2025 USC Football Season Recap

ByShaikat Kumar

The USC Trojans football put together a strong and competitive 2025 college football season while competing in the Big Ten Conference. USC opened the year with a dominant start, winning its first four games impressively, including high-scoring victories over the Missouri State Bears football and the Georgia Southern Eagles football at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

The Trojans continued their strong play with a road win against the Purdue Boilermakers football and a solid home victory over the Michigan State Spartans football. During conference play, USC recorded an impressive win against the Michigan Wolverines football and later secured key victories over the Nebraska Cornhuskers football, Northwestern Wildcats football, and the Iowa Hawkeyes football.

The regular season concluded with a rivalry victory over the UCLA Bruins football, giving fans another memorable moment at the Coliseum. USC’s season ended in a close postseason battle against the TCU Horned Frogs football in the Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Despite the overtime loss, the Trojans showed strong competitiveness throughout the year and delivered several exciting performances for their fans.

2025 USC Season Results (9-4)

  1. Aug. 30 – Missouri State Bears football – W 73-13
  2. Sep. 6 – Georgia Southern Eagles football – W 59-20
  3. Sep. 13 – at Purdue Boilermakers football – W 33-17
  4. Sep. 20 – Michigan State Spartans football – W 45-31
  5. Sep. 27 – at Illinois Fighting Illini football – L 34-32
  6. Oct. 11 – Michigan Wolverines football – W 31-13
  7. Oct. 18 – at Notre Dame Fighting Irish football – L 34-24
  8. Nov. 1 – at Nebraska Cornhuskers football – W 21-17
  9. Nov. 7 – Northwestern Wildcats football – W 38-17
  10. Nov. 15 – Iowa Hawkeyes football – W 26-21
  11. Nov. 22 – at Oregon Ducks football – L 42-27
  12. Nov. 29 – UCLA Bruins football – W 29-10
  13. Dec. 30 – vs TCU Horned Frogs football – L 30-27 (OT) (Alamo Bowl)