2015 USC Trojans football team

American college football season February 2026 April 2015 April 2015 2015 USC Trojans football USC Trojans logo.svg 100 Pac-12 Conference South Division Pac-12 8–6 6–3 Steve Sarkisian 2nd first 5 games Clay Helton interim; remainder of season Clay Helton 3rd Tee Martin 1st Justin Wilcox 2nd Pac-12 South Division co-championhttp://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aab.html No. 24 USC Football Takes on No. 7 Stanford in Pac-12 Championship Game - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site December 1, 2015 December 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208012548/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aab.html dead Pac-12 Championship Game L 22–41 vs. Stanford Holiday Bowl L 21–23 vs. Wisconsin 5 Cody Kessler Anthony Sarao Su'a Cravens Max Tuerk Antwaun Woods Multiple Multiple 3–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The 2015 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. USC played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. On November 30, 2015, Clay Helton was named USC's permanent head coach. Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atUSC Alma mater Before USCClay Helton Head Coach 5Houston (1994) Memphis – OC Coordinator (2009)Tee Martin Offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach / pass game coordinator 4Tennessee (2000) Kentucky – WR Coach (2011)Johnny NansenTailbacks Coach / special teams coach / assistant head coach 2 Washington State (1997) Washington – ST Coordinator / RB Coach (2013)Peter SirmonLinebackers coach / recruiting coordinator / associate head coach defense 2Oregon (1999) Washington – LB Coach (2013)Marques TuiasosopoQuarterbacks coach / associate head coach offense 2Washington (2001) Washington – QB Coach (2013)Lenny Vandermade Tight ends coach 1 USC (2003) San Diego – TE Coach (2015)Ivan LewisStrength and conditioning2 San Diego (2003) Washington – Strength and Conditioning (2013)Mike Goff Offensive line coach 1 Iowa (1998) Hilltop High School – Assistant Coach (2014)Kenechi Udeze Defensive line coach / assistant strength and conditioning coach 1 USC (2004) PITT – Assistant strength and conditioning coach (2015)Ricky Brown Linebackers coach 1 Boston College (2006) Baltimore Ravens – LB (Player) (2012)Patrick Henderson Safeties Coach 1 Oregon State (2010) Contra Costa College – DB Coach / defensive coordinator (2013)Drew Pearson Cornerbacks coach 1 Utah State (2008) Child and Family Specialist at Five Acres in Altadena, California (2008–2014)Mike Tuiasosopo Defensive line coach 1 University of the Pacific (1991) UCLA – OLB Coach (2015)Jaron Fairman Offensive assistant2 Fresno State (2007) Crespi Carmelite High School – WR Coach / ST Coordinator (2013) Roster 2015 USC Trojans FootballQuarterback  4 Max Browne – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 220)  6 Cody Kessler – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 215) 14 Sam Darnold – freshman (6'4, 215) * 15 Michael Bowman – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'4, 210) 19 Conner Sullivan – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'0, 195) (+H) Tailback 16 Dominic Davis – freshman (5'10, 175) (+WR)* 22 Justin Davis – junior (6'1, 195) 23 Tre Madden – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 225) 24 Stefan Smith – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'0, 195) 25 Ronald Jones II – freshman (6'0, 185) * 26 James Toland IV – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 185) 27 Lance Mudd – sophomore (6'1, 200) 28 Aca'Cedric Ware – freshman (6'0, 200) * Fullback 31 Soma Vainuku – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'0, 255) 38 Jahleel Pinner – senior (5'11, 240) Wide receiver  1 Darreus Rogers – junior (6'1, 215)  7 Steven Mitchell – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 190)  9 JuJu Smith-Schuster – sophomore (6'2, 215) 10 Jalen Greene – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'1, 195) (+QB) 15 Isaac Whitney – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'3, 205) * 18 Ajene Harris – sophomore (5'11, 185) 29 Christian Tober – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'8, 175) 34 Yoofi Quansah – sophomore (5'8, 165) 41 Bo St. Geme – freshman (6'0, 170) 44 Jake Russell – freshman (5'11, 170) 80 Deontay Burnett – freshman (6'0, 170) (Blueshirt) 83 George Katrib – senior (6'0, 185) 84 Jackson Boyer – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 195) 85 David Mellstrom – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'0, 180) 86 Robby Kolanz – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'10, 175) 89 De'Quan Hampton – junior (6'4, 220) * Tight end 47 Cyrus Hobbi – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'3, 245) 48 Taylor McNamara – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'5, 245) (Blueshirt) 49 Daniel Imatorbhebhe – freshman (6'4, 225) (Blueshirt) 81 Conner Spears – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore (6'6, 245) 82 Tyler Petite – freshman (6'6, 235) 87 Caleb Wilson – freshman (6'5, 225) *  Offensive lineman 50 Toa Lobendahn – OG-OT – sophomore (6'3, 290) 51 Damien Mama – OG – sophomore (6'4, 355) 56 Jordan Austin – OT – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'5, 280) 60 Viane Talamaivao – OG – sophomore (6'2, 320) 62 Khaliel Rodgers – C – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 305) 63 Roy Hemsley – OT-OG – freshman (6'5, 315) * 64 Richie Wenzel – C – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'1, 265) 65 Erick Jepsen – OG – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 285) 66 Cole Smith – C – freshman (6'4, 280) * 70 Chuma Edoga – OT – freshman (6'4, 280) * 72 Chad Wheeler – OT – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'7, 280) 73 Zach Banner – OT – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'9, 360) 74 Nico Falah – OT – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 285) 75 Max Tuerk – C – senior (6'6, 285) 76 Clayton Johnston – OT – freshman (6'6, 290) (Blueshirt) 77 Chris Brown – OG – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'5, 295) Defensive tackle 52 Delvon Simmons – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'5, 295) 53 Kevin Scott – freshman (6'5, 315) (+DE) * 68 Jordan Simmons – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'4, 325) (+OG) 79 Jeff Miller – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'1, 240) 91 Noah Jefferson – freshman (6'6, 330) * 92 Jacob Daniel – freshman (6'4, 325) * 95 Kenny Bigelow Jr. – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 290) 98 Cody Temple – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'2, 300) 99 Antwaun Woods – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 320) Defensive end 44 Malik Dorton – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'2, 275) 89 Christian Rector – freshman (6'5, 260) * 90 Claude Pelon – 10px|Redshirt Senior (6'4, 300) 93 Greg Townsend Jr. – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'3, 275) 94 Rasheem Green – freshman (6'5, 285) (+DT) * Placekicker 36 Matt Boermeester – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 180) 39 Alex Wood – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'10, 175) 46 Wyatt Schmidt – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'3, 215) Punter 17 Kris Albarado – 10px|Redshirt senior (5'10, 195) 36 Chris Tilbey – sophomore (6'5, 220) 46 Reid Budrovich – 10px|Redshirt freshman (5'11, 185) Linebacker 10 John Houston Jr. – OLB – freshman (6'3, 220) * 18 Quinton Powell – OLB – junior (6'2, 205) 19 Michael Hutchings – ILB – junior (6'1, 225) 21 Su'a Cravens – OLB – junior (6'1, 225) 34 Olajuwon Tucker – ILB – sophomore (6'3, 235) 35 Cameron Smith – ILB – freshman (6'2, 245) * 40 Jabari Ruffin – OLB – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'3, 245) 42 Uchenna Nwosu – OLB – sophomore (6'3, 210) 45 Porter Gustin – OLB – freshman (6'5, 250) (+TE) * 47 Scott Felix – OLB – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'2, 240) 49 Matt Bayle – OLB – freshman (6'2, 215) 50 Grant Moore – OLB – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'0, 220) 51 Joel Foy – ILB – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 225) 54 Reuben Peters – ILB – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'0, 225) 55 Lamar Dawson – ILB – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 230) 56 Anthony Sarao – ILB – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'0, 235) 58 Osa Masina – ILB – freshman (6'4, 245) (+TE) * 59 Don Hill – OLB – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'2, 245) 97 Wyatt Vinci – OLB – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'2, 235) Cornerback  2 Adoree' Jackson – sophomore (5'11, 185) (+WR & RET)  8 Iman Marshall – freshman (6'2, 200) * 13 Kevon Seymour – senior (6'0, 185) 14 Isaiah Langley – freshman (6'0, 165) (+WR) * 23 Jonathan Lockett – sophomore (5'11, 180) 28 Ryan Dillard – senior (5'9, 190) 29 Kevin Carrasco – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 185) 38 Jalen Jones – 10px|Redshirt freshman (5'8, 155) Safety  4 Chris Hawkins – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 190)  7 Marvell Tell – freshman (6'2, 190) * 22 Leon McQuay III – junior (6'1, 190) 24 John Plattenburg – sophomore (5'11, 185) 26 Davonte Nunnery – 10px|Redshirt freshman (5'10, 205) 27 Jonathan LaBonty – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'0, 200) 30 Ykili Ross – freshman (6'2, 185) (+CB & WR)* 37 Matt Lopes – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 185) 41 Deion Hart – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'0, 195) Long snappers 57 Nick Schlossberg – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'0, 205) 61 Jake Olson – freshman (6'4, 195) 92 Zach Smith – junior (6'1, 220) * : 2015 USC Trojans Football Commits (09/04/2015) Returning starters USC returns 31 starters in 2015, including fifteen on offense, twelve on defense, and four on special teams. Key departures include Javorius 'Buck' Allen (TB – 13 games), Nelson Agholor (WR – 13 games), George Farmer (WR – 4 games), Randall Telfer (TE – 12 games), Aundrey Walker (OT), Leonard Williams (DE / DT – 13 games), J. R. Tavai (LB – 9 games), Hayes Pullard (LB – 12 games), Josh Shaw (CB / S – 2 games), Gerald Bowman (S – 10 games), Andre Heidari (K – 11 games). Other departures : Ricky Town (QB – Freshman – Arkansas), Bryce Dixon (TE), Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick (TE), Charles Burks (LB – Junior RS – Azusa Pacific), Rahshead Johnson (CB / S – Freshman – San Jose State), Lamont Simmons (CB – Freshman RS – Georgia Tech), Devian Shelton (CB – Sophomore RS), Peter McBride (SNP – Junior RS). Offense (15) Player Class Position Games started Cody Kessler Senior 10px|Redshirt Quarterback 13 games Soma Vainuku* Senior 10px|Redshirt Fullback 2 games Jahleel Pinner* Senior Fullback 2 games JuJu Smith-Schuster Sophomore Wide receiver (+ DB) 13 games Darreus Rogers Junior Wide receiver 3 games Steven Mitchell Sophomore 10px|Redshirt Wide receiver 5 games Ajene Harris Sophomore Wide receiver 1 game Bryce Dixon Sophomore Tight end 1 game Max Tuerk Senior Center 13 games Zach Banner Junior 10px|Redshirt Right tackle 13 games Toa Lobendahn Sophomore Left tackle 13 games Chad Wheeler Junior 10px|Redshirt Left tackle 8 games Viane Talamaivao Sophomore Right guard 11 games Damien Mama Sophomore Left guard 4 games Khaliel Rodgers Sophomore 10px|Redshirt Left guard 3 games Defense (12) Player Class Position Games started Antwaun Woods Senior 10px|Redshirt Defensive tackle 10 games Delvon Simmons Senior 10px|Redshirt Defensive tackle 10 games Claude Pelon Senior 10px|Redshirt Defensive tackle 3 games Scott Star Felix Junior 10px|Redshirt Outside Linebacker 5 games Anthony Sarao Senior 10px|Redshirt Inside linebacker 13 games Michael Hutchings Junior Inside linebacker 1 game Kevon Seymour Senior Cornerback 11 games Adoree' Jackson Sophomore Cornerback (+ WR) 10 games Chris Hawkins Sophomore 10px|Redshirt Cornerback 4 games Su'a Cravens Junior Safety (+ OLB) 13 games Christian Margarum Junior Safety 13 games Special teams (4) Player Class Position Games started Alex Wood Junior 10px|Redshirt Kicker 2 games Kris Albarado Senior 10px|Redshirt Punter 12 games Conner Sullivan Junior 10px|Redshirt Holder 12 games Zach Smith Junior Long snapper 12 games : Co-Started in 2014 Depth chart Pro-Set 3-4 Yes Yes Yes Cody Kessler Max Browne Sam Darnold/ Conner Sullivan Justin Davis / Ronald Jones II Dominic Davis Aca'Cedric Ware Jahleel Pinner Soma Vainuku JuJu Smith-Schuster Jalen Greene / De'Quan Hampton Deontay Burnett Steven Mitchell / Darreus Rogers Adoree' Jackson # Taylor McNamara Tyler Petite Connor Spears Zach Banner Jordan Austin Damien Mama Chris Brown Khaliel Rodgers Nico Falah Viane Talamaivao Erick Jepsen Chuma Edoga Porter Gustin Scott Felix Jabari Ruffin Olajuwon Tucker Michael Hutchings Uchenna Nwosu Anthony Sarao Osa Masina Joel Foy Su'a Cravens Don Hill Quinton Powell Chris Hawkins John Plattenburg Marvell Tell Leon McQuay III SS Adoree' Jackson # Isaiah Langley Iman Marshall Jonathan Lockett Delvon Simmons Noah Jefferson Kenny Bigelow Jr. Antwaun Woods Cody Temple Jacob Daniel Greg Townsend Jr. Claude Pelon Rasheem Green / Malik Dorton Predator Alex Wood Matt Boermeester Kris Albarado Adoree' Jackson & JuJu Smith-Schuster / Justin Davis / Dominic Davis Adoree' Jackson / Steven Mitchell Zach Smith Conner Sullivan Christian Tober / George Katrib / David Mellstrom / Robby Kolanz – WR Daniel Imatorbhebhe / Cyrus Hobbi / Caleb Wilson – TE Jeff Miller / Kevin Scott / Christian Rector – DL Out : Chad Wheeler – OT Injuries : Tre Madden (+) – TB Isaac Whitney (+) – WR Kevon Seymour (+) – CB Matt Lopes (+) – DB Out for Season : Ajene Harris – WR Max Tuerk – C Toa