3 Rec 23 Yds – 1TD

}}

=Washington=

{{See also|2019 Washington Huskies football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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|date=September 28, 2019

|time=12:30 p.m.

|road=No. 21 Trojans

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=7|R4=0

|home=No. 17 Huskies

|H1=14|H2=3|H3=11|H4=0

|stadium=Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

|attendance=66,975

|weather={{convert|54|F}} • Mostly cloudy • Wind @ {{convert|6|mph|0|abbr=on}}

|referee=Mark Duddy

|TV=FOX

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • UW (3:38) – #28 Richard Newton 1 yard run TD
    (#47 Peyton Henry kick) – UW 7–0
  • UW (0:29) – #5 Andre Baccellia 0 yard fumble recovery TD
    (#47 Peyton Henry kick) – UW 14–0

;Second quarter

  • USC (4:14) – #19 Matt Fink 3 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – UW 14–7
  • UW (0:00) – #47 Peyton Henry 28 yard Field Goal – UW 17–7

;Third quarter

  • UW (12:02) – #47 Peyton Henry 35 yard Field Goal – UW 20–7
  • UW (4:56) – #26 Salvon Ahmed 89 yard run TD
    (2 pts conversion) – UW 28–7
  • USC (2:10) – #19 Matt Fink to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 44 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 28–14

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #19 Matt Fink – 19/32 163 Yds – 1 TD 3 int
  • UW – #10 Jacob Eason – 16/26 180 Yds

;Rushing

  • USC – #7 Stephen Carr – 7 Runs 94 Yds
  • UW – #26 Salvon Ahmed – 17 Runs 153 Yds – 1 TD

;Receiving

  • USC – #6 Michael Pittman Jr. – 4 Rec 64 Yds – 1 TD
  • UW – #2 Aaron Fuller – 6 Rec 68 Yds

}}

=Notre Dame=

{{See also|2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame–USC football rivalry}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|USC Trojans|color=#990000}}; ;text-align:center;

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|title=USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

|date=October 12, 2019

|time=4:30 p.m.

|road=Trojans

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=10|R4=14

|home=No. 9 Fighting Irish

|H1=0|H2=17|H3=3|H4=10

|stadium=Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

|attendance=77,622

|weather=Clear and Cooling • Temperature: {{convert|51|F|C}} • Wind: S {{convert|13|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Michael Mothershed

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers= Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie, Kathryn Tappen (sideline) and Chris Simms (sideline analyst)

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • USC (2:13) – #40 Chase McGrath 40 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0

;Second quarter

  • ND (8:37) – #12 Ian Book to #84 Cole Kmet 10 yard pass TD
    (#39 Jonathan Doerer kick) – ND 7–3
  • ND (4:38) – #25 Braden Lenzy 51 yard run TD
    (#39 Jonathan Doerer kick) – ND 14–3
  • ND (0:15) – #39 Jonathan Doerer 45 yard Field Goal – ND 17–3

;Third quarter

  • ND (12:34) – #39 Jonathan Doerer 52 yard Field Goal – ND 20–3
  • USC (8:53) – #40 Chase McGrath 27 yard Field Goal – ND 20–6
  • USC (2:34) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 38 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – ND 20–13

;Fourth quarter

  • ND (13:47) – #39 Jonathan Doerer 43 yard Field Goal – ND 23–13
  • USC (10:27) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns 5 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – ND 23–20
  • ND (3:33) – #12 Ian Book 8 yard run TD
    (#39 Jonathan Doerer kick) – ND 30–20
  • USC (1:04) – #30 Markese Stepp 2 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – ND 30–27

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 24/35 255 Yds – 2 TD
  • ND – #12 Ian Book – 17/32 165 Yds – 1 TD

;Rushing

  • USC – #30 Markese Stepp – 10 Runs 82 Yds – 1 TD
  • ND – #6 Tony Jones Jr. – 25 Runs 176 Yds

;Receiving

}}

=Arizona=

{{See also|2019 Arizona Wildcats football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|color=white}}; ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

