2023 WeAreSC Travel Guide: Game 1 – San Jose State Spartans
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The USC Trojans are set to host the San Jose State Spartans in the opening game of the Trojans’ 2023 season. Here is the WeAreSC Travel Guide for fans of the Trojans and Spartans planning to take in the game this Saturday.
SAN JOSE STATE (0-0, 0-0 MWC) AT NO. 6 USC (0-0, 0-0 PAC-12)
Date: Saturday, Aug. 26
Time: 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 P.M. ET
Televised: Pac-12 Networks
Location: Los Angeles
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Airports: LAX, Long Beach, Burbank, Orange County
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(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Stadium: Memorial Coliseum (77,500)
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(Photo above courtesy of the Los Angeles Coliseum)
Surface: Natural Grass
Parking lots open: 11 a.m.
Coliseum gates open: 3:30 p.m.
Mask requirement: Optional
Seating Chart: (See photo below)
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Tickets: 213-740-4672 / USCTrojans.com/tickets
The opening line: The Trojans are 30.5-point favorites over the San Jose State Spartans.
Projected Saturday Los Angeles Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 84 degrees, low of 63 degrees, 69 percent humidity, and 3 percent precipitation.
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Websites
https://sjsuspartans.com / usctrojans.com
Directions to the Coliseum
From the West: (1) Take the 10 Freeway east (2) Exit Hoover St. and turn right
(3) Turn left on Jefferson St. (4) Turn right on Figueroa St. (5) Continue past campus and follow directional signs to Coliseum and parking.
From the North: (1) Take the 110 Freeway south (2) Exit Exposition Blvd., turn left on Flower St. (3) Follow the directional signs to Coliseum or USC and parking.
From the South: (1) Take the 110 Freeway north (2) Exit Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
3. Turn left on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and follow directional signs to Coliseum or USC campus parking lots. The Express Lane exits directly to 39th St. and the entrance to Exposition Park.
From the East: (1) Take the 10 Freeway west (2) Exit Los Angeles St. (3) Turn left on Broadway St. or Hill St. (4) Follow directional signs to Coliseum and parking.
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(Photo above Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Parking on campus
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Parking at Exposition Park
Tailgating
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Public Transportation
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(Photo above by David McNew/Getty Images)
Trojans on campus family game day experience
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(Photo above by Getty Images)
Trojans fan fest
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Clear bag policy
Trojans Walk
This pregame event welcomes the USC team busses arrives at the Coliseum off Figueroa Blvd. and players walk through a spirit line of fans and alumni through Christmas Tree Lane to the peristyle end of the Coli. The Trojans Walk happens 2 hours and 45 minutes prior to home kickoffs, so this week the Trojans Walk for the San Jose State State game will begins approximately at 2:15 p.m.