Lobendahn – OG Cameron Smith – LB Lamar Dawson – LB 110 Yes 100 No 2015 USC Football Depth Chart Freshman : Freshman Double Position : # Injured : + Recruiting class yes 2015 Iman Marshall #1 CB Long Beach, California Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6 1 195 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / February 04, 2015 (Committed) 5 5 5 5 Chuma Edoga #3 OT Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School 6 4 283 January 12, 2015 (Signed) / April 21, 2014 (Committed) 5 4 5 4 Ronald Jones II #1 RB McKinney, Texas McKinney North High School 6 0 185 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / January 2, 2015 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Rasheem Green #8 DT Gardena, California Junipero Serra High School 6 5 290 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / February 04, 2015 (Committed) 5 5 5 4 John Houston Jr. #1 MLB Gardena, California Junipero Serra High School 6 3 207 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / February 04, 2015 (Committed) 4 5 4 4 Osa Masina #8 OLB Salt Lake City, Utah Brighton High School 6 4 233 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / January 23, 2015 (Committed) 5 4 5 4 Tyler Petite #2 TE-Y Moraga, California Campolindo High School 6 6 223 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / December 12, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Porter Gustin #7 ATH OLB / S Salem, Utah Salem Hills High School 6 4 238 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / February 3, 2015 (Committed) 4 5 5 4 Marvell Tell #6 S Encino, California Crespi Carmelite High School 6 2 185 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / January 3, 2015 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Sam Darnold #8 QB-PP San Clemente, California San Clemente High School 6 4 209 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / July 18, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Ricky Town #10 QB-PP Ventura, California Saint Bonaventure High School 6 4 205 January 12, 2015 (Signed) / January 25, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Isaiah Langley #9 ATH (WR / CB) Pleasanton, California Foothill High School 6 0 165 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / July 8, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Jacob Daniel #15 DT Fresno, California Clovis North High School 6 4 305 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / May 13, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 De'Quan Hampton #1 WR (JC) Compton, California Long Beach City College 6 4 220 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / June 22, 2014 (Committed) 3 4 4 4 Isaac Whitney #5 WR (JC) Moore, Oklahoma Riverside Community College 6 4 200 January 12, 2015 (Signed) / December 18, 2014 (Committed) 4 3 3 4 Ykili Ross #24 ATH (WR / CB) Riverside, California Riverside Polytech High School 6 2 190 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / January 3, 2015 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Noah Jefferson #25 DT Las Vegas, Nevada Liberty High School 6 5 280 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / May 15, 2014 (Committed) 3 4 4 4 Cameron Smith #8 MLB Granite Bay, California Granite Bay High School 6 2 236 January 12, 2015 (Signed) / May 21, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 4 4 Aca'Cedric Ware #51 RB Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill High School 5 10 175 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / July 28, 2014 (Committed) 3 4 3 3 Kevin Scott #39 DT Los Angeles Salesian High School 6 4 255 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / February 04, 2015 (Committed) 3 3 3 3 Cole Smith #6 C Mission Viejo, California Mission Viejo High School 6 3 260 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / August 19, 2014 (Committed) 3 3 3 3 Christian Rector #55 DE Los Angeles Loyola High School 6 4 231 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / August 6, 2014 (Committed) 3 3 3 3 Roy Hemsley #69 OT Los Angeles Windward School 6 5 285 January 12, 2015 (Signed) / May 6, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 3 3 Dominic Davis #99 S -> RB / WR Mission Hills, California Bishop Alemany High School 5 10 175 February 04, 2015 (Signed) / October 26, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 3 3 Caleb Wilson TE-Y Gardena, California Junipero Serra High School 6 4 214 Walk On 2015 / February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 2 3 Clayton Johnston #64 OT Anaheim, California Servite High School 6 6 280 Blue Shirts 2016 / July 2, 2014 (Committed) 4 4 4 3 Deontay Burnett #139 WR Gardena, California Junipero Serra High School 6 0 151 Blue Shirts 2016 / February 4, 2015 (Committed) 3 3 3 3 Taylor McNamara TE San Diego University of Oklahoma 6 5 245 March 23, 2015 (Transfer) Daniel Imatorbhebhe TE Suwanee, Georgia University of Florida 6 3 225 Blue Shirt 2016, Will sit out one year / June 24, 2015 (Transfer) Lance Mudd RB San Diego Cal Poly 6 1 200 Will sit out one year / February 3, 2015 (Transfer) Jonathan LaBonty S Mission Viejo, California Cal Poly 6 0 200 Will sit out one year / 2015 (Transfer) Jackson Boyer WR Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina 6 3 195 Will sit out one year / 2015 (Transfer) Wyatt Vinci OLB Ridgewood, New Jersey Diablo Valley JC 6 2 235 Will sit out one year / 2015 (Transfer) Yoofi Quansah WR Chino Hills, California UC San Diego 5 8 165 2015 (Transfer) Deion Hart S Hacienda Heights, California Sam Houston State 6 0 195 Will sit out one year / 2015 (Transfer) 2015 USC Signee List 2015 #1 #1 #1 #3 1 September 2016 yes Scholarship distribution chart Position Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior 2016 commit 2016 signed QB 3 (1) Sam Darnold Max Browne – Cody Kessler Matt Fink TB 5 Ronald Jones II Aca'Cedric Ware Dominic Davis – Justin Davis Tre Madden - FB 2 – – – Soma Vainuku Jahleel Pinner - WR 10 (5) Jalen Greene Deontay Burnett Steven Mitchell Jr. JuJu Smith-Schuster Ajene Harris Darreus Rogers Isaac Whitney De'Quan Hampton Christian Tober * George Katrib * Velus Jones Jr. Josh Imatorbhebhe Michael Pittman Trevon Sidney Tyler Vaughns TE 3 (1) Tyler Petite Daniel Imatorbhebhe – Taylor McNamara – Cary Angeline OL 14 (2) Jordan Austin Chris Brown Chuma Edoga Roy Hemsley Cole Smith Clayton Johnston Nico Falah Jordan Austin Toa Lobendahn Damien Mama Viane Talamaivao Chad Wheeler Zach Banner Max Tuerk Frank Martin II Nathan Smith DE 5 (2) Malik Dorton Don Hill Christian Rector Rasheem Green – – Greg Townsend Jr. Oluwole Betiku Liam Jimmons Keanu Saleapaga DT 9 (1) Noah Jefferson Jacob Daniel Kevin Scott Kenny Bigelow Jr. Jordan Simmons Antwaun Woods Cody Temple Claude Pelon Delvon Simmons Keyshon Camp OLB 7 (1) Porter Gustin John Houston Jr. Uchenna Nwosu Su'a Cravens Scott Felix Jabari Ruffin Quinton Powell – Jordan Iosefa ILB 6 Cameron Smith Osa Masina Olajuwon Tucker Michael Hutchings Lamar Dawson Anthony Sarao – CB 5 (1) Isaiah Langley Iman Marshall Adoree' Jackson Jonathan Lockett – Kevon Seymour T.J. Brock S 5 (1) Ykili Ross Marvell Tell III Chris Hawkins John Plattenburg Leon McQuay III – C.J. Pollard SP 6 – Matt Boermeester Chris Tilbey Zach Smith * Conner Sullivan * Alex Wood * Kris Albarado – redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * : Former walk-on – 85 scholarships permitted, 80 currently allotted to players (Note: Ricky Town is still "counts" for 2015, bringing the total to 81). – USC added four "blueshirts" that will count towards the class of 2016: Oklahoma transfer TE Taylor McNamara, Florida transfer TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe, true freshman OL Clayton Johnston and WR Deontay Burnett, CAL Poly transfer P Chris Tilbey – Kicker Matt Boermeester blueshirted and counted towards class of 2015. – With four blueshirts, USC can sign 20 players in the class of 2016. 