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|date=October 19, 2019

|time=6:30 p.m.

|road=Wildcats

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=14

|home=Trojans

|H1=10|H2=7|H3=10|H4=14

|stadium=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

|attendance=53,826

|weather=Clear LA skies, {{convert|69|°F|°C}}

|referee=Kevin Mar

|TV=Pac-12 Network

|TVAnnouncers=Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • USC (8:02) – #40 Chase McGrath 31 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0
  • USC (0:23) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 9 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 10–0

;Second quarter

  • USC (1:07) – #30 Markese Stepp 12 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 17–0

;Third quarter

  • USC (8:28) – #40 Chase McGrath 38 yard Field Goal – USC 20–0
  • USC (3:29) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns 5 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 27–0

;Fourth quarter

  • USC (13:13) – #23 Kenan Christon 55 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 34–0
  • AZ (12:12) – #17 Grant Gunnell to #5 Brian Casteel 56 yard pass TD
    (#43 Lucas Havrisik kick) – USC 34–7
  • USC (8:20) – #23 Kenan Christon 30 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 41–7
  • AZ (0:28) – #17 Grant Gunnell to #5 Brian Casteel 27 yard pass TD
    (#43 Lucas Havrisik kick) – USC 41–14

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 19/28 232 Yds – 2 TD
  • AZ – #17 Grant Gunnell – 16/26 196 Yds – 2 TD 1 int

;Rushing

  • USC – #23 Kenan Christon – 8 Runs 103 Yds – 2 TD
  • AZ – #21 J. J. Taylor – 16 Runs 80 Yds

;Receiving

  • USC – #21 Tyler Vaughns – 7 Rec 73 Yds – 1 TD
  • AZ – #5 Brian Casteel – 5 Rec 105 Yds – 2 TD

}}

=Colorado=

{{See also|2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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|time=6:00 p.m.

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|R1=7|R2=7|R3=7|R4=14

|home=Buffaloes

|H1=3|H2=14|H3=14|H4=0

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|attendance=48,913

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;First quarter

  • USC (14:01) – #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 37 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
  • COL (9:04) – #48 James Stefanou 22 yard Field Goal – USC 7–3

;Second quarter

  • COL (14:55) – #12 Steven Montez to #3 K.D. Nixon 7 yard pass TD
    (#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 10–7
  • COL (5:52) – #12 Steven Montez to #3 K.D. Nixon 7 yard pass TD
    (#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 17–7
  • USC (2:48) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #23 Kenan Christon 3 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – COL 17–14

;Third quarter

  • COL (14:15) – #12 Steven Montez to #2 Laviska Shenault Jr. 71 yard pass TD
    (#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 24–14
  • USC (12:15) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns 21 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – COL 24–21
  • COL (9:16) – #12 Steven Montez 17 yard run TD
    (#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 31–21

;Fourth quarter

  • USC (11:25) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 44 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – COL 31–28
  • USC (2:15) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 37 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 35–31

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 30/44 406 Yds – 4 TD 1 int
  • COL – #12 Steven Montez – 27/43 324 Yds – 3 TD

;Rushing

  • USC – #23 Kenan Christon – 14 Runs 76 Yds
  • COL – #8 Alex Fontenot – 16 Runs 57 Yds

;Receiving

  • USC – #6 Michael Pittman Jr. – 7 Rec 156 Yds – 2 TD
  • COL – #2 Laviska Shenault – 9 Rec 172 Yds – 1 TD

}}

=Oregon=

{{See also|2019 Oregon Ducks football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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|bg2=#eee

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|time=5:00 p.m.

|road=No. 7 Ducks

|R1=0|R2=28|R3=14|R4=14

|home=Trojans

|H1=10|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7

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|attendance=63,011

|weather=

|referee=

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|TVAnnouncers= Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft

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;First quarter

  • USC (9:15) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London 8 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
  • USC (3:00) – #40 Chase McGrath 24 yard Field Goal – USC 10–0

