2016 USC Trojans football | |
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Rose Bowl champion | |
Rose Bowl, W 52–49 vs. Penn State | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 10–3 (7–2 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tee Martin (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Clancy Pendergast (2nd season) |
Base defense | 5–2 |
Captain | 4
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Name | Position | Seasons at USC | Alma mater | Before USC |
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Clay Helton | Head coach | 6 | Houston (1994) | Memphis – Oc coordinator (2009) |
John Baxter | Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach | 5 | Iowa State (1987) | Michigan – St coordinator (2015) |
Ronnie Bradford | Secondary coach | 1 | Colorado (1995) | LA Tech – DB Coach / st coordinator (2015) |
Neil Callaway | Offensive line coach | 1 | Alabama (1977) | Western Kentucky – OL Coach (2015) |
Tyson Helton | Quarterbacks coach / pass game coordinator | 1 | Houston (1999) | Western Kentucky – QB Coach / offensive coordinator (2015) |
Tee Martin | Offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach | 5 | Tennessee (2000) | Kentucky – WR Coach (2011) |
Johnny Nansen | Outside linebackers coach / recruiting coordinator / assistant head coach | 3 | Washington State (1997) | Washington – St coordinator / rb coach (2013) |
Clancy Pendergast | Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach | 3 | Arizona (1990) | San Francisco 49ers – LB Coach (2015) |
Tommie Robinson | Tailbacks Coach / run game coordinator | 2 | Troy (1985) | Texas – TB Coach (2015) |
Kenechi Udeze | Defensive line coach | 2 | USC (2003) | Pittsburgh – Assistant strength and conditioning coach (2014) |
Ivan Lewis | Strength and conditioning | 3 | San Diego (2003) | Washington – Strength and conditioning (2013) |
2016 USC Trojans Football roster | ||||||||||
Quarterback
Tailback
Fullback Wide receiver
Tight end
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Defensive tackle
Defensive end
Placekicker
Punter | Linebacker
Cornerback
Safety
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USC returns 32 starters in 2016, including 17 on offense, 13 on defense, and two on special teams.
Key departures include Cody Kessler (QB – 14 games), Tre Madden (TB – 6 games), Jahleel Pinner (FB – 4 games), Max Tuerk (C – 5 games), Antwaun Woods (NT – 13 games), Delvon Simmons (DT – 14 games), Greg Townsend Jr. (DE – 13 games), Claude Pelon (DE – 2 games), Su'a Cravens (LB – 14 games), Scott Felix (LB – 10 games), [1] Anthony Sarao (LB – 13 games), Lamar Dawson (LB – 1 game), Kevon Seymour (CB – 4 games), Alex Wood (K – 13 games), Kris Albarado (P – 14 games).
Other departures include Soma Vainuku (FB), Connor Spears (TE).
Offense (17)
| Defense (13)
| Special teams (2)
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Official Depth Chart 2016
True Freshman
Double Position : *
College recruiting information (2016) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Oluwole Betiku #8 DE | Gardena, CA | Junipero Serra High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 246 lb (112 kg) | January 11, 2016 (Signed) / December 25, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Jamel Cook #3 S | Miami, FL | Miami Central High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / February 3, 2016 (Committed) | |
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E.J. Price #8 OT | Lawrenceville, GA | Archer High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 324 lb (147 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / February 3, 2016 (Committed) | |
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Matt Fink #3 QB-DT | Glendora, CA | Glendora High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | January 11, 2016 (Signed) / May 4, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Tyler Vaughns #12 WR | La Puente, CA | Bishop Amat High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / August 19, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Jack Jones #10 CB | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Polytechnic High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / February 3, 2016 (Committed) | |
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Josh Imatorbhebhe #15 WR | Suwanee, GA | North Gwinnett High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | January 11, 2016 (Signed) / May 18, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Trevon Sidney #8 ATH (WR / DB) | La Puente, CA | Bishop Amat High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / July 10, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Frank Martin II #19 OT | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 302 lb (137 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / April 16, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Keyshawn Pie Young #15 ATH (WR / DB) | Miami, FL | Miami Senior High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / February 3, 2016 (Committed) | |
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Cary Angeline #8 TE-Y | Exton, PA | Downingtown East High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / June 26, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Michael Pittman Jr. #45 WR | Westlake Village, CA | Oaks Christian High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | January 11, 2016 (Signed) / July 4, 2015 (Committed) | |