2015 NFL draft 2015 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position NFL team 1 6 Leonard Williams Defensive end / Defensive tackle New York Jets 1 20 Nelson Agholor Wide receiver Philadelphia Eagles 4 120 (21) Josh Shaw Cornerback / Safety Cincinnati Bengals 4 125 (26) Javorius 'Buck' Allen Running back Baltimore Ravens 6 198 (22) Randall Telfer Tight end Cleveland Browns 7 219 (2) Hayes Pullard Middle Linebacker Cleveland Browns UFA – J. R. Tavai Outside linebacker Tennessee Titans UFA – George Farmer Wide receiver Seattle Seahawks UFA – Gerald Bowman Safety Baltimore Ravens UFA – Aundrey Walker Offensive tackle Miami Dolphins UFA – Andre Heidari Kicker Los Angeles Kiss (AFL) * : Projected Round Schedule 2015 AP Poll & CFP Rankings (beginning in Week 9) released prior to game. September 5 8:00 p.m. w y 8 Arkansas State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA P12N 55–6 79,809 September 12 5:00 p.m. w y 8 Idaho Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA P12N 59–9 72,422 September 19 5:00 p.m. l 6 Stanford rivalry Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 31–41 78,306 September 26 7:30 p.m. w y 19 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN 42–14 61,904 October 8, 2015 6:00 p.m. l 17 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ESPN 12–17 63,623 October 17 4:30 p.m. l y y Notre Dame 14 Jeweled Shillelagh Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 31–41 80,795 October 24 4:30 p.m. w Utah 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FOX 42–24 73,435 October 31 12:00 p.m. w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FOX 27–21 52,060 November 7 7:30 p.m. w y Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ESPN 38–30 76,309 November 13, 2015 6:00 p.m. w y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO ESPN2 27–24 37,905 November 21 12:30 p.m. l y 24 Oregon 23 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR ESPN 28–48 59,094 November 28 12:30 p.m. w UCLA 22 Victory Bell Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC/ESPN2 40–21 83,602 December 5 4:45 p.m. l y 20 Stanford 7 Pac-12 Championship Game Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California ESPN 22–41 58,476 December 30, 2015 7:30 p.m. l y y 25 Wisconsin Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium San Diego ESPN 21–23 48,329 Game summaries Arkansas State Red Wolves 0 0 6 0 #8 Trojans 14 14 14 13 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team ARST USC 1 13:58 USC 4 77 1:14 RecTD JuJu Smith-Schuster Cody Kessler 61 good Alex Wood 0 7 6 55 (Q1, 0:03) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 14 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–0 (Q2, 9:38) USC – #23 Tre Madden 65 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–0 (Q2, 4:40) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 2 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC28–0 (Q3, 13:07) Arkansas State – #34 Michael Gordon 9 yard run – USC 28–6 (Q3, 6:28) USC – #23 Tre Madden 8 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–6 (Q3, 3:46) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 44 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 42–6 (Q4, 10:26) USC – #58 Osa Masina 46 yard fumble return, (#39 Alex Wood kick blocked) – USC 48–6 (Q4, 4:21) USC – #28 Aca'Cedric Ware 6 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 55–6 Idaho Vandals 0 3 6 0 #8 Trojans 21 17 14 7 2015 Idaho Vandals football team (Q1, 12:57) USC – #22 Justin Davis 1 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0 (Q1, 09:28) USC – #22 Justin Davis 7 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–0 (Q1, 04:25) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 50 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–0 (Q2, 15:00) Idaho – #5 Austin Rehkow 21 yard Field Goal – USC 21–3 (Q2, 12:05) USC – #23 Tre Madden 7 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–3 (Q2, 05:48) USC – #23 Tre Madden 10 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–3 (Q2, 0:25) USC – #39 Alex Wood 24 yard Field Goal – USC 38–3 (Q3, 09:41) Idaho – #13 Bobby Cowan 10 yard pass from #10 Matt Linehan – USC 38–9 (Q3, 08:04) USC – #15 Isaac Whitney 28 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 45–9 (Q3, 03:53) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 41 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 52–9 (Q4, 07:32) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 1 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 59–9 Stanford Cardinal 7 17 7 10 #6 Trojans 14 7 7 3 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team (Q1, 12:09) USC – #23 Tre Madden 1 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0 (Q1, 02:55) STA – #18 Austin Hooper 15 yard pass from #8 Kevin Hogan, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – USC 7–7 (Q1, 01:00) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 6 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–7 (Q2, 12:44) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 42 yard Field Goal – USC 14–10 (Q2, 09:49) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 54 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–10 (Q2, 04:21) STA – #22 Remound Wright 1 yard run, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – USC 21–17 (Q2, 00:03) STA – #89 Devon Cajuste 17 yard pass from #8 Kevin Hogan, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 24–21 (Q3, 10:14) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 1 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–24 (Q3, 04:59) STA – #22 Remound Wright 1 yard run, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 31–28 (Q4, 11:25) STA – #22 Remound Wright 1 yard run, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 38–28 (Q4, 9:25) USC – #39 Alex Wood 36 yard Field Goal – STA 38–31 (Q4, 2:27) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 46 yard Field