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USC Trojans
 
Overall Rank: #39
 
#7 Big Ten
 
2023 Record: 8-5, 5-4 (Pac-12)
2023 Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs. Louisville (W 42-28)
Coach: Lincoln Riley
Offensive Coordinator: Josh Henson
Defensive Coordinator: D’Anton Lynn
 
Returning Leaders:
Rushing: Quinten Joyner, RB, 125 yards
Passing: Miller Moss, QB, 681 yards
Receiving: Duce Robinson, WR, 351 yards
Tackles: Mason Cobb, LB, 85
Sacks: Jamil Muhammad, DE, 6.5
Interceptions: Jacobe Covington, CB, 1; Eric Gentry, LB, 1
 
Other Key Returnees: WR Zachariah Branch, CB Jaylin Smith, S Bryson Shaw, DL Bear Alexander, S Zion Branch
 
Key Losses: QB Caleb Williams, RB MarShawn Lloyd, RB Austin Jones, WR Tahj Washington, WR Brenden Rice, CB Christian Roland-Wallace, S Calen Bullock, DE Solomon Byrd, LB Tackett Curtis, CB Christian Roland-Wallace, DE Romello Height
 
Projected Postseason: Bowl
 
2023 Team Stats:
Rushing Offense: 134.6 (91st in nation, 7th in conference)
Passing Offense: 333.0 (5, 4)
Total Offense: 467.6 (10, 2)
Scoring Offense: 41.8 (3, 2)
Rushing Defense: 186.5 (116, 12)
Pass Defense: 246.4 (101, 7)
Total Defense: 432.8 (116, 10)
Scoring Defense: 34.4 (118, 10)
Turnover Margin: -0.08 (72, 9)
Sacks: 2.31 (47, 6)
Sacks Allowed: 2.54 (98, 8)