USC Trojans
Pac-12
2015 Record: 8-5, 6-3
Coach: Clay Helton
Coach Bowl Record: 1-0
Big Wins: 10/24 Utah (42-24), 11/28 UCLA (40-21)
Bad Losses: 10/8 Washington (12-17), 11/21 at Oregon (28-48)
Statistical Leaders:
Rushing: Ronald Jones, RB, 940 yards
Passing: Cody Kessler, QB, 3,315 yards
Receiving: JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, 1,389 yards
Tackles: Su’a Cravens, LB, 78; Cameron Smith, LB, 78
Sacks: Su’a Cravens, LB, 5.5; Porter Gustin, LB, 5.5
Interceptions: Iman Marshall, CB, 3; Cameron Smith, LB, 3
2015 Team Stats:
Rushing Offense: 176.7 (62nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Passing Offense: 280.7 (30, 5)
Total Offense: 457.3 (32, 7)
Scoring Offense: 36.0 (26, 5)
Rushing Defense: 137.6 (30, 4)
Pass Defense: 262.4 (104, 9)
Total Defense: 400.0 (70, 5)
Scoring Defense: 24.7 (51, 4)
Turnover Margin: 1.08 (6, 1)
Sacks: 3.00 (10, 2)
Sacks Allowed: 2.58 (99, 7)
Recent Bowl Appearances:
2014 Holiday Bowl Nebraska (45-42)
2013 Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State (45-20)
2012 Sun Bowl Georgia Tech (7-21)
2009 Emerald Bowl Boston College (24-13)
2008 Rose Bowl Penn State (38-24)
2007 Rose Bowl Illinois (49-17)
2006 Rose Bowl Michigan (32-18)
2005 Rose Bowl Texas (38-41)
*all team stats through 11/30