;Second quarter

  • ORE (10:11) – #10 Justin Herbert 10 yard run TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – USC 10–7
  • ORE (2:36) – #30 Jaylon Redd 2 yard run TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – ORE 14–10
  • ORE (2:16) – #25 Brady Breeze 32 yard interception return TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – ORE 21–10
  • USC (0:20) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 13 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – ORE 21–17
  • ORE (0:08) – #2 Mykael Wright 100 yard kickoff return TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – ORE 28–17

;Third quarter

  • ORE (11:39) – #10 Justin Herbert to #6 Juwan Johnson 15 yard pass TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – ORE 35–17
  • ORE (6:14) – #10 Justin Herbert to #6 Juwan Johnson 11 yard pass TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – ORE 42–17
  • ORE (0:01) – #10 Justin Herbert to #6 Juwan Johnson 4 yard pass TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – ORE 49–17

;Fourth quarter

  • ORE (6:50) – #12 Tyler Shough to #4 Mycah Pittman 35 yard pass TD
    (#49 Camden Lewis kick) – ORE 56–17
  • USC (3:11) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #81 Kyle Ford 20 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – ORE 56–26

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 32/57 264 Yds – 3 TD 3 int
  • ORE – #10 Justin Herbert – 21/26 225 Yds – 3 TD 1 int

;Rushing

  • USC – #23 Kenan Christon – 15 Runs 79 Yds
  • ORE – #26 Travis Dye – 12 Runs 75 Yds

;Receiving

  • USC – #21 Tyler Vaughns – 8 Rec 75 Yds
  • ORE – #6 Juwan Johnson – 7 Rec 106 Yds – 3 TD

}}

=Arizona State=

{{See also|2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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|bg2=#eee

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|date=November 9, 2019

|time=12:30 p.m.

|road=Trojans

|R1=28|R2=0|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Sun Devils

|H1=7|H2=6|H3=7|H4=6

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|attendance=54,191

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|referee=Mark Duddy

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • USC (9:56) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London 8 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
  • USC (6:14) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #23 Kenan Christon 8 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 14–0
  • ASU (5:12) – #18 Joey Yellen to #10 Kyle Williams 5 yard pass TD
    (#45 Cristian Zendejas kick) – USC 14–7
  • USC (2:36) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #23 Kenan Christon 58 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 21–7
  • USC (0:03) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 95 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 28–7

;Second quarter

  • ASU (6:47) – #18 Joey Yellen to #84 Frank Darby 62 yard pass TD
    – USC 28–13

;Third quarter

  • ASU (11:32) – #18 Joey Yellen to #2 Brandon Aiyuk 2 yard pass TD
    (#45 Cristian Zendejas kick) – USC 28–20
  • USC (1:18) – #40 Chase McGrath 41 yard Field Goal – USC 31–20

;Fourth quarter

  • ASU (8:54) – #18 Joey Yellen to #84 Frank Darby 15 yard pass TD
    – USC 31–26

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 29/39 432 Yds – 4 TD 1 int
  • ASU – #18 Joey Yellen – 28/44 292 Yds – 4 TD 2 int

;Rushing

  • USC – #23 Kenan Christon – 20 Runs 62 Yds
  • ASU – #3 Eno Benjamin – 20 Runs 52 Yds

;Receiving

  • USC – #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown – 8 Rec 173 Yds – 1 TD
  • ASU – #84 Frank Darby – 3 Rec 86 Yds – 2 TD

}}

=California=

{{See also|2019 California Golden Bears football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|USC Trojans|color=#990000}}; ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=USC Trojans at California Golden Bears

|date=November 16, 2019

|time=8:00 p.m

|road=Trojans

|R1=10|R2=7|R3=17|R4=7

|home=Golden Bears

|H1=7|H2=3|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

|attendance=46,397

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=FS1

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • CAL (12:05) – #26 DeShawn Collins 5 yard run TD
    (#39 Greg Thomas kick) – CAL 7–0
  • USC (8:11) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 18 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–7
  • USC (0:07) – #40 Chase McGrath 41 yard Field Goal – USC 10–7

