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USC's 2020 Football Schedule Announced
January 16, 2020 | Football, Features
The Trojans' road games will be against Alabama in Arlington, Tex., plus at Oregon, Utah (on a Friday night), UCLA, Stanford and Arizona.
USC's 2020 schedule features seven teams that played in bowl games this past season, with six winning their bowl. Seven of the Trojans' foes this coming season won at least eight games in 2019. Five of USC's home opponents won bowls and four had at least eight victories last year.
For the first time since 1969, USC will play a schedule that alternates road and home games throughout the regular season.
USC, which has a bye following its seventh game of the season, will play nine league foes in the 2020 regular season (all but Washington State and Oregon State).
USC football season ticket renewals will begin in late January. New season ticket deposits can be placed now by clicking here or calling 213-740-GOSC (4672).
USC will open its 2020 slate in the AdvoCare Classic on Sept. 5 of Labor Day weekend in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex., when it faces Alabama of the Southeastern Conference, a rematch of the 2016 Advocare Classic.
The Trojans then open their home schedule on Sept. 12 by hosting New Mexico of the Mountain West Conference, the first-ever meeting between the teams.
Troy next goes to Stanford on Sept. 19 for its Pac-12 opener, then welcomes Arizona State to the Coliseum on Sept. 26.
USC travels to defending Pac-12 South champion Utah for a Friday night contest on Oct. 2.
The Trojans return home for an Oct. 10 game against California, then visit Arizona on Oct. 17.
After a bye week, USC resumes play in the Coliseum against Colorado on Oct. 31.
On Nov. 7, USC plays at defending Pac-12 champion Oregon, then hosts Washington on Nov. 14 before meeting crosstown rival UCLA in the Rose Bowl on Nov. 21.
USC concludes its regular season by hosting annual intersectional foe Notre Dame in a Thanksgiving weekend clash on Nov. 28.
The 2020 Pac-12 Championship Game will be on Friday, Dec. 4, and for the first time it will be held at the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.
Game times and television plans for USC's 2020 games will be announced at a later date. All games will be nationally televised by either the ESPN channels, ABC, FOX, FOX Sports 1 or Pac-12 Networks.
USC returns all but five starters from last year's young 8-5 team that won five of its last six regular season games and played in the Holiday Bowl.
Freshman All-American first team quarterback Kedon Slovis, the 2019 Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year who ranked in the national Top 20 in completion percentage, passing efficiency, passing yards, completions, passing touchdowns and total offense, set the Pac-12 season completion percentage record (71.9%) and the USC season passing efficiency mark (167.6), as well as USC freshman records for completions (282) and yardage (3,502) while tossing 30 TDs. He will throw to wide receivers like Amon-Ra St. Brown (77 catches, 6 TDs in 2019) and Tyler Vaughns (74, 6), who both rank among USC's career Top 20 pass catchers, and football-basketball player Drake London (39, 5). All of USC's running backs return, as Vavae Malepeai, Stephen Carr, Kenan Christon and Markese Stepp combined for more than 1,500 rushing yards with 16 TDs.
Key Trojan defensive returners are linemen Jay Tufele, a 2019 All-Pac-12 first team pick, 2019 Freshman All-American first teamer Drake Jackson (team-best 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2019) and Marlon Tuipulotu, inside linebackers Palaie Gaoteote and Kana'i Mauga and safeties Talanoa Hufanga (90 tackles) and Isaiah Pola-Mao (team-high 4 interceptions).
2020 USC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 – vs. Alabama (@ Arlington, Tex.)Sept. 12 – New Mexico
Sept. 19 – at Stanford*
Sept. 26 – Arizona State*
Oct. 2 (Fri.) – at Utah*
Oct. 10 – California*
Oct. 17 – at Arizona*
Oct. 24 – BYE DATE
Oct. 31 – Colorado*
Nov. 7 – at Oregon*
Nov. 14 – Washington*
Nov. 21 – at UCLA*
Nov. 28 – Notre Dame
*Pac-12 Game
