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Recapping USC's 2023 regular season stat rankings

Erik-McKinneyby: Erik McKinney11/27/23ErikTMcKinney
USC QB Caleb Williams vs. UCLA
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The 2023 regular season finished with the USC Trojans well out of the spotlight this past weekend. The Trojans had a bye as the rest of the country finished up their regular seasons. Here, we take a look at where USC and various Trojan players ranked nationally in some key categories at the conclusion of the regular season.

USC Offensive Stats

USC OffensePac-12 RankFBS Rank2022 Stat
Points41.82ndT-4th41.4
Total Yds469.72nd11th506.6
Passing Yds329.84th5th335.4
Rushing Yds139.97th90th171.1
3rd Down %42.1%6th45th53.6%
Red Zone TD %76%2nd8th77%
Fumbles Lost11T-11th120th2
Time of Possession28:0111th118th31:57
Sacks Allowed2.758th109th2.14
Pen. Yds per game67.710th126th58.0

Individual offensive players

Caleb Williams

Passing yards per game – 302.8 – 8th in FBS, 4th in Pac-12
Passing touchdowns – 30 – T-7th in FBS, 3rd in Pac-12
Completion percentage – 68.6% – 13th in FBS, 3rd in Pac-12
Yards per attempt – 9.4 – T-8th in FBS, 2nd in Pac-12
Completions – 266 – T-16th in FBS, 5th in Pac-12
Rushing touchdowns – 11 – T-31st in FBS, T-2nd in Pac-12

MarShawn Lloyd

Rushing yards per game – 74.55 – 57th in FBS, 5th in Pac-12
Average yards per carry (Min. 100 attempts) – 7.07 – 6th in FBS, 1st in Pac-12
Rushing touchdowns – 9 – T-50th in FBS, T-6th in Pac-12

Tahj Washington

Receiving yards per game – 80.3 – T-31st in FBS, 6th in Pac-12

Brenden Rice

Receiving touchdowns – 12 – T-7th in FBS, 3rd in Pac-12

USC Defensive Stats

USC DefensePac-12 RankFBS Rank2022 Stat
Points34.911thT-123rd29.2
Total Yds438.810th123rd423.9
Passing Yds255.27th118th264.1
Rushing Yds183.712th117th159.8
3rd Down %43.2%10th108th42.9%
Red Zone TD %68%9th111th69.6%
Turnover Margin-0.179thT-85th+1.5
Sacks per game2.25T-6thT-47th2.9
TFL per game6.752nd23rd5.64
20+ yard plays6812th121st75 (14 games)
First Downs22.89thT-121st22.1

Individual Defensive Players

Jamil Muhammad

Sacks – 6 – T-69th in FBS, T-9th in Pac-12

Solomon Byrd

Sacks – 6 – T-69th in FBS, T-9th in Pac-12
Tackles for loss – 11 – T-77th in FBS, T-8th in Pac-12
Forced fumbles – 4 – T-3rd in FBS, T-1st in Pac-12

Christian Roland-Wallace

Passes defended – 11 – T-38th in FBS, 3rd in Pac-12

USC Special Teams Stats

USC special teamsPac-12 RankFBS Rank2022 Stat
PR avg17.582nd9th5.47
PR avg allowed5.03rdT-31st11.43
KR avg18.488th90th17.7
KR avg allowed22.699th109th20.59
Punting avg43.645th31st40.38
FG pct71.47thT-86th68.2
FG pct allowed66.7T-5thT-24th76.9
Touchback pct31.411th110th43.14
KR ret 30+ yds2T-5thT-67th4
KR ret 30+ yds allowed3T-5thT-72nd10
Blocked kicks/punts2T-2ndT-29th1

Individual Special Teams Players

Eddie Czaplicki

Average yards per punt – 43.64 – 32nd in FBS, 5th in Pac-12

Zachariah Branch

Punt return average – 22.07 – 1st in FBS, 1st in Pac-12
Kickoff return average – 18.42 – 66th in FBS, 5th in Pac-12

Denis Lynch

Field goal percentage – 76.9 – 64th in FBS, 5th in Pac-12

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