2014 USC Trojans football team

2014 USC Trojans football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 45–42 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 20
Record	9–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Steve Sarkisian (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Helton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wilcox (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Captain	6 Nelson Agholor Cody Kessler Hayes Pullard Josh Shaw Max Tuerk Leonard Williams
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ←  2013 2015  →

2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 2 Oregon xy$^		8	–	1					13	–	2
Stanford		5	–	4					8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5					8	–	6
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
Oregon State		2	–	7					5	–	7
Washington State		2	–	7					3	–	9
South Division
No. 19 Arizona xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 UCLA		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 12 Arizona State		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 20 USC		6	–	3					9	–	4
No. 21 Utah		5	–	4					9	–	4
Colorado		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2014 college football season. USC played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by Steve Sarkisian, who returned to USC after coaching Pac-12 opponent Washington for five years. They finished the season 9–4, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated Nebraska.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at USC	Alma Mater	Before USC
Steve Sarkisian	Head coach	1	BYU (1997)	Washington – Head coach (2013)
Tim Drevno	Offensive line coach / running game coordinator	1	Cal State Fullerton (1992)	San Francisco 49ers - OL Coach (2013)
Clay Helton	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	4	Houston (1994)	Memphis - OC coordinator (2009)
Keith Heyward	Defensive backs coach / pass game coordinator defense	1	Oregon State (2002)	Washington - DB Coach (2013)
Tee Martin	Wide receivers coach / pass game coordinator	3	Tennessee (2000)	Kentucky - WR Coach (2011)
Johnny Nansen	Running backs coach / special teams coach / assistant head coach	1	Washington State (1997)	Washington - ST coordinator / RB Coach (2013)
Peter Sirmon	Linebackers coach / recruiting coordinator / associate head coach Defense	1	Oregon (1999)	Washington - LB Coach (2013)
Marques Tuiasosopo	Tight ends coach / associate head coach Offense	1	Washington (2001)	Washington - QB Coach (2013)
Justin Wilcox	Defensive coordinator	1	Oregon (1999)	Washington - DC coordinator (2013)
Chris Wilson	Defensive line coach	1	Oklahoma (1992)	Georgia - DL Coach (2013)
Ivan Lewis	Strength and conditioning	1	San Diego (2003)	Washington - Strength and Conditioning (2013)
Ross Cumming	Graduate assistant coach (linebackers)	2	USC (2012)	USC - Reserve Linebacker [Player] (2011)
Jon Farmerie	Graduate assistant coach (secondary)	1	University of La Verne (2008)	California - Assistant DB Coach (2013)
Kyle Williams	Graduate assistant coach (secondary)	1	Kansas State (2006)	Evangel University - DB Coach / st coordinator (2013)
Jaron Fairman	Graduate assistant coach (special team)	1	Fresno State (2007)	Crespi Carmelite High School - WR Coach / st coordinator (2013)

