Wikipedia

2019 USC Trojans football team

The 2019 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2019 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 fourth-year head coach Clay Helton.

2019 USC Trojans football
Holiday Bowl, L 24–49 vs. Iowa
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record8–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGraham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorClancy Pendergast (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Captain
4
  • Michael Pittman Jr.
  • Christian Rector
  • Jordan Iosefa
  • John Houston Jr.
Home stadiumUnited Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
California   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Oregon State   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Washington State   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Stanford   3 – 6     4 – 8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x   8 – 1     11 – 3  
USC   7 – 2     8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5     8 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 5     4 – 8  
Colorado   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Transfers edit

The Trojans lost nine players due to transfer. QB Matt Fink, WR Velus Jones Jr., and CB Greg Johnson all entered the NCAA transfer portal, but ultimately decided to return to USC. WR Keyshawn Pie Young, a redshirt junior, announced his intention to transfer on June 28, 2019,[1] and on July 10 of the same year, freshman CB Trey Davis entered the NCAA transfer portal after just one month of enrollment.[2] After QB Jack Sears was officially listed as the fourth-string quarterback on the depth chart, behind starter J.T. Daniels, true freshman Kedon Slovis and Fink, Sears decided to enter the transfer portal as well but counted for 2020 Transfer portal.[3]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Oluwole Betiku Jr. #99 OLB 6'3 240 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Illinois Fighting Illini
Bubba Bolden #2 S 6'3 190 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Miami Hurricanes
Randal Grimes #87 WR 6'4 205 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV UNLV Rebels
Josh Imatorbhebhe #17 WR 6'2 215 Sophomore   Suwanee, GA Illinois Fighting Illini
Levi Jones #13 ILB 6'3 220 Sophomore Austin, TX NC State Wolfpack
Ykili Ross #14 S 6'1 195 Junior   Riverside, CA UTEP Miners
Trevon Sidney #13 WR 5'11 170 Sophomore   Pasadena, CA Illinois Fighting Illini
Keyshawn "Pie" Young #85 WR 5'11 170 Sophomore   Miami, FL Marshall Thundering Herd

The Trojans added 4 players via transfer.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from
Bru McCoy #14 WR 6'2 205 Freshman Santa Ana, CA Texas Longhorns
Clyde Moore #54 LB 6'0 225 Freshman Newport Beach, CA Colorado Buffaloes
Chris Steele #8 CB 6'2 187 Freshman Bellflower, CA Florida Gators
Drew Richmond #53 OT 6'5 316 Senior   Memphis, TN Tennessee Volunteers

Returning starters edit

USC returns 25 starters in 2019 including 10 on offense, 12 on defense, and 3 on special teams.

Key departures include Aca'Cedric Ware (TB – 10 games), Tyler Petite (TE – 12 games), Chuma Edoga (OT – 10 games), Chris Brown (OG – 12 games), Toa Lobendahn (C – 11 games), Jordan Austin (OG – 1 game), Malik Dorton (DT – 11 games), Porter Gustin (OLB – 5 games), Cameron Smith (ILB – 9 games), Iman Marshall (CB – 12 games), Ajene Harris (CB – 12 games), Isaiah Langley (CB – 8 games), Jonathan Lockett (CB – 5 games), Marvel Tell III (S – 10 games), Reid Budrovich (P – 12 games), Wyatt Schmidt (H – 12 games).

Other departures include Jake Russell (WR), Daniel Imatorbhebhe (TE), Reuben Peters (ILB), and Jake Olson (LS).

Recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kyle Ford
#6 WR 		Corona, California Orange Lutheran High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) February 6, 2019 (Signed) / January 5, 2019 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Drake Jackson
#3 SDE 		Corona, California Centennial High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Max Williams
#21 CB 		Carson, California Junipero Serra High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / October 6, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Maninoa Tufono
#12 ILB 		Halawa, Hawaii Punahou School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / August 6, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Jude Wolfe
#8 TE 		Laguna Hills, California St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (110 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / August 3, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Drake London
#35 WR 		Moorpark, California Moorpark High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / June 27, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Jason Rodriguez
#24 OT 		Oak Hills, California Oak Hills High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 325 lb (147 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / April 22, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Kenan Christon
#30 TB 		San Diego, California Madison High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / September 17, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Ethan Rae
#22 TE 		Anaheim Hills, California Orange Lutheran High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / July 12, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Briton Allen
#31 S 		Orlando, Florida IMG Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Ralen Goforth
#22 OLB 		Long Beach, California St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Nick Figueroa
#2 SDE (JuCo) 		San Bernardino, California Riverside City College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Adonis Otey
#52 CB 		Columbia, Tennessee Blackman High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 6, 2019 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Munir McClain
#70 WR 		San Juan Capistrano, California JSerra Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / April 2, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Kedon Slovis
#26 QB-Pro 		Scottsdale, Arizona Desert Mountain High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / May 19, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Tuasivi Nomura
#55 OLB 		Corona, California Centennial High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 6, 2019 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Stanley Ta'ufo'ou
#35 ILB 		Simi Valley, California Grace Brethren High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / May 9, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Dejon Benton
#78 DT 		Oakland, California Pittsburg High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / December 19, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Jayden Williams
#102 S 		Laton, California Centennial High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 5, 2019 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Gino Quinones
#86 SDE (+OL) 		Ewa Beach, Hawaii Saint Louis School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) December 19, 2018 (Signed) / May 18, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Kaulana Makaula
#108 S 		Kailua, Hawaii Punahou School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) February 6, 2019 (Signed) / January 27, 2019 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Dorian Hewett
#127 S 		Houston, Texas North Shore Senior High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) February 6, 2019 (Signed) / February 5, 2019 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Ben Griffiths
P 		Melbourne, Australia Richmond Tigers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) December 22, 2018 (Signed) / December 22, 2018 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Will Rose
P 		Bellflower, California St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Walk-On / 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Scott Harris
QB 		Los Angeles, California Fairfax High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Walk-On / 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Chase Locke
WR 		Helotes, Texas O'Connor High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Walk-On / 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   247Sports: #20  ESPN: –
  • 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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

2019 NFL draft edit

NFL Combine edit

Main article: 2019 NFL Draft

The official list of participants for the 2019 NFL Combine included USC football players ILB Cameron Smith, CB Iman Marshall, OLB Porter Gustin, OT Chuma Edoga & S Marvell Tell III.

Team players drafted into the NFL edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL Team
Chuma Edoga Offensive tackle 3 92 (28) New York Jets
Iman Marshall Cornerback 4 127 (25) Baltimore Ravens
Marvell Tell Safety 5 144 (6) Indianapolis Colts
Cameron Smith Inside Linebacker 5 162 (24) Minnesota Vikings
Porter Gustin Outside linebacker UDFA – New Orleans Saints
Chris Brown Offensive guard UDFA – Los Angeles Chargers
Toa Lobendahn Center UDFA – New York Jets
Isaiah Langley Cornerback UDFA – Oakland Raiders
Malik Dorton Defensive tackle UDFA – Oakland Raiders
Aca'Cedric Ware Tailback UDFA – Indianapolis Colts
Ajene Harris Cornerback UDFA – Philadelphia Eagles

Pac-12 media days edit

Pac-12 media polls edit

In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, USC was voted to finish in second place in the South Division behind Utah. The Trojans received the fourth most votes to win the Pac-12 Championship Game.[4]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.Fresno State*
ESPNW 31–2357,329
September 77:30 p.m.No. 23 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
ESPNW 45–2062,109
September 1412:30 p.m.at BYU*No. 24
ABCL 27–30 OT62,546
September 206:00 p.m.No. 10 Utah
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FS1W 30–2355,719
September 2812:30 p.m.at No. 17 WashingtonNo. 21
FOXL 14–2866,975
October 124:30 p.m.at No. 9 Notre Dame*
NBCL 27–3077,622
October 196:30 p.m.Arizona 
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
P12NW 41–1453,826
October 256:00 p.m.at Colorado
ESPN2W 35–3148,913
November 25:00 p.m.No. 7 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FOXL 24–5663,011
November 912:30 p.m.at Arizona State
ABCW 31–2654,191
November 168:00 p.m.at California
FS1W 41–1746,397
November 2312:30 p.m.UCLANo. 23
ABCW 52–3564,156
December 275:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Iowa*No. 22
FS1L 24–4950,123

