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USC Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to USC.
- Indexed coaches
- 18
- Coach seasons
- 200
- Wins leader
- Howard Jones
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Jones Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1908-1940 · 29 seasons | 194-64-21 | 73.3% | 3 | 35.3 |
| Larry Smith Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1976-2000 · 24 seasons | 143-126-7 | 53.1% | 2 | 24.9 |
| John Robinson Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1976-2004 · 18 seasons | 132-77-4 | 62.9% | 3 | 27.8 |
| John McKay Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1960-1975 · 16 seasons | 127-40-8 | 74.9% | 9 | 35.0 |
| Lane Kiffin Program Stabilizer, Longevity Coach | 2009-2025 · 14 seasons | 119-54 | 68.8% | 2 | 19.2 |
| Pete Carroll Peak Dominator | 2001-2009 · 9 seasons | 97-19 | 83.6% | 7 | 34.1 |
| Steve Sarkisian Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 2009-2025 · 11 seasons | 91-53 | 63.2% | 2 | 22.0 |
| Lincoln Riley Peak Dominator, Consistent Winner | 2017-2025 · 9 seasons | 90-28 | 76.3% | 4 | 22.7 |
| Jeff Cravath Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1929-1950 · 13 seasons | 74-43-9 | 62.3% | 2 | 20.2 |
| Clay Helton Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 2013-2025 · 12 seasons | 73-49 | 59.8% | 1 | 19.4 |
| Ted Tollner Longevity Coach | 1983-2001 · 12 seasons | 69-68-1 | 50.4% | 1 | 13.2 |
| Ed Orgeron Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 2005-2021 · 10 seasons | 67-47 | 58.8% | 1 | 34.2 |
| Jess Hill Peak Dominator | 1951-1956 · 6 seasons | 45-17-1 | 72.2% | 1 | 27.0 |
| Gus Henderson Longevity Coach | 1922-1935 · 6 seasons | 39-14-2 | 72.7% | 0 | 21.0 |
| Paul Hackett Offense-First | 1990-2000 · 6 seasons | 31-38-1 | 45.0% | 0 | 13.6 |
| Don Clark Volatile Builder | 1957-1959 · 3 seasons | 13-16-1 | 45.0% | 0 | 15.2 |
| Donte Williams Offense-First | 2021-2021 · 1 seasons | 3-7 | 30.0% | 0 | 0.4 |
| Sam Barry Balanced | 1941-1941 · 1 seasons | 2-6-1 | 27.8% | 0 | 3.1 |