Roster

2014 USC Trojans Football
Quarterback  4 Max Browne – freshman (6'5, 220)  6 Cody Kessler – junior (6'1, 210)  8 Andrew Zolintakis – freshman (6'0, 170) 10 Jalen Greene – freshman (6'2, 200) 14 Conner Sullivan – sophomore (6'0, 195) 15 Michael Bowman – freshman (6'4, 200) 16 Anthony Neyer – senior (6'2, 205) 17 Alex Bridgford – sophomore (6'3, 190) 19 Larry Tuileta – freshman (6'2, 200) Running back 22 Justin Davis – sophomore (6'1, 195) 23 Tre Madden – junior (6'1, 225) 24 Stefan Smith – freshman (6'1, 195) 26 James Toland IV – freshman (5'11, 185) 31 Soma Vainuku – junior (6'0, 270) - (FB) 37 Javorius 'Buck' Allen – junior (6'1, 220) 38 Jahleel Pinner – junior (5'11, 235) - (FB) 40 Pat Hart – freshman (6'0, 240) - (FB) 47 Brett Sarem – freshman (6'0, 225) - (FB) Wide receiver  1 Darreus Rogers – sophomore (6'1, 21595)  7 Steven Mitchell – freshman (5'10, 185)  8 George Farmer – junior (6'1, 220)  9 JuJu Smith – freshman (6'2, 210) - (+S) 14 Rahshead Johnson – freshman (5'11, 175) - (+CB) 15 Nelson Agholor – junior (6'1, 190) 18 Ajene Harris – freshman (5'11, 180) 27 David Mellstrom – junior (6'0, 180) 28 Christian Tober – junior (5'8, 175) 44 Christian Guzman – sophomore (6'3, 220) 83 George Katrib – junior (6'0, 185) 84 Aaron Minor – freshman (6'2, 200) 86 Robby Kolanz – sophomore (5'10, 170) Tight end 13 Bryce Dixon – freshman (6'4, 240) 49 Conner Spears - Sophomore (6'6, 240) 82 Randall Telfer – senior (6'4, 260) 87 Chris Willson – senior (6'5, 250) 88 Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick – junior (6'4, 250)		Offensive lineman 50 Toa Lobendahn - OG-OT – freshman (6'3, 280) 51 Damien Mama - OG – freshman (6'5, 370) 56 Jordan Austin - OT – freshman (6'5, 280) 60 Viane Talamaivao - C-OG – freshman (6'3, 330) 62 Khaliel Rodgers - OG – freshman (6'3, 315) 63 Giovanni Di Poalo - C – senior (6'4, 280) 64 Richie Wenzel - C – freshman (6'2, 280) 65 Erick Jepsen - OG – junior (6'2, 295) 67 Quinn Bassler - OT – freshman (6'6, 280) 68 Jordan Simmons - OG – sophomore (6'4, 350) 70 Aundrey Walker - OG – senior (6'6, 315) 72 Chad Wheeler - OT – sophomore (6'7, 280) 73 Zach Banner - OT – sophomore (6'9, 350) 74 Nico Falah - OT – freshman (6'4, 285) 75 Max Tuerk - OT-OG-C – junior (6'6, 285) 76 Nathan Guertler - OT– senior (6'5, 270) 77 Chris Brown - OT – freshman (6'5, 295) Defensive tackle 52 Delvon Simmons – junior (6'5, 295) 90 Claude Pelon - Junior (6'4, 295) 95 Kenny Bigelow – freshman (6'3, 310) 96 Joey Augello – junior (6'0, 290) 98 Cody Temple – junior (6'2, 310) 99 Antwaun Woods – junior (6'1, 325) Defensive end 79 Jeff Miller – sophomore (6'1, 245) 91 Teddy Baker – senior (6'4, 265) - (+TE) 93 Greg Townsend Jr. – junior (6'3, 275) 94 Leonard Williams – junior (6'5, 300) 97 Christian Bradley – junior (6'2, 210) Placekicker 39 Alex Wood – sophomore (5'10, 175) 39 Matt Boermeester – sophomore (6'0, 185) 46 Wyatt Schmidt – freshman (6'3, 205) - (+P) 46 Reid Budrovich – freshman (6'0, 180) 48 Andre Heidari – senior (5'11, 220) Punter 35 Kris Albarado – junior (5'10, 200) 48 Jack Basalari – freshman (5'11, 175)		Linebacker 10 Hayes Pullard - ILB – senior (6'1, 235) 18 Quinton Powell – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 200) 19 Michael Hutchings – ILB – sophomore (6'1, 210) 34 Olajuwon Tucker - ILB – freshman (6'3, 220) 40 Jabari Ruffin - OLB – sophomore (6'3, 240) 42 Uchenna Nwosu - OLB-ILB – freshman (6'3, 210) 44 Malik Dorton - OLB – freshman (6'2, 250) 45 Charles Burks - OLB – junior (5'11, 225) 47 Scott "Starr" Felix - OLB – sophomore (6'2, 230) 49 Matt Miller - ILB – freshman (6'1, 225) 50 Grant Moore - ILB – freshman (6'1, 220) 51 Joel Foy - ILB – freshman (6'2, 215) 53 Alex Moore - ILB – freshman (6'2, 220) 54 Reuben Peters - ILB – freshman (6'1, 220) 55 Lamar Dawson – ILB – senior (6'1, 230) 56 Anthony Sarao - ILB – junior (6'0, 220) 57 Nick Schlossberg - ILB – sophomore (6'0, 215) 58 J.R. Tavai - OLB – senior (6'2, 250) 59 Don Hill - OLB – freshman (6'3, 245) Cornerback  2 Adoree' Jackson – freshman (5'11, 185) - (+WR)  4 Chris Hawkins – freshman (5'11, 185)  6 Josh Shaw – senior (6'1, 200) - (+S) 13 Kevon Seymour – junior (6'0, 185) 17 Devian Shelton – sophomore (6'1, 180) 23 Jonathan Lockett – freshman (5'11, 175) 25 Lamont Simmons – freshman (6'2, 185) 28 Ryan Dillard – junior (5'9, 185) 29 Kevin Carrasco – sophomore (6'0, 185) 38 Jalen Jones – freshman (5'8, 155) Safety 21 Su'a Cravens – sophomore (6'1, 225) 22 Leon McQuay III – sophomore (6'1, 185) 24 John Plattenburg – freshman (5'11, 180) - (+CB) 26 Davonte Nunnery – freshman (5'11, 210) 27 Gerald Bowman – senior (6'0, 205) 36 Joe Harding – freshman (5'10, 180) 37 Matt Lopes – freshman (5'11, 180) 41 Rob Dooley – sophomore (6'1, 195) Long snappers 61 Peter McBride – junior (6'1, 215) 92 Zach Smith – sophomore (6'1, 210)
+ : 2014 USC Trojans Football Commits (07/07/2014)

