2021 USC Trojans football team

2021 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	4–8 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Clay Helton (6th season; first 2 games) Donte Williams (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Captain	4 Vavae Malepeai Drake London Isaiah Pola-Mao Ben Griffiths
Home stadium	United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Uniform
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3					7	–	6
Oregon State		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		4	–	5					5	–	7
Washington		3	–	6					4	–	8
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$		8	–	1					10	–	4
UCLA		6	–	3					8	–	4
Arizona State†		0	–	3					0	–	5
USC		3	–	6					4	–	8
Colorado		3	–	6					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2021 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 sixth-year head coach Clay Helton in the first two games; Helton was fired on September 13 following the team's 28–42 loss to Stanford. Associate head coach Donte Williams took over as the team's interim head coach. ^[1]

The Trojans finished the 2021 season at 4–8. It was their worst record since 1991, when they went 3–8. ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Offseason

Transfers

The Trojans lost nine players via transfer.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Markese Stepp	#30	TB	6'0	235	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Connor Murphy	#90	DE	6'7	270	Senior	Mesa, AZ	UNLV Rebels
Palaie Gaoteote IV	#1	ILB	6'2	250	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Ohio State Buckeyes
Abdul-Malik McClain	#42	OLB	6’4	245	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Jackson State Tigers
Chase McGrath	#40	K	6'0	190	Junior	Newport Beach, CA	Tennessee Volunteers
Caleb Tremblay	#96	DL	6'5	270	Senior	Napa, CA	Tennessee Volunteers
Munir McClain	#2	WR	6'4	210	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Utah Utes
Stephen Carr	#7	TB	6’0	215	Senior	Gardena, CA	Indiana Hoosiers
Jay Toia	#93	DL	6'2	315	Freshman	Inglewood, CA	UCLA Bruins

The Trojans add nine players and one walk-on player via transfer.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from
Ishmael Sopsher	#42	DL	6'4	334	Sophomore	Amite, LA	Alabama Crimson Tide
Xavion Alford	#29	DB	6'0	190	Freshman	Pearland, TX	Texas Longhorns
K.D. Nixon	#21	WR	5'8	190	Senior	DeSoto, TX	Colorado Buffaloes
Keaontay Ingram	#28	TB	6'0	222	Junior	Carthage, TX	Texas Longhorns
Tahj Washington	#16	WR	5'10	170	Freshman	Marshall, TX	Memphis Tigers
Malcolm Epps	#19	TE	6'6	244	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Texas Longhorns
Chris Thompson Jr.	#30	S	6'2	199	Sophomore	Duncanville, TX	Auburn Tigers
Darwin Barlow	#22	TB	5’11	204	Sophomore	Newton, TX	TCU Horned Frogs
Brendan Costello	#29	QB (Walk-On)	6’0	192	Freshman	San Clemente, CA	Oklahoma State Cowboys
Jake Smith	#82	WR	6'0	200	Junior	Scottsdale, AZ	Texas Longhorns

Returning Starters

USC returns 26 starters in 2021 including 11 on offense, 12 on defense, and 3 on special teams.

Key departures include Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR – 6 games), Tyler Vaughns (WR – 5 games), Alijah Vera-Tucker (OL – 6 games), Marlon Tuipulotu (DT – 6 games), Olaijah Griffin (CB – 5 games), and Talanoa Hufanga (S – 6 games).

Offense (11) Player Class Position Games started Kedon Slovis – Quarterback 6 games Vavae Malepeai – Running back 3 games Drake London – Wide receiver 6 games Bru McCoy – Wide receiver 3 games Erik Krommenhoek – Tight end 6 games Jalen McKenzie – Offensive tackle 6 games Liam Jimmons – Offensive guard 6 games Andrew Vorhees – Offensive guard 5 games Courtland Ford – Offensive guard 1 game Brett Neilon – Center 5 games Justin Dedich – Center 1 game

Defense (12) Player Class Position Games started Nick Figueroa – Defensive line 5 games Tuli Tuipulotu – Defensive line 4 games Drake Jackson – Defensive end 6 games Ralen Goforth – Linebacker 5 games Kana'i Mauga – Linebacker 4 games Hunter Echols – Outside linebacker 2 games Chris Steele – Cornerback 6 games Isaac Taylor-Stuart – Cornerback 1 game Greg Johnson – Nickelback 3 games Max Williams – Defensive back 3 games Chase Williams – Defensive back 1 game Isaiah Pola-Mao – Safety 6 games

Special teams (3) Player Class Position Games started Parker Lewis – Kicker 6 games Ben Griffiths – Punter 6 games Damon Johnson – Long snapper 6 games

2021 NFL draft

Main article: 2021 Senior Bowl

The official list of participants for the 2021 Senior Bowl included USC football player Marlon Tuipulotu (DT).

Main article: 2021 NFL draft

The official list of participants for the 2021 NFL Combine included USC football players to be announced soon.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Alijah Vera-Tucker	Offensive tackle	1	14	New York Jets
Jay Tufele	Defensive tackle	4	106	Jacksonville Jaguars
Amon-Ra St. Brown	Wide receiver	4	112	Detroit Lions
Talanoa Hufanga	Safety	5	180	San Francisco 49ers
Marlon Tuipulotu	Defensive tackle	6	189	Philadelphia Eagles
Olaijah Griffin	Cornerback	UDFA	–	Buffalo Bills
Tyler Vaughns	Wide receiver	UDFA	–	Indianapolis Colts

Recruiting class

Main article: 2021 college football recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Korey Foreman #1 DL #1 nat.	Corona, California	Centennial High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / January 2, 2021 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Raesjon Davis #6 LB #48 nat.	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	February 2, 2021 (Signed) / February 2, 2021 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: –
Jaxson Dart #9 QB #68 nat.	Kaysville, Utah	Corner Canyon High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / December 16, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Miller Moss #11 QB #75 nat.	Los Angeles, California	Bishop Alemany High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / June 1, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 87
Ceyair Wright #6 CB #79 nat.	Los Angeles, California	Loyola High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	February 2, 2021 (Signed) / January 2, 2021 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Julien Simon #14 LB #119 nat.	Tacoma, Washington	Lincoln High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / May 10, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Kyron Hudson #22 WR #125 nat.	Duarte, California	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / November 30, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Michael Trigg #4 TE #129 nat.	Tampa, Florida	Carrollwood Day High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / October 11, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Prophet Brown #11 CB #162 nat.	Sacramento, California	Monterey Trail High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / July 19, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Calen Bullock #9 ATH (S) #200 nat.	Pasadena, California	John Muir High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / April 18, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Anthony Beavers Jr. #10 ATH (S) #220 nat.	Baldwin Hills, California	St. Bernard High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / April 15, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Xamarion Gordon #21 S #314 nat.	Downey, California	Warren High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / April 3, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jaylin Smith #19 ATH (CB) #327 nat.	Palmdale, California	Bishop Alemany High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / June 30, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Brandon Campbell #22 TB #341 nat.	Katy, Texas	Lamar Consolidated High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / March 28, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Michael Jackson III #59 WR #366 nat.	Las Vegas, Nevada	Desert Pines High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / June 3, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Mason Murphy #28 OT #387 nat.	Riverside, California	J Serra Catholic High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / March 11, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Lake McRee #22 TE #489 nat.	Austin, Texas	Lake Travis High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / June 5, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Colin Mobley #65 DL #513 nat.	Washington, D.C.	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / May 15, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Joseph Manjack IV #106 WR #689 nat.	Tomball, Texas	Tomball Memorial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / December 16, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Ty Buchanan #52 IOL #804 nat.	Corpus Christi, Texas	Calallen High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / October 1, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Maximus Gibbs #60 IOL #908 nat.	Norwalk, California	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	385 lb (175 kg)	December 16, 2020 (Signed) / April 17, 2020 (Committed)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Denis Lynch K	Newbury Park, California	Newbury Park High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: –
Josiah Zamora WR	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Walk-On
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: –
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: #8   247Sports: #8   ESPN: #8
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at USC	Alma mater	Before USC
Donte Williams	Interim head coach	2	Idaho State (2006)	Oregon – Cornerbacks coach (2019)
Graham Harrell	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	3	Texas Tech (2009)	North Texas – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2018)
Todd Orlando	Defensive coordinator	2	Wisconsin (1993)	Texas – Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach (2019)
Sean Snyder	Special teams coordinator	2	Kansas State (1993)	Kansas State – Assistant head coach / special teams coordinator / senior special teams analyst (2019)
Mike Jinks	Tailbacks coach	3	Angelo State (1993)	Bowling Green – Head coach (2018)
Keary Colbert	Wide receivers coach	7	USC (2006)	Alabama – Offensive analyst (2015)
Seth Doege	Tight ends coach	3	Texas Tech (2011)	Bowling Green – Special Teams coordinator / wide receivers coach (2018)
Clay McGuire	Offensive line coach	1	Texas Tech (2004)	Texas State – Offensive line coach (2020)
Vic So'oto	Defensive line coach	2	BYU (2011)	Virginia – Defensive line coach (2019)
Michael Hutchings	Linebackers coach	4	USC (2017)	USC – Defensive quality control analyst (2021)
Craig Naivar	Defensive backs coach	2	Hardin-Simmons (1993)	Texas – Co-Defensive coordinator / Safeties coach (2019)
Robert Stiner Jr.	Director of Football Sports Performance	1	Belhaven (2008)	Notre Dame – Assistant director of football strength and conditioning (2020)