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Seasons at
USC		 Alma mater Before USC
Clay Helton Head coach 9 Houston (1994) Memphis – Offensive coordinator (2009)
John Baxter Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach 8 Iowa State (1987) Michigan – Special teams coordinator (2015)
Graham Harrell Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach 1 Texas Tech (2009) North Texas – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2018)
Clancy Pendergast Defensive coordinator / assistant head coach 6 Arizona (1990) San Francisco 49ers – Linebackers coach (2015)
Greg Burns Secondary coach 5 Washington State (1995) Oregon State – Defensive backs coach (2018)
Keary Colbert Wide receivers coach 5 USC (2006) Alabama – Offensive analyst (2015)
Joe DeForest Outside linebackers coach 2 Louisiana Lafayette (1987) Kansas – Special teams coordinator (2017)
Tim Drevno Offensive line coach / running game coordinator / pass protection coordinator 3 Cal State Fullerton (1992) Michigan – Offensive coordinator / offensive line coach (2015)
Mike Jinks Tailbacks coach 1 Angelo State (1993) Bowling Green – Head coach (2018)
Chad Kauha'aha'a Defensive line coach 1 Utah (1996) Boise State – Defensive line coach (2018)
Johnny Nansen Inside linebackers coach / Defensive run game coordinator 6 Washington State (1997) Washington – Special teams coordinator / Tailbacks coach (2013)
Aaron Ausmus Head strength and conditioning coach 3 Tennessee (1998) Tennessee – Director of strength and conditioning (2009)
Dane Stevens Offensive graduate assistant – Quarterbacks 3 USC (2016) USC – Student assistant coach (2016)
Viane Talamaivao Offensive graduate assistant – Offensive Line 1 USC (2018) USC – Offensive Guard (2017)
Michael Hutchings Defensive graduate assistant – Linebackers 2 USC (2017) USC – Inside linebacker (2016)
Chris Hawkins Defensive graduate assistant – Secondary 1 USC (2017) USC – Defensive back (2017)
Steve Murillo Offensive quality control analyst 6 Cal State Northridge (2003) Washington – Director of player personal (2013)
Lenny Vandermade Offensive quality control analyst 8 USC (2003) San Diego – Tight end coach (2008)
John David Baker Offensive quality control analyst 1 Abilene Christian (2013) North Texas – Offensive quality control coach (2018)
Seth Doege Offensive quality control analyst 1 Texas Tech (2011) Bowling Green – Special teams coordinator (2018)
Brett Arce Defensive quality control analyst 4 Stony Brook (2012) Stony Brook – Tight ends coach (2015)
Shawn Howe Defensive quality control analyst 3 Rocky Mountain College (2005) Coastal Carolina – Defensive line coach (2018)
Joe Bolden Special teams quality control analyst 1 Michigan (2015) Washington State – Defensive graduate assistant (2018)
Jared Klingenberg Assistant strength and conditioning coach 1 Idaho (2015) San Jose State – Assistant athletic performance coach (2018)
Darren Mustin Assistant strength and conditioning coach 3 Alabama (2007) UMass – Sports performance coach (2018)
Christian Tupou Assistant strength and conditioning coach 1 USC (2013) –
Tony "Ty" Webb Assistant strength and conditioning coach 1 Louisiana College (2010) Southern – Head strength and conditioning coach (2018)

Roster edit

2019 USC Trojans Football roster

Quarterback

  •  4 Trevor Scully –   Freshman (5′11, 170)
  •  9 Kedon Slovis – Freshman (6′2, 200)
  • 16 Scott Harris – Freshman (6′1, 185)
  • 18 JT Daniels – Sophomore (6′3, 210)
  • 19 Matt Fink –   Junior (6′3, 200)

Tailback

  •  7 Stephen Carr – Junior (6′0, 210)
  • 23 Kenan Christon – Freshman (5′10, 185)
  • 27 Quincy Jountti –   Junior (5′10, 210)
  • 29 Vavae Malepeai –   Junior (6′0, 220)
  • 30 Markese Stepp –   Freshman (6′0, 235)
  • 37 Ben Easington –   Sophomore (5′10, 210)
  • 38 Chris Edmondson –   Junior (5′9, 190)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Velus Jones Jr. –   Junior (6′0, 190)
  •  6 Michael Pittman Jr. – Senior (6′4, 220)
  •  8 Amon-Ra St. Brown – Sophomore (6′1, 195)
  • 13 Munir McClain – Freshman (6′4, 210)
  • 14 Bru McCoy – Freshman (6′3, 210)
  • 15 Drake London – Freshman (6′5, 205)
  • 16 Dominic Davis –   Senior (5′9, 195) (+CB) (+RB)
  • 17 Zach Wilson –   Freshman (6′1, 205)
  • 21 Tyler Vaughns –   Junior (6′2, 190)
  • 22 Jack Webster –   Sophomore (6′0, 190)
  • 27 Matthew Hocum –   Senior (5′10, 175)
  • 36 Brad Aoki –   Freshman (5′9, 170) (+CB)
  • 41 Chris Caulk –   Junior (6′3, 210)
  • 80 John Jackson III – Freshman (6′2, 210)
  • 81 Kyle Ford – Freshman (6′2, 210)
  • 86 Chase Locke – Freshman (6′4, 190)