Returning starters

USC returns 16 starters in 2014, including eight on offense, eight on defense, and the starting kicker, punter & long snapper.

Key departures include Kevin Graf (OT), Marqise Lee (WR), Silas Redd (RB), Xavier Grimble (TE), Marcus Martin (C), George Uko (DE / DT), Devon Kennard (DE), Morgan Breslin (LB), Dion Bailey (LB / S), and Demetrius Wright (S)

Offense (8) Player Class Position Cody Kessler Junior Quarterback Javorius 'Buck' Allen* Junior Tailback Tre Madden* Junior Tailback Soma Vainuku* Junior Fullback Jahleel Pinner* Junior Fullback Nelson Agholor Junior Wide receiver Randall Telfer Senior Tight end Max Tuerk Junior Left tackle Aundrey Walker Senior Left guard Chad Wheeler Sophomore Right guard

Defense (8) Player Class Position Leonard Williams Junior Defensive end Antwaun Woods Junior Defensive tackle Lamar Dawson* Senior Inside linebacker Anthony Sarao* Junior Inside linebacker Hayes Pullard Senior Inside linebacker J.R. Tavai Senior Outside Linebacker Josh Shaw Senior Cornerback Kevon Seymour Junior Cornerback Su'a Cravens Sophomore Safety

Special teams (3) Player Class Position Andre Heidari Senior Placekicker Kris Albarado Junior Punter Peter McBride Junior Long snapper