Roster

2021 USC Trojans Football roster
Quarterbacks 2 Jaxson Dart Freshman (6'3, 215) 7 Miller Moss Freshman (6'2, 205) 9 Kedon Slovis Junior (6'3, 205) 29 Brendan Costello Sophomore (6'0, 195) 30 Mo Hasan Senior (6'3, 200) 31 Isaac Ward Freshman (6'0, 185) 38 Brad Aoki Junior (5'9, 170) Tailbacks 6 Vavae Malepeai Senior (6'0, 220) 22 Darwin Barlow Sophomore (5'11, 205) 23 Kenan Christon Junior (5'10, 185) 25 Brandon Campbell Freshman (5'11, 210) 26 Samuel Oram-Jones Senior (5'8, 195) 27 Quincy Jountti Senior (5'11, 210) 28 Keaontay Ingram Senior (6'0, 215) 34 Matt Colombo Freshman (5'11, 195) Tight ends 8 Michael Trigg Freshman (6'4, 245) 18 Jude Wolfe Sophomore (6'6, 245) 19 Michael Epps Junior (6'6, 245) 46 Grant Jones Senior (6'2, 220) 83 Josh Falo Senior (6'6, 245) 84 Erik Krommenhoek Senior (6'6, 250) 85 Ethan Rae Sophomore (6'5, 235) 87 Lake McRee Freshman (6'4, 235) 88 Kohl Hollinquest Senior (6'4, 240) 89 Sean Mahoney Sophomore (6'6, 230) Wide receivers 1 Gary Bryant Jr. Sophomore (5'11, 180) 4 Bru McCoy Sophomore (6'3, 220) 10 Kyron Hudson Freshman (6'2, 215) 13 Michael Jackson III Freshman (6'0, 190) 14 Joseph Manjack IV Freshman (6'3, 205) 15 Drake London Junior (6'5, 210) 16 Tahj Washington Sophomore (5'11, 175) 17 Zach Wilson Junior (6'1, 210) 21 K.D. Nixon Senior (5'8, 190) 40 Ty Shamblin Freshman (6'0, 190) 41 Brandon Outlaw Senior (5'9, 170) 42 Danny Ryan Freshman (6'2, 175) 44 Josiah Zamora Freshman (5'10, 175) 49 Grant Zane Freshman (6'3, 190) 80 John Jackson III Junior (6'1, 210) 81 Kyle Ford Sophomore (6'2, 225) 82 Jake Smith Junior (6'0, 200) 86 Chase Locke Sophomore (6'3, 195)		Offensive line 51 Casey Collier Freshman (6'7, 300) 56 Andres Dewerk Freshman (6'7, 310) 57 Justin Dedich Junior (6'2, 300) 60 Maximus Gibbs Freshman (6'7, 390) 61 Joe Bryson Junior (6'8, 295) 62 Brett Neilon Senior (6'2, 295) 63 Damian Lopez Senior (6'5, 305) 64 AJ Mageo Junior (6'5, 310) 66 Gino Quinones Sophomore (6'4, 295) 68 Liam Douglass Junior (6'5, 315) 69 Mark Zuvich Junior (6'3, 245) 70 Jalen McKenzie Senior (6'5, 320) 71 Liam Jimmons Senior (6'5, 320) 72 Andrew Vorhees Senior (6'6, 320) 73 Caadyn Stephen Freshman (6'5, 305) 74 Courtland Ford Freshman (6'6, 305) 75 Ty Buchanan Freshman (6'6, 285) 76 Mason Murphy Freshman (6'6, 315) 77 Jason Rodriguez Sophomore (6'6, 310) 78 Andrew Milek Freshman (6'5, 305) 79 Jonah Monheim Freshman (6'5, 295) Defensive line 0 Korey Foreman Freshman (6'5, 265) 42 Ishmael Sopsher Sophomore (6'4, 330) 47 Stanley Ta’ufo’ou Sophomore (6'3, 275) 49 Tuli Tuipulotu Sophomore (6'4, 290) 50 Nick Figueroa Senior (6'5, 275) 77 Jamar Sekona Freshman (6'2, 295) 79 De’jon Benton Sophomore (6'2, 270) 90 Colin Mobley Freshman (6'4, 275) 91 Brandon Pili Senior (6'4, 325) 94 Kobe Pepe Freshman (6'2, 310) 95 Maninoa Tufono Sophomore (6'3, 290) 97 Jacob Lichtenstein Junior (6'6, 270) Outside Linebackers 31 Hunter Echols Senior (6'5, 245) 41 Juliano Falaniko Senior (6'4, 230) 48 Peter Esparza Junior (6'1, 210) 99 Drake Jackson Junior (6'4, 250) Snappers 39 Jac Casasante Junior (6'0, 215) 53 Nathan Weneta Freshman (6'2, 210) 59 Damon Johnson Senior (6'0, 210)		Linebackers 9 Raesjon Davis Freshman (6'1, 215) 10 Ralen Goforth Junior (6'2, 235) 17 Micah Croom Senior (6'1, 225) 18 Raymond Scott Junior (6'2, 235) 24 Julien Simon Freshman (6'2, 240) 26 Kana'i Mauga Senior (6'2, 245) 34 Eli’jah Winston Junior (6'3, 240) 35 Kaulana Makaula Sophomore (6'3, 220) 36 Clyde Moore Sophomore (6'0, 225) 44 Tuasivi Nomura Sophomore (6'1, 240) 52 Spencer Gilbert Junior (6'0, 220) 54 Tayler Katoa Junior (6'2, 240) 57 Danny Lockhart II Freshman (6'0, 225) 58 Solomon Tuliaupupu Junior (6'3, 225) Cornerbacks 2 Ceyair Wright Freshman (6'2, 180) 6 Isaac Taylor-Stuart Junior (6'2, 200) 8 Chris Steele Junior (6'1, 190) 13 Adonis Otey Sophomore (6'1, 185) 14 Jayden Williams Junior (6'1, 195) 16 Prophet Brown Freshman (6'0, 185) 22 Dorian Hewett Junior (6'0, 180) 23 Joshua Jackson Jr. Freshman (6'1, 195) 40 L Simpson Freshman (6'2, 190) Safeties 1 Greg Johnson Senior (5'11, 195) 4 Max Williams Sophomore (5'9, 180) 7 Chase Williams Junior (6'2, 200) 15 Anthony Beavers Jr. Freshman (6'1, 200) 16 Jaylin Smith Freshman (5'11, 180) 21 Isaiah Pola-Mao Senior (6'4, 205) 25 Briton Allen Junior (6'0, 195) 27 Calen Bullock Freshman (6'3, 180) 28 Xamarion Gordon Freshman (6'2, 205) 29 Xavion Alford Jr. Freshman (6'0, 190) 30 Chris Thompson Jr. Sophomore (6'1, 210) 37 Tommy Maurice Freshman (5'9, 185) Kickers 38 Alex Stadthaus Junior (6'2, 195) 46 Denis Lynch Freshman (5'8, 185) 48 Parker Lewis Sophomore (6'3, 205) Punters 24 Ben Griffiths Junior (6'7, 240) 35 Michael McAllister Freshman (6'2, 215) 36 Will Rose Sophomore (6'2, 190)
2021 USC Football Roster (09/05/2021)

