2013 USC Trojans football team

American college football season December 2013 February 2026 2013 USC Trojans football USC Trojans logo.svg 100 Pac-12 Conference South Division Pac-12 19 19 10–4 6–3 Lane Kiffin 4th first 5 games Ed Orgeron interim; remaining regular season games Clay Helton interim; bowl game Clay Helton 1st Clancy Pendergast 1st Devon Kennard Marqise Lee Marcus Martin Hayes Pullard West Coast 5–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Las Vegas Bowl champion Las Vegas Bowl W 45–20 vs. Fresno State The 2013 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. They played their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Fresno State. Head coach Lane Kiffin, who was in his fourth year, was fired on September 29 after a 3–2 start to the season. He was replaced by interim head coach Ed Orgeron. At the end of the regular season, Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian was hired as the new head coach beginning in 2014. This prompted Orgeron to resign before the bowl game;Patterson Chip USC interim coach Ed Orgeron resigns; will not coach bowl CBSSports.com 2013-12-02 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/usc-interim-coach-ed-orgeron-resigns-will-not-coach-bowl/ 2024-11-24 Clay Helton led the Trojans in the Las Vegas Bowl. Personnel Coaching staff thumb|right|Head coach Lane Kiffin was fired on September 29, 2013, after losing the Arizona State game Name Position Seasons atUSC Alma mater Clay Helton Interim head coach, recruiting coordinator, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach 3 Houston (1994) John Baxter Associate head coach, special teams coordinator 4 Loras (1985) Clancy Pendergast Defensive coordinator, secondary coach 1 Arizona (1990) Mike Summers Offensive line coach, running game coordinator 1 Kentucky (1980) Ed Orgeron Defensive line coach, interim head coach Mike Ekeler Linebackers coach 1 Kansas State (1994) James Cregg Assistant offensive line coach 4 Colorado State (1995) Tee Martin Wide receivers coach 2 Tennessee (2000) Tommie Robinson Pass game coordinator / running backs coach 1 Troy (1986) Jaron Fairman Special teams graduate assistant 1 Fresno State (2007) Aaron Ausmus Strength and conditioning 4 Tennessee (1998) Lane Kiffin started the season as the Trojans' head coach, but was fired on September 29 after a 3–2 start.USC Fires Lane Kiffin in the Middle of the Night Gary Klein https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-xpm-2013-sep-30-la-sp-0930-usc-lane-kiffin-20130930-story.html Los Angeles Times September 30, 2013 December 23, 2013 Ed Orgeron became the interim head coach, and went 6–2. He resigned on December 3 after it was announced that Steve Sarkisian was hired to be the permanent head coach.USC Hires Steve Sarkisian As Football Coach Gary Klein http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-usc-hires-sarkisian-20131202,0,5280961.story#axzz2oKOkZMW5 Los Angeles Times December 2, 2013 December 23, 2013 Depth chart Pro-Set 5-2 Yes No No Cody Kessler Max Browne Silas Redd Javorius Allen Tre Madden Justin Davis Soma Vainuku Jahleel Pinner Darreus Rogers Victor Blackwell Nelson Agholor De’Von Flournoy Xavier Grimble Randall Telfer Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick Chad Wheeler Aundrey Walker Aundrey Walker John Martinez Giovanni Di Poalo Marcus Martin Cyrus Hobbi Max Tuerk Jordan Simmons Kevin Graf Lamar Dawson Anthony Sarao Lamar Dawson Anthony Sarao Hayes Pullard Michael Hutchings Marquis Simmons Hayes Pullard Michael Hutchings Demetrius Wright Leon McQuay III Gerald Bowman Dion Bailey Su’a Cravens SS Josh Shaw Anthony Brown Chris Hawkins Kevon Seymour Torin Harris Ryan Henderson Morgan Breslin Kevin Greene Leonard Williams J.R. Tavai Delvon Simmons Antwaun Woods Cody Temple Joey Anguello George Uko Michael Maguire Greg Townsend Jr. Devon Kennard Jabari Ruffin Charles Burkes Predator Andre Heidari Kris Albarado Marqise Lee, Nelson Agholor Marqise Lee, Nelson Agholor Peter McBride Cody Kessler 110 Yes 100 No Recruiting class yes 2013 Su'a Cravens S Murrieta, CA Vista Murrieta High School 6 1 205 ? 5 Leon McQuay III S Seffner, FL Armwood High School 6 2 183 ? 5 Max Browne QB Sammamish, WA Skyline High School 6 5 214 ? 5 Kenny Bigelow DT Elkton, MD Eastern Christian Academy 6 3 297 ? 5 Michael Hutchings LB Concord, CA De La Salle High School 6 1 213 ? 4 Quinton Powell LB Daytona Beach, FL Mainland High School 6 2 200 ? 4 Chris Hawkins CB Rancho Cucamonga, CA Rancho Cucamonga High School 5 11 159 ? 