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C.J. Pollard #16 S | Gardena, CA | Junipero Serra High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | January 11, 2016 (Signed) / July 9, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Vavae Malepeai #20 TB | Mililani, HI | Mililani High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / February 3, 2016 (Committed) | |
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Nathan Smith #36 OT | Murrieta, CA | Murrieta High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | January 11, 2016 (Signed) / April 15, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Connor Murphy #58 DE | Phoenix, AZ | Brophy Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 249 lb (113 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / February 3, 2016 (Committed) | |
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Liam Jimmons #66 DE | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | January 11, 2016 (Signed) / June 14, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Velus Jones Jr. #73 WR | Saraland, AL | Saraland High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / January 23, 2016 (Committed) | |
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Jordan Iosefa #71 OLB | Honolulu, HI | Saint Louis School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / June 15, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Josh Fatu JuCo DT | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach City College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | February 3, 2016 (Signed) / February 3, 2016 (Committed) | |
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Stevie Tu'ikolovatu DT | Salt Lake City, UT | University of Utah | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | June 16, 2016 (Transfer) | |
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Michael Brown K | Temecual, CA | Linefield Christian School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2017 Blue Shirt / February 1, 2015 (Committed) | |
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Damon Johnson #10 LS | Glendora, CA | Glendora High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Walk-On / February 3, 2016 (Signed) | |
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Thomas Holden QB | Los Angeles, CA | Brentwood High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Walk-On / February 5, 2016 (Signed) | |
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Connor Rossow DT | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Walk-On / August 4, 2016 (Signed) | |
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Chris Edmondson TB | Cibolo, TX | Clemens High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Walk-On / August 4, 2016 (Signed) | |
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Christian Herrera MLB | Gardena, CA | El Camino JC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2016 (Transfer) | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: ? 247Sports: #14 ESPN: ? | ||||||
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Position | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 2017 commit (13) 2017 signed | 2018 commit (4) |
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QB 3 (1) | Sam Darnold Matt Fink | Jalen Greene | – | – | Jack Sears | Matt Corral |
TB 6 (1) | Vavae Malepeai | Dominic Davis Ronald Jones II Aca'Cedric Ware | James Toland IV | Justin Davis | Stephen Carr | - |
FB 1 | – | Reuben Peters | – | – | - | - |
WR 11 (1) | Josh Imatorbhebhe Velus Jones Jr. Michael Pittman Jr. Trevon Sidney Tyler Vaughns | Deontay Burnett | Steven Mitchell Jr. Juju Smith-Schuster | De'Quan Hampton Darreus Rogers Isaac Whitney | Marlon Williams | - |
TE 4 (1) | Cary Angeline Daniel Imatorbhebhe | Tyler Petite | – | Taylor McNamara | Erik Krommenhoek | - |
OL 16 (3) | Roy Hemsley Clayton Johnston Frank Martin II Cole Smith Nathan Smith | Jordan Austin Chris Brown Chuma Edoga | Nico Falah Toa Lobendahn Damien Mama Khaliel Rodgers Viane Talamaivao | Zach Banner Jordan Simmons Chad Wheeler | Brett Neilon Alijah Vera-Tucker Andrew Vorhees | - |
DT 8 | Liam Jimmons Kevin Scott | Jacob Daniel Malik Dorton Rasheem Green | Kenny Bigelow Jr. Josh Fatu | Stevie Tu'ikolovatu | - | - |
DE / OLB 4 (3) | Oluwole Betiku Jr. Connor Murphy Christian Rector | Porter Gustin | – | – | Hunter Echols Terrance Lang Jacob Lichtenstein | Bo Calvert Raymond Scott |
ILB 7 (1) | John Houston Jr. Jordan Iosefa | Cameron Smith | Uchenna Nwosu Olajuwon Tucker | Michael Hutchings Quinton Powell | Juliano Falaniko | - |
CB 7 | Jack Jones Keyshawn Pie Young | Ajene Harris Isaiah Langley Iman Marshall | Adoree' Jackson Jonathan Lockett | – | - | Marcus Johnson |
S 8 (1) | Jamel Cook C.J. Pollard Ykili Ross | Marvell Tell | Chris Hawkins Matt Lopes John Plattenburg | Leon McQuay | C.J. Miller | - |
SP 4 (1) | Michael Brown | Chris Tilbey | Matt Boermeester | Zach Smith | Damon Johnson | - |
ATH (3) | x | x | x | x | Juwan Burgess Randal Grimes Tayler Katoa | - |
redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * : Former walk-on
– 85 scholarships permitted, 79 currently allotted to players. (Note: Max Browne, E.J. Price, Noah Jefferson, Jabari Ruffin & Scott Felix is still "counts" for 2016, bringing the total to 84).