Depth chart

Defense FS Isaiah Pola-Mao Xavien Alford Jr. Xamarion Gordon Nickelback Mac LB Rover LB B-Backer Greg Johnson Kana'i Mauga Ralen Goforth Drake Jackson Jaylin Smith Tuasivi Nomura Raymond Scott Hunter Echols Calen Bullock Julien Simon Raesjon Davis Juliano Falaniko SS Chase Williams Chris Thompson Jr. Anthony Beavers Jr. CB Chris Steele J. Williams Prophet Brown DE NT DE Nick Figueroa Stanley Ta’ufo’ou Tuli Tuipulotu Korey Foreman Jamar Sekona Jacob Lichtenstein De'jon Benton Ishmael Sopsher Colin Mobley CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart Joshua Jackson Jr. Ceyair Wright Offense WR-X Kyle Ford Kyron Hudson - WR-Y / WR-A Michael Trigg / Gary Bryant Jr. Malcolm Epps / John Jackson III Joseph Manjack IV LT LG C RG RT Courtland Ford Andrew Vorhees Brett Neilon Liam Jimmons Jalen McKenzie Mason Murphy Justin Dedich Andrew Milek Liam Douglass Jonah Monheim - - - - - TE Erik Krommenhoek Jude Wolfe Lake McRee WR-Z Tahj Washington K. D. Nixon Mike Jackson III QB Kedon Slovis Jaxson Dart Miller Moss RB Keaontay Ingram Vavae Malepeai Darwin Barlow Special teams PK Parker Lewis PK Andrew Stadthaus P Ben Griffiths P Will Rose KR Gary Bryant Jr. Brown Tahj Washington PR Gary Bryant Jr. Brown K. D. Nixon LS Damon Johnson H B. Griffiths

• Depth Chart after Week 9 vs. Arizona Wildcats

True Freshman

Scholarship distribution chart

Position	Freshman (31)	Sophomore (20)	Junior (23)	Senior (21)	2022 commits (9)	2023 commit (1)	2024 commit (1)	2025 commit (1)
QB 4 (0)	Jaxson Dart Miller Moss	–	Kedon Slovis	Mo Hasan	-	-	-	-
TB 6 (1)	Brandon Campbell	Darwin Barlow	Kenan Christon	Keaontay Ingram Quincy Jountti Vavae Malepeai	-	Johnny Thompson Jr.	-	-
WR 11 (2)	Michael Jackson III Joseph Manjack IV Kyron Hudson	Gary Bryant Jr. Kyle Ford Bru McCoy Tahj Washington	John Jackson III Drake London Jake Smith	K.D. Nixon	Caleb Douglas Kevin Green Jr.	–	Jason Robinson Jr.	-
TE 7 (8)	Lake McRee Michael Trigg	Ethan Rae Jude Wolfe	Michael Epps	Josh Falo Erik Krommenhoek	-	–	-	-
OL 18 (1)	Ty Buchanan Casey Collier Andres Dewerk Courtland Ford Maximus Gibbs Andrew Milek Jonah Monheim Mason Murphy Caadyn Stephen	Gino Quinones Jason Rodriguez	Justin Dedich Liam Douglass	Liam Jimmons Frank Martin II Jalen McKenzie Brett Neilon Andrew Vorhees	Keith Olson	–	-	-
DL 11 (0)	Colin Mobley Kobe Pepe Jamar Sekona	De'jon Benton Ishmael Sopsher Stanley Ta'ufo'ou Maninoa Tufono Tuli Tuipulotu	Jacob Lichtenstein	Nick Figueroa Brandon Pili	-	–	-	-
B-BACKER 4 (1)	Korey Foreman	–	Drake Jackson	Hunter Echols Juliano Falaniko	Devan Thompkins	–	-	-
LB 12 (0)	Raesjon Davis Julien Simon	Kaulana Makaula Tuasivi Nomura	Spencer Gilbert Ralen Goforth Tayler Katoa Raymond Scott Solomon Tuliaupupu Eli'Jah Winston	Micah Croom Kana'i Mauga	-	–	-	-
CB 8 (2)	Prophet Brown Joshua Jackson Jr. Ceyair Wright	Adonis Otey	Dorian Hewett Chris Steele Isaac Taylor-Stuart Jayden Williams	–	Jaeden Gould Fabian Ross	–	-	-
NK 3 (1)	Jaylin Smith	Max Williams	–	Greg Johnson	Ephesians Prysock	–	-	-
S 8 (0)	Xavion Alford Anthony Beavers Jr. Calen Bullock Xamarion Gordon	Chris Thompson Jr.	Briton Allen Chase Williams	Isaiah Pola-Mao	-	–	-	-
SP 3 (2)	–	Parker Lewis	Ben Griffiths	Damon Johnson	Atticus Bertrams Daniel Meunier	–	-	-
ATH (0)	x	x	x	x	–	–	-	Arron White

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

– 85 scholarships permitted, 95 currently allotted to players via extra Seniors.

