The 2023 season's largest margin: USC 66, Nevada 14. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Winning Chapter
USC's 2023 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
- Caleb WilliamsQB3,633 passing yards
- Miller MossQB681 passing yards
- MarShawn LloydRB820 rushing yards
- Austin JonesRB477 rushing yards
- Tahj WashingtonWR1,062 receiving yards
- Brenden RiceWR791 receiving yards
- Duce RobinsonWR351 receiving yards
- Mason CobbLB85 tackles
- Jaylin SmithCB69 tackles
- Calen BullockS58 tackles
- Jamil MuhammadDE5.5 sacks
- Solomon ByrdDE4.5 sacks
- Romello HeightLB4 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: USC 20, Notre Dame 48. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: USC beat Louisville 42-28 in the postseason.
"Fight On."
2023 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.