The 2019 season's largest margin: USC 41, Arizona 14. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2019 — The Winning Chapter
USC's 2019 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Kedon SlovisQB3,502 passing yards
- Matt FinkQB648 passing yards
- Vavae MalepeaiRB503 rushing yards
- Stephen CarrRB396 rushing yards
- Kenan Christon IIRB373 rushing yards
- Michael Pittman Jr.WR1,275 receiving yards
- Amon-Ra St. BrownWR1,042 receiving yards
- Tyler VaughnsWR912 receiving yards
- John Houston Jr.LB104 tackles
- Talanoa HufangaS90 tackles
- Isaiah Pola-MaoS73 tackles
- Drake JacksonLB5.5 sacks
- Jay TufeleDL3.5 sacks
- Kana'i MaugaLB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2019.
The season's deepest loss: USC 24, Oregon 56. A 32-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: USC fell to Iowa 24-49 in the postseason.
"Fight On."
2019 is a middle chapter for USC — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.