Tight end

  • 46 Scott Voigt –   Junior (6′3, 220)
  • 82 Jude Wolfe – Freshman (6′5, 250)
  • 83 Josh Falo – Junior (6′6, 230)
  • 84 Erik Krommenhoek – Junior (6′5, 260)
  • 85 Ethan Rae – Freshman (6′5, 240)
  • 89 Sean Mahoney – Freshman (6′5, 215)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 51 Bernard Schirmer – OT –   Junior (6′6, 290)
  • 52 Jacob Daniel – OG –   Senior (6′4, 310)
  • 53 Drew Richmond – OT –   Senior (6′5, 315)
  • 57 Justin Dedich – C –   Freshman (6′2, 295)
  • 62 Brett Neilon – C –   Sophomore (6′2, 300)
  • 63 Damian Lopez – OG-OT –   Sophomore (6′6, 320)
  • 64 AJ Mageo – OG-OT –   Freshman (6′5, 300)
  • 65 Frank Martin II – OG –   Junior (6′4, 300)
  • 66 Gino Quinones – C-OG – Freshman (6′3, 280)
  • 67 Mark Zuvich – C –   Freshman (6′3, 260)
  • 68 Liam Douglass – OG-OT –   Freshman (6′5, 300)
  • 70 Jalen McKenzie – OT –   Sophomore (6′5, 310)
  • 71 Liam Jimmons – OT –   Junior (6′4, 305)
  • 72 Andrew Vorhees – OG-OT – Junior (6′6, 315)
  • 73 Austin Jackson – OT – Junior (6′6, 310)
  • 75 Alijah Vera-Tucker – OG –   Sophomore (6′4, 310)
  • 76 Clayton Bradley – OT –   Senior (6′5, 295)
  • 77 Jason Rodriguez – OG-OT – Freshman (6′6, 325)

Defensive line

  • 47 Stanley Ta'ufo'ou – Freshman (6′3, 270)
  • 50 Nick Figueroa –   Sophomore (6′5, 280)
  • 51 Marlon Tuipulotu –   Sophomore (6′3, 305)
  • 78 Jay Tufele –   Sophomore (6′3, 305)
  • 79 De'jon Benton – Freshman (6′3, 285)
  • 89 Christian Rector –   Senior (6′4, 270)
  • 90 Connor Murphy –   Junior (6′7, 270)
  • 91 Brandon Pili – Junior (6′4, 325)
  • 95 Trevor Trout –   Freshman (6′4, 315)
  • 96 Caleb Tremblay –   Junior (6′5, 270)
  • 97 Jacob Lichtenstein –   Sophomore (6′5, 280)
  • 99 Drake Jackson – Freshman (6′4, 275)

Outside Linebacker

  • 31 Hunter Echols –   Sophomore (6′5, 240)
  • 34 Eli'Jah Winston –   Freshman (6′3, 240)
  • 42 Abdul-Malik McClain –   Freshman (6′4, 240)
  • 44 Tuasivi Nomura – Freshman (6′1, 210)
  • 53 Bryce Matthews –   Sophomore (6′3, 225)

Long snappers

  • 39 Jac Casasante –   Freshman (6′0, 215)
  • 59 Damon Johnson –   Junior (6′0, 205)
  

Inside Linebacker

  •  1 Palaie Gaoteote IV – Sophomore (6′2, 250)
  • 10 John Houston Jr. –   Senior (6′3, 220)
  • 18 Raymond Scott – Sophomore (6′2, 225) (+S)
  • 19 Ralen Goforth – Freshman (6′2, 225)
  • 26 Kana'i Mauga – Sophomore (6′2, 240)
  • 41 Juliano Falaniko –   Sophomore (6′4, 235)
  • 45 Maninoa Tufono – Freshman (6′3, 235)
  • 46 Grant Jones –   Junior (6′2, 225)
  • 48 Peter Esparza –   Freshman (6′1, 210)
  • 49 Matt Bayle –   Senior (6′0, 215)
  • 52 Spencer Gilbert –   Freshman (6′0, 215)
  • 54 Clyde Moore – Freshman (6′0, 225)
  • 56 Jordan Iosefa – Senior (6′2, 230)
  • 58 Solomon Tuliaupupu –   Freshman (6′3, 230)

Cornerback

  •  2 Olaijah Griffin – Sophomore (6′0, 170)
  •  6 Isaac Taylor-Stuart –   Freshman (6′2, 205)
  •  7 Chase Williams –   Freshman (6′2, 195)
  •  8 Chris Steele – Freshman (6′1, 190)
  •  9 Greg Johnson –   Sophomore (5′11, 190)
  • 13 Adonis Otey – Freshman (6′1, 180)
  • 14 Jayden Williams – Freshman (6′1, 195)
  • 24 Max Williams – Freshman (5′9, 180)
  • 37 Justin Newell –   Junior (6′0, 175)
  • 44 Jack Drake –   Sophomore (5′10, 190)