;Second quarter

  • CAL (9:22) – #39 Greg Thomas 37 yard Field Goal – USC 10–10
  • USC (0:43) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 33 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 17–10

;Third quarter

  • USC (12:11) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London 8 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 24–10
  • USC (7:20) – #40 Chase McGrath 32 yard Field Goal – USC 27–10
  • USC (2:29) – #7 Stephen Carr 2 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 34–10

;Fourth quarter

  • USC (10:12) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #83 Josh Falo 5 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 41–10
  • CAL (8:24) – #26 DeShawn Collins 34 yard run TD
    (#39 Greg Thomas kick) – USC 41–17

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 29/35 406 Yds – 4 TD
  • CAL – #6 Devon Modster – 11/22 95 Yds – 2 int

;Rushing

  • USC – #23 Kenan Christon – 9 Runs 44 Yds
  • CAL – #26 DeShawn Collins – 15 Runs 103 Yds – 2 TD

;Receiving

  • USC – #6 Michael Pittman Jr. – 11 Rec 180 Yds – 1 TD
  • CAL – #2 Jordan Duncan – 5 Rec 53 Yds

}}

=UCLA=

{{See also|2019 UCLA Bruins football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|color=white}}; ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans

|date=November 23, 2019

|time=12:30 p.m.

|road=Bruins

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=14|R4=7

|home=No. 23 Trojans

|H1=10|H2=14|H3=14|H4=14

|stadium=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

|attendance=64,156

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sidelines) and Molly McGrath (sidelines)

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • UCLA (11:08) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #10 Demetric Felton
    9 yard pass TD (#17 JJ Molson kick) – UCLA 7–0
  • USC (6:13) – #40 Chase McGrath 31 yard Field Goal – UCLA 7–3
  • USC (1:40) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 1 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 10–7

;Second quarter

  • UCLA (13:16) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson 3 yard run TD
    (#17 JJ Molson kick) – UCLA 14–10
  • USC (9:39) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 1 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 17–14
  • USC (2:06) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 4 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 24–14

;Third quarter

  • USC (13:26) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London 32 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 31–14
  • USC (8:20) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 8 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 38–14
  • UCLA (6:20) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #86 Devin Asiasi
    53 yard pass TD (#17 JJ Molson kick) – USC 38–21
  • UCLA (1:54) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #23 Chase Cota
    7 yard pass TD (#17 JJ Molson kick) – USC 38–28

;Fourth quarter

  • USC (14:52) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns 49 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 45–28
  • UCLA (12:16) – #27 Joshua Kelley 1 yard run TD
    (#17 JJ Molson kick) – USC 45–35
  • USC (8:39) – #7 Stephen Carr 2 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 52–35

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 37/47 515 Yds – 4 TD
  • UCLA – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 26/44 367 Yds – 3 TD 1 int

;Rushing

  • USC – #29 Vavae Malepeai – 10 Runs 60 Yds – 2 TD
  • UCLA – #27 Joshua Kelley – 15 Runs 45 Yds – 1 TD

;Receiving

  • USC – #6 Michael Pittman Jr. – 13 Rec 104 Yds – 2 TD
  • UCLA – #86 Devin Asiasi – 5 Rec 141 Yds – 1 TD

}}

=Iowa=

{{See also|2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|2019 Holiday Bowl}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|color=white}}; ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=USC Trojans at Iowa Hawkeyes

|date=December 27, 2019

|time=5:00 p.m.

|road=No. 22 Trojans

|R1=7|R2=10|R3=7|R4=0

|home=No. 16 Hawkeyes

|H1=7|H2=21|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=50,123

|weather={{convert|58|F}}, Fair, Wind SW {{convert|4|mph|abbr=on}}

|referee=Jerry Magallane

|TV=FS1

|TVAnnouncers= Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) Jenny Taft (sideline)

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

  • IOWA (8:25) – #3 Tyrone Tracy Jr. 23 yard run TD
    (#3 Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 7–0
  • USC (4:37) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London 4 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–7