– USC added one "blueshirt" who will count towards the class of 2017: Kicker Michael Brown.
– USC can sign 25 players in the class of 2017.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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2 | 53 (22) | Su'a Cravens (Junior) | Outside linebacker / Safety | Washington Redskins |
3 | 66 (3) | Max Tuerk | Center | San Diego Chargers |
3 | 93 (30) | Cody Kessler | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns |
6 | 218 (43) | Kevon Seymour | Cornerback | Buffalo Bills |
UFA | – | Claude Pelon | Defensive tackle | New York Jets |
UFA | – | Tre Madden | Tailback | Seattle Seahawks |
UFA | – | Soma Vainuku | Fullback | Houston Texans |
UFA | – | Greg Townsend Jr. | Defensive end | Oakland Raiders |
UFA | – | Delvon Simmons | Defensive tackle | Indianapolis Colts |
UFA | – | Antwaun Woods | Defensive tackle | Tennessee Titans |
UFA | – | Anthony Sarao | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts |
UFA | – | Jahleel Pinner | Fullback | – |
UFA | – | Lamar Dawson | Linebacker | – |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama * | No. 20 | ABC | L 6–52 | 81,359 | |
September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Utah State * | P12N | W 45–7 | 62,487 | ||
September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Stanford | ABC | L 10–27 | 48,763 | ||
September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Utah | FS1 | L 27–31 | 46,133 | ||
October 1 | 5:30 p.m. | Arizona State |
| FOX | W 41–20 | 71,214 | |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21 Colorado |
| P12N | W 21–17 | 68,302 | |
October 15 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona | FOX | W 48–14 | 55,463 | ||
October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | California |
| ESPN | W 45–24 | 61,725 | |
November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon |
| ESPN | W 45–20 | 74,625 | |
November 12 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Washington | No. 20 | FOX | W 26–13 | 72,364 | |
November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 13 | ESPN | W 36–14 | 71,137 | |
November 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Notre Dame * | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 45–27 | 72,402 |
January 2, 2017 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Penn State * | No. 9 |
| ESPN | W 52–49 | 95,128 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Trojans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
#1 Crimson Tide | 0 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Trojans | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
#7 Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
#24 Utes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sun Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Trojans | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#21 Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Arizona | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Trojans | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ducks | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Trojans | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Trojans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
#4 Huskies | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#13 Trojans | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
Bruins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Irish | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
#12 Trojans | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#9 USC | 13 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 52 |
#5 Penn State | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 49 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
Coaches | 17 | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
CFP | Not released | — | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Not released |
As of November 20, 2016.
