They played their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Head coach Lane Kiffin, who was in his fourth year, was fired on September 29 after a 3–2 start to the season.

He resigned on December 3 after it was announced that Steve Sarkisian was hired to be the permanent head coach.

Sources: 1st quarter scoring: None 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Cody Kessler 4-yard run (Andre Heidari kick); WSU – Damante Horton 70-yard interception return (Andrew Furney kick) 3rd quarter scoring: None 4th quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 41-yard field goal Head Coach Lane Kiffin was fired after this game upon returning to Los Angeles with the team on September 29, 2013 Interim head coach Ed Orgeron takes over the program for USC.

1st quarter scoring: USC – Silas Redd 1-yard run (Andre Heidari kick); ND – Troy Niklas 7-yard pass from Tommy Rees (Kyle Brindza kick) 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 22-yard field goal; ND – TJ Jones 11-yard pass from Rees (Brindza kick) 1st quarter scoring: UTAH – Andy Phillips 42-yard field goal; USC – Nelson Agholor 30-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick) 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 38-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 28-yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 40-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: None [5] 1st quarter scoring: USC – Nelson Agholor 75-yard punt return (Andre Heidari kick); USC – Silas Redd 12-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Heidari kick); USC – Javorius Allen 43-yard run (Heidari kick) 2nd quarter scoring: CAL – Kenny Lawler 4-yard pass from Jared Goff (Vincen D'Amato kick); CAL – Darius Powe 24-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick); USC – Allen 57-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC – Josh Shaw 14-yard punt return (Heidari kick); USC – Agholor 93-yard punt return (kick missed) 3rd quarter scoring: USC – Allen 79-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – Ty Isaac 4-yard run (Heidari kick); CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 7-yard run (D'Amato kick) 4th quarter scoring: USC – Isaac 37-yard run (Heidari kick); CAL – Lawler 4-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick) 1st quarter scoring: USC – Soma Vainuku 1-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick failed); STAN – T. Gaffney 35-yard run (C. Ukropina kick); USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Marqise Lee pass from Kessler) 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 23-yard field goal; STAN – Ukropina 27-yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney 18-yard run (Ukropina kick) 4th quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 47-yard field goal Last season, the Bruins defeated the Trojans 38–28 in the Rose Bowl.