;Second quarter

  • IOWA (11:22) – #6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 6 yard run TD
    (#3 Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 14–7
  • USC (6:03) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #29 Vavae Malepeai 16 yard pass TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 14–14
  • IOWA (5:48) – #6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 98 yard kickoff return TD
    (#3 Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 21–14
  • IOWA (1:18) – #4 Nate Stanley to #6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 12 yard pass TD
    (#3 Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 28–14
  • USC (0:00) – #40 Chase McGrath 32 yard Field Goal – IOWA 28–17

;Third quarter

  • USC (13:29) – #7 Stephen Carr 2 yard run TD
    (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – IOWA 28–24
  • IOWA (3:54) – #15 Tyler Goodson 1 yard run TD
    (#3 Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 35–24

;Fourth quarter

  • IOWA (12:52) – #4 Nate Stanley to #12 Brandon Smith 6 yard pass TD
    (#3 Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 42–24
  • IOWA (1:43) – #49 Nick Niemann 25 yard interception return TD
    (#3 Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 49–24

|stats=

;Passing

  • USC – #9 Kedon Slovis – 22/30 260 Yards – 2 TD
  • Iowa – #4 Nate Stanley – 18/27 213 Yards – 2 TD

;Rushing

  • USC – #29 Vavae Malepeai – 8 Runs 37 Yards
  • Iowa – #15 Tyler Goodson – 18 Runs 48 Yards – 1 TD

;Receiving

  • USC – #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown – 9 Rec 163 Yards
  • Iowa – #89 Nico Ragaini – 2 Rec 54 Yards

}}

Rankings

{{Further|2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements

| year = {{2018}}

| finalpollweek = 16

| cfpfirstweek = 10

| AP_pre = RV

| coaches_pre = RV

| AP_1 = RV

| coaches_1 = RV

| AP_2 = 24

| coaches_2 = 24

| AP_3 = NR

| coaches_3 = NR

| AP_4 = 21

| coaches_4 = 25

| AP_5 = RV

| coaches_5 = RV

| AP_6 = RV

| coaches_6 = NR

| AP_7 = RV

| coaches_7 = NR

| AP_8 = RV

| coaches_8 = NR

| AP_9 = RV

| coaches_9 = NR

| AP_10 = NR

| coaches_10 = NR

| cfp_10 = NR

| AP_11 = RV

| coaches_11 = NR

| cfp_11 = NR

| AP_12 = RV

| coaches_12 = RV

| cfp_12 = 23

| AP_13 = 25

| coaches_13 = 25

| cfp_13 = 22

| AP_14 = 24

| coaches_14 = 24

| cfp_14 = 22

| AP_15 = 22

| coaches_15 = 23

| cfp_15 = 22

| AP_16 = RV

| coaches_16 = RV

}}

Statistics

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colspan="3"| Team statistics
 USCOpponents
colspan="3"| Scoring & Efficiency
Points 346 298
Total Time Possession05:19:0705:40:53
Average Time Per Game29:0130:59
First Downs247250
Rushing79106
Passing174114
Penalty2130
3rd–Down Conversions45.8%39.8%
3rd–Down Conversions Att-Comp66–14459–148
4th–Down Conversions60.0%50.0%
4th–Down Conversions Att-Comp6–107–14
Red Zone Scoring36/4434/40
Red Zone Touchdowns2622
Penalties – Yards80–79988–749
Yards Per Game72.668.0
colspan="3"| Offense
Total Offense4,9034,442
Total Plays760780
Average Plays Per Game6970
Average Yards Per Play6.45.6
Average Per Yards Game445.7403.8
Rushing Yards1,6702,105
Rushing Attempts341398
Average Yards Per Rush4.14.6
Average Per Yards Game126.1167.5
Rushing TDs1414
Passing Yards3,5162,600
Att–Comp419–294382–232
Comp %70.160.7
Average Per Pass Att8.36.8
Average Per Catch11.911.2
Average Per Game319.6236.3
Passing TDs2919
Interceptions148
colspan="3"| Defense
INT Returns: # – Yards 8–81 14–163
INT Touchdowns00
Fumbles Recovered 7 8
Fumble recovery Touchdowns00
QB Sacks: # – Yards 30–172 21–146
Touchdowns00
Safeties10
Blocked Kicks20
colspan="3"| Special teams
Kickoffs: # – Yards67–3,95163–3,767
Average Yards Per Kick59.059.8
Touchbacks2620
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered0–00–0
Punts: # – Yards45–1,86648–2,038
Average Yards Per Punt41.442.4
Touchbacks33
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards38–80533–918
Average Yards Per Return21.127.8
Kickoff return Touchdowns11
Punt Returns: # – Yards18–1158–58
Average Yards Per Return6.397.2
Punt return Touchdowns00
Field Goals: # – Attempts12–1318–24
Longest Field Goal: Yards5252
PAT: # – Attempts44–4431–32

