2016 USC Trojans football team

2016 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 52–49 vs. Penn State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record10–3 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTee Martin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorClancy Pendergast (2nd season)
Base defense5–2
Captain
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^   8 1     12 2  
Washington State   7 2     8 5  
No. 12 Stanford   6 3     10 3  
California   3 6     5 7  
Oregon State   3 6     4 8  
Oregon   2 7     4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x   8 1     10 4  
No. 3 USC   7 2     10 3  
No. 23 Utah   5 4     9 4  
Arizona State   2 7     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Arizona   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as part of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by head coach Clay Helton in his first full season after replacing Steve Sarkisian in the sixth game of the 2015 season. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Rose Bowl where they defeated Big Ten Conference champion Penn State.