2020_USC_Trojans_football_team

2020 USC Trojans football
2020 USC Trojans football
Pac-12 South Division champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, L 24–31 vs. Oregon
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	5–1 (5–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Clay Helton (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Captain	4 Kedon Slovis; Amon-Ra St. Brown; Alijah Vera-Tucker; Isaiah Pola-Mao;
Home stadium	United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

The 2020 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2020 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 fifth-year head coach Clay Helton.

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On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the conference's championship game to be played on December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.^[3]

USC compiled a 5–0 regular season record, and qualified for the Pac-12 Championship Game, which they lost to Oregon. The following day, USC announced that it would not play in any bowl game,^[4] ending the season with an overall 5–1 record.

Offseason

Returning Starters

USC returns 37 starters in 2020 including 15 on offense, 19 on defense, and 3 on special teams.

Key departures include Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – 13 games), Austin Jackson (OT – 13 games), Drew Richmond (OT – 12 games), Christian Rector (DE – 10 games), John Houston Jr. (ILB – 13 games)

Other departures include Jack Sears (QB – 1 game in 2018), Dominic Davis (WR – 9 games), and Jacob Daniel (OG – 6 games).

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Personnel

Roster

2020 USC Trojans Football roster

Quarterback

9 Kedon Slovis – Sophomore (6'3, 215)
10 Mo Hasan – Senior (6'3, 205)
13 Isaac Ward – Freshman (6'0, 175)
19 Matt Fink – Senior (6'3, 210)
38 Brad Aoki – Sophomore (5'9, 170)

Tailback

7 Stephen Carr – Senior (6'0, 215)
23 Kenan Christon – Sophomore (5'10, 185)
26 Samuel Oram-Jones – Senior (5'8, 200)
27 Quincy Jountti – Senior (5'10, 215)
29 Vavae Malepeai – Senior (6'0, 200)
30 Markese Stepp – Sophomore (6'0, 235)
34 Matthew Colombo – Freshman (5'11, 185)
37 Ben Easington – Junior (5'10, 215)
46 Grant Jones – Senior (6'2, 225)

Wide receiver

1 Gary Bryant Jr. – Freshman (5'11, 170)
4 Bru McCoy – Freshman (6'3, 220)
6 Joshua Jackson Jr. – Freshman (6'1, 185)
8 Amon-Ra St. Brown – Junior (6'1, 195)
15 Drake London – Sophomore (6'5, 210)
17 Zach Wilson – Sophomore (6'1, 205)
21 Tyler Vaughns – Senior (6'2, 190)
22 Jack Webster – Junior (6'0, 190)
40 Ty Shamblin – Freshman (6'0, 185)
42 Danny Ryan – Freshman (6'2, 175)
80 John Jackson III – Sophomore (6'2, 205)
81 Kyle Ford – Freshman (6'2, 210)
86 Chase Locke – Freshman (6'4, 200)

Tight end

18 Jude Wolfe – Freshman (6'5, 250)
46 Scott Voigt – Senior (6'3, 215)
83 Josh Falo – Senior (6'6, 235)
84 Erik Krommenhoek – Senior (6'5, 260)
85 Ethan Rae – Freshman (6'5, 245)
89 Sean Mahoney – Freshman (6'5, 230)

Placekicker

38 Alex Stadthaus – Junior (6'2, 205)
40 Chase McGrath – Junior (6'0, 190)
48 Parker Lewis – Freshman (6'3, 205)
49 Michael Brown – Senior (6'1, 205)

Offensive Lineman

51 Bernard Schirmer – OT – Senior (6'6, 285)
56 Andres Dewerk – OT – Freshman (6'7, 295)
57 Justin Dedich – C-OG – Sophomore (6'2, 300)
61 Joe Bryson – OT – Junior (6'8, 295)
62 Brett Neilon – C – Junior (6'2, 305)
63 Damian Lopez – OG-OT – Junior (6'6, 315)
64 AJ Mageo – OG-OT – Sophomore (6'5, 310)
65 Frank Martin II – OG – Senior (6'4, 310)
66 Gino Quinones – C-OG – Freshman (6'3, 290)
67 Mark Zuvich – C – Sophomore (6'3, 250)
68 Liam Douglass – OG-OT – Sophomore (6'5, 315)
69 Casey Collier – OT – Freshman (6'7, 290)
70 Jalen McKenzie – OT – Junior (6'5, 315)
71 Liam Jimmons – OG-OT – Senior (6'4, 315)
72 Andrew Vorhees – OG – Junior (6'6, 320)
73 Caadyn Stephen – OT – Freshman (6'5, 285)
74 Courtland Ford – OT – Freshman (6'5, 305)
75 Alijah Vera-Tucker – OG – Junior (6'4, 315)
77 Jason Rodriguez – OT – Freshman (6'6, 320)
78 Andrew Milek – C-OT – Freshman (6'5, 290)
79 Jonah Monheim – OG – Freshman (6'5, 290)