– 95 recruited players on scholarship

Scholarship Distribution 2021

Schedule

Main article: 2021 Pac-12 Conference football season

Spring Game

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	Result
April 17, 2021	1:00 p.m. PDT	Cardinal vs Gold	United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Gold 27–7

2021 Cardinal vs Gold Spring Game

See also: USC Trojans football

USC Cardinal at USC Gold

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
USC Cardinal	0	13	7	7	27
USC Gold	7	0	0	0	7

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: April 17th, 2021
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• TV: P12N

Regular season

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State *	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	W 30–7	54,398
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Stanford	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FOX	L 28–42	56,945
September 18	12:30 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FOX	W 45–14	24,714
September 25	7:30 p.m.	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	L 27–45	51,564
October 2	11:00 a.m.	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 37–14	48,197
October 9	5:00 p.m.	Utah		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 26–42	54,088
October 23	4:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Notre Dame *		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 16–31	77,622
October 30	4:00 p.m.	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPNU	W 41–34	52,435
November 6	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 16–31	53,926
November 20	1:00 p.m.	UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	FOX	L 33–62	68,152
November 27	7:30 p.m.	No. 13 BYU *		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	L 31–35	55,926
December 4 [lower-alpha 2]	8:00 p.m.	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FS1	L 14–24	42,076
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponents not played this season: Oregon, Washington

Game summaries

San José State

See also: 2021 San Jose State Spartans football team

San José State Spartans vs USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7
No. 15 Trojans	10	3	0	17	30

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear, Sunny
• Game attendance: 54,398
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Statistics	SJSU	USC
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	65–375	70–423
Rushes–yards	19–67	34–160
Passing yards	308	263
Passing: comp–att–int	24–46–2	25–36–0
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SJSU	Passing	Nick Starkel	24–46 308yds, 2INT
	Rushing	Tyler Nevens	15run 58yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Hamilton	6rec 74yds
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	24–36 256yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	15run 86yds
	Receiving	Drake London	12rec 137yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SJSU USC 1st 9:40 11 55 4:28 USC 27-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 0 3 1st 7:01 3 32 0:40 USC Tahj Washington (#16) 29-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 0 10 2nd 4:38 12 60 4:33 USC 23-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 0 13 3rd 7:25 12 74 5:27 SJSU Tyler Nevens (#23) 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Mercurio (#39) kick good 7 13 4th 13:41 12 62 5:54 USC 30-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 7 16 4th 12:28 1 37 - USC Interception returned 37 yards for touchdown by Greg Johnson (#1), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 7 23 4st 2:07 9 91 5:18 USC Erik Krommenhoek (#84) 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 7 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 30

Stanford

See also: 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford-USC football rivalry

Stanford Cardinal vs USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	14	14	7	42
No. 14 Trojans	0	10	3	15	28

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Clear, Wind at 3 MPH
• Game attendance: 56,945
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Statistics	STAN	USC
First downs	18	24
Plays–yards	53–375	75–408
Rushes–yards	30–141	33–185
Passing yards	234	223
Passing: comp–att–int	16–23–0	27–42–1
Time of possession	27:54	32:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
STAN	Passing	Tanner McKee	16–23 234yds 2 TDs
	Rushing	Nathaniel Peat	6 carries 118yds 1 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Higgins	5 receptions 67yds 1 TD
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	27–42 223yds 1 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Vavae Malepeai	15 carries 94yds
	Receiving	Drake London	4 receptions 68yds 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP STAN USC 1 9:04 1 87 0:12 STAN Nathaniel Peat (#8) 87-yard touchdown run, Joshua Karty (#43) kick good 7 0 2 13:28 15 95 5:26 USC Keanotay Ingram (#28) 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 7 7 2 8:39 9 70 4:49 STAN Elijah Higgins (#6) 3-yard touchdown reception from Tanner McKee (#18), Joshua Karty (#43) kick good 14 7 2 1:56 15 68 6:38 USC 24-yard field goal by Alex Stadthaus (#38) 14 10 2 0:09 4 66 1:47 STAN Brycen Tremayne (#81) 6-yard touchdown reception from Tanner McKee (#18), Joshua Karty (#43) kick good 21 10 3 9:14 12 59 5:46 USC 33-yard field goal by Alex Stadthaus (#38) 21 13 3 5:02 3 5 - STAN Interception returned 31 yards for touchdown by Kyu Blu Kelly (#17), Joshua Karty (#43) kick good 28 13 3 0:25 5 56 2:15 STAN Tanner McKee (#18) 1-yard touchdown run, Joshua Karty (#43) kick good 35 13 4 9:16 10 67 5:44 STAN Isaiah Sanders (#0) 2-yard touchdown run, Joshua Karty (#43) kick good 42 13 4 5:54 9 75 3:22 USC Drake London (#15) 11-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 42 20 4 0:46 10 69 2:39 USC Darwin Barlow 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 42 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 28

At Washington State

See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team

USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	28	10	45
Cougars	7	7	0	0	14

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 24,714
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play) and Brock Huard (analyst)

Statistics	USC	WSU
First downs	24	15
Plays–yards	73–447	64–279
Rushes–yards	25–48	30–99
Passing yards	399	180
Passing: comp–att–int	31–48–2	20–34–2
Time of possession	29:43	30:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Jaxson Dart	30–46 391yds, 4 TD 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaxson Dart	6run 32yds
	Receiving	Drake London	13rec 170yds, 2 TD
WSU	Passing	Jayden de Laura	10–14 117yds, 2 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Max Borghi	13run 72yds
	Receiving	Travell Harris	7rec 49yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC WSU 1st 6:03 12 89 6:20 WSU Travell Harris (#1) 12-yard touchdown reception from Jayden de Laura (#4), Dean Janikowski (#49) kick good 0 7 2nd 6:13 7 58 3:20 WSU Travell Harris (#1) 7-yard touchdown reception from Jayden de Laura (#4), Dean Janikowski (#49) kick good 0 14 2nd 0:32 11 93 3:52 USC Gary Bryant Jr. (#1) 38-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 7 14 3rd 12:21 8 27 2:39 USC Drake London (#15) 5-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 14 14 3rd 6:16 11 81 4:16 USC Gary Bryant Jr. (#1) 3-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 21 14 3rd 3:12 2 -5 0:48 USC Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Tuli Tuipulotu (#49), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 28 14 3rd 0:46 6 65 2:17 USC Drake London (#15) 31-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 35 14 4th 8:49 8 56 3:57 USC 34-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 38 14 4th 6:12 1 36 0:07 USC Kyle Ford (#81) 36-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 45 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 14

Oregon State

See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	14	14	10	45
Trojans	7	10	0	10	27

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: September 25, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Sunny
• Game attendance: 51,564
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play by play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Statistics	OSU	USC
First downs	32	32
Plays–yards	69–532	71–431
Rushes–yards	50–319	22–76
Passing yards	213	355
Passing: comp–att–int	15–19–4	31–49–1
Time of possession	34:39	25:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
OSU	Passing	Chance Nolan	15–19 213yds, 4 TD 2 INT
	Rushing	B. J. Baylor	23run 158yds
	Receiving	Tyjon Lindsey	5rec 102yds, 2 TD
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	31–49 355yds, 1 TD 3 INT
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	14run 79yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Drake London	10rec 165yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OSU USC 1 9:58 6 61 3:10 OSU Teagan Quitoriano 27-yard touchdown reception from Chance Nolan, Everett Hayes kick good 7 0 1 8:14 5 75 1:44 USC Gary Bryant Jr. 7-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Parker Lewis kick good 7 7 2 13:23 9 80 4:38 USC Keaontay Ingram 9-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis kick good 7 14 2 2:50 10 92 5:20 OSU Tyjon Lindsey 13-yard touchdown reception from Chance Nolan, Everett Hayes kick good 14 14 2 0:44 5 92 0:43 OSU Tre'Shaun Harrison 36-yard touchdown reception from Chance Nolan, Everett Hayes kick good 21 14 2 0:00 6 66 0:44 USC 26-yard field goal by Parker Lewis 21 17 3 12:06 7 75 5:54 OSU Tyjon Lindsey 17-yard touchdown reception from Chance Nolan, Everett Hayes kick good 28 17 3 6:33 7 75 2:54 OSU Jack Colletto 1-yard touchdown run, Everett Hayes kick good 35 17 4 14:14 8 64 4:06 OSU Jack Colletto 1-yard touchdown run, Everett Hayes kick good 42 17 4 10:26 11 75 3:48 USC Keaontay Ingram 5-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis kick good 42 24 4 6:29 6 40 1:59 USC 46-yard field goal by Parker Lewis 42 27 4 0:58 4 6 1:46 OSU 42-yard field goal by Everett Hayes 45 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 27

