USC is heading into 2026 with a schedule that gives fans plenty of chances to fill Memorial Coliseum and follow the Trojans on the road, and tickets are already available across the board.
Season tickets begin at $1,600, while single-game prices start at $30 for Louisiana and climb as high as $270 for Ohio State. Those are the headline numbers for a USC program trying to push back toward the level it once owned.
The home slate opens on Aug. 29 against San Jose State, followed by Fresno State on Sept. 3 and Louisiana on Sept. 12.
After that, the Trojans head to Rutgers on Sept. 19 before returning home for a run that includes Oregon on Sept. 26 and Washington on Oct. 3.
The road trip gets heavier after that. USC visits Penn State on Oct. 10 and Wisconsin on Oct. 24, then comes back to face Ohio State at home on Oct.
- The final stretch brings trips to Indiana on Nov. 14 and UCLA on Nov. 28, with Maryland coming to Los Angeles on Nov.
Here’s the full USC football schedule for the 2026-27 season:
Sat., Aug. 29 vs. San Jose State - 3 p.m.
ET
Fri., Sept. 3 vs.
Fresno State - 9 p.m. ET
Sat., Sept. 12 vs. Louisiana - 11 p.m.
ET
Sat., Sept. 19 at Rutgers - 3:30 p.m.
ET
Sat., Sept. 26 vs.
Oregon - TBD
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Washington - TBD
Sat., Oct. 10 at Penn State - TBD
Sat., Oct. 24 at Wisconsin - TBD
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Ohio State - TBD
Sat., Nov. 14 at Indiana - TBD
Sat., Nov. 21 vs. Maryland - TBD
Sat., Nov. 28 at UCLA - TBD
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Danns ties to Mater Dei only sharpen the stakes for USC, which has long treated that school as a key recruiting battleground. Oregon has recently made real inroads there, landing players such as Lex Mailangi, Nasir Wyatt and Jordon Davison, and it is trying to keep that pipeline flowing. Danns recent visit to Oregons camp a few weeks ago apparently left an impression, and for now the Ducks have the momentum in a race the Trojans would prefer to flip before it gets any further along. [Read more 🡒]
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The Trojans also have the benefit of a steady pipeline from Mater Dei, a school that has sent multiple recent players to USC and already has another 2027 commitment in the fold. Danns has not visited USC yet, but he plans to make the trip and take in a game this fall, a visit that could give the Trojans a better chance to close the gap in a recruitment that still has plenty of runway left. [Read more 🡒]
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The benefit goes beyond a photo op or a quick handshake. Recruits have been able to spend time with alumni who know exactly what it means to wear the jersey, and current players have had their own chances to lean on that network during offseason work and spring practice. Caleb Williams has also been around the program this offseason, adding another familiar face to a group that already feels unusually connected, and for prospects trying to picture life at USC, that kind of access can leave a lasting impression. [Read more 🡒]