Defensive line

45 Maninoa Tufono – Freshman (6'3, 245)
47 Stanley Ta'ufo'ou – Freshman (6'3, 280)
49 Tuli Tuipulotu – Freshman (6'3, 265)
50 Nick Figueroa – Junior (6'5, 260)
77 Jamar Sekona – Freshman (6'2, 300)
79 De'jon Benton – Freshman (6'3, 300)
90 Connor Murphy – Senior (6'7, 270)
91 Brandon Pili – Senior (6'4, 325)
93 Marlon Tuipulotu – Junior (6'3, 305)
94 Kobe Pepe – Freshman (6'1, 300)
95 Trevor Trout – Sophomore (6'4, 310)
96 Caleb Tremblay – Senior (6'5, 270)
97 Jacob Lichtenstein – Junior (6'5, 265)

Outside Linebacker

31 Hunter Echols – Junior (6'5, 245)
41 Juliano Falaniko – Junior (6'4, 235)
48 Peter Esparza – Sophomore (6'1, 215)
53 Bryce Matthews – Junior (6'3, 225)
99 Drake Jackson – Sophomore (6'4, 255)

Inside Linebacker

1 Palaie Gaoteote IV – Junior (6'2, 250)
10 Ralen Goforth – Sophomore (6'2, 235)
18 Raymond Scott – Sophomore (6'2, 220)
26 Kana'i Mauga – Junior (6'2, 245)
34 Eli'jah Winston – Sophomore (6'3, 240)
36 Clyde Moore – Freshman (6'0, 225)
44 Tuasivi Nomura – Freshman (6'1, 225)
52 Spencer Gilbert – Sophomore (6'0, 220)
54 Tayler Katoa – Sophomore (6'2, 230)
56 Jordan Iosefa – Senior (6'2, 235)
57 Danny Lockhart II – Freshman (6'0, 220)
58 Solomon Tuliaupupu – Sophomore (6'3, 240)

Cornerback

2 Olaijah Griffin – Junior (6'0, 175)
6 Isaac Taylor-Stuart – Sophomore (6'2, 195)
8 Chris Steele – Sophomore (6'1, 190)
13 Adonis Otey – Freshman (6'1, 185)
14 Jayden Williams – Sophomore (6'1, 195)
22 Dorian Hewett – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
44 Jack Drake – Junior (5'10, 190)

Safety

4 Max Williams – Freshman (5'9, 180)
7 Chase Williams – Sophomore (6'2, 195)
9 Greg Johnson – Junior (5'11, 195)
15 Talanoa Hufanga – Junior (6'1, 215)
17 Micah Croom – Senior (6'1, 210)
21 Isaiah Pola-Mao – Junior (6'4, 205)
23 Kaulana Makaula – Freshman (6'3, 210)
25 Briton Allen – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
30 Jordan McMillan – Sophomore (5'11, 195)
37 Tommy Maurice – Freshman (5'9, 190)

Punter

24 Ben Griffiths – Sophomore (6'5, 245)
35 Michael McAllister – Freshman (6'2, 230)
36 Will Rose – Freshman (6'1, 180)
47 Michael Shahidi – Freshman (6'0, 180)

Long snappers

39 Jac Casasante – Sophomore (6'0, 215)
53 Nathan Weneta – Freshman (6'2, 215)
59 Damon Johnson – Senior (6'0, 210)

2020 USC Football Roster (10/21/2020)

Scholarship distribution chart

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redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * Former Walk-on

– 85 scholarships permitted, 82 currently allotted to players

– 81 recruited players on scholarship (on former walk-ons)

– Transfer portal out : Palaie Gaoteote IV (ILB, -), Abdul-Malik McClain (OLB, Jackson State), Chase McGrath (K, -)

– COVID-19 Opt out to NFL : Jay Tufele (DL)

Scholarship Distribution 2020

Game summaries

Washington State

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Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Date: December 6, 2020
Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
Game attendance: 0
Referee: S. Strimling
TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis

UCLA

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1st Quarter

UCLA (3:05) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #36 Ethan Fernea for a 33 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 7–0 Drive 10 Plays, 85 yards, 4:13

2nd Quarter

UCLA (8:41) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #10 Demetric Felton for a 21 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 14–0 Drive 6 Plays, 61 yards, 2:12
USC (7:34) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London for a 65 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) UCLA 14–7 Drive 3 Plays, 75 yards, 1:07
USC (3:26)- #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 42 yard field goal – UCLA 14–10 Drive 7 Plays, 3 yards, 3:29
UCLA (0:20) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #10 Demetric Felton for a 12 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 21–10 Drive 11 Plays, 75 yards, 3:06

3rd Quarter

UCLA (12:28) – #28 Brittain Brown runs for a 15 yard TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 28–10 Drive 7 Plays, 75 yards 2:32
USC (10:25) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns for a 38 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) – UCLA 28–17 Drive 7 Plays, 75 yards, 2:03
USC (4:00) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 3 yard pass TD (2 point Conversation failed) – UCLA 28–23 Drive 10 Plays, 31 yards, 4:03
UCLA (1:16) – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #85 Greg Dulcich for a 69 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 35–23 Drive 1 Play, 69 yards, 0:09

4th Quarter

USC (11:40) – #29 Vavae Malepeai runs for a 10 yard TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) – UCLA 35–30 Drive 11 Plays, 75 yards, 4:36
USC (8:09) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London for a 9 yard pass TD (2 Point Conversion failed) – USC 36–35 Drive 6 Plays, 30 yards 2:10
UCLA (0:52) – #2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kicks a 43 yard field goal – UCLA 38–36 Drive 7 Plays, 51 yards, 2:09
USC (0:16) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 8 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) – USC 43–38 Drive 2 Plays, 43 yards, 0:27

Passing

USC – #9 Kedon Slovis 30/47 344 yds 5 touchdown 2 interception
UCLA – #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson 30/36 364 yds 4 touchdown 2 interception

Rushing

USC – #29 Vavae Malepeai 19 Att, 110 yds, 1 touchdown
UCLA – #10 Demetric Felton 21 Att, 90 yds, 0 touchdown

Receiving

USC – #21 Tyler Vaughns 8 Rec, 128 yds, 1 touchdown
UCLA – #85 Greg Dulcich 8 Rec, 167 yds, 1 touchdown

USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Date: December 12, 2020
Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NE at 21 miles per hour (34 km/h) • Weather: Sunny Humidity at 59%
Game attendance: 0
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Allison Williams

Oregon

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Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans (2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76)

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: December 18, 2020
Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny, Clear, Humidity at 51%
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Clayton Bradley	#76	OT	6'5	295	Senior	Orange, CA	UNLV Rebels
JT Daniels	#10	QB	6'3	210	Sophomore	Santa Ana, CA	Georgia Bulldogs
Thomas Fitts	#15	PK	6'1	185	Senior	Dallas, TX	SMU Mustangs
Daniel Imatorbhebhe	#88	TE	6’3	240	Senior	Suwanee, GA	Illinois Fighting Illini
Velus Jones Jr.	#1	WR	6'0	190	Senior	Saraland, AL	Tennessee Volunteers
C.J. Pollard	#28	S	6'1	195	Senior	Carson, CA	Utah State Aggies
Jack Sears	#13	QB	6'3	205	Sophomore	San Clemente, CA	Boise State Broncos
Devon Williams	#2	WR	6'4	205	Junior	Lancaster, CA	Oregon Ducks
Jack Yary	-	TE	6’6	255	Freshman	Murrieta, CA	Washington Huskies