Goal – STA 41–31 Arizona State #19 Trojans 7 28 0 7 Sun Devils 0 0 7 7 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team (Q1, 10:44) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 80 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0 (Q2, 11:29) USC – #7 Steven Mitchell Jr. 27 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 14–0 (Q2, 03:44) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 4 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–0 (Q2, 00:40) USC – #4 Chris Hawkins 94 yard fumble return, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–0 (Q2, 00:07) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 10 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–0 (Q3, 02:05) ASU – #4 Demario Richard 1 yard run, (#5 Zane Gonzalez kick) – USC 35–7 (Q4, 10:47) USC – #15 Isaac Whitney 10 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 42–7 (Q4, 07:48) ASU – #4 Demario Richard 4 yard run, (#5 Zane Gonzalez kick) – USC 42–14 Washington Huskies 0 3 7 7 #17 Trojans 3 3 0 6 2015 Washington Huskies football team (Q1, 1:47) USC – #39 Alex Wood 34 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0 (Q2, 9:54) WAS – #48 Cameron Van Winkle 21 yard Field Goal – USC 3–3 (Q2, 0:00) USC – #39 Alex Wood 21 yard Field Goal – USC 6–3 (Q3, 11:24) WAS – #82 Joshua Perkins 27 yard pass from #16 Marvin Hall, (#48 Cameron Van Winkle kick) – WAS 10–6 (Q4, 14:21) WAS – #9 Myles Gaskin 1 yard run, (#48 Cameron Van Winkle kick) – WAS 17–6 (Q4, 12:02) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 1 yard run, (#6 Cody Kessler pass failed) – WAS 17–12 Notre Dame Trojans 10 14 7 0 #14 Fighting Irish 21 3 0 17 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame–USC football rivalry (Q1, 11:59) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 3 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0 (Q1, 11:49) ND – #7 Will Fuller 75 yard pass from #14 DeShone Kizer, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – 7–7 (Q1, 8:52) USC – #39 Alex Wood 42 yard Field Goal – USC 10–7 (Q1, 6:50) ND – #20 C. J. Prosise 25 yard run, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – ND 14–10 (Q1, 5:04) ND – #17 Kris Albarado punt blocked, #3 Amir Carlisle 5 yard run, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – ND 21–10 (Q2, 6:03) ND – #19 Justin Yoon 32 yard Field Goal – ND 24–10 (Q2, 5:52) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 75 yard pass from #10 Jalen Greene, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – ND 24–17 (Q2, 3:31) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 83 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – 24–24 (Q3, 9:45) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 4 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 31–24 (Q4, 14:26) ND – #20 C.J. Prosise 4 yard run, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – 31–31 (Q4, 9:06) ND – #88 Corey Robinson 10 yard pass from #14 DeShone Kizer, (#19 Justin Yoon kick) – ND 38–31 (Q4, 5:39) ND – #19 Justin Yoon 32 yard Field Goal – ND 41–31 Utah #3 Utes 14 3 0 7 Trojans 7 21 7 7 2015 Utah Utes football team (Q1, 8:06) USC – #22 Justin Davis 9 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–0 (Q1, 3:53) UTAH – #18 Britain Covey 30 yard pass from #7 Travis Wilson (#39 Andy Phillips kick) – 7–7 (Q1, 1:49) UTAH – #8 Bubba Poole 2 yard run (#39 Andy Phillips kick) – UTAH 14–7 (Q2, 9:47) USC – #31 Soma Vainuku 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – 14–14 (Q2, 3:40) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 18 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–14 (Q2, 1:07) USC – #35 Cameron Smith 54 yard interception run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 28–14 (Q2, 0:05) UTAH – #39 Andy Phillips 53 yard Field Goal – USC 28–17 (Q3, 3:37) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 35–17 (Q4, 9:58) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 25 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 42–17 (Q4, 4:00) UTAH – #18 Britain Covey 66 yard pass from #7 Travis Wilson (#39 Andy Phillips kick) – USC 42–24 California Trojans 0 10 17 0 Golden Bears 7 0 7 7 2015 California Golden Bears football team (Q1, 7:05) CAL – #1 Bryce Treggs 6 yard pass from #16 Jared Goff (#9 Matt Anderson kick) – CAL 7–0 (Q2, 13:32) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 13 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 7–7 (Q2, 0:11) USC – #39 Alex Wood 22 yard Field Goal – USC 10–7 (Q3, 9:50) USC – #23 Tre Madden 2 yard run, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 17–7 (Q3, 9:40) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 46 yard interception run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 24–7 (Q3, 5:46) CAL – #2 Daniel Lasco 6 yard run (#9 Matt Anderson kick) – USC 24–14 (Q3, 1:47) USC – #39 Alex Wood 43 yard Field Goal – USC 27–14 (Q4, 3:56) CAL – #89 Stephen Anderson 9 yard pass from #16 Jared Goff (#9 Matt Anderson kick) – USC 27–21 Arizona Wildcats 7 10 3 10 Trojans 0 17 0 21 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team (Q1, 5:53) AZ – #6 Nate Phillips 9 yard pass from #12 Anu Solomon (#41 Casey Skowron kick) – AZ 7–0 (Q2, 15:00) AZ – #4 David Richards 2 yard pass from #12 Anu Solomon (#41 Casey Skowron kick) – AZ 14–0 (Q2, 11:39) USC – #39 Alex Wood 25 yard Field Goal – AZ 14–3 (Q2, 9:25) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 72 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – AZ 14–10 (Q2, 8:16) AZ – #41 Casey Skowron 37 yard Field Goal – AZ 17–10 (Q2, 3:02) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 5 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 17–17 (Q3, 10:56) AZ – #41 Casey Skowron 41 yard Field Goal – AZ 20–17 (Q4, 15:00) USC – #22 Justin Davis 9 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 24–20 (Q4, 10:09) AZ – #41 Casey Skowron 44 yard Field Goal – USC 24–23 (Q4, 9:37) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 74 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 31–23 (Q4, 2:42) USC – #22 Justin Davis 15 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 38–23 (Q4, 0:16) AZ – #1 Cayleb Jones 1 yard pass from #12 Anu Solomon (#41 Casey Skowron kick) – USC 38–30 Colorado Trojans 3 3 14 7 Buffaloes 7 10 0 7 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team (Q1, 10:35) USC – #39 Alex Wood 22 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0 (Q1, 5:15) COL – #23 Phillip Lindsay 4 yard run (#10 Diego Gonzalez kick) – COL 7–3 (Q2, 9:28) COL – #22 Nelson Spruce 9 yard pass from #15 Cade Apsay (#10 Diego Gonzalez kick) – COL 14–3 (Q2, 3:14) COL – #10 Diego Gonzalez 28 yard Field Goal – COL 17–3 (Q2, 0:00) USC – #39 Alex Wood 41 yard Field Goal – COL 17–6 (Q3, 5:34) USC – #38 Jahleel Pinner 4 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – COL 17–13 (Q3, 2:32) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 2 