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2023 WeAreSC Travel Guide: Game 10 – WASHINGTON At USC (Homecoming)

Greg Katzby:Greg Katz10/30/23
Greg Katz - Los Angeles

NO. 5 WASHINGTON (8-0, 5-0 PAC-12) AT NO. 24 USC (7-2, 5-1 PAC-12)

Date: Nov. 4
Day: Saturday
Time: 4:30 p.m. PDT/7:30 p.m. ET
Televised: ABC
Location: Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles
(Photo above by Mario Tama)

Airports: LAX, Long Beach, Burbank, Orange County

LAX is the main airport that services Los Angeles, but there are other optional airports surrounding the L.A. area..

Stadium: Memorial Coliseum (77,500)
Surface: Natural Grass
Parking lots open: 10:30 a.m.
Coliseum gates open: 3:00 p.m.
Mask requirement: Optional

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USC Coliseum Seating Chart: (See photo below)

2023 Coliseum seating chart

Tickets: Sold Out

The opening line: Washington is a 3-point favorite over the Trojans.

Projected Saturday Los Angeles Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 78 degrees, low of 57, 40% percent humidity (Day), and 1% percent precipitation.

Websites: gohuskies.com / usctrojans.com

DIRECTIONS TO THE COLISEUM

It is best to travel to the Coliseum three hours ahead of kickoff if you’re taking one of the many L.A. freeways.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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.

USC parking on campus

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/25/usc-trojans-football-gameday-central-parking-transportation-coliseum.aspx#campus

USC parking structure on campus

Parking at Exposition Park

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/25/usc-trojans-football-gameday-central-parking-transportation-coliseum.aspx#expo

Exposition Park, home of famous museums, rose gardens, and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
(Photo by: Education Images/Citizens of the Planet/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Tailgating

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/26/usc-trojans-football-gameday-tailgating-exposition-park-on-campus.aspx

USC tailgating near the Coliseum in Exposition Park

Public Transportation

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/25/usc-trojans-football-gameday-central-parking-transportation-coliseum.aspx#metro

Many fans take the Metro Rail to the Coliseum for USC home games.
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Homecoming:

The Trojans’ campus will be alive on Saturday with the fun and exciting homecoming festivities that begin at 12:30 p.m.
(Photo above courtesy of homecoming.usc.edu)

Trojans on campus family game day experience

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2021/8/26/usc-trojans-football-gameday-tailgating-exposition-park-on-campus.aspx#experience

University of Southern California campus
(Photo above by Getty Images)

Trojans fan fest

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2022/8/26/fan-fest-presented-by-lyfelaw-usc-trojans-football-tailgating-game-day-central.aspx

USC Fan Fest on the grounds of the Coliseum

Clear bag policy

https://usctrojans.com/sports/2020/7/16/usc-trojans-athletics-clear-bag-policy-coliseum-galen-center.aspx

Trojans Walk:

The highly popular Trojans Walk, the pregame event that welcomes the USC team as busses arrive at the Coliseum off of Figueroa Blvd. and the team walks 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 Washington game will begin at 1:45 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early for “The Walk” to get a good spot to welcome the team as they ready to do battle with the Huskies.

The Trojans Walk welcomes the Men of Troy into the Coliseum.
(Photo above by © Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sport)

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