Non-conference opponents

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|Road=USC

|R1=24

|R2=13

|R3=24

|R4=24

|Home=All opponents

|H1=13

|H2=31

|H3=6

|H4=33

}}

Pac-12 opponents

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|{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=USC

|R1=82

|R2=56

|R3=58

|R4=65

|Home=Pac-12 opponents

|H1=45

|H2=70

|H3=53

|H4=47

}}

All Opponents

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|{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=USC

|R1=106

|R2=69

|R3=82

|R4=89

|Home=Opponents

|H1=58

|H2=101

|H3=59

|H4=80

}}

=Offense=

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colspan="12"| Passing statistics
#NAMEPOSRATCMPATTYDSY/ACMP%TDINTLONG
18JT DanielsQB130.4725342156.3273.531128
9Kedon SlovisQB162.942233152,7278.6570.7924995
19Matt FinkQB142.0246705748.265.714477
TOTALS156.812944193,5168.3970.17291495
OPPONENTS130.132323822,6006.8060.7319871

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colspan="8"| Rushing statistics
#NAMEPOSCARYDSAVGLONGTD
29Vavae MalepeaiTB874064.7264
23Kenan ChristonTB663645.5552
7Stephen CarrTB562855.1603
30Markese SteppTB483076.4353
27Quincy JounttiTB13382.960
16Dominic DavisTB2157.5110
8Amon-Ra St. BrownWR7608.6371
19Matt FinkQB1040.481
18JT DanielsQB3−6−2.050
9Kedon SlovisQB37−35−0.990
TOTALS3411,6704.16014
OPPONENTS3982,1054.68914

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colspan="8"| Receiving statistics
#NAMEPOSRECYDSAVGLONGTD
6Michael Pittman Jr.WR821,11813.63779
21Tyler VaughnsWR6275212.13415
8Amon-Ra St. BrownWR6075112.52956
1Velus Jones Jr.WR6355.8380
15Drake LondonWR2739114.48453
81Kyle FordWR12020.0201
13Munir McClainWR3196.3390
84Erik KrommenhoekTE1112211.09600
83Josh FaloTE4235.75121
7Stephen CarrTB181166.44151
29Vavae MalepeaiTB11595.36110
23Kenan ChristonTB89912.38583
Devon WilliamsWR11111.0110
TOTALS2943,51611.969529
OPPONENTS2322,60011.217119