•  : Co-Starter in 2013

Depth chart

Defense FS John Plattenburg* Leon McQuay III Rob Dooley WLB ILB ILB SLB J.R. Tavai Hayes Pullard Anthony Sarao Su'a Cravens Scott 'Starr' Felix Michael Hutchings^ Olajuwon Tucker* Uchenna Nwosu Charles Burks Reuben Peters Joel Foy Quinton Powell SS Gerald Bowman Josh Shaw JuJu Smith * # CB Kevon Seymour Jonathan Lockett* Devian Shelton DE NT DE Delvon Simmons Antwaun Woods Leonard Williams Claudeson Pelon Cody Temple Greg Townsend Jr. Don Hill Jeff Miller Malik Dorton* CB Adoree' Jackson*# Chris Hawkins Ryan Dillard Offense WR Nelson Agholor George Farmer Darreus Rogers LT LG C RG RT Toa Lobendahn* Damien Mama* Max Tuerk Viane Talamaivao* Zach Banner Aundrey Walker Khaliel Rodgers Giovanni Di Poalo Chris Brown* Nathan Guertler Nico Falah Erick Jepsen Richie Wenzel ⋅ Quinn Bassler TE Randall Telfer Bryce Dixon Teddy Baker WR JuJu Smith * # Adoree' Jackson* # Steven Mitchell QB Cody Kessler Max Browne Jalen Greene*/ Conner Sullivan Key reserves Jabari Ruffin - OLB (Out for Season - Knee) Kenny Bigelow - DT (Out for Season - Knee) Chad Wheeler - OT (Out for Season - Knee) Lamar Dawson - LB (Injury - Knee) Tre Madden - TB (Injury - Toe) Jordan Simmons - OG (Injury - Knee) Jordan Austin - OT (Injury - Hip) RB Javorius 'Buck' Allen Justin Davis James Toland IV FB Jahleel Pinner Soma Vainuku Pat Hart Special teams PK Andre Heidari PK Alex Wood P Kris Albarado KR Adoree' Jackson* / Nelson Agholor / JuJu Smith* PR Nelson Agholor / Adoree' Jackson* LS Zach Smith H Conner Sullivan

Rookies : *

Double Position : #

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2014)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adoree' Jackson #3 CB	Gardena, CA	Junipero Serra High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
John 'Juju' Smith #3 ATH (S / WR)	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Damien Mama #4 OG	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	370 lb (170 kg)	February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Bryce Dixon #1 TE	Ventura, CA	Saint Bonaventure High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	January 4, 2014 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Viane Talamaivao #5 OG	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	November 18, 2013 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Toa Lobendahn #8 OG	La Habra, CA	La Habra High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	June 12, 2012 / January 13, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Malik Dorton #21 DE / OLB	Bellflower, CA	Saint John Bosco High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	August 23, 2013 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Rahshead Johnson #29 ATH (WR)	Long Beach, CA	Cabrillo High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	January 4, 2014 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Chris Brown #16 OT	Los Angeles, CA	Loyola High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	December 16, 2012 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Don Hill #29 DE	Boise, ID	Timberline High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	December 15, 2013 / January 13, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Claudeson Pelon #6 DT (JC)	Orlando, FL	Mesa Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	December 11, 2013 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Jonathan Lockett #25 CB	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	December 11, 2013 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Jalen Greene #27 QB	Gardena, CA	Junipero Serra High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	December 22, 2013 / January 13, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Uchenna Nwosu #61 OLB	Torrance, CA	Narbonne High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	October 08, 2013 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
John Plattenburg #72 S	Houston, TX	Lamar High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	January 6, 2014 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Ajene Harris #100 ATH (WR)	Los Angeles, CA	Crenshaw High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	November 07, 2013 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Lamont Simmons #66 CB	Jacksonville, FL	Raines High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Olajuwon Tucker #120 OLB	Gardena, CA	Junipero Serra High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	October 18, 2013 / February 5, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Jordan Austin #140 OT	Claremont, CA	Claremont High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	June 28, 2013 / January 13, 2014 (Signed)
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: ?
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