Safety

  • 15 Talanoa Hufanga – Sophomore (6′1, 210)
  • 21 Isaiah Pola-Mao –   Sophomore (6′4, 205)
  • 22 Dorian Hewett – Freshman (6′0, 180)
  • 23 Kaulana Makaula – Freshman (6′3, 190)
  • 25 Briton Allen – Freshman (6′0, 185)
  • 27 Brandon Perdue –   Junior (6′4, 205) (+QB)
  • 28 C.J. Pollard –   Junior (6′1, 195)
  • 30 Jordan McMillan –   Freshman (5′11, 195)
  • 31 Richard Hagestad –   Junior (6′1, 200)

Placekicker

  • 15 Thomas Fitts –   Senior (6′1, 185)
  • 38 Alex Stadthaus – Sophomore (6′2, 200)
  • 40 Chase McGrath –   Sophomore (6′0, 190)
  • 49 Michael Brown –   Junior (6′1, 195)

Punter

  • 24 Ben Griffiths –   Freshman (6′5, 240)
  • 36 Will Rose – Freshman (6′1, 175)
  • 47 Michael Shahidi – Freshman (6′0, 180)
2019 USC Football Roster (09/21/2019)

Depth chart edit

  • Depth Chart 2019 at W

True Freshman
Double Position : *

Scholarship distribution chart edit

redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * Commit

– 85 scholarships permitted, 79 currently allotted to players

– 79 recruited players on scholarship (one former walk-ons)

– LB Tayler Katoa into two-year LDS mission.

Projecting Scholarship Distribution 2019

Game summaries edit

Fresno State edit

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 7 31023
Trojans 14 3 14031

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game information

Stanford edit

See also: 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Cardinal 7 13 0020
Trojans 3 21 71445

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game information

BYU edit

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team
USC Trojans at BYU Cougars
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 24 Trojans 7 10 010027
Cougars 10 7 010330

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah

  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game information

Utah edit

See also: 2019 Utah Utes football team
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Utes 7 3 7623
Trojans 14 0 7930

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 20, 2019
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m
  • Game attendance: 55,719
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed (Pac 12)
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Game information

Washington edit

See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team
USC Trojans at Washington Huskies
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Trojans 0 7 7014
No. 17 Huskies 14 3 11028

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Mostly cloudy • Wind @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,975
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Game information

Notre Dame edit

See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 3 0 101427
No. 9 Fighting Irish 0 17 31030

at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

Game information

Arizona edit

See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team
Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 01414
Trojans 10 7 101441

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information

Colorado edit

See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team
USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 7 7 71435
Buffaloes 3 14 14031

at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

  • Date: October 25, 2019
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information

Oregon edit

See also: 2019 Oregon Ducks football team
Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Ducks 0 28 141456
Trojans 10 7 0724

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Arizona State edit

See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 28 0 3031
Sun Devils 7 6 7626

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 9, 2019
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m
  • TV: ABC
Game information

California edit

See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team
USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 10 7 17741
Golden Bears 7 3 0717

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m
Game information

UCLA edit

See also: 2019 UCLA Bruins football team
UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
Bruins 7 7 14735
No. 23 Trojans 10 14 141452

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sidelines) and Molly McGrath (sidelines)
Game information

Iowa edit

See also: 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 2019 Holiday Bowl
USC Trojans at Iowa Hawkeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Trojans 7 10 7024
No. 16 Hawkeyes 7 21 71449

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 27, 2019
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information

Rankings edit

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRV24—21RVRVRVRVRV—RVRV252422RV
CoachesRVRV24—25RV——————RV252423RV
CFPNot released——23222222Not released

Statistics edit

Non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
USC 24 13 24 24 85
All opponents 13 31 6 33 83

Pac-12 opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
USC 82 56 58 65 261
Pac-12 opponents 45 70 53 47 215

All Opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
USC 106 69 82 89 346
Opponents 58 101 59 80 298

Offense edit

Defense edit

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 edit

Players drafted into the NFL edit

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 18 Austin Jackson OT Miami Dolphins
2 34 Michael Pittman Jr. WR Indianapolis Colts

References edit

  1. ^ "Keyshawn Pie Young announces intentions to transfer from USC Football".
  2. ^ "USC football: CB Trey Davis reportedly enters transfer portal".
  3. ^ "Sears enters transfer portal; lost USC QB battle". August 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_USC_Trojans_football_team&oldid=1208586155"