USC TrojansHead coach Lincoln Riley
Lincoln Riley has led USC since 2022, going 40-19 across 5 seasons with 4 bowl trips.
- Record since 2022
- 40-19
- Seasons
- 5
- Bowl trips
- 4
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Leadership & results
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Lincoln Riley's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
USC record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Lost Valero Alamo Bowl |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Won SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl |
| 2023 | 8-5 | Won DIRECTV Holiday Bowl |
| 2022 | 11-3 | Lost Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic |
Records with USC since 2022, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
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41
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21
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Lincoln Riley: USC head coach profile
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