2014 NFL Draft

Main article: 2014 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	39	Marqise Lee	Wide receiver	Jacksonville Jaguars
3	70	Marcus Martin	Center	San Francisco 49ers
5	174	Devon Kennard	Outside linebacker	New York Giants
UFA	-	Silas Redd	Running back	Washington Redskins
UFA	-	George Uko	Defensive end	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Practice Squad
UFA	-	Xavier Grimble	Tight end	San Francisco 49ers Practice Squad
UFA	-	Kevin Graf	Offensive tackle	Philadelphia Eagles Practice Squad
UFA	-	Dion Bailey	Safety	Free Agency
UFA	-	Morgan Breslin	Outside linebacker	Free Agency
UFA	-	Demetrius Wright	Cornerback	Free Agency
UFA	-	John Martinez	Offensive guard	Free Agency

Source: ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:30 p.m.	Fresno State *	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 52–13	76,037
September 6	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Stanford	No. 14	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 13–10	50,814
September 13	5:00 p.m.	at Boston College *	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 31–37	41,632
September 27	7:30 pm	Oregon State	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	W 35–10	74,521
October 4	4:30 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 34–38	70,115
October 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN2	W 28–26	56,754
October 18	3:00 p.m.	Colorado	No. 22	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	W 56–28	74,756
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Utah	No. 20	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	L 21–24	47,619
November 1	1:30 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 44–17	25,012
November 13	6:00 p.m.	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	W 38–30	64,615
November 22	5:00 p.m.	at No. 9 UCLA	No. 19	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 20–38	82,431
November 29	12:30 p.m.	Notre Dame *		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	FOX	W 49–14	79,586
December 27	5:00 p.m.	vs. Nebraska *	No. 24	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–42	55,789
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Fresno St 0 7 6 0 13 • USC 21 10 21 0 52 Date: August 30 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST Television network: Fox

Scoring summary Q1 8:45 USC Kessler 1 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q1 5:17 USC Agholor 10 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 14–0 Q1 1:04 USC Agholor 5 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 21–0 Q2 10:56 USC Heidari 27 yard field goal USC 24–0 Q2 6:58 FRES Waller 1 yard run (McGuire kick) USC 24–7 Q2 :53 USC Jackson 18 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 31–7 Q3 12:53 FRES Waller 2 yard run (kick failed) USC 31–13 Q3 8:56 USC Allen 9 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 38–13 Q3 4:21 USC Dixon 22 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 45–13 Q3 2:47 USC Vainku 11 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 52–13

See also: 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 7 0 3 3 13 Stanford 0 10 0 0 10 Date: September 6 Location: Stanford Stadium Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Television network: ABC

Scoring summary Q1 4:26 USC Davis 1 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q2 7:45 STAN Skov 2 yard run (Williamson kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 :11 STAN Williamson 33 yard field goal STAN 10–7 Q3 :53 USC Heidari 25 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q3 2:30 USC Heidari 53 yard field goal USC 13–10

See also: 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

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Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total USC 10 7 0 14 31 • Boston College 0 20 7 10 37 Date: September 13 Location: Alumni Stadium Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 6:05 USC Farmer 8 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q1 3:16 USC Heidari 52 yard field goal USC 10–0 Q2 14:56 BC Rouse 4 yard run (kick failed) USC 10–6 Q2 14:08 USC Allen 51 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 17–6 Q2 10:08 BC Hillman 3 yard run (Launceford kick) USC 17–13 Q2 1:27 BC Alston 54 yard run (Launceford kick) BC 20–17 Q3 7:06 BC Hillman 1 yard run (Launceford kick) BC 27–17 Q4 7:42 BC Launceford 25 yard field goal BC 30–17 Q4 4:32 USC Agholor 10 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) BC 30–24 Q4 3:30 BC Murphy 66 yard run (Launceford kick) BC 37–24 Q4 1:18 USC Rogers 14 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) BC 37–31

See also: 2014 Boston College Eagles football team

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Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon St 7 3 0 0 10 • USC 7 14 0 14 35 Date: September 27 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 10:30 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 5:11 USC Cravens 31 yard interception return (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q1 4:57 ORST Murphy 97 yard kickoff return (Romaine kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 11:14 ORST Romaine 38 yard field goal ORST 10–7 Q2 7:16 USC Davis 16 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 14–10 Q2 :00 USC Rogers 48 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick0 USC 21–10 Q4 14:29 USC Allen 17 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 28–10 Q4 5:02 USC Davis 21 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 35–10

