USC 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 7-2

Final result In-progress

AP final #18 post-bowls

SP+ +8.1 last-week

Era The Riley Era

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Jayden MaiavaQB2,525 passing yards
King MillerRB681 rushing yards
Waymond JordanRB335 rushing yards
Trent MosleyWR512 receiving yards
Kayden Dixon-WyattWR443 receiving yards
Zacharyus WilliamsWR344 receiving yards
Deven BryantLB55 tackles
Christian PierceS49 tackles
Desman Stephens IILB45 tackles
Kennedy UrlacherS3 sacks
Luke WafleDE3 sacks
Braylan ShelbyDE2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: USC 39, Fresno State 0. A 39-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: USC 7, Wisconsin 24. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Fight On."

— USC fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 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.