USC Trojans Football

The Missouri State Bears will visit the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to open the 2025 football season on Aug. 30, 2025. While Missouri State is currently in its final year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (FCS), it will officially join Conference USA for the 2025-26 athletic season, thus making it an FBS program. This will be the first time ever that USC has faced Missouri State.

The Trojans then welcome Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt Conference to Los Angeles on Sept. 6. The Eagles, who are coached by former USC head coach Clay Helton, are another new opponent for the Trojans.

The Trojans then return home to the Coliseum to host Michigan State on Sept. 20. USC is tied 4-4 in its series with Michigan State. After enjoying a bye-week on Oct. 4, USC hosts Michigan in the Coliseum on Oct. 11. The Trojans lead 6-5 all-time in their series with the Wolverines. Michigan has not played in the Coliseum since 1957, when the Wolverines defeated the Trojans 16-6.

USC will return to Los Angeles to host Northwestern on Nov. 8. USC remains undefeated against the Wildcats boasting a 5-0 record, having last faced them in 1956 Rose Bowl where the Trojans secured a 41-32 victory. Another home game awaits the Trojans as USC welcomes Iowa to the Coliseum on Nov. 15. USC is 7-3 all-time against the Hawkeyes. USC wraps Big Ten play by challenging crosstown rival UCLA on  Nov. 29 at the Coliseum.

The 2025 season will conclude with the annual Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 6, which will feature the top two teams in the overall conference standings at the end of the regular season, with the winner earning the Big Ten Championship. Tiebreaking procedures will be announced at a later date.

Game times and television plans for USC’s 2025 games will be announced at a later date.

Trojan fans interested in purchasing tickets for USC’s 2025 season can visit https://usctrojans.com/2025deposits for more information.