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 20–17 (Q4, 13:55) USC – #9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 36 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 27–17 (Q4, 6:13) COL – #18 George Frazier 1 yard pass from #15 Cade Apsay (#10 Diego Gonzalez kick) – USC 27–24 Oregon #24 Trojans 7 7 14 0 #23 Ducks 14 17 7 10 2015 Oregon Ducks football team (Q1, 7:34) ORE – #2 Bralon Addison 48 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 7–0 (Q1, 2:04) USC – #1 Darreus Rogers 27 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – USC 7–7 (Q1, 1:46) ORE – #81 Evan Baylis 52 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 14–7 (Q2, 12:20) USC – #82 Tyler Petite 12 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – USC 14–14 (Q2, 6:46) ORE – #7 Darren Carrington 37 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 21–14 (Q2, 2:47) ORE – #29 Kani Benoit 30 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 28–14 (Q2, 0:06) ORE – #41 Aidan Schneider 37 yard Field Goal – ORE 31–14 (Q3, 11:33) ORE – #88 Dwayne Stanford 21 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 38–14 (Q3, 9:48) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 12 yard run (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – ORE 38–21 (Q3, 1:48) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 41 yard punt return (#36 Matt Boermeester kick) – ORE 38–28 (Q4, 12:57) ORE – #6 Charles Nelson 26 yard pass from #3 Vernon Adams Jr. (#41 Aidan Schneider kick) – ORE 45–28 (Q4, 7:00) ORE – #41 Aidan Schneider 22 yard Field Goal – ORE 48–28 UCLA #22 Bruins 7 7 7 0 Trojans 3 17 13 7 2015 UCLA Bruins football team USC-UCLA rivalry (Q1, 7:58) USC – #39 Alex Wood 30 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0 (Q1, 3:32) UCLA – #24 Paul Perkins 19 yard run (#15 Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick) – UCLA 7–3 (Q2, 12:06) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 10–7 (Q2, 9:49) UCLA – #18 Thomas Duarte 19 yard pass from #3 Josh Rosen (#15 Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick) – UCLA 14–10 (Q2, 2:51) USC – #39 Alex Wood 21 yard Field Goal – UCLA 14–13 (Q2, 1:56) USC – #2 Adoree' Jackson 42 yard punt return (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 20–14 (Q3, 8:42) UCLA – #24 Paul Perkins 1 yard run (#15 Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick) – UCLA 21–20 (Q3, 7:27) USC – #94 Rasheem Greene 31 yard fumble return, (2pts failed) – USC 26–21 (Q3, 1:57) USC – #1 Darreus Rogers 21 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 33–21 (Q4, 6:24) USC – #48 Taylor McNamara 8 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 40–21 Pac-12 Championship Game #20 Trojans 0 3 13 6 #7 Cardinal 3 10 14 14 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team 2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game (Q1, 9:13) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 30 yard Field Goal – STA 3–0 (Q2, 15:00) STA – #8 Kevin Hogan 11 yard pass from #5 Christian McCaffrey, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 10–0 (Q2, 8:35) STA – #34 Conrad Ukropina 23 yard Field Goal – STA 13–0 (Q2, 0:15) USC – #39 Alex Wood 40 yard Field Goal – STA 13–3 (Q3, 11:56) USC – #38 Jahleel Pinner 1 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler (#39 Alex Wood kick blocked) – STA 13–9 (Q3, 5:28) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 27 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 16–13 (Q3, 3:16) STA – #8 Kevin Hogan 7 yard run (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 20–16 (Q3, 0:14) STA – #90 Solomon Thomas 30 yard fumble return, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 27–16 (Q4, 12:35) USC – #6 Cody Kessler 12 yard run (2pts failed) – STA 27–22 (Q4, 6:43) STA – #5 Christian McCaffrey 28 yard pass from #8 Kevin Hogan, (#34 Conrad Ukropina kick) – STA 34–22 (Q4, 1:44) STA – #5 Christian McCaffrey 10 yard run – STA 41–22 Holiday Bowl #25 Trojans 0 7 7 7 Badgers 0 13 7 3 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team 2015 Holiday Bowl (Q2, 13:34) WIS – #10 Rafael Gaglianone 28 yard Field Goal – WIS 3–0 (Q2, 9:28) WIS – #6 Corey Clement 6 yard run (#10 Rafael Gaglianone kick) – WIS 10–0 (Q2, 5:20) USC – #22 Justin Davis 1 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – WIS 10–7 (Q2, 0:30) WIS – #10 Rafael Gaglianone 33 yard Field Goal – WIS 13–7 (Q3, 7:54) WIS – #2 Joel Stave 4 yard pass from #46 Austin Traylor, (#10 Rafael Gaglianone kick) – WIS 20–7 (Q3, 5:38) USC – #22 Justin Davis 4 yard run (#39 Alex Wood kick) – WIS 20–14 (Q4, 10:28) USC – #1 Darreus Rogers 7 yard pass from #6 Cody Kessler, (#39 Alex Wood kick) – USC 21–20 (Q4, 2:31) WIS – #10 Rafael Gaglianone 29 yard Field Goal – WIS 23–21 Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS 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Team statistics   USC Opponents Scoring & Efficiency Points 432 296 Total Time Possession – – Average Time Per Game 30:11 29:49 First Downs 267 267 Rushing 113 100 Passing 136 141 Penalty 18 26 3rd–Down Conversions 65/164 55/160 4th–Down Conversions 14/21 6/18 Red Zone Scoring 44/50 37/42 Red Zone Touchdowns 34/50 27/42 Penalties – Yards 90–841 59–527 Yards Per Game 70.1 43.9 Offense Total Offense 5,488 4,800 Total Plays 860 845 Average Plays Per Game 72 70 Average Yards Per Play 6.4 5.7 Average Per Yards Game 457.3 400.0 Rushing Yards 2,120 1,651 Rushing Attempts 467 430 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.8 Average Per Game 176.7 137.6 Rushing TDs 22 14 Passing Yards 3,368 3,149 Comp–Att 269–393 260–415 Comp % 68.4 62.7 Average Per Pass 8.6 7.6 Average Per Catch 12.5 12.1 Average Per Game 280.7 262.4 Passing TDs 28 22 Interceptions 6 14 Defense INT Returns: # – Yards 14–284 6–42 INT Touchdowns 2 1* Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards 9–171 4–0 Fumble recovery Touchdowns 3 0 QB Sacks: # – Yards 36–240 31–200 Touchdowns 5 1 Safeties 0 0 Special teams Kickoffs: # – Yards 78–4,819 62–3,615 Average Yards Per Kick 61.8 58.3 Net Kick Average 41.8 39.4 Touchbacks 10 15 Onside Kicks: # – Recovered 0–1 1–0 Punts: # – Yards 58–2,326 63–2,673 Average Yards Per Punt 40.1 42.4 Net Punt Average 35.5 37.4 Kickoff Returns: # – Yards 41–797 63–1,286 Average Yards Per Return 19.4 20.4 Kickoff return Touchdowns 0 0 Punt Returns: # – Yards 26–254 15–207 Average Yards Per Return 9.8 13.8 Punt return Touchdowns 2 1 Field Goals: # – Attempts 12–16 13–18 Longest Field Goal: Yards 43 53 PAT: # – Attempts 54–55 35–36 Non-conference opponents USC 45 45 35 20 All opponents 21 6 12 17 Pac-12 opponents USC 44 113 72 58 Pac-12 opponents 63 67 45 65 Offense Passing statistics # NAME POS RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG CMP% TD INT LONG 6 Cody Kessler QB 158.6 258 377 3,128 8.1 68.4 27 6 83 4 Max Browne QB 145.8 8 12 113 9.4 66.7 0 0 35 14 Sam Darnold QB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jalen