4 Steven Mitchell WR Mission Hills, CA Bishop Alemany High School 5 11 176 ? 4 Darreus Rogers WR Carson, CA Carson High School 6 2 195 ? 4 Nico Falah OT Bellflower, CA Saint John Bosco High School 6 4 267 ? 4 Khaliel Rodgers G Elkton, MD Eastern Christian Academy 6 2 323 ? 4 Justin Davis TB Stockton, CA Lincoln High School 6 1 199 ? 4 Ty Isaac TB Joliet, IL Joliet Catholic Academy 6 3 217 ? 5 2013 USC Signee List 2013 14 (No. 14 in average star ranking at 4.0) February 1, 2013 yes Schedule 2013 AP Poll released prior to game Pacific August 29, 2013 8:00 p.m. w y y 24 Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI CBSSN 30–13 39,058 September 7 7:30 p.m. l 25 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FS1 7–10 77,823 September 14 12:00 p.m. w y Boston College Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA P12N 35–7 62,006 September 21 12:30 p.m. w y Utah State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC/ESPN2 17–14 63,482 September 28 7:30 p.m. l y Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN2 41–62 64,987 October 10, 2013 7:30 p.m. w Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FS1 38–31 64,215 October 19 4:30 p.m. l y y Notre Dame Jeweled Shillelagh Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 10–14 80,795 October 26 1:00 p.m. w Utah Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA P12N 19–3 64,715 November 1, 2013 6:00 p.m. w y Oregon State Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR ESPN2 31–14 45,379 November 9 12:00 p.m. w y California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FOX 62–28 49,199 November 16 5:00 p.m. w y Stanford 5 rivalry) (College GameDay Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 20–17 93,607 November 23 6:30 p.m. w y 23 Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO P12N 47–29 36,005 November 30 5:00 p.m. l 23 UCLA 22 Victory Bell Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 14–35 86,037 December 21 12:30 p.m. w y y Fresno State 20 Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ABC 45–20 42,178 Game summaries Hawaii USC at Hawaii #24 Trojans 3 17 0 10 Rainbow Warriors 0 5 0 8 August 31 Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI 8:05 p.m. PST 3:43 39,058 87 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds NNE at 5-10mph Greg Burks Andrew Catalon, Aaron Taylor, and Lauren Gardner (CBSSN); John Ahlers, John Robinson, and Jim Oshiro (Sports USA) CBSSN, Sports USA RadioSources:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. USC Trojans (August 31, 2013) http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=23263 Statbroadcast.com August 31, 2013 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team Washington State Cougars 0 7 0 3 #25 Trojans 0 7 0 0 2013 Washington State Cougars football team 1st quarter scoring: None 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Cody Kessler 4-yard run (Andre Heidari kick); WSU – Damante Horton 70-yard interception return (Andrew Furney kick) 3rd quarter scoring: None 4th quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 41-yard field goal Boston College Eagles 0 0 0 7 Trojans 7 7 7 14 2013 Boston College Eagles football team Utah State Aggies 0 7 7 0 Trojans 7 7 0 3 2013 Utah State Aggies football team Arizona State Trojans 7 7 7 20 Sun Devils 7 13 28 14 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Head Coach Lane Kiffin was fired after this game upon returning to Los Angeles with the team on September 29, 2013 Arizona Wildcats 0 10 7 14 Trojans 14 14 3 7 2013 Arizona Wildcats football team Interim head coach Ed Orgeron takes over the program for USC. Notre Dame Trojans 7 3 0 0 Fighting Irish 7 7 0 0 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame–USC football rivalry Jeweled Shillelagh 1st quarter scoring: USC – Silas Redd 1-yard run (Andre Heidari kick); ND – Troy Niklas 7-yard pass from Tommy Rees (Kyle Brindza kick) 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 22-yard field goal; ND – TJ Jones 11-yard pass from Rees (Brindza kick) Utah Utes 3 0 0 0 Trojans 7 9 3 0 2013 Utah Utes football team 1st quarter scoring: UTAH – Andy Phillips 42-yard field goal; USC – Nelson Agholor 30-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick) 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 38-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 28-yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 40-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: None Oregon State Trojans 14 7 10 0 Beavers 0 14 0 0 2013 Oregon State Beavers