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gary Bryant Jr. #7 WR	Corona, California	Centennial High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / January 4, 2020 (Committed)
Gary Bryant Jr. #7 WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Jonah Monheim #16 OG	Moorpark, California	Moorpark High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / August 24, 2019 (Committed)
Jonah Monheim #16 OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Tuli Tuipulotu #40 DT	Lawndale, California	Lawndale High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / December 18, 2019 (Committed)
Tuli Tuipulotu #40 DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Jackson Jr. #74 WR	Harbor City, California	Narbonne High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / March 23, 2019 (Committed)
Josh Jackson Jr. #74 WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Jamar Sekona #47 DT	Kentfield, California	Marin Catholic High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / July 30, 2019 (Committed)
Jamar Sekona #47 DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Kobe Pepe #49 DT	Bellflower, California	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / June 21, 2019 (Committed)
Kobe Pepe #49 DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Courtland Ford #52 OT	Cedar Hill, Texas	Cedar Hill High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / December 9, 2019 (Committed)
Courtland Ford #52 OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Caadyn Stephen #54 OT	Camas, Washington	Camas High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / September 4, 2019 (Committed)
Caadyn Stephen #54 OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Casey Collier #88 OT	Mont Belvieu, Texas	Barbers Hill High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / December 2, 2019 (Committed)
Casey Collier #88 OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Andrew Milek #99 OT	Phoenix, Arizona	Brophy College Preparatory	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / June 21, 2019 (Committed)
Andrew Milek #99 OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Andres Dewerk #100 OT	Los Gatos, California	Los Gatos High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / June 23, 2019 (Committed)
Andres Dewerk #100 OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Parker Lewis #7 K	Scottsdale, Arizona	Saguaro High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	December 18, 2019 (Signed) / August 5, 2018 (Committed)
Parker Lewis #7 K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Danny Lockhart II #137 ILB	Redlands, California	St. John Bosco High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	January 27, 2020 (Committed/Walk on)
Danny Lockhart II #137 ILB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Matthew Colombo TB	Bellflower, California	St. John Bosco High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	February 4, 2020 (Committed/Walk on)
Matthew Colombo TB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Danny Ryan WR	San Francisco, California	St. Ignatius College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	March 2, 2020 (Committed/Walk on)
Danny Ryan WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tommy Maurice S	Brookfield, Wisconsin	Brookfield Central High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 1, 2020 (Committed/Walk on)
Tommy Maurice S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – 247Sports: #51 ESPN: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

Name	Position	Seasons at USC	Alma mater	Before USC
Clay Helton	Head coach	10	Houston (1994)	Memphis – Offensive coordinator (2009)
Graham Harrell	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	2	Texas Tech (2009)	North Texas – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2018)
Todd Orlando	Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach	1	Wisconsin (1993)	Texas – Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach (2019)
Sean Snyder	Special teams coordinator	1	Kansas State (1993)	Kansas State – Assistant head coach / special teams coordinator / senior special teams analyst (2019)
Mike Jinks	Tailbacks coach	2	Angelo State (1993)	Bowling Green – Head coach (2018)
Keary Colbert	Wide receivers coach	6	USC (2006)	Alabama – Offensive analyst (2015)
John David Baker	Inside wide receivers / tight ends coach	2	Abilene Christian (2013)	North Texas – Offensive quality control coach (2018)
Tim Drevno	Offensive line coach / running game coordinator / pass protection coordinator	4	Cal State Fullerton (1992)	Michigan – Offensive coordinator / offensive line coach (2015)
Vic So'oto	Defensive line coach	1	BYU (2011)	Virginia – Defensive line coach (2019)
Donte Williams	Cornerbacks coach / Defensive Pass game coordinator	1	Idaho State (2006)	Oregon – Cornerbacks coach (2019)
Craig Naivar	Safeties coach	1	Hardin-Simmons (1993)	Texas – Co-Defensive coordinator / Safeties coach (2019)
Aaron Ausmus	Head strength and conditioning coach	4	Tennessee (1998)	Tennessee – Director of strength and conditioning (2009)

