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USC 25USC TrojansHead coach Lincoln Riley
83 Overall rating steady
Lincoln Riley has led USC since 2022, going 40-19 across 5 seasons with 4 bowl trips.
- Record since 2022
- 40-19
- Seasons
- 5
- Bowl trips
- 4
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme15
Defensive scheme12
Game planning15
Situational management13
Leadership & results
Comeback factor20
Underdog edge7
Recent form18
Win rate16
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Lincoln Riley's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
USC record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Lost Valero Alamo Bowl |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Won SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl |
| 2023 | 8-5 | Won DIRECTV Holiday Bowl |
| 2022 | 11-3 | Lost Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic |
Records with USC since 2022, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
USC games under Lincoln Riley
Result
Season
FINAL October 3, 2026
Washington 21 : 25 USC
21 : 25 USC FINAL September 26, 2026
Oregon 
41 : 27 USC
41 : 27 USC FINAL September 19, 2026
USC 42 : 35
Rutgers
42 : 35 Rutgers FINAL August 29, 2026
San José State 
26 : 42 USC
26 : 42 USC FINAL December 30, 2025
USC 27 : 30
TCU
27 : 30 TCU FINAL November 29, 2025
UCLA 
10 : 29 USC
10 : 29 USC FINAL November 22, 2025
USC 27 : 42 Oregon
27 : 42 Oregon FINAL November 15, 2025
Iowa 
21 : 26 USC
21 : 26 USC FINAL November 1, 2025
USC 21 : 17
Nebraska
21 : 17 Nebraska FINAL October 11, 2025
Michigan 
13 : 31 USC
13 : 31 USC FINAL September 20, 2025
Michigan State 
31 : 45 USC
31 : 45 USC FINAL September 13, 2025
USC 33 : 17
Purdue
33 : 17 Purdue FINAL September 6, 2025
Georgia Southern 
20 : 59 USC
20 : 59 USC FINAL August 30, 2025
Missouri State 
13 : 73 USC
13 : 73 USC FINAL November 23, 2024
USC 19 : 13 UCLA
19 : 13 UCLA FINAL November 16, 2024
Nebraska 20 : 28 USC
20 : 28 USC FINAL November 2, 2024
USC 21 : 26 Washington
21 : 26 Washington FINAL October 25, 2024
Rutgers 20 : 42 USC
20 : 42 USC FINAL October 5, 2024
USC 17 : 24
Minnesota
17 : 24 Minnesota FINAL September 28, 2024
Wisconsin 
21 : 38 USC
21 : 38 USC FINAL September 21, 2024
USC 24 : 27 Michigan
24 : 27 Michigan FINAL September 7, 2024
Utah State 
0 : 48 USC
0 : 48 USC FINAL September 1, 2024
USC 27 : 20
LSU
27 : 20 LSU Washington 21 USC 25 Oregon 41 USC 27 USC 42 Rutgers 35 San José State 26 USC 42 USC 27 TCU 30 UCLA 10 USC 29 USC 27 Oregon 42 Iowa 21 USC 26 USC 21 Nebraska 17 Michigan 13 USC 31 Michigan State 31 USC 45 USC 33 Purdue 17 Georgia Southern 20 USC 59 Missouri State 13 USC 73 USC 19 UCLA 13 Nebraska 20 USC 28 USC 21 Washington 26 Rutgers 20 USC 42 USC 17 Minnesota 24 Wisconsin 21 USC 38 USC 24 Michigan 27 Utah State 0 USC 48 USC 27 LSU 20No games match these filters.
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