See also: 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team

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Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total • Arizona St 0 15 3 20 38 USC 7 10 3 14 34 Date: October 4 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST Television network: Fox

Scoring summary Q1 9:46 USC Agholor 53 yard punt return (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q2 11:41 ASU Strong 4 yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 7:23 ASU Strong 77 yard pass from Bercovici (Kohl pass from Bercovici) ASU 15–7 Q2 2:49 USC Allen 1 yard run (Heidari kick) ASU 15–14 Q2 :14 USC Heidari 35 yard field goal USC 17–15 Q3 8:23 ASU Garoutte 19 yard field goal ASU 18–17 Q3 3:45 USC Heidari 33 yard field goal USC 20–18 Q4 13:42 USC Kessler 8 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 27–18 Q4 3:53 ASU Foster 21 yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick) USC 27–25 Q4 3:02 USC Allen 53 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 34–25 Q4 2:43 ASU Smith 73 yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick) USC 34–32 Q4 :00 ASU Strong 46 yard pass from Bercovici ASU 38–34

See also: 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 7 7 14 0 28 Arizona 6 0 7 13 26 Date: October 11 Location: Arizona Stadium Game start: 10:30 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN2

Scoring summary Q1 8:21 ARIZ Skowron 21 yard field goal ARIZ 3–0 Q1 6:03 USC Allen 34 yard run (Wood kick) USC 7–3 Q1 :42 ARIZ Skowron 25 yard field goal USC 7–6 Q2 10:30 USC Allen 48 yard run (Wood kick) USC 14–6 Q3 9:17 USC Agholor 21 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 21–6 Q3 6:05 ARIZ Baker 6 yard run (Skowron kick) USC 21–13 Q3 :35 USC Allen 1 yard run (Wood kick) USC 28–13 Q4 10:19 ARIZ Baker 41 yard pass from Solomon (Skowron kick) USC 28–20 Q4 1:07 ARIZ Baker 1 yard run (run failed) USC 28–26

See also: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team

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Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 0 7 14 7 28 • USC 28 7 21 0 56 Date: October 18 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Television network: P12N

Scoring summary Q1 10:47 USC Agholor 16 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 7–0 Q1 8:12 USC Agholor 18 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 14–0 Q1 2:09 USC Smith 7 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 21–0 Q1 1:16 USC Dixon 15 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 28–0 Q2 10:06 COL Adkins 11 yard run (Oliver kick) USC 28–7 Q2 5:32 USC Dixon 9 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 35–7 Q3 12:35 USC Agholor 75 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 42–7 Q3 7:31 COL Fields 2 yard pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) USC 42–14 Q3 6:30 USC Mitchell 24 yard pass from Kessler (Wood kick) USC 49–14 Q3 3:15 COL Spruce 5 yard pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) USC 49–21 Q3 :11 USC Allen 39 yard run (Wood kick) USC 56–21 Q4 8:19 COL Gehrke 9 yard run (Oliver kick) USC 56–28

See also: 2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team

• Cody Kessler 19/26, 319 Yds, 7 TD (school record)

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Utah

1 2 3 4 Total USC 7 7 0 7 21 • Utah 7 3 7 7 24 Date: October 25 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Game start: 10:00 p.m. EST Television network: FS1

See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

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Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 14 10 13 7 44 Washington St 0 7 3 7 17 Date: November 1 Location: Martin Stadium Game start: 4:30 p.m. EST Television network: P12N