Position	Freshman (25)	Sophomore (22)	Junior (15)	Senior (16)	2021 signed (20) 2021 targets (10)	2022 commit (3)
QB 2 (3)	–	Kedon Slovis	–	Matt Fink	Jaxson Dart Miller Moss	Devin Brown
TB 5 (1)	–	Kenan Christon Markese Stepp	–	Stephen Carr Quincy Jountti* Vavae Malepeai	Brandon Campbell	–
WR 9 (2)	Gary Bryant Jr. Kyle Ford Joshua Jackson Jr. Bru McCoy	John Jackson III Drake London Munir McClain	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Tyler Vaughns	Michael Jackson III Joseph Manjack IV Kyron Ware-Hudson	–
TE 4 (2)	Ethan Rae Jude Wolfe	–	–	Josh Falo Erik Krommenhoek	Lake McRee Michael Trigg	–
OL 17 (4)	Casey Collier Andres Dewerk Courtland Ford Andrew Milek Jonah Monheim Gino Quinones Jason Rodriguez Caadyn Stephen	Justin Dedich Liam Douglass	Jalen McKenzie Brett Neilon Alijah Vera-Tucker Andrew Vorhees	Liam Jimmons Frank Martin II Bernard Schirmer	Ty Buchanan Maximus Gibbs Mason Murphy	Dylan Lopez
DL 13 (2)	De'jon Benton Kobe Pepe Jamar Sekona Stanley Ta'ufo'ou Maninoa Tufono Tuli Tuipulotu	Trevor Trout	Nick Figueroa Jacob Lichtenstein Marlon Tuipulotu	Connor Murphy Brandon Pili Caleb Tremblay	Colin Mobley Ishmael Sopsher (Transfer) Jay Toia	–
OLB 4 (1)	–	Drake Jackson Eli'Jah Winston	Hunter Echols Juliano Falaniko	–	Julien Simon	–
ILB 7 (1)	Ralen Goforth	Tayler Katoa Tuasivi Nomura Raymond Scott Solomon Tuliaupupu	Kana'i Mauga	Jordan Iosefa	–	Niuafe Tuihalamaka
CB 6 (1)	Adonis Otey	Dorian Hewett Chris Steele Isaac Taylor-Stuart Jayden Williams	Olaijah Griffin	–	Prophet Brown	–
S 7 (1)	Kaulana Makaula Max Williams	Briton Allen Chase Williams	Talanoa Hufanga Greg Johnson Isaiah Pola-Mao	–	Xamarion Gordon	–
SP 4	Parker Lewis	Ben Griffiths	–	Michael Brown Damon Johnson	–	–
ATH (3)	x	x	x	x	Anthony Beavers Jr. Calen Bullock Jaylin Smith	–

Original 2020 USC Trojans schedule
Date	Opponent	Site
September 5	vs. Alabama*	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic)
September 12	New Mexico*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
September 19	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
September 26	Arizona State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
October 2	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
October 10	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
October 17	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
October 31	Colorado	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
November 7	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 14	Washington	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
November 21	at UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)
November 28	Notre Dame*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)

2020_USC_Trojans_football_team

2020 USC Trojans football team

Offseason

Transfers

Returning Starters

Offense (15)

Defense (19)

Special teams (3)

Recruiting class

2020 NFL draft

NFL Combine

Team players drafted into the NFL

Preseason

Pac-12 media days

Pac-12 media polls

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Scholarship distribution chart

Schedule

Regular season

Game summaries

Arizona State

Arizona

Utah

Washington State

UCLA

Oregon

Rankings

Statistics

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
Washington x	3	–	1	3	–	1
Oregon y$	4	–	2	4	–	3
Stanford	4	–	2	4	–	2
California	1	–	3	1	–	3
Washington State	1	–	3	1	–	3
Oregon State	2	–	5	2	–	5
South Division
No. 21 USC xy	5	–	0	5	–	1
Colorado	3	–	1	4	–	2
Utah	3	–	2	3	–	2
Arizona State	2	–	2	2	–	2
UCLA	3	–	4	3	–	4
Arizona	0	–	5	0	–	5
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from
Joe Bryson	–	OT	6'8	285	Junior	Castle Pines, CO	Colorado Mesa Mavericks
Micah Croom	–	DB	6'1	210	Senior	Miami, FL	Dartmouth Big Green
Mo Hasan	–	QB	6'3	190	Senior	Miami, FL	Vanderbilt Commodores
Samuel Oram-Jones	–	TB	5'8	200	Graduate	Milton Keynes, UK	Vanderbilt Commodores
Nathan Weneta	–	LS	6'2	210	Freshman	San Diego, CA	Purdue Boilermakers

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Austin Jackson	Offensive tackle	1	18	Miami Dolphins
Michael Pittman Jr.	Wide receiver	2	34	Indianapolis Colts
Christian Rector	Defensive end	UDFA	–	–
John Houston Jr.	Inside linebacker	UDFA	–	Pittsburgh Steelers
Drew Richmond	Offensive tackle	UDFA	–	–