Team statistics | ||
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USC | Opponents | |
Scoring & Efficiency | ||
Points | 350 | 239 |
Total Time Possession | 5:42:57 | 5:17:03 |
Average Time Per Game | 31:51 | 28:09 |
First Downs | 266 | 203 |
Rushing | 117 | 78 |
Passing | 132 | 105 |
Penalty | 17 | 20 |
3rd–Down Conversions | 72/151 | 58/162 |
4th–Down Conversions | 7/14 | 13/23 |
Red Zone Scoring | 40/50 | 25/31 |
Red Zone Touchdowns | 31/50 | 19/31 |
Penalties – Yards | 82–723 | 51–468 |
Yards Per Game | 65.7 | 42.5 |
Offense | ||
Total Offense | 5,215 | 3,900 |
Total Plays | 813 | 749 |
Average Plays Per Game | 74 | 68 |
Average Yards Per Play | 6.4 | 5.2 |
Average Per Yards Game | 474.1 | 354.5 |
Rushing Yards | 2,280 | 1,450 |
Rushing Attempts | 434 | 378 |
Average Per Rush | 5.3 | 3.8 |
Average Per Game | 207.3 | 131.8 |
Rushing TDs | 16 | 12 |
Passing yards | 2,935 | 2,450 |
Comp–Att | 252–379 | 211–371 |
Comp % | 66.5 | 56.9 |
Average Per Pass | 7.7 | 6.6 |
Average Per Catch | 11.6 | 11.6 |
Average Per Game | 266.8 | 222.7 |
Passing TDs | 26 | 17 |
Interceptions | 10 | 10 |
Defense | ||
INT Returns: # – Yards | 10–45 | 10–135 |
INT Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards | 5–26 | 8–34 |
Fumble recovery Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
QB Sacks: # – Yards | 19–138 | 11–77 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
Safeties | 1 | 0 |
Special teams | ||
Kickoffs: # – Yards | 69–4,390 | 52–3,004 |
Average Yards Per Kick | 63.6 | 57.8 |
Net Kick Average | 42.4 | 37.1 |
Touchbacks | 36 | 17 |
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Punts: # – Yards | 40–1,509 | 58–2,385 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 37.7 | 41.1 |
Net Punt Average | 36.3 | 34.1 |
Touchbacks | 2 | 4 |
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards | 29–652 | 30–567 |
Average Yards Per Return | 22.5 | 18.9 |
Kickoff return Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
Punt Returns: # – Yards | 21–329 | 4–18 |
Average Yards Per Return | 15.7 | 4.5 |
Punt return Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
Field Goals: # – Attempts | 14–19 | 10–13 |
Longest Field Goal: Yards | 49 | 43 |
PAT: # – Attempts | 42–43 | 29–30 |
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Passing statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
14 | Sam Darnold | QB | 162.4 | 194 | 284 | 2,428 | 12.5 | 68.3 | 24 | 8 | 67 |
4 | Max Browne | QB | 112.2 | 58 | 92 | 507 | 8.7 | 63.0 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
19 | Matt Fink | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Jalen Greene | QB-WR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
– | Team | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 148.9 | 252 | 379 | 2,935 | 11.6 | 66.5 | 26 | 10 | 67 | ||
OPPONENTS | 122.1 | 211 | 371 | 2,450 | 11.6 | 56.9 | 17 | 10 | 71 |
Rushing statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | CAR | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
25 | Ronald Jones II | TB | 141 | 893 | 6.3 | 66 | 10 |
22 | Justin Davis | TB | 94 | 528 | 5.6 | 50 | 2 |
28 | Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 76 | 389 | 5.1 | 37 | 2 |
16 | Dominic Davis | TB | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 85 | 0 |
26 | James Toland IV | TB | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
– | Team | – | 9 | −11 | −1.2 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Sam Darnold | QB | 54 | 214 | 4.0 | 18 | 2 |
4 | Max Browne | QB | 9 | −23 | −2.6 | 17 | 0 |
10 | Jalen Greene | QB-WR | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 20 | 0 |
9 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
80 | Deontay Burnett | WR | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 17 | 0 |
24 | Ajene Harris | CB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
36 | Chris Tilbey | P | 1 | −17 | −17.0 | −17 | 0 |
46 | Wyatt Schmidt | H | 1 | −8 | −8.0 | −8 | 0 |
7 | Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR | 2 | −3 | −1.5 | 2 | 0 |
TOTALS | 434 | 2,280 | 5.3 | 85 | 16 | ||
OPPONENTS | 378 | 1,450 | 3.8 | 73 | 12 |
Receiving statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
9 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 59 | 758 | 12.8 | 67 | 8 |
1 | Darreus Rogers | WR | 47 | 605 | 12.9 | 46 | 3 |
80 | Deontay Burnett | WR | 38 | 424 | 11.2 | 40 | 4 |
7 | Steven Mitchell | WR | 24 | 226 | 9.4 | 23 | 1 |
13 | De'Quan Hampton | WR | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 31 | 2 |
6 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 |
