The 2024 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a first-year member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by their third-year head coach Lincoln Riley, and played their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum located in Los Angeles.

The 2024 season was the Trojans' first year in the Big Ten Conference after being in the Pac-12 Conference and its predecessor, the Pacific Coast Conference for over a century.

Preseason USC Spring Football Game Set for April 20, 2024 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Spring Game

Schedule

Games summaries vs. No. 13 LSU

Captains for week 1: Miller Moss, Kyron Hudson, Jonah Monheim, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Akili Arnold.

Statistics USC LSU First downs 24 21 Total yards 447 421 Rushes/yards 23–93 26–124 Passing yards 378 304 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–37–0 29–38–1 Time of possession 27:00 33:00 Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Miller Moss 27/37, 378 yards, TD Rushing Woody Marks 16 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kyron Hudson 5 receptions, 83 yards LSU Passing Garrett Nussmeier 29/38, 304 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing John Emery Jr. 10 rushes, 61 yards Receiving Kyren Lacy 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD

vs Utah State

Captains for week 2: Miller Moss, Lake McRee, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Kamari Ramsey.

Statistics USU USC First downs 10 28 Total yards 190 548 Rushes/yards 23/87 37/253 Passing yards 103 295 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–27–1 29–41–0 Time of possession 27:07 32:53 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah State Passing Bryson Barnes 18/27, 103 yards, INT Rushing Rahsul Faison 9 carries, 54 yards Receiving Jalen Royals 6 receptions, 47 yardsUSC Passing Miller Moss 21/30, 229 yards, TD Rushing Woody Marks 13 carries, 103 yards, TD Receiving Lake McRee 4 receptions, 81 yards

at No. 18 Michigan

Captains for week 4: Miller Moss, Kyron Hudson, Jonah Monheim, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Akili Arnold.

Statistics USC MICH First downs 17 12 Total yards 379 322 Rushes/yards 21–96 46–290 Passing yards 283 32 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–52–1 7–12–0 Time of possession 30:42 29:18 Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Miller Moss 28/51, 283 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Woody Marks 13 carries, 100 yards Receiving Zachariah Branch 6 receptions, 98 yardsMichigan Passing Alex Orji 7/12, 32 yards Rushing Kalel Mullings 17 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD Receiving Marlin Klein 1 reception, 10 yards

vs Wisconsin

Captains for week 5: Miller Moss, Woody Marks, Jamil Muhammad & Anthony Beavers Jr.

Statistics WIS USC First downs 13 29 Total yards 286 469 Rushes/yards 25/106 37/161 Passing yards 108 308 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–26–1 30–45–1 Time of possession 19:53 40:07 Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing Braedyn Locke 13/26, 180 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tawee Walker 12 carries, 55 yards 2 TD Receiving Vinny Anthony II 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD USC Passing Miller Moss 30/45, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Woody Marks 19 carries, 63 yards Receiving Ja'Kobi Lane 10 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

at Minnesota

Captains for week 6: Miller Moss, Gavin Meyer, Mason Cobb & Eddie Czaplicki.

Statistics USC MINN First downs 22 20 Total yards 373 362 Rushes/yards 28/173 40/193 Passing yards 200 169 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–38–2 15–19–0 Time of possession 31:48 31:00 Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Miller Moss 23/38, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Woody Marks 20 carries, 134 yards, TD Receiving Kyron Hudson 5 receptions, 54 yards Minnesota Passing Max Brosmer 15/19, 169 yards Rushing Darius Taylor 25 carries, 144 yards Receiving Darius Taylor 5 receptions, 56 yards

vs No. 4 Penn State

Captains for week 7 : Miller Moss, Jonah Monheim, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold & Akili Arnold.

Statistics PSU USC First downs 28 16 Total yards 518 409 Rushes/yards 31/118 24/189 Passing yards 400 220 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–44–3 20–34–1 Time of possession 32:24 27:36 Team Category Player StatisticsPenn State Passing Drew Allar 30/43, 391 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Kaytron Allen 16 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tyler Warren 17 receptions, 224 yards, 1 TD USC Passing Miller Moss 20/34, 220 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Woody Marks 20 carries, 111 yards Receiving Makai Lemon 6 receptions, 73 yards

at Maryland

Captains for week 8: Kyle Ford, Emmanuel Pregnon, Jaylin Smith & Bryson Shaw.

Statistics USC MD First downs 24 25 Total yards 417 429 Rushes/yards 24/81 24/56 Passing yards 336 373 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–50–1 39–51–1 Time of possession 29:51 30:09 Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Miller Moss 34/50, 336 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Woody Marks 17 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD Receiving Makai Lemon 8 receptions, 89 yards Maryland Passing Billy Edwards Jr. 39/50, 373 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Nolan Ray 6 carries, 54 yards Receiving Kaden Prather 9 receptions, 111 yards

vs Rutgers

Captains for week 9: Lake McRee, Jonah Monheim, DeCarlos Nicholson & Akili Arnold.

Statistics RUTG USC First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsRutgers Passing Rushing Receiving USC Passing Rushing Receiving

at Washington

Captains for week 10: Miller Moss, Emmanuel Pregnon, Devan Thompkins & Mason Cobb.

Statistics USC WASH First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Rushing Receiving Washington Passing Rushing Receiving

vs Nebraska

Captains for week 12: Zachariah Branch, Jonah Monheim, Gavin Meyer & Jaylin Smith.

