The 2025 season's largest margin: USC 73, Missouri State 13. A 60-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2025 — The Winning Chapter
USC's 2025 season (9-4) 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
- Jayden MaiavaQB3,711 passing yards
- King MillerRB972 rushing yards
- Waymond JordanRB576 rushing yards
- Eli SandersRB258 rushing yards
- Makai LemonWR1,156 receiving yards
- Ja'Kobi LaneWR745 receiving yards
- Tanook HinesWR561 receiving yards
- Desman Stephens IILB86 tackles
- Eric GentryLB71 tackles
- Christian PierceS64 tackles
- Kameryn FountainDE5.5 sacks
- Braylan ShelbyDE4.5 sacks
- Jide AbasiriDT3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2025.
The season's deepest loss: USC 27, Oregon 42. A 15-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: USC fell to TCU 27-30 in the postseason.
"Fight On."
2025 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.