2013 USC Trojans football team

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.

2013 USC Trojans football

Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 45–20 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
Record	10–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Lane Kiffin (fourth season; first 5 games) Ed Orgeron (interim) (remaining regular season games) Clay Helton (interim) (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Helton (1st as coordinator; 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast, pro-style offense with multiple formations
Defensive coordinator	Clancy Pendergast (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Devon Kennard Marqise Lee Marcus Martin Hayes Pullard
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 93,607)
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
No. 11 Stanford xy$		7	–	2		11	–	3
No. 9 Oregon x		7	–	2		11	–	2
No. 25 Washington		5	–	4		9	–	4
Oregon State		4	–	5		7	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5		6	–	7
California		0	–	9		1	–	11
South Division
No. 21 Arizona State x		8	–	1		10	–	4
No. 16 UCLA		6	–	3		10	–	3
No. 19 USC		6	–	3		10	–	4
Arizona		4	–	5		8	–	5
Utah		2	–	7		5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8		4	–	8
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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. Clay Helton led the Trojans in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Head coach Lane Kiffin was fired on September 29, 2013 after losing the Arizona State game

Name	Position	Seasons at USC	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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Demetrius Wright
Leon McQuay III

WLB	SLB
Lamar Dawson	Hayes Pullard
Anthony Sarao	Michael Hutchings

SS
Dion Bailey
Su’a Cravens

CB
Josh Shaw
Anthony Brown

Predator	DT	NT	DT	DE
Morgan Breslin	Leonard Williams	Antwaun Woods	George Uko	Devon Kennard
Kevin Greene	J.R. Tavai	Cody Temple	⋅	Jabari Ruffin

CB
Kevon Seymour
Torin Harris

Offense

WR
Darreus Rogers
Victor Blackwell

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Max Tuerk	Aundrey Walker	Marcus Martin	John Martinez	Kevin Graf
Aundrey Walker	Khaliel Rodgers	Cyrus Hobbi	Jordan Simmons	Chad Wheeler

TE
Xavier Grimble
Randall Telfer

WR
Nelson Agholor
De’Von Flournoy

QB
Cody Kessler
Max Browne

RB
Silas Redd
Javorius Allen

FB
Soma Vainuku
Jahleel Pinner

Special teams
PK Andre Heidari
P Kris Albarado
KR Marqise Lee, Nelson Agholor
PR Marqise Lee, Nelson Agholor
LS Peter McBride
H Cody Kessler

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Su'a Cravens S	Murrieta, CA	Vista Murrieta High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	?
Su'a Cravens S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Leon McQuay III S	Seffner, FL	Armwood High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	?
Leon McQuay III S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Max Browne QB	Sammamish, WA	Skyline High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	?
Max Browne QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Kenny Bigelow DT	Elkton, MD	Eastern Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	?
Kenny Bigelow DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Michael Hutchings LB	Concord, CA	De La Salle High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	?
Michael Hutchings LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Quinton Powell LB	Daytona Beach, FL	Mainland High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	?
Quinton Powell LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Chris Hawkins CB	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Rancho Cucamonga High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	?
Chris Hawkins CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Steven Mitchell WR	Mission Hills, CA	Bishop Alemany High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	?
Steven Mitchell WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Darreus Rogers WR	Carson, CA	Carson High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	?
Darreus Rogers WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Nico Falah OT	Bellflower, CA	Saint John Bosco High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	267 lb (121 kg)	?
Nico Falah OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Khaliel Rodgers G	Elkton, MD	Eastern Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	323 lb (147 kg)	?
Khaliel Rodgers G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Justin Davis TB	Stockton, CA	Lincoln High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	?
Justin Davis TB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ty Isaac TB	Joliet, IL	Joliet Catholic Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	?
Ty Isaac TB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 (No. 14 in average star ranking at 4.0)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 24	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	W 30–13	39,058
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 25	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	L 7–10	77,823
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Boston College*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	W 35–7	62,006
September 21	12:30 p.m.	Utah State*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC/ESPN2	W 17–14	63,482
September 28	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	L 41–62	64,987
October 10	7:30 p.m.	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	W 38–31	64,215
October 19	4:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	NBC	L 10–14	80,795
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Utah		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	W 19–3	64,715
November 1	6:00 p.m.	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN2	W 31–14	45,379
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at California		Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FOX	W 62–28	49,199
November 16	5:00 p.m.	No. 5 Stanford		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 20–17	93,607
November 23	6:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 23	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 47–29	36,005
November 30	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 UCLA	No. 23	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 14–35	86,037
December 21	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Fresno State*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	W 45–20	42,178
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Hawaii

USC at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #24 Trojans	3	17	0	10	30
Rainbow Warriors	0	5	0	8	13

Date: August 31
Location: Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
Game start: 8:05 PM PST
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 39,058
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds NNE at 5-10mph
Referee: Greg Burks
TV announcers (CBSSN, Sports USA Radio): Andrew Catalon, Aaron Taylor, and Lauren Gardner (CBSSN); John Ahlers, John Robinson, and Jim Oshiro (Sports USA)

Sources:^[3]

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	0	3	10
#25 Trojans	0	7	0	0	7

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7
Trojans	7	7	7	14	35

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	0	14
Trojans	7	7	0	3	17

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	7	7	20	41
Sun Devils	7	13	28	14	62

Head Coach Lane Kiffin was fired after this game upon returning to Los Angeles with the team on September 29, 2013

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	10	7	14	31
Trojans	14	14	3	7	38

Interim head coach Ed Orgeron takes over the program for USC.

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	3	0	0	10
Fighting Irish	7	7	0	0	14

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	3	0	0	0	3
Trojans	7	9	3	0	19

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	7	10	0	31
Beavers	0	14	0	0	14

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	21	20	14	7	62
Golden Bears	0	14	7	7	28

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cardinal	7	3	7	0	17
Trojans	14	3	0	3	20

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Trojans	9	14	14	10	47
Buffaloes	0	0	7	22	29

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Bruins	7	7	14	7	35
#23 Trojans	0	7	7	0	14

Last season, the Bruins defeated the Trojans 38–28 in the Rose Bowl.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 3-yard run (Ka'imi 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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	21	3	7	45
#20 Bulldogs	6	0	7	7	20

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)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	23	23	RV	RV	19
Coaches	24	22	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	23	RV	RV	19
Harris	Not released							—	—	—	RV	RV	23	23	RV	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	23	23	—	25	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	21	14	10	20	65
Pac-12 Opponents	3	14	28	14	59

Notes

December 21, 2013 – After winning the Las Vegas Bowl game, USC announced that Clay Helton will return next season.^[4]

References

^ Klein, Gary (September 30, 2013). "USC Fires Lane Kiffin in the Middle of the Night". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ Klein, Gary (December 2, 2013). "USC Hires Steve Sarkisian As Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. USC Trojans (August 31, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
^ Klein, Gary (December 23, 2013). "Clay Helton to Stay at USC As Offensive Coordinator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2013.^{[dead link]}

[1] Klein, Gary (September 30, 2013). "USC Fires Lane Kiffin in the Middle of the Night". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

[2] Klein, Gary (December 2, 2013). "USC Hires Steve Sarkisian As Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

[uscgamestats-3] "Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. USC Trojans (August 31, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.

[4] Klein, Gary (December 23, 2013). "Clay Helton to Stay at USC As Offensive Coordinator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2013.^{[dead link]}

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