Greene WR-QB 424.2 3 4 127 31.75 75.0 1 0 75 15 Michael Bowman QB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Conner Sullivan QB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 160.9 269 393 3,368 8.0 68.4 28 6 83 OPPONENTS 137.1 260 415 3,149 8.2 62.7 22 14 75 Rushing statistics # NAME POS CAR YDS AVG LONG TD 25 Ronald Jones II TB 139 890 6.4 74 7 22 Justin Davis TB 140 776 5.5 43 5 23 Tre Madden TB 84 540 5.4 65 5 16 Dominic Davis TB-WR 14 69 4.9 19 0 28 Aca'Cedric Ware TB 12 36 3.0 9 1 31 Soma Vainuku FB 2 4 2.0 3 1 38 Jahleel Pinner FB 0 0 0 0 0 26 James Toland IV TB 3 23 7.7 17 0 24 Stefan Smith TB 3 14 4.7 0 0 27 Lance Mudd TB 0 0 0 0 0 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 1 4 4.0 4 0 2 Adoree' Jackson CB-WR 5 8 1.6 6 0 – Team – 12 −27 −2.2 0 0 6 Cody Kessler QB 49 −124 −2.5 21 3 19 Conner Sullivan QB 1 −4 −4.0 0 0 10 Jalen Greene WR-QB 2 1 0.5 0 0 TOTALS 467 2,120 4.5 74 22 OPPONENTS 430 1,651 3.8 61 14 Receiving statistics # NAME POS REC YDS AVG LONG TD 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 74 1,302 17.6 75 10 7 Steven Mitchell Jr. WR 32 269 8.4 28 4 1 Darreus Rogers WR 22 229 10.4 27 2 15 Isaac Whitney WR 8 112 14.0 31 2 89 De'Quan Hampton WR 15 165 11.0 29 0 10 Jalen Greene WR-QB 10 104 10.4 16 0 80 Deontay Burnett WR 9 148 16.4 34 0 29 Chris Tober WR 2 10 5.0 6 0 83 George Katrib WR 0 0 0 0 0 85 David Mellstrom WR 1 18 18.0 18 0 86 Robby Kolanz WR 1 1 1.0 1 0 34 Yoofi Quansah WR 0 0 0 0 0 84 Jackson Boyer WR 0 0 0 0 0 48 Taylor McNamara TE 10 62 6.2 16 4 81 Connor Spears TE 0 0 0 0 0 82 Tyler Petite TE 13 119 9.2 18 1 47 Cyrus Hobbi TE 0 0 0 0 0 87 Caleb Wilson TE 0 0 0 0 0 23 Tre Madden TB 16 128 8.0 30 1 22 Justin Davis TB 16 169 10.6 23 0 25 Ronald Jones II TB 6 27 4.5 15 1 16 Dominic Davis TB-WR 7 102 14.6 35 0 38 Jahleel Pinner FB 3 21 7.0 9 1 2 Adoree' Jackson CB-WR 24 382 15.9 83 2 TOTALS 269 3,368 12.5 83 28 OPPONENTS 260 3149 12.1 75 22 Defense Defense statistics # NAME POS SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACK-YDS INT-YDS BU PD QBH FF FR-YDS BLK SAF TD 52 Delvon Simmons DL 25 20 45 8.5–48 4.0–33 – 1 1 1 2 – 1 – – 91 Noah Jefferson DL 11 8 19 – – – – – – – – – – – 95 Kenny Bigelow Jr. DL 6 3 9 3.0–19 3.0–19 – 1 1 – – – – – – 98 Cody Temple DL 3 1 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 99 Antwaun Woods DL 9 21 30 6.0–20 3.0–16 – – – 2 – 1–0 – – – 92 Jacob Daniel DL – 3 3 – – – 1 1 – – – – – – 53 Kevin Scott DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 90 Claude Pelon DL 6 10 16 2.5–13 1.5–12 – – – 1 1 – 1 – – 93 Greg Townsend Jr. DL 16 25 41 5.5–13 2.0–4 – – – – – – – – – 94 Rasheem Green DL 6 9 15 1.0–4 0.5–3 – – – – – 1–31 – – 1 68 Jordan Simmons DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 79 Jeff Miller DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 89 Christian Rector DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 44 Malik Dorton DL-LB 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 59 Don Hill DL-LB 2 4 6 0.5–1 – – – – – – – – – – 21 Su'a Cravens LB 43 30 73 13.5–51 5.5–33 2–32 6 8 1 2 – – – – 10 John Houston Jr. LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 18 Quinton Powell LB 4 6 10 – – – – – – 1 – – – – 19 Michael Hutchings LB 5 8 13 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 34 Olajuwon Tucker LB 13 9 22 3.5–22 2.5–21 – – – – – – – – – 35 Cameron Smith LB 45 33 78 1.0–9 1.0–9 3–122 3 6 – – 1–0 – – 1 40 Jabari Ruffin LB 3 8 11 – – – – – – 1 – – – – 42 Uchenna Nwosu LB 10 11 21 – – – 1 1 1 – – – – – 45 Porter Gustin LB 11 10 21 6.0–39 4.5–33 – – – 1 – – – – – 47 Scott Felix LB 12 14 26 5.5–37 4.0–31 – – – – – 1–0 – – – 55 Lamar Dawson LB 15 16 31 1.0–3 0.5–2 – 2 2 – 1 – – – – 56 Anthony Sarao LB 28 17 45 5.0–18 3.0–14 – – – 3 – – – – – 58 Osa Masina LB 17 8 25 1.5–4 – – – – 1 – 1–46 – – 1 50 Grant Moore LB – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 51 Joel Foy LB – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 54 Reuben Peters LB 1 5 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 Adoree' Jackson CB 20 9 29 – – 1–46 4 5 – 1 – – – 1 8 Iman Marshall CB 32 24 56 – – 3–15 7 10 – – – – – – 13 Kevon Seymour CB 15 5 20 1.0–1 – 1–27 – 1 – – – – – – 14 Isaiah Langley CB 7 2 9 – – – 1 1 – – – – – – 23 Jonathan Lockett CB 17 1 18 – – – – – – – – – – – 28 Ryan Dillard CB – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 29 Kevin Carrasco CB – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 38 Jalen Jones CB – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 Chris Hawkins S 34 20 54 0.5–3 – 2–20 – 2 – – 2–94 – – 1 7 Marvell Tell III S 15 6 21 1.0–2 – – 3 3 – – – – – – 22 Leon McQuay III S 10 8 18 1.5–3 – – 3 3 – 1 1–0 – – – 24 John Plattenburg S 20 11 31 3.5–21 1.0–10 2–22 – 2 – – – – – – 26 Davonte Nunnery S – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 30 Ykili Ross S – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 36 Joe Harding S – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 37 Matt Lopes S 8 6 14 1.5–1 – – – – – – – – – – 27 Jonathan LaBonty S – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Team – 3 – 3 3.0–8 – – – – – – – – – – 31 Soma Vainuku FB 7 6 13 – – – – – – – 1–0 – – – 83 George Katrib WR 5 1 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 26 James Toland IV TB – 5 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 39 Alex Wood K 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 17 Kris Albarado P – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 36 Matt Boermeester K 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 73 Zach Banner OT 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 51 Damien Mama OG 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 89 De'Quan Hampton WR 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 Cody Kessler QB 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – TOTAL 492 388 880 76–340 36–240 14–284 33 47 12 10 9–171 2 0 5 OPPONENTS 515 414 929 81–327 31–200 6–42 27 33 21 6 4–0 3 0 0 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, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, 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 PTS 39 Alex Wood PK 50 51 98.0 12 16 75.0 0/0 6/6 3/6 3/4 0/0 43 86 39 Matt Boermeester PK 4 4 100.0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 4 46 Wyatt Schmidt PK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 TOTALS 54 55 98.2 12 16 75.0 0/0 6/6 3/6 3/4 0/0 43 90 OPPONENTS 35 36 97.2 13 18 72.2 0/0 4/4 5/6 3/5 1/3 53 80 Kickoff statistics # NAME POS KICKS YDS AVG TB OB 39 Alex Wood PK 65 4,014 61.8 10 4 39 Matt Boermeester PK 13 805 61.9 1 0 46 Wyatt Schmidt PK 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 78 4,819 61.8 11 4 OPPONENTS 62 3,615 58.3 15 5 Punting statistics # NAME POS PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB I–20 50+ BLK 17 Kris Albarado P 56 2,308 41.2 56 3 13 7 0 36 Chris