2023 USC Trojans football team

2023 USC Trojans football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 42–28 vs. Louisville
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Henson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (2nd season; first 9 games)
Co-defensive coordinatorShaun Nua (interim; remainder of season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian Odom (interim; remainder of season)
Base defense3–4
Captain
5
  • Caleb Williams (QB)
  • Justin Dedich (OL)
  • Shane Lee (LB)
  • Jonah Monheim (LT)
  • Mason Cobb (LB)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Uniform
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 0     14 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 1     12 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 2     10 3  
Oregon State   5 4     8 5  
Utah   5 4     8 5  
USC   5 4     8 5  
California   4 5     6 7  
UCLA   4 5     8 5  
Washington State   2 7     5 7  
Stanford   2 7     3 9  
Arizona State*   2 7     3 9  
Colorado   1 8     4 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their second year under head coach Lincoln Riley, the Trojans were preseason picks to win the Pac-12 championship, but compiled a 7–5 record (5–4 against conference opponents) during the regular season. The team began the season by winning six consecutive games but lost five of their final six games, including losses to rivals Notre Dame and UCLA. The unranked Trojans defeated No. 16 Louisville in the 2023 Holiday Bowl.[1]

The season was USC's last season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

The Trojans played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

  1. ^ "USC Trojans Schedule 2023". ESPN. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.