USC Trojans football statistical leaders
The USC Trojans football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the USC Trojans football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking/special teams. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Trojans represent the University of Southern California in the NCAA's Pac-12 Conference.
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Although USC began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in the 1920s. Records from before this decade are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
- Since 1920s, seasons have increased from 10 to 11 and then 12 games in length.
- The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
- The Trojans have played in 55 bowl games in school history,[2] 35 of which have come since the 1970 season. Although the official NCAA record book does not include bowl games in statistical records until 2002,[3] and most colleges also structure their record books this way, USC counts all bowl games in its records.[1]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2017 season. Recent USC Football Media Guides do not include full top 10 lists for single-game records. However, the 2003 version of the media guide included long lists of top individual single-game performances,[4] and box scores from more recent games are readily available, so the lists are easily derived.
Passing
Passing yards
Passing touchdowns
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Rushing
Rushing yards
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Rushing touchdowns
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Receiving
Receptions
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Receiving yards
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Receiving touchdowns
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Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[41]
Total offense yards
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Total touchdowns
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Defense
Note: The USC Football Media Guide does not generally give a full top 10 in defensive statistics.[1]
Interceptions
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Tackles
Sacks
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Special teams
Field goals made
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Field goal percentage
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References
- "2014 USC Trojans Football Media Guide". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- "Southern California Bowl History". CFBDataWarehouse.com. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- "Top Individual Performances" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- "Cody Kessler". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- "Kedon Slovis". ESPN.
- "Sam Darnold". ESPN. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- "Caleb Williams". ESPN.
- "UCLA vs. USC Box Score". ESPN.com. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- "Arizona stuns No. 9 USC despite WR Marqise Lee's record 345 yards". ESPN.com. October 27, 2012.
- "Oregon prevails as Kenjon Barner burns USC for 321 yards, 5 TDs". ESPN.com. November 3, 2012.
- "Matt Barkley (468 yards) sets school record as USC wins a shootout". ESPN.com. October 1, 2011.
- "Tulane vs. USC Box Score". ESPN. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- "USC hits FG at gun, beats Penn State 52-49 in epic Rose Bowl". ESPN.com. January 2, 2017.
- "USC vs. Arizona State Box Score". ESPN. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- "Cody Kessler (school-record 7 TDs), No. 22 USC overwhelm Colorado". ESPN.com. October 18, 2014.
- "Matt Barkley breaks school record with 6 TDs as Trojans bounce back". ESPN.com. November 4, 2011.
- "USC routs Pac-12 title game-bound UCLA 50-0". ESPN.com. November 26, 2011.
- "Matt Barkley throws career-best 6 TDs in No. 2 USC's win over Syracuse". ESPN.com. September 8, 2012.
- "Matt Barkley, Robert Woods both set USC records in win". ESPN.com. October 20, 2012.
- "Cody Kessler tosses 6 TD passes as Trojans blast Irish". ESPN.com. November 29, 2014.
- "USC vs. Colorado Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- "Ronald Jones". Sports-Reference CFB. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- "Bush runs for 294 yards, two TDs to save USC". ESPN.com. November 19, 2005.
- "Trojans blast Bruins, punch ticket for Rose Bowl". ESPN.com. December 3, 2005.
- "USC runs home win streak to 23, Pac-10 streak to 18". ESPN.com. October 8, 2005.
- "Jones, Darnold power USC to 45-20 win over Oregon". ESPN.com. November 5, 2016.
- "Tyler Vaughns". ESPN.
- "JuJu Smith-Schuster". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- "Amon-Ra St. Brown". ESPN.
- "Drake London". ESPN.
- "Robert Woods has record-setting day as USC holds off Minnesota". ESPN.com. September 3, 2011.
- "Cody Kessler leads USC over rival Cal for 11th straight time". ESPN.com. November 13, 2014.
- "Utah vs. USC Box Score". ESPN. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- "USC vs. Notre Dame Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- "USC vs. Washington State Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- "Three and out: Beavers stun USC; BCS race wide open". ESPN.com. October 28, 2006.
- "Utah vs. USC Box Score". ESPN. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- "Stanford's Nate Whitaker rebounds to put away USC on final play". ESPN.com. October 9, 2010.
- Selbe, Nick. "USC's Amon-Ra St. Brown Torches Washington State With Four Touchdowns in First Quarter". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- "USC vs. Utah Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "USC back in Rose Bowl picture after destroying Arizona St". ESPN.com. November 22, 2007.
- "Chase McGrath". ESPN.
- "Parker Lewis". ESPN.
- "Bush's long TDs too much for Bruins". ESPN.com. December 4, 2004.