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 7	9:00 a.m.	Arizona State	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Big Noon Kickoff)	Fox	W 28–27	—
November 14	12:30 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 20	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	Fox	W 34–30	—
November 21	7:30 p.m.	at Utah	No. 20	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 33–17	—
~~November 28~~	~~12:30 p.m.~~	~~Colorado~~	No. 18	~~Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum~~ ~~Los Angeles, CA~~	~~ABC~~	No Contest ^[7]	—
December 6	4:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	W 38–13	—
December 12	4:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 15	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 43–38	—
December 18	5:00 p.m.	Oregon^[8]	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12 Championship Game^[9])	Fox	L 24–31	—
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	17	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	24	21	20	20	20	19	17	15	13	21	21
Coaches	17	—	—	—	RV	RV	24	23	20	20	20	19	18	16	16	13	19
CFP	Not released												18	20	15	13	17	Not released

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
9	Kedon Slovis	QB	140.0	70	98	706	71.43	3	1	48
	TOTALS		140.0	70	98	706	71.43	3	1	48
	OPPONENTS		138.10	35	59	420	59.32	4	1	75

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
30	Markese Stepp	TB	26	135	5.2	49	2
7	Stephen Carr	TB	21	126	6.0	37	2
29	Vavae Malepeai	TB	14	67	4.8	20	1
23	Kenan Christon	TB	1	4	4.0	4	0
9	Kedon Slovis	QB	7	22	3.1	24	0
–	Team	–	3	−6	−2.0	0	0
	TOTALS		72	348	4.8	49	5
	OPPONENTS		78	416	5.3	38	2

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT	BU	QBH	FR-YDS	FF	BLK	SAF	TD
93	Marlon Tuipulotu	DL	11	5	16	2.5–14	1.0–11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50	Nick Figueroa	DL	3	6	9	2.0–5	0.5–2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
49	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	4	1	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
96	Caleb Tremblay	DL	0	2	2	0.5–2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
90	Connor Murphy	DL	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
47	Stanley Ta'ufo'ou	DL	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
99	Drake Jackson	BB	5	3	8	3.0–21	2.0–17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
31	Hunter Echols	BB	3	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Ralen Goforth	LB	3	8	11	1.0–1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1	Palaie Gaoteote IV	LB	2	7	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
26	Kana'i Mauga	LB	2	2	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
18	Raymond Scott	LB	2	1	3	1.0–4	1.0–4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Talanoa Hufanga	DB	11	3	14	0.5–0	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
21	Isaiah Pola-Mao	DB	9	3	12	1.0–14	–	–	2	–	1–0	–	–	–	–
9	Greg Johnson	DB	6	4	10	1.0–6	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Olaijah Griffin	DB	5	3	8	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Max Williams	DB	1	3	4	0.5–3	0.5–3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Chris Steele	DB	4	0	4	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Isaac Taylor-Stuart	DB	0	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Jayden Williams	DB	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
22	Dorian Hewett	DB	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
25	Briton Allen	DB	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Bru McCoy	WR	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1–0	–	–	–	–
27	Quincy Jountti	TB	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1–0	–	–	–	–
	TOTAL		76	52	128	13.0–70	5.0–37	1	7	0	3	1	0	0	-
	OPPONENTS		90	84	174	15.0–44	3.0–19	1	9	0	3	3	0	0	0

Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS
48	Parker Lewis	PK	8	8	100%	2	3	66.67%	0/0	1/2	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	14
	TOTALS		8	8	100%	2	3	66.67%	0/0	1/2	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	14
	OPPONENTS		6	6	100%	5	6	83.33%	0/0	0/0	0/0	2/2	3/4	51	21

Kickoff statistics
#	NAME	POS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
48	Parker Lewis	PK	11	633	57.5	5	2
	TOTALS		11	633	57.5	5	2
	OPPONENTS		13	838	64.5	8	0

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	14	7	3	27
No. 20 Trojans	7	7	0	14	28

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Trojans	10	7	3	14	34
Wildcats	7	6	7	10	30

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Trojans	3	21	6	3	33
Utes	3	14	0	0	17

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
24	Ben Griffiths	P	6	281	46.83	61	1	3	4	0
	TOTALS		6	281	46.83	61	1	3	4	0
	OPPONENTS		8	394	49.25	58	1	3	4	0

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2	Olaijah Griffin	CB	3	52	17.33	0	27
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	2	43	21.50	0	23
	TOTALS		5	95	19.00	0	27
	OPPONENTS		2	46	23.00	0	22

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	14	Alijah Vera-Tucker	OG	New York Jets
4	106	Jay Tufele	DT	Jacksonville Jaguars
4	112	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	Detroit Lions
5	180	Talanoa Hufanga	S	San Francisco 49ers
6	189	Marlon Tuipulotu	DT	Philadelphia Eagles