At Colorado

See also: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team

USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	10	10	7	37
Buffaloes	0	7	7	0	14

at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

• Date: October 2, 2021
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 59° Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 48,197
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Statistics	USC	COL
First downs	21	13
Plays–yards	64–491	56–244
Rushes–yards	35–215	39–82
Passing yards	276	162
Passing: comp–att–int	19–29–3	10–17–1
Time of possession	28:49	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	19–29 276yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	14run 123yds
	Receiving	Drake London	9rec 130yds, 1 TD
COL	Passing	Brendon Lewis	10–17 162yds, 1 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Jarek Broussard	16run 68yds
	Receiving	Brady Russell	3rec 87yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC COL 1st 6:05 14 70 5:19 USC 30-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 3 0 1st 2:50 5 64 2:47 USC Drake London (#15) 1-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 10 0 2nd 11:52 5 85 2:22 USC Michael Trigg (#8) 46-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 17 0 2nd 6:56 5 30 2:35 USC 44-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 20 0 2nd 1:48 6 48 3:06 COL Deion Smith (#20) 1-yard touchdown run, Cole Becker (#36) kick good 20 7 3rd 10:51 4 -3 1:32 USC 49-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 23 7 3rd 7:30 4 58 1:16 USC Vavae Malepeai (#6) 2-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 30 7 3rd 5:54 4 75 1:34 COL Chase Penry (#3) 7-yard touchdown reception from Brendon Lewis (#12), Cole Becker (#36) kick good 30 14 4th 14:47 5 35 1:56 USC Gary Bryant Jr. (#1) 15-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 37 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 37 14

Utah

See also: 2021 Utah Utes football team

Utah Utes vs USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	7	14	14	7	42
Trojans	3	7	0	16	26

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: October 9, 2021
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 54,088
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Statistics	UTAH	USC
First downs	23	27
Plays–yards	63–486	78–493
Rushes–yards	35–180	25–92
Passing yards	306	401
Passing: comp–att–int	22–28–0	33–53–1
Time of possession	28:50	31:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTAH	Passing	Cameron Rising	22/28 306 yards 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	16 carries 113 yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	4 receptions 84 yards 1 TD
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	33/53 401 yards 2 TDs 1 INT
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	14 carries 70 yards
	Receiving	Drake London	16 receptions 162 yards 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UT USC 1 3:58 12 53 5:26 USC 28-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 0 3 1 0:46 8 75 3:31 UTAH Brant Kuithe (#80) 11-yard touchdown run, Jordan Noyes (#67) kick good 7 3 2 6:49 6 50 2:29 USC Drake London (#15) 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 7 10 2 4:41 5 75 2:05 UTAH Money Parks (#10) 12-yard touchdown reception from Cameron Rising (#7), Jordan Noyes (#67) kick good 14 10 2 0:17 7 77 0:57 UTAH Devaughn Vele (#17) 37-yard touchdown reception from Cameron Rising (#7), Jordan Noyes (#67) kick good 21 10 3 13:24 5 75 2:19 UTAH Tavion Thomas (#9) 43-yard touchdown run, Jordan Noyes (#67) kick good 28 10 3 9:58 4 40 1:42 UTAH Cameron Rising (#7) 17-yard touchdown run, Jordan Noyes (#67) kick good 35 10 4 10:27 9 85 2:49 USC Vavae Malepeai (#6) 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass complete 35 18 4 6:20 7 50 4:30 UTAH Dalton Kincaid (#86) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cameron Rising (#7), Jordan Noyes (#67) kick good 42 18 4 1:19 5 70 1:10 USC Malcolm Epps (#19) 41-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), 2-point pass complete 42 26 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 26

At No. 13 Notre Dame

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

USC Trojans at No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	3	0	13	16
No. 13 Fighting Irish	7	10	7	7	31

at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN

• Date: October 23, 2021
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Drew Brees (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Statistics	USC	ND
First downs	25	26
Plays–yards	69–424	71–383
Rushes–yards	32–125	41–170
Passing yards	299	213
Passing: comp–att–int	27–37–0	22–30–1
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	27/37 299yds, 1 Int
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	24run 138yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Drake London	15rec 171yds
ND	Passing	Jack Coan	20/28 189yds, 1 TD 1 Int
	Rushing	Kyren Williams	25run 138yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Lorenzo Styles Jr.	3rec 57yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC ND 1 4:34 11 70 4:59 ND Avery Davis (#3) 4-yard touchdown reception from Jack Coan (#17), Jonathan Doerer (#39) kick good 0 7 2 13:37 4 1 1:36 ND 21-yard field goal by Jonathan Doerer (#39) 0 10 2 7:37 13 60 5:55 USC 33-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 3 10 2 4:38 9 75 3:16 ND Kyren Williams (#23) 5-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Doerer (#39) kick good 3 17 3 3:23 13 80 5:25 ND Kyren Williams (#23) 1-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Doerer (#39) kick good 3 24 4 15:00 9 77 2:59 USC Keaontay Ingram (#28) 4-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis(#48) kick good 10 24 4 9:14 8 86 2:40 USC Darwin Barlow (#22) 3-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis (#48) kick missed 16 24 4 5:32 8 75 3:59 ND Tyler Buchner (#12) 3-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Doerer (#39) kick good 16 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 31

Arizona

See also: 2021 Arizona Wildcats football team

Arizona Wildcats vs USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	13	34
Trojans	14	21	3	3	41

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: October 30, 2021
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: -
• Game attendance: 52,435
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Statistics	ARIZ	USC
First downs	24	35
Plays–yards	71–466	81–517
Rushes–yards	32–127	43–216
Passing yards	339	301
Passing: comp–att–int	22–39–1	26–38–4
Time of possession	27:02	32:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ARIZ	Passing	Will Plummer	20/34 264yds
	Rushing	Jalen John	9run 35yds
	Receiving	Tayvian Cunningham	3rec 116yds, 1 TD
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	14/20 192yds, 2 TD 1 Int
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	26run 186yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gary Bryant Jr.	3rec 89yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARIZ USC 1 12:39 8 75 3:37 USC Keaontay Ingram (#28) 3-yard touchdown run, Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 0 7 1 11:16 3 75 0:52 ARIZ Tayvian Cunningham (#11) 73-yard touchdown reception from Jamarye Joiner (#10), Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 7 7 1 10:31 2 75 0:38 USC Gary Bryant Jr. (#1) 62-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 7 14 2 8:17 15 96 5:21 USC Drake London (#15) 2-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 7 21 2 4:21 6 62 3:05 USC Drake London (#15) 6-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 7 28 2 2:58 6 75 1:40 ARIZ Michael Wiley (#6) 1-yard touchdown run, Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 14 28 2 0:49 8 75 2:04 USC Gary Bryant Jr. (#1) 15-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis (#9), Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 14 35 3 11:25 1 37 - ARIZ Interception returned 37 yards for touchdown by Anthony Pandy (#8), Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 21 35 3 7:29 12 68 3:56 USC 23-yard field goal by Alex Stadthaus (#38) 21 38 4 13:46 9 60 4:10 ARIZ Will Plummer (#15) 16-yard touchdown run, Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 28 38 4 6:09 13 72 3:03 ARIZ 25-yard field goal by Tyler Loop (#33) 31 38 4 4:19 5 52 2:45 USC 40-yard field goal by Alex Stadthaus (#38) 31 41 4 1:38 10 52 1:53 ARIZ 40-yard field goal by Tyler Loop (#33) 34 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 41