10 | Jalen Greene | WR-QB | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 15 | 0 |
15 | Isaac Whitney | WR | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
17 | Josh Imatorbhebhe | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Tyler Vaughns | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | Trevon Sidney | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
85 | Velus Jones Jr. | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Taylor McNamara | TE | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 27 | 1 |
82 | Tyler Petite | TE | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 38 | 2 |
88 | Daniel Imatorbhebhe | TE | 14 | 219 | 15.6 | 37 | 4 |
86 | Cary Angeline | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Ronald Jones II | TB | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 16 | 1 |
22 | Justin Davis | TB | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
16 | Dominic Davis | TB | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
28 | Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
73 | Zach Banner | OT | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 252 | 2,935 | 11.6 | 67 | 26 | ||
OPPONENTS | 211 | 2,450 | 11.6 | 71 | 17 |
Defense statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS | BU | PD | QBH | FR-YDS | FF | BLK | SAF | TD |
44 | Malik Dorton | DT | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.5–16 | 1.0–15 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
53 | Kevin Scott | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
62 | Khaliel Rodgers | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
91 | Noah Jefferson | DT | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
92 | Jacob Daniel | DT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
93 | Liam Jimmons | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
94 | Rasheem Green | DT | 17 | 27 | 44 | 5.0–28 | 4.5–27 | 0–0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
95 | Kenny Bigelow Jr. | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
96 | Stevie Tu'ikolovatu | DT | 20 | 20 | 40 | 1.5–3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
98 | Josh Fatu | DT | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1.5–5 | 1.0–5 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
40 | Jabari Ruffin | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0–3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
45 | Porter Gustin | DE | 37 | 19 | 56 | 10.5–44 | 4.0–31 | 0–0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
89 | Christian Rector | DE | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
90 | Connor Murphy | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – |
99 | Oluwole Betiku Jr. | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
10 | Chris Houston Jr. | LB | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
18 | Quinton Powell | LB | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2.0–7 | 1.0–6 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
19 | Michael Hutchings | LB | 30 | 29 | 59 | 5.0–21 | 2.0–15 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
34 | Olajuwon Tucker | LB | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
35 | Cameron Smith | LB | 40 | 29 | 69 | 6.0–17 | 1.0–6 | 0–0 | 4 | 4 | – | 1–0 | 1 | – | – | – |
42 | Uchenna Nwosu | LB | 22 | 21 | 43 | 7.0–32 | 2.5–11 | 0–0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0–0 | 1 | – | – | – |
56 | Jordan Iosefa | LB | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
1 | Jack Jones | CB | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | 41 | 8 | 49 | 2.0–4 | 0.0–0 | 4–0 | 9 | 13 | – | 2–26 | – | – | – | – |
8 | Iman Marshall | CB | 32 | 11 | 43 | 3.0–5 | 0.0–0 | 2–12 | 7 | 9 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
14 | Isaiah Langley | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
17 | Keyshawn 'Pie' Young | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
23 | Jonathan Lockett | CB | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0.5–1 | 0.0–0 | 1–0 | 3 | 4 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
27 | Ajene Harris | CB | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1.5–3 | 0.0–0 | 1–33 | 4 | 5 | – | 1–0 | 1 | – | – | – |
4 | Chris Hawkins | S | 37 | 4 | 41 | 4.0–16 | 1.0–10 | 0–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0–0 | 2 | – | – | – |
7 | Marvel Tell | S | 24 | 15 | 39 | 2.0–7 | 0.0–0 | 1–0 | 2 | 3 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
21 | Jamel Cook | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
22 | Leon McQuay | S | 24 | 16 | 40 | 4.0–19 | 1.0–12 | 1–0 | 4 | 5 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