Tilbey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 Reid Budrovich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – Team – 2 18 9.0 18 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 58 2,326 40.1 56 3 13 7 2 OPPONENTS 63 2,673 42.4 59 3 23 11 0 Kick return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG 2 Adoree' Jackson CB 25 578 23.1 0 40 22 Justin Davis TB 6 146 24.3 0 36 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 4 51 12.8 0 27 40 Jabari Ruffin LB 2 21 10.5 0 18 38 Jahleel Pinner FB 1 4 4.0 0 4 54 Reuben Peters LB 1 3 3.0 0 3 16 Dominic Davis TB-WR 1 2 2.0 0 2 31 Soma Vainuku FB 1 −8 −8.0 0 −8 TOTALS 41 797 19.4 0 40 OPPONENTS 63 1,286 20.4 0 56 Punt return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG 2 Adoree' Jackson CB 23 250 10.9 2 45 29 Chris Tober WR 2 3 1.5 0 3 7 Steven Mitchell Jr. WR 1 1 1.0 0 1 TOTALS 26 254 9.8 2 45 OPPONENTS 15 207 13.8 1 45 Awards College Sports Madness All-American Team Second team Su'a Cravens – LB – Junior Third Team Zach Banner – OT – 10px|Redshirt Junior USA Today Sports Freshman All-America Team First team Cameron Smith – LB – Freshman Iman Marshall- CB – Freshman Pac-12 All-Conference Team First team JuJu Smith-Schuster – WR – Sophomore Zach Banner – OT – 10px|Redshirt Junior Antwaun Woods – DT – 10px|Redshirt Senior Su'a Cravens – LB – Junior Adoree' Jackson – CB – Sophomore Second team Chad Wheeler – OT – 10px|Redshirt Junior Delvon Simmons – DE – 10px|Redshirt Senior Soma Vainuku – FB – 10px|Redshirt Senior Adoree' Jackson – RS – Sophomore Honorable mention Cody Kessler – QB – 10px|Redshirt Senior Justin Davis – TB – Junior Ronald Jones II – TB – Freshman Damien Mama – OG – Sophomore Cameron Smith – LB – Freshman Pac-12 All-Academic Team First team Robby Kolanz – WR – 10px|Redshirt Junior Connor Spears – TE – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Honorable mention Alex Wood – K – 10px|Redshirt Junior Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year Cameron Smith – LB – Freshman Notes March 23, 2015 – Former Oklahoma tight end Tyler McNamara Transferring to USC.Former Oklahoma Tight end Tyler McNamara Transferring to USC Alicia de Artolo http://reignoftroy.com/2015/03/23/former-oklahoma-tight-end-taylor-mcnamara-transferring-to-usc/ FanSided March 23, 2015 March 23, 2015 May 1, 2015 – Former SC Linebacker Charles Burks transferring to Azusa Pacific June 24, 2015 – Former Florida Tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe Transferring to USC.TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe Confirms Transfer Alicia de Artolo http://reignoftroy.com/2015/06/24/usc-football-news-te-daniel-imatorbhebhe-confirms-transfer/ FanSided June 24, 2015 June 24, 2015 July 16, 2015 – Georgia Tech confirms addition of USC transfer Lamont Simmons.Georgia Tech confirms addition of USC transfer Lamont Simmons John Taylor http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/16/georgia-tech-confirms-addition-of-usc-transfer-lamont-simmons/ FanSided July 16, 2015 July 16, 2015 August 4, 2015 – Rahshead Johnson, former 4-star at USC, transfers to San Jose State.Rahshead Johnson, former 4-star at USC, transfers to San Jose State Jimmy Durkin http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sjsu/2015/08/04/rahshead-johnson-former-4-star-at-usc-transfers-to-san-jose-state/ FanSided August 4, 2015 August 4, 2015 August 16, 2015 – Freshman Quarterback Ricky Town has decided to transfer.Steve Sarkisian Confirms Ricky Town Transfer Michael Castillo http://reignoftroy.com/2015/08/16/usc-football-steve-sarkisian-confirms-ricky-town-transfer/ FanSided August 16, 2015 August 16, 2015 August 21, 2015 – Arkansas announces they have landed ex-USC QB Ricky Town.It's Official: Arkansas Announces They Have Landed Ex-USC QB Ricky Town http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/arkansas-razorbacks-ricky-town-transfer-082115 Fox Sports August 21, 2015 August 21, 2015 October 12, 2015 – Steve Sarkisian Fired as USC Football Coach.Klein Gary Wharton David Steve Sarkisian fired as USC's football coach Los Angeles Times 2015-10-13 https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/uscnow/la-sp-sarkisian-fired-usc--coach-20151012-story.html 2025-04-23 October 12, 2015 – Daelin Hayes De-Commits from USC Football.Daelin Hayes De-Commits from USC Football http://reignoftroy.com/2015/10/11/daelin-hayes-de-commits-from-usc-football// Reign of Troy October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015 October 13, 2015 – Mique Juarez De-Commits from USC Football.Mique Juarez De-Commits from USC Football http://reignoftroy.com/2015/10/13/mique-juarez-de-commits-from-usc-football// Reign of Troy October 13, 2015 October 13, 2015 October 30, 2015 – Athletic Director Pat Haden resigns from the College Football Playoff Selection Committee November 30, 2015 – Clay Helton Hired As USC Football Head Coach. Clay Helton Hired As USC Football Head Coach http://reignoftroy.com/2015/11/30/clay-helton-hired-as-usc-football-head-coach/ Reign of Troy November 30, 2015 November 30, 2015 December 6, 2015 – USC has confirmed the firing of Justin Wilcox, Keith Heyward, Bob Connelly and Chris Wilson. USC Football: Clay Helton Reportedly Fires Defensive Coaching Staff http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/06/usc-football-clay-helton-reportedly-fires-defensive-coaching-staff/ Reign of Troy December 6, 2015 December 6, 2015 December 13, 2015 – Zach Banner to Return for Senior Season at USC.Zach Banner to Return for Senior Season at USC http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/13/zach-banner-to-return-for-senior-season-at-usc// Reign of Troy December 13, 2015 December 13, 2015 December 16, 2015 – Su'a Cravens Declares for 2016 NFL Draft. Su'a Cravens Declares for 2016 NFL Draft http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/16/sua-cravens-declares-for-2016-nfl-draft/ Reign of Troy December 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 December 18, 2015 – Tee Martin Promoted To Offensive Coordinator. Tee Martin Promoted To Offensive Coordinator http://reignoftroy.com/2015/12/18/usc-football-tee-martin-promoted-to-offensive-coordinator/ Reign of Troy December 18, 2015 December 18, 2015 December 22, 2015 – Cody Kessler, Soma Vainuku To Play In Senior Bowl.Klein Gary USC's Cody Kessler and Soma Vainuku are invited to the Senior Bowl Los Angeles Times 2015-12-23 https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-usc-football-20151223-story.html 2024-12-14 December 22, 2015 – Antwaun Woods, Greg Townsend Jr. To Play In 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.de Artola Alicia Antwaun Woods Looks to Impress at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Reign of Troy 2016-01-22 https://reignoftroy.com/2016/01/22/antwaun-woods-looks-to-impress-at-nflpa-collegiate-bowl/ 2024-11-24 References USC Category:USC Trojans football seasons USC Trojans football