At Arizona State

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	10	6	0	16
Sun Devils	7	7	3	14	31

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

• Date: November 6, 2021
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) Clear, Sunny
• Game attendance: 53,926
• Referee: Steven Strimling
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony

Statistics	USC	ASU
First downs	20	19
Plays–yards	72–312	62–427
Rushes–yards	27–92	42–282
Passing yards	220	145
Passing: comp–att–int	24–45–0	11–20–0
Time of possession	30:38	29:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	16/28 131yds, 1 Int
	Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	14run 54yds
	Receiving	Tahj Washington	9rec 78yds
ASU	Passing	Jayden Daniels	11/20 145yds, 2 Int
	Rushing	Rachaad White	28run 202yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Bryan Thompson	4rec 68yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC ASU 1 1:39 12 94 6:02 ASU Deamonte Trayanum (#1) 14-yard touchdown run, Cristian Zendejas (#8) kick good 0 7 2 11:40 10 54 4:18 USC 38-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 3 7 2 9:19 6 43 2:41 USC Jaxson Dart (#2) 9-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 10 7 2 8:08 3 75 1:04 ASU Rachaad White (#3) 47-yard touchdown run, Cristian Zendejas (#8) kick good 10 14 3 12:47 7 64 2:24 ASU 29-yard field goal by Cristian Zendejas (#8) 10 17 3 10:11 8 47 3:13 USC 45-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 13 17 3 4:00 9 41 4:29 USC 52-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 16 17 4 8:55 8 80 3:20 ASU Rachaad White (#3) 50-yard touchdown run, Cristian Zendejas (#8) kick good 16 24 4 2:03 10 67 5:42 ASU Rachaad White (#3) 7-yard touchdown run, Cristian Zendejas (#8) kick good 16 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 31

UCLA

See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team, USC-UCLA rivalry, and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

UCLA Bruins vs USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	21	14	20	62
Trojans	10	7	9	7	33

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: November 20, 2021
• Game time: 1:05 p.m.
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) Sunny, Wind: 4 mph North
• Game attendance: 68,152
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Bruce Feldman (sideline)

Statistics	UCLA	USC
First downs	30	27
Plays–yards	66–609	86–484
Rushes–yards	44–260	39–159
Passing yards	349	325
Passing: comp–att–int	16–22–2	27–47–2
Time of possession	26:54	33:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	16/22 349yds, 4 TD 2 Int
	Rushing	Zach Charbonnet	28run 167yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kazmeir Allen	3rec 115yds, 2 TD
USC	Passing	Jaxson Dart	27/47 325yds, 1 TD 2 Int
	Rushing	Vavae Malepeai	10run 49yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Gary Bryant Jr.	9rec 161yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UCLA USC 1st 11:05 10 63 4:04 USC 29-yard field goal by Alex Stadthaus (#38) 0 3 1st 5:17 8 14 2:36 UCLA Kazmeir Allen (#19) 45-yard touchdown reception from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (#1), Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 7 3 1st 0:50 10 63 4:22 USC Vavae Malepeai (#6) 7-yard touchdown run, Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 7 10 2nd 10:10 6 58 2:00 UCLA Kyle Philips (#2) 23-yard touchdown reception from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (#1), Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 14 10 2nd 7:14 2 60 0:54 UCLA Kazmeir Allen (#19) 58-yard touchdown reception from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (#1), Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 21 10 2nd 2:58 5 54 1:30 UCLA Dorian Thompson-Robinson (#1) 4-yard touchdown run, Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 28 10 2nd 0:38 8 67 1:50 USC Vavae Malepeai (#6) 3-yard touchdown run, Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 28 17 3rd 12:27 8 78 3:24 UCLA Kyle Phillips (#2) 11-yard touchdown reception from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (#1), Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 35 17 3rd 5:43 16 65 6:34 USC 23-yard field goal by Alex Stadthaus (#38) 35 20 3rd 2:32 2 72 0:23 USC Gary Bryant Jr. (#1) 44-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), 2-point run no good 35 26 3rd 2:09 1 100 0:00 UCLA Kazmeir Allen (#19) 100-yard touchdown run, Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 42 26 4th 10:48 11 98 6:07 UCLA Zach Charbonnet (#24) 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 48 26 4th 7:09 9 75 3:24 USC Vavae Malepeai (#6) 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Stadthaus (#38) kick good 48 33 4th 4:38 5 25 3:01 UCLA Dorian Thompson-Robinson (#1) 15-yard touchdown run, Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 55 33 4th 2:05 3 50 1:48 UCLA Ethan Fernea (#36) 42-yard touchdown run, Nicholas Barr Mira (#2) kick good 62 33 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 62 33

No. 13 BYU

See also: 2021 BYU Cougars football team

BYU Cougars vs USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Cougars	7	14	7	7	35
Trojans	3	10	10	8	31

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

• Date: November 27, 2021
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: -
• Game attendance: 55,926
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony

Statistics	BYU	USC
First downs	27	27
Plays–yards	74–465	80–458
Rushes–yards	42–189	44–210
Passing yards	276	248
Passing: comp–att–int	20–32–2	23–36–0
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	20/32 276yds, 2 TD 2 Int
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	21run 111yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keanu Hill	4rec 72yds, 1 TD
USC	Passing	Jaxson Dart	23/35 248yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Vavae Malepeai	20run 99yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gary Bryant Jr.	5rec 56yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU USC 1st 12:02 8 25 3:40 USC 26-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 0 3 1st 8:07 8 70 3:56 BYU Puka Nacua (#12) 28-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall (#3), Jake Oldroyd (#39) kick good 7 3 2nd 11:38 15 94 6:46 BYU Tyler Allgeier (#25) 9-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd (#39) kick good 14 3 2nd 8:33 9 72 3:30 USC Jaxson Dart (#2) 6-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 14 10 2nd 5:56 6 68 2:19 BYU Tyler Allgeier (#25) 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd (#39) kick good 21 10 2nd 0:03 8 54 1:12 USC 33-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 21 13 3rd 12:29 6 75 3:23 BYU Keanu Hill (#1) 41-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall (#3), Jake Oldroyd (#39) kick good 28 13 3rd 7:46 14 75 4:25 USC Vavae Malepeai (#6) 2-yard touchdown run, Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 28 20 3rd 3:56 5 38 1:48 USC 37-yard field goal by Parker Lewis (#48) 28 23 4th 11:45 12 91 5:13 USC Gary Bryant Jr. (#1) 10-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), 2-point pass complete 28 31 4th 4:24 6 62 2:30 BYU Jackson McChesney (#21) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd (#39) kick good 35 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 31

At California

See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team

USC Trojans at California Golden Bears

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Bears	3	14	0	7	24

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

• Date: December 4, 2021
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: -
• Game attendance: 42,076
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman

Statistics	USC	CAL
First downs	25	16
Plays–yards	79–409	52–265
Rushes–yards	40–144	31–88
Passing yards	265	177
Passing: comp–att–int	25–39–0	18–21–0
Time of possession	31:16	28:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Jaxson Dart	17/26 191yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Vavae Malepeai	18run 107yds
	Receiving	Kyle Ford	5rec 71yds, 1 TD
CAL	Passing	Chase Garbers	18/21 277yds
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	14run 49yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Trevon Clark	4rec 54yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC CAL 1st 2:20 14 62 7:56 CAL 22-yard field goal by Dario Longhetto (#30) 0 3 2nd 9:46 6 91 3:17 USC Kyle Ford (#81) 45-yard touchdown reception from Jaxson Dart (#2), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 7 3 2nd 4:54 8 79 4:37 CAL Christopher Brooks (#34) 1-yard touchdown run, Dario Longhetto (#30) kick good 7 10 2nd 4:06 5 30 0:58 CAL Fumble recovery returned 55 yards for touchdown by Trey Paster (#27), Dario Longhetto (#30) kick good 7 17 4th 6:58 8 68 4:26 CAL Christopher Brooks (#34) 2-yard touchdown run, Dario Longhetto (#30) kick good 7 24 4th 2:01 14 87 4:01 USC K.D. Nixon (#21) 16-yard touchdown reception from Miller Moss (#7), Parker Lewis (#48) kick good 14 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 24

Rankings

Further information: 2021 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	Final
AP	15	15	14	RV	RV	—
Coaches	14	14	14	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released															Not released

Statistics

USC vs Opponents

1 2 3 4 Total USC 57 105 69 113 344 Opponents 66 129 94 92 381

USC vs Pac-12 opponents

1 2 3 4 Total USC 44 89 59 75 267 Pac-12 opponents 52 105 73 78 308

Offense

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
2	Jaxson Dart	QB	132.46	117	189	1353	225.50	61.90%	9	5	45
7	Miller Moss	QB	134.74	8	13	74	37.0	61.54%	1	0	16
9	Kedon Slovis	QB	132.71	193	297	2153	239.22	64.98%	11	8	62
	TOTALS		132.40	318	500	3580	298.33	63.60%	21	13	62

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	GAIN	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
6	Vavae Malepeai	TB	114	502	4.4	6	35	41.83
22	Darwin Barlow	TB	62	289	4.7	2	16	26.27
25	Brandon Campbell	TB	12	53	4.4	0	13	17.67
28	Keaontay Ingram	TB	156	911	5.8	5	53	91.10
1	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	1	3	3.0	1	3	0.30
2	Jaxson Dart	QB	22	43	2.0	2	18	7.17
7	Miller Moss	QB	3	-14	-4.7	0	10	-7.0
9	Kedon Slovis	QB	25	-40	-1.6	0	11	-4.44
15	Drake London	WR	1	2	2.0	0	2	0.25
-	Team	-	4	-6	-2.0	0	0	-0.50
	TOTALS		400	1743	4.4	16	53	145.25

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	CTH	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
1	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	44	579	13.16	7	62	57.90
8	Michael Trigg	TE	7	109	15.57	1	46	18.17
10	Kyron Hudson	WR	2	4	2.00	0	5	4.00
13	Michael Jackson III	WR	12	116	9.67	0	21	16.57
14	Joseph Manjack IV	WR	7	67	9.57	0	42	6.09
15	Drake London	WR	88	1084	12.32	7	44	135.50
16	Tahj Washington	WR	54	602	11.15	1	29	50.17
18	Jude Wolfe	TE	8	56	7.00	0	18	5.09
19	Michael Epps	TE	10	173	17.30	1	41	14.42
21	K.D. Nixon	WR	3	35	11.67	1	16	3.50
80	John Jackson III	WR	3	16	5.33	0	7	1.60
81	Kyle Ford	WR	19	252	13.26	2	45	31.50
84	Erik Krommenhoek	TE	15	137	9.13	1	20	11.42
87	Lake McRee	TE	7	91	13.00	0	19	22.75
6	Vavae Malepeai	TB	12	65	5.42	0	24	5.42
22	Darwin Barlow	TB	4	22	5.50	0	14	2.00
25	Brandon Campbell	TB	1	16	16.00	0	16	5.33
28	Keaontay Ingram	TB	22	156	7.09	0	32	15.60
	TOTALS		318	3580	11.26	21	62	298.32

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT	BU	QBH	FR	FF	BLK	SAF	TD
0	Korey Foreman	DL	7	4	11	3.5–8	2.5–7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	Stanley Ta’ufo’ou	DL	5	13	18	1.5–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Tuli Tuipulotu	DL	24	24	48	7.5–42	5.5–39	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	1
50	Nick Figueroa	DL	8	8	16	3.5–4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Maximus Gibbs	OL/DL	2	0	2	1.0–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	Jamar Sekona	DL	4	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
79	De’jon Benton	DL	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	Jacob Lichtenstein	DL	11	17	28	6.0–17	4.0–11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	Hunter Echols	BB	11	9	20	1.5–4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Juliano Falaniko	BB	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	Drake Jackson	BB	23	14	37	8.0-35	5.0–30	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
10	Ralen Goforth	LB	31	29	60	1.0–3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
17	Micah Croom	LB	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
18	Raymond Scott	LB	12	15	27	1.0-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
26	Kana'i Mauga	LB	56	35	91	5.5–16	1.0–10	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
34	Eli’jah Winston	LB	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Kaulana Makaula	LB	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
36	Clyde Moore	LB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Tuasivi Nomura	LB	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ceyair Wright	CB	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Isaac Taylor-Stuart	CB	25	14	39	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chris Steele	CB	19	14	33	2.0–21	1.0–19	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	Jayden Williams	CB	5	3	8	1.0–1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Prophet Brown	CB	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Joshua Jackson Jr.	CB	4	5	9	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Greg Johnson	S	19	13	32	2.5–13	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
7	Chase Williams	S	31	17	48	2.5–6	1.0–2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	Jaylin Smith	S	10	1	11	2.0–9	1.0—6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	Isaiah Pola-Mao	S	41	16	57	1.0–1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
27	Calen Bullock	S	25	15	40	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Xamarion Gordon	S	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Xavion Alford Jr.	S	27	4	31	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Chris Thompson Jr.	S	6	5	11	1.0–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Team		9	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	TOTAL		431	296	727	52.0-186	21.0-124	14	25	6	5	9	0	0	2

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

Special teams

Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG
38	Alex Stadthaus	PK	10	10	100.00%	6	6	100.00%	0/0	4/4	1/1	1/1	0/0	40
48	Parker Lewis	PK	23	24	95.83%	17	22	77.27%	0/0	5/5	7/8	4/6	1/3	52
	TOTALS		33	34	97.05%	23	28	82.14%	0/0	9/9	8/9	5/7	1/3	52

Kickoff statistics
#	NAME	POS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
38	Alex Stadthaus	PK	30	1916	63.9	18	0
48	Parker Lewis	PK	34	2164	63.6	27	2
	TOTALS		64	4080	63.8	45	2

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
24	Ben Griffiths	P	44	1978	44.95	71	5	17	11	0
	TOTALS		44	1978	44.95	71	5	17	11	0

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	16	413	25.81	0	62
16	Tahj Washington	WR	7	121	17.29	0	24
21	K.D. Nixon	WR	3	55	18.33	0	21
23	Keenan Christon	TB	1	17	17.0	0	17
27	Quincy Jountti	TB	1	11	11.0	0	11
	TOTALS		28	617	22.04	0	62

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	11	50	4.55	0	21
13	Michael Jackson III	WR	2	5	2.5	0	5
21	K.D. Nixon	WR	3	21	7.0	0	15
	TOTALS		16	76	4.75	0	21

After the Season

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

Player	Position	Date	Ref.

Conference

Conference awards

Player	Position	Award	Ref.

