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2023 WeAreSC Travel Guide: Game 8 – Utah At USC

Greg Katzby: Greg Katz10/16/23
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(Photo by Mario Tama)

NO. 14  UTAH (5-1, 2-1 PAC-12) AT NO. 18 USC (6-1, 4-0 PAC-12)

Date: Oct. 21
Day: Saturday
Time: 5 p.m. PT
Televised: Fox
Location: Los Angeles

Coliseum press box view of Los Angeles

Airports: LAX, Long Beach, Burbank, Orange County

Los Angeles International Airport (AKA LAX)
(Photo above by Mario Tama/Getty Images)


Stadium: Memorial Coliseum (77,500)
Surface: Natural Grass
Parking lots open: 11 a.m.
Coliseum gates open: 3:30 p.m.
Mask requirement: Optional

Seating Chart: (See photo below)

2023 Coliseum seating chart

Tickets: 213-740-4672 / [email protected]

The opening line: The Trojans are 5 ½-point favorites over the Utah Utes.

Projected Saturday Los Angeles Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 80 degrees, low of 60, 56 percent day humidity, 86 percent night humidity, and 2 percent precipitation.

It should be a nice night for football for this Saturday night’s early game between Utah and the Trojans.
(Photo above courtesy of the Los Angeles Coliseum)

Websites: utahutes.com / usctrojans.com

DIRECTIONS TO THE COLISEUM

From the West: (1) Take the 10 Freeway east (2) Exit Hoover St. and turn right
(3) Turn left on Jefferson St. (4) Turn right on Figueroa St. (5) Continue past campus and follow directional signs to Coliseum and parking.

From the North: (1) Take the 110 Freeway south (2) Exit Exposition Blvd., turn left on Flower St. (3) Follow the directional signs to Coliseum or USC and parking.

From the South: (1) Take the 110 Freeway north (2) Exit Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
3. Turn left on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., and follow directional signs to Coliseum or USC campus parking lots. The Express Lane exits directly to 39th St. and the entrance to Exposition Park. 

From the East: (1) Take the 10 Freeway west (2) Exit Los Angeles St. (3)Turn left on Broadway St. or Hill St. (4) Follow directional signs to Coliseum and parking.

Leave early for Saturday night’s 5 pm. kickoff, which also coincides with rush hour traffic.
(Photo above by Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Parking on campus

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/25/usc-trojans-football-gameday-central-parking-transportation-coliseum.aspx#campus

USC on-campus parking structure

Parking at Exposition Park

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/25/usc-trojans-football-gameday-central-parking-transportation-coliseum.aspx#expo

There are a lot of flowers and museums at Exposition Park, which is also on the grounds of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
(Photo above by: Education Images/Citizens of the Planet/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Tailgating

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/26/usc-trojans-football-gameday-tailgating-exposition-park-on-campus.aspx

Trojans fans love to tailgate before a USC home game in Exposition Park.

Public Transportation

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/25/usc-trojans-football-gameday-central-parking-transportation-coliseum.aspx#metro

Many USC fans ride the Metro Rail to the Coliseum.
(Photo above by David McNew/Getty Images)

Trojans on campus family game day experience

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/26/usc-trojans-football-gameday-tailgating-exposition-park-on-campus.aspx#experience

The USC campus is a beauty.
(Photo above courtesy of the University of Southern California)

Trojans fan fest

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2022/8/26/fan-fest-presented-by-lyfelaw-usc-trojans-football-tailgating-game-day-central.aspx

A carnival atmosphere at the USC Fan Fest located behind the peristyle end of the Coliseum facing Figuroa Street.

Clear bag policy

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2020/7/16/usc-trojans-athletics-clear-bag-policy-coliseum-galen-center.aspx

Trojans Walk: The highly popular Trojans Walk, the pregame event that welcomes the USC team busses arrives at the Coliseum off of Figueroa Blvd. and walks through a spirit line of fans and alumni through Christmas Tree Lane to the peristyle end of the Coli. The Trojans Walk happens 2 hours and 45 minutes prior to home kickoffs. So, this week the Trojans Walk for the Utah game will begin at 2:15 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early for “The Walk” to get a good spot to welcome the team as they ready to do battle with the Utes.

The Trojans Walk before every USC home game.
(Photo above by © Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sport)

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