Statistics NEB USC First downs 19 22 Total yards 310 441 Rushes/yards 25–119 32–182 Passing yards 191 259 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–38–2 25–35–1 Time of possession 28:10 31:50 Team Category Player StatisticsNebraska Passing Dylan Raiola 27/38, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Emmett Johnson 10 carries, 55 yards Receiving Jahmal Banks 5 receptions, 55 yardsUSC Passing Jayden Maiava 25/35, 259 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Woody Marks 19 carries, 146 yards Receiving Duce Robinson 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD

at UCLA (Victory Bell)

Captains for week 13: Emmanuel Pregnon, Jonah Monheim, Gavin Meyer, Jaylin Smith & Eddie Czaplicki.

Statistics USC UCLA First downs 17 16 Total yards 346 376 Rushes/yards 29–86 26–111 Passing yards 260 265 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–36–0 20–29–0 Time of possession 29:03 30:57 Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Jayden Maiava 19/35, 221 yards, TD Rushing Woody Marks 18 carries, 76 yards Receiving Kyron Hudson 6 receptions, 79 yardsUCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 20/29, 265 yards, TD Rushing T. J. Harden 14 carries, 99 yards Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 5 receptions, 117 yards

vs No. 5 Notre Dame (rivalry)

Captains for week 14: RB Woody Marks, OL Jonah Monheim, DB Jaylin Smith, S Bryson Shaw & P Eddie Czaplicki.

Statistics ND USC First downs 23 29 Total yards 61–436 77–557 Rushes/yards 38–258 28–197 Passing yards 178 360 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–23–1 27–49–2 Time of possession 29:45 30:15 Team Category Player StatisticsNotre Dame Passing Riley Leonard 17/22, 155 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jadarian Price 12 carries, 111 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Evans 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD USC Passing Jayden Maiava 27/49, 360 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Quinten Joyner 10 carries, 83 yards Receiving Makai Lemon 9 receptions, 133 yards

vs Texas A&M (Las Vegas Bowl)

Captains for the bowl game: Jayden Maiava, Kyle Ford, Kilian O’Connor, Devan Thompkins & Easton Mascarenas-Arnold.

Statistics USC TAMU First downs 25 24 Total yards 400 443 Rushing yards 105 151 Passing yards 295 292 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–39–3 26–42–2 Time of possession 28:07 31:53 Team Category Player StatisticsUSC Passing Jayden Maiava 22/39, 295 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Bryan Jackson 16 carries, 66 yards, TD Receiving Ja'Kobi Lane 7 receptions, 127 yards, 3 TDTexas A&M Passing Marcel Reed 26/42, 292 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rueben Owens 13 carries, 56 yards Receiving Jabre Barber 7 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Personnel Roster and coaching staff

Injury report/Redshirting Name Position Class Injury Duration Maliki Crawford CB Freshman tbd Season Anthony Lucas DE Junior Lower Leg Season Eric Gentry LB Senior Concussions Season, return in 2025. Raesjon Davis LB Senior Redshirting Season, return in 2025. Gino Quinones OL Senior tbd Season, return in 2025.

Scholarship distribution chart

Position/Year Freshman (32) Sophomore (16) Junior (12) Senior (26) QB 3 (1) - RB 4 (2) Bryan Jackson Quinten Joyner - WR 11 (4) Xavier Jordan Zachariah Branch Ja’Kobi Lane Makai Lemon Duce Robinson Jay Fair TE 6 (1) Walter Matthews Joey Olsen - OL 14 (4) Makai Saina Kalolo Ta’aga Justin Tauanuu Hayden Treter Alani Noa Erwin Taomi DL 7 (3) Jide Abasiri Ratumana Bulabalavu Carlon Jones Elijah Hughes - Gavin Meyer DE 9 (2) Lorenzo Cowan Kameryn Fountain Braylan Shelby Anthony Lucas LB 8 (2) Elijah Newby Desman Stephens II Jadyn Walker - Raesjon Davis Eric Gentry Easton Mascarenas-Arnold CB 10 (4) Braylon Conley Isaiah Rubin Marcelles Williams - Jaylin Smith S 8 (1) Jarvis Boatwright Jr. Marquis Gallegos Christian Pierce SP 5 (1) Ryon Sayeri - Eddie Czaplicki x x x x

Scholarship Distribution 2024 chart

^ : the players who still have to make an official choice and the players who are eligible for the Covid year.

/ / * Former Walk-on /

– 82 players on scholarship / 85 scholarships permitted

Coaching staff additions

NamePositionOld teamOld position D'Anton Lynn Defensive coordinator UCLA Defensive coordinator Eric Henderson Co-Defensive coordinator / Run game coordinator / Defensive line Los Angeles Rams Run game coordinator / Defensive Line Matt Entz Assistant HC / Linebackers North Dakota State Head coach Doug Belk Defensive backs Houston Assistant HC / Defensive coordinator Spencer Jones Offensive graduate assistant New Mexico State Offensive consultant / Recruiting assistant Skyler Jones Defensive Analyst Oregon Defensive Analyst Anthony Jones Jr. Running backs / Run game coordinator TCU Running backs / Run game coordinator

Coaching staff departures

NamePositionNew TeamNew Position Alex Grinch Defensive coordinator / Safeties Wisconsin Co-Defensive coordinator / Safeties Brian Odom Inside Linebackers / Associate HC for Defense North Texas Linebackers Roy Manning Outside Linebackers / Nickels / Assistant HC for Defense Donte Williams Defensive backs / passing game coordinator Georgia Defensive Backs Kliff Kingsbury Senior offensive analyst Washington Commanders Offensive coordinator Parker Henry Defensive analyst Nevada Special teams coordinator / Linebackers Will Johnson Graduate assistant North Dakota State Defensive backs Kiel McDonald Running backs Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) Running backs Derek Fa'avi Offensive Analyst Hawaii Offensive Line

Transfers

Transfers out The Trojans have lost 30 players via transfer.