National

Individual Awards

Player	Position	Award	Result
Damon Johnson	Long snapper	Mannelly Award	Finalist

All-Americans

All-American Player AP AFCA FWAA TSN WCFF Designation The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.HM = Honorable mention. Source:

All-Pac-12 Player Position 1st/2nd team HM = Honorable mention. Source: All-Pac-12 Academic Player Position Class Major Ref. HM = Honorable mention. Source:

NFL draft

See also: 2022 NFL draft

The NFL Draft will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on April 28–30, 2022.

Trojans who attended the 2022 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
Drake London	Wide receiver	1	8	Atlanta Falcons
Drake Jackson	Outside linebacker	2	61	San Francisco 49ers
Keaontay Ingram	Tailback	6	201	Arizona Cardinals
Erik Krommenhoek	Tight end	UDFA	-	Los Angeles Chargers
Jalen McKenzie	Offensive tackle	UDFA	-	Tennessee Titans
Kana'i Mauga	Linebacker	UDFA	-	Denver Broncos
Isaiah Pola-Mao	Safety	UDFA	-	Las Vegas Raiders
Chris Steele	Cornerback	UDFA	-	Pittsburgh Steelers
Isaac Taylor-Stuart	Cornerback	UDFA	-	Dallas Cowboys
Liam Jimmons	Offensive guard	Rookie camp	-	Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills
Ben Griffiths	Punter	-	-	-
Greg Johnson	Safety	-	-	-
Vavae Malepeai	Tailback	-	-	-
KD Nixon	Wide receiver	-	-	-

CFL Global Draft

See also: 2022 CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft will be held in Toronto on May 3, 2022.

Trojans who attended the 2022 CFL Global Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	CFL Team
Ben Griffiths	Punter	1	9	Edmonton Elks
Samuel Oram-Jones	Tailback	-	-	-

NFL Draft combine

Five members of the 2021 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine.

2022 NFL combine participants
Name	POS	HT	WT	Arms	Hands	40	Bench press	Vert jump	Broad jump	3-cone drill	20-yd shuttle
Keaontay Ingram	TB	6’0	221	31 1/2“	9“	4.53	DNP	34.50“	122	DNP	DNP
Drake Jackson	OLB	6’3	254	34“	10 1/8“	DNP	DNP	36.5“	127	DNP	DNP
Drake London	WR	6’4“	219	33“	9 3/8“	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Chris Steele	CB	6’0“	187	31 1/8“	8 3/4“	4.48	DNP	37.5“	126	DNP	DNP
Isaac Taylor-Stuart	CB	6’1 1/2“	201	31 1/2“	9“	4.42	DNP	DNP	123	DNP	DNP

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

NFL Pro Day

Sixteen members of the 2021 team were invited to participate in drills at the NFL Pro Day 2022.

2022 NFL Pro Day Participants
Name	POS	HT	WT	Arms	Hands	40	Bench press	Vert jump	Broad jump	3-cone drill	20-yd shuttle (Pro Agility)
Ben Griffiths	P	6’6	240	32 5/8	9 7/8	4.96	DNP	30”	9’6	DNP	DNP
Kohl Hollinquest	TE	6’2	245	32	9 1/8	5.21	DNP	26.5”	9’3	7.76	4.59
Keaontay Ingram	TB	5’11	220	31 3/8	8 7/8	DNP	23	33”	DNP	7.19	4.44
Drake Jackson	OLB	6’3	273	10 1/4	34 1/4	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	7.09	4.28
Liam Jimmons	OG	6’5	293	32	10	5.25	17	23”	8’3	7.90	4.88
Greg Johnson	S	5’10	194	31 7/8	10	4.66	DNP	29”5	9’9	7.15	4.34
Erik Krommenhoek	TE	6’5	245	31 5/8	9	4.84	23	26”5	9’8	7.00	4.50
Drake London	WR	April 18
Vavae Malepeai	TB	5’10	212	30 3/4	9 3/8	April 18	April 18	27”5	9’2	April 18	April 18
Kana'i Mauga	LB	6’0	245	32 1/8	9 1/2	4.65	21	32”	9’7	7.27	4.40
Jalen McKenzie	OT	6’4	310	34 1/4	10 5/8	5.32	22	24”5	8’5	7.81	4.80
KD Nixon	WR	5’6	190	28 7/8	8 7/8	4.59	15	29”5	9’3	7.14	4.28
Samuel Oram-Jones	TB	5’7	201	28 3/4	9	4.87	21	DNP	DNP	7.46	4.60
Isaiah Pola-Mao	S	6’3	212	32 3/8	8 1/2	4.51	DNP	31”	10’6	6.87	4.34
Chris Steele	CB	6’0	195	30 3/4	8 7/8	DNP	17	DNP	DNP	7.31	4.54
Isaac Taylor-Stuart	CB	6’1	200	31 7/8	9	4.43	15	36”5	10’3	6.81	4.17

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

Notes

• August 19, 2020 – USC DT Jay Tufele declares for 2021 NFL Draft. ^[4]
• November 30, 2020 – Kyron Ware-Hudson flips from Oregon to USC football recruiting class for 2021. ^[5]
• December 1, 2020 – USC football kicker Chase McGrath enters transfer portal. ^[6]
• December 3, 2020 – Top USC football commit Jake Garcia decommits from the Trojans. ^[7]
• December 7, 2020 – USC football loses linebacker Palaie Gaoteote to transfer portal. ^[8]
• December 11, 2020 – USC football adds Alabama DT Ishmael Sopsher via transfer. ^[9]
• December 16, 2020 – USC Football Announces Early Signing Period 2021 Class. ^[10]
• December 19, 2020 – USC Football Opts Out Of Playing In A Bowl. ^[11]
• December 25, 2020 – USC football adds Xavion Alford as transfer from Texas. ^[12]
• December 28, 2020 – USC football's Alijah Vera-Tucker declares for NFL Draft. ^[13]
• December 28, 2020 – Markese Stepp enters transfer portal intending to leave USC football. ^[14]
• December 30, 2020 – Talanoa Hufanga declares for NFL Draft after All-American season for USC football. ^[15]
• December 31, 2020 – USC Cornerbacks Coach Donte Williams Adds Associate head coach Title. ^[16]
• January 1, 2021 – USC defensive lineman Marlon Tuipulotu declares for NFL Draft. ^[17]
• January 2, 2021 – USC receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown enters the 2021 NFL Draft. ^[18]
• January 2, 2021 – Ceyair Wright commits to USC football recruiting class for 2021. ^[19]
• January 2, 2021 – Korey Foreman, Nation's No. 1 Overall Recruit, Signs With USC Football. ^[20]
• January 3, 2021 – Tim Drevno, Aaron Ausmus Will Not Return To USC Football Coaching Staff. ^[21]
• January 4, 2021 – USC football recruiting rolls into 2022 with Fabian Ross commitment. ^[22]
• January 4, 2021 – USC wide receiver Tyler Vaughns declares for NFL Draft. ^[23]
• January 16, 2021 – Robert Stiner Named Director of Football Sports Performance At USC. ^[24]

Notes

1. Not counting 2005, when USC originally went 12–1 but later had all 12 of its wins vacated by the NCAA for eligibility violations, thus retroactively giving them an "official" record of 0–1 that year.
2. The USC–California game, originally scheduled for November 13 at 12:30 p.m., was postponed on November 9 due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the Golden Bears and rescheduled for December 4. ^[2] On November 11, the game was officially given a kickoff time of 8:00 p.m. PST on FS1. ^[3]

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