football team USC at Oregon State Box Score, November 1, 2013 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2013-11-01-oregon-state.html 2024-12-29 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en California Trojans 21 20 14 7 Golden Bears 0 14 7 7 2013 California Golden Bears football team 1st quarter scoring: USC – Nelson Agholor 75-yard punt return (Andre Heidari kick); USC – Silas Redd 12-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Heidari kick); USC – Javorius Allen 43-yard run (Heidari kick) 2nd quarter scoring: CAL – Kenny Lawler 4-yard pass from Jared Goff (Vincen D'Amato kick); CAL – Darius Powe 24-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick); USC – Allen 57-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC – Josh Shaw 14-yard punt return (Heidari kick); USC – Agholor 93-yard punt return (kick missed) 3rd quarter scoring: USC – Allen 79-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – Ty Isaac 4-yard run (Heidari kick); CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 7-yard run (D'Amato kick) 4th quarter scoring: USC – Isaac 37-yard run (Heidari kick); CAL – Lawler 4-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick) Stanford #5 Cardinal 7 3 7 0 Trojans 14 3 0 3 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team 1st quarter scoring: USC – Soma Vainuku 1-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick failed); STAN – T. Gaffney 35-yard run (C. Ukropina kick); USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Marqise Lee pass from Kessler) 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 23-yard field goal; STAN – Ukropina 27-yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney 18-yard run (Ukropina kick) 4th quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 47-yard field goal Colorado #23 Trojans 9 14 14 10 Buffaloes 0 0 7 22 2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team UCLA #22 Bruins 7 7 14 7 #23 Trojans 0 7 7 0 2013 UCLA Bruins football team UCLA–USC rivalry Victory Bell (UCLA–USC) Last season, the Bruins defeated the Trojans 38–28 in the Rose Bowl. 1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 3-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick) 2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Eddie Vanderdoes 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick); USC – Javorius Allen 11-yard run (Andre Heidari kick) 3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 12-yard run (Fairbairn kick); USC – Xavier Grimble 22-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Heidari kick); UCLA – Hundley 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick) 4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 8-yard run (Fairbairn kick) Fresno State (Las Vegas Bowl) Trojans 14 21 3 7 #20 Bulldogs 6 0 7 7 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team 2013 Las Vegas Bowl Tracy Jones of the American Athletic Conference is the referee. 1st quarter scoring: USC – Marqise Lee 10-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick); FS – Isaiah Burse 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Colin McGuire kick blocked); USC – Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC – Javorius Allen 24-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 3rd quarter scoring: FS – Davante Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick); USC – Heidari 39-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: FS – Derron Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick); USC – Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick)USC Routs No. 21 Fresno St. 45-20 in Las Vegas Bowl USC Trojans Athletics 2013-12-21 https://usctrojans.com/news/2013/12/21/USC_Routs_No_21_Fresno_St_45_20_in_Las_Vegas_Bowl 2025-04-23 Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 24 24 25 22 NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV RV NR 23 25 23 23 23 23 23 23 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV 25 19 19 Statistics Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents) USC 21 14 10 20 Pac-12 Opponents 3 14 28 14 Notes December 21, 2013 – After winning the Las Vegas Bowl game, USC announced that Clay Helton will return next season.Clay Helton to Stay at USC As Offensive Coordinator Gary Klein http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/23/sports/clay-helton Los Angeles Times December 23, 2013 December 23, 2013September 2024 medicmedic References USC Category:USC Trojans football seasons Category:Las Vegas Bowl champion seasons USC Trojans football