=Defense=

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colspan="16"| Defense statistics
#NAMEPOSSOLOASTTOTTFL-YDSSACK-YDSINTBUQBHFR-YDSFFBLKSAFTD
89Christian RectorDE97162.0–21.0–111
99Drake JacksonDE23163910.5–524.5–36311
51Marlon TuipulotuDT2121425.0–162.0–1021
78Jay TufeleDT1717345.0–253.5–2011
91Brandon PiliDT74114.5–181.5–12311
96Caleb TremblayDE106163.0–212.0–181
50Nick FigueroaDE55102.0–62.0–611
90Connor MurphyDE3141.0–31.0–31
79De'jon BentonDT0220.0–00.0–0
10John Houston Jr.LB5736936.5–132.5–831
26Kana'i MaugaLB2625516.0–152.0–1011
1Palaie Gaoteote IVLB2921502.0–30.0–0
41Juliano FalanikoLB46100.5–10.5–11
31Hunter EcholsLB5491.5–101.5–10111
19Ralen GoforthLB2460.0–00.0–0
34Eli'jah WinstonLB2351.0–20.0–0
42Abdul-Malik McClainLB2022.0–112.0–11
45Maninoa TufonoLB2020.0–00.0–0
18Raymond ScottLB0110.0–00.0–0
52Spencer GilbertLB1010.0–00.0–0
2Olaijah GriffinCB2012320.5–10.0–09
6Isaac Taylor-StuartCB248321.0–10.0–04
8Chris SteeleCB216271.0–10.0–041
9Greg JohnsonCB206261.0–40.0–024111
24Max WilliamsCB5161.0–31.0–311
13Adonis OteyCB1010.0–00.0–0
7Chase WilliamsDB209291.0–20.0–0
14Jayden WilliamsDB4150.0–00.0–0
22Dorian HewettDB7290.0–00.0–01
15Talanoa HufangaS3919583.5–151.5–1021
21Isaiah Pola-MaoS3422564.5–241.5–1341
28C.J. PollardS105151.0–10.0–0
23Kaulana MakaulaS3360.0–00.0–02
30Jordan McMillanS5160.0–00.0–0
25Briton AllenS1340.0–00.0–0
27Quincy JounttiTB2350.0–00.0–0
38Alex StadthausK4040.0–00.0–0
1Velus Jones Jr.WR2130.0–00.0–0
6Michael Pittman Jr.WR3030.0–00.0–0
21Tyler VaughnsWR2130.0–00.0–0
59Damon JohnsonLS1120.0–00.0–01
62Brett NeilonC2020.0–00.0–0
70Jalen McKenzieOG1010.0–00.0–0
83Josh FaloTE0110.0–00.0–0
49Michael BrownK1010.0–00.0–0
73Austin JacksonOT0000.0–00.0–01
TOTAL45728474167.0–25030.0–17284357721-
OPPONENTS43234677857.0–24821.0–146144212813000

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=

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colspan="16"| Kicking statistics
#NAMEPOSXPMXPAXP%FGMFGAFG%1–1920–2930–3940–4950+LNGPTS
40Chase McGrathPK4444100%121392.3%0/04/44/43/41/15280
TOTALS4444100%121392.3%0/04/44/43/41/15280
OPPONENTS313292.3%182475.0%0/21/18/116/73/35285

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colspan="8"| Kickoff statistics
#NAMEPOSKICKSYDSAVGTBOB
38Alex StadthausPK503,00760.1180
49Michael BrownPK1692958.181
40Chase McGrathPK11515.000
TOTALS673,95159.0261
OPPONENTS633,76759.8203

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colspan="12"| Punting statistics
#NAMEPOSPUNTSYDSAVGLONGTBI–2050+BLK
24Ben GriffithsP451,86641.45532180
TOTALS451,86641.45532180
OPPONENTS482,03842.463322110

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colspan="8"| Kick return statistics
#NAMEPOSRTNSYDSAVGTDLNG
1Velus Jones Jr.WR2868524.41100
7Stephen CarrTB610617.6033
21Tyler VaughnsWR11010.0010
70Jalen McKenzieOG144.004
6Isaac Taylor-StuartCB100.000
26Kana'i MaugaLB100.000
TOTALS3880521.11100
OPPONENTS3391827.81100

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colspan="8"| Punt return statistics
#NAMEPOSRTNSYDSAVGTDLONG
8Amon-Ra St. BrownWR10696.9024
21Tyler VaughnsWR7466.5014
6Michael Pittman Jr.WR100.000
TOTALS181156.39024
OPPONENTS8587.2019

Players drafted into the NFL

{{see also|2020 NFL draft}}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=USC Trojans| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club}}

1{{abbr|18|Originally acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers}}Austin JacksonOTMiami Dolphins
234Michael Pittman Jr.WRIndianapolis Colts

Source:{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/draft.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

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