Scoring summary Q1 12:13 USC Agholor 65 yard punt return (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q1 10:33 USC Smith 22 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 14–0 Q2 10:37 USC Heidari 37 yard field goal USC 17–0 Q2 6:13 USC Smith 22 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 24–0 Q2 1:33 WSU Lewis 9 yard pass from Falk (Breshears kick) USC 24–7 Q3 6:10 WSU Breshears 27 yard field goal USC 24–10 Q3 5:51 USC Agholor 87 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 31–10 Q3 1:33 USC Smith 7 yard pass from Kessler (kick failed) USC 37–10 Q4 12:18 USC Mitchell 5 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 44–10 Q4 5:30 WSU Myers 12 yard pass from Falk (Breshears kick) USC 44–17

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

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California

1 2 3 4 Total California 2 7 7 14 30 • USC 21 10 0 7 38 Date: November 13 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 9:55 USC Agholor 10 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q1 7:27 USC Farmer 32 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 14–0 Q1 5:31 CAL Safety, Davis tackled in end zone USC 14–2 Q1 3:05 USC Davis 3 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 21–2 Q2 7:33 USC Agholor 9 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 28–2 Q2 1:39 USC Heidari 25 yard field goal USC 31–2 Q2 :09 CAL Harper 6 yard pass from Goff (Langford kick) USC 31–9 Q3 3:40 CAL Lasco 5 yard run (Langford kick) USC 31–16 Q4 11:19 USC Telfer 15 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 38–16 Q4 6:36 CAL Treggs 5 yard pass from Goff (Langford kick) USC 38–23 Q4 1:36 CAL Anderson 29 yard pass from Goff (Langford kick) USC 38–30

See also: 2014 California Golden Bears football team

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UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total USC 7 7 0 6 20 • UCLA 14 10 14 0 38 Date: November 22 Location: Rose Bowl Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Television network: ABC

See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

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Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 7 7 0 14 • USC 21 14 14 0 49 Date: November 29 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Television network: Fox

Scoring summary Q1 6:50 USC Farmer 48 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 7–0 Q1 3:36 USC Jackson 16 yard pass from Hessler (Heidari kick) USC 14–0 Q1 :43 USC Farmer 31 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 21–0 Q2 10:51 USC Rogers 6 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 28–0 Q2 5:15 USC Agholor 14 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 35–0 Q2 4:11 ND Zaire 11 yard run (Brindza kick) USC 35–7 Q3 11:19 USC Telfer 9 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 42–7 Q3 6:02 USC Davis 16 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 49–7 Q3 2:48 ND Bryant 1 yard run (Brindza kick) USC 49–14

See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

• Cody Kessler 32/40, 372 Yds, 6 TD

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Holiday Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 17 0 17 8 42 • USC 10 14 21 0 45 Date: December 27 Location: Qualcomm Stadium Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 11:05 NEB Brown 34 yard field goal NEB 3–0 Q1 10:54 USC Jackson 98 yard kickoff return (Heidari kick) USC 7–3 Q1 8:23 NEB Bell 18 yard pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) NEB 10–7 Q1 6:05 USC Heidari 42 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q1 1:25 NEB Pierson-El 9 yard pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) NEB 17–10 Q2 13:11 USC Agholor 17 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) Tie 17–17 Q2 6:39 USC Allen 2 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 24–17 Q3 12:01 USC Jackson 71 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 31–17 Q3 9:41 NEB Abdullah 20 yard run (Brown kick) USC 31–24 Q3 8:06 USC Allen 44 yard run (Heidari kick) USC 38–24 Q3 2:28 NEB Brown 24 yard field goal USC 38–27 Q3 2:03 USC Dixon 20 yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) USC 45–27 Q3 :24 NEB Westerkamp 65 yard pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) USC 45–34 Q4 6:52 NEB Armstrong Jr. 15 yard run (Bell pass from Armstrong Jr.) USC 45–42

See also: 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and 2014 Holiday Bowl

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Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	15	14	9	17	18	16	RV	22	20	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	24	20
Coaches	15	14	10	21	22	20	RV	25	21	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	21
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	19	—	25	24	Not released

Notes

• December 27, 2014 – After winning the Holiday Bowl game, Cody Kessler announced he will return next season for his senior year. ^[15]

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