24 | John Plattenburg | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
28 | C.J. Pollard | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
30 | Ykili Ross | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
37 | Matt Lopes | S | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
– | Team | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0–2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | – |
6 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
9 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
14 | Sam Darnold | QB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
80 | Deontay Burnett | WR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
26 | James Toland IV | TB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
1 | Darreus Rogers | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
28 | Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
60 | Viane Talamaivao | OG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
30 | Matt Boermeester | K | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – |
TOTAL | 450 | 246 | 696 | 59–233 | 19–138 | 10–45 | 53 | 63 | 5 | 5–26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
OPPONENTS | 510 | 270 | 780 | 51–182 | 11–77 | 10–135 | 40 | 50 | 5 | 8–34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Kicking statistics | |||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
39 | Matt Boermeester | PK | 42 | 43 | 97.7 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 6/8 | 0/2 | 49 | 84 |
49 | Michael Brown | PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 42 | 43 | 97.7 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 6/8 | 0/2 | 49 | 84 | ||
OPPONENTS | 29 | 30 | 96.6 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 43 | 59 |
Kickoff statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
39 | Matt Boermeester | PK | 69 | 4,390 | 63.6 | 36 | 3 |
49 | Michael Brown | PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 69 | 4,390 | 63.6 | 36 | 3 | ||
OPPONENTS | 52 | 3,004 | 57.8 | 17 | 3 |
Punting statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | I–20 | 50+ | BLK | |
36 | Chris Tilbey | P | 40 | 1,509 | 37.7 | 53 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
46 | Reid Budrovich | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
– | Team | – | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 40 | 1,509 | 37.7 | 53 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |||
OPPONENTS | 58 | 2,385 | 41.1 | 67 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
Kick return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | 18 | 510 | 28.3 | 1 | 100 |
7 | Steven Mitchell | WR | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | 32 |
1 | Jack Jones | CB | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 |
6 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 |
35 | Cameron Smith | ILB | 1 | 7 | 7.5 | 0 | 7 |
TOTALS | 29 | 652 | 22.5 | 1 | 100 | ||
OPPONENTS | 30 | 567 | 18.9 | 0 | 31 |
Punt return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
2 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | 16 | 236 | 14.8 | 1 | 77 |
6 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 35 |
80 | Deontay Burnett | WR | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
7 | Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
18 | Quinton Powell | LB | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 |
TOTALS | 21 | 329 | 15.7 | 1 | 77 | ||
OPPONENTS | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
Sam Darnold – QB – Freshman
JuJu Smith-Schuster – WR – Junior
Adoree' Jackson – CB – Junior
Zach Banner – OT – Senior (164th)
Adoree' Jackson – CB – Junior (165th)
Adoree' Jackson – KR & PR – Junior
Sam Darnold – QB – Freshman
Adoree' Jackson – CB – Junior
Zach Banner – OT – Senior
Chad Wheeler – OT – Senior
Adoree' Jackson – CB & PR – Junior
Ronald Jones II – TB – Sophomore
JuJu Smith-Schuster – WR – Junior
Damien Mama – OG – Junior
Stevie Tu'ikolovatu – DT – Senior
Cameron Smith – ILB – Sophomore
Sam Darnold – QB – Freshman
Darreus Rogers – WR – Senior
Daniel Imatorbhebhe – TE – Freshman
Rasheem Green – DT – Sophomore
Porter Gustin – DE – Sophomore
Michael Hutchings – ILB – Senior
Iman Marshall – CB – Sophomore
Chris Hawkins – S – Junior
Leon McQuay III – S – Senior
Sam Darnold – QB – Freshman
Daniel Imatorbhebhe – TE – Freshman
Sam Darnold – QB – Freshman
Max Browne – QB – Junior
Matt Boermeester – K – Junior
Chris Tilbey – P – Sophomore
Adoree' Jackson – RET – Junior
Sam Darnold – QB – Freshman
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