Navigating USC Student Tickets: A Comprehensive Guide
As a University of Southern California (USC) student, you have access to a variety of opportunities to attend Trojan athletic events. This guide will provide you with detailed information on how to obtain tickets for various sports, including football, and how to make the most of your student ticket benefits.
General Admission for Regular Season Home Games
As a USC student, you are eligible for free entry to most Trojan athletics regular-season, home games. Football is the only exception. For the following sports, simply swipe or show your USCard to gain entry. No ticket or ID is required for entry to regular-season, home games for the following sports.
Football Tickets: A Detailed Process
Eligibility and Season Tickets
All full-time students have the opportunity to purchase one season ticket for regular-season, home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Your season ticket will be sent electronically to your mobile device which provides access to the student section (enter via Gate 28) on a first-come, first-served basis.
Weekly Ticket Request System
Football tickets are not automatically provided; instead, they are distributed on a week-by-week basis. Students must actively request a ticket for each game they wish to attend.
Requesting Tickets via Cockpit Rewards App
To request a ticket, use the Cockpit Rewards app and click on tickets (which is located in the menu). The request process does NOT guarantee a ticket to the game.
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Prioritization Based on Cockpit Reward Points
Requests are prioritized and tickets are awarded based on Cockpit Reward points. Lower-level tickets will be awarded based on rewards points and seniority until all tickets are distributed. After all lower-level tickets have been distributed, the remaining requests will be given upper-level tickets based on reward point priority as well.
Ticket Availability and Claiming Process
Tickets will be loaded into accounts of students who requested and qualified for a ticket. These tickets are first come, first served and will go fast. Your ticket barcode will be available after tickets are awarded on Wednesday morning and immediately after claiming an on demand ticket. You can access your ticket through the “Manage Tickets” page on the Student Ticket Account Manager.
Game Day Information
Mobile Ticketing
Your phone contains your ticket. Make sure to have it charged upon entry to the stadium. To speed up the process at the gate, pull up your ticket on your phone before leaving for Williams-Brice stadium. You may be asked to present your CarolinaCard along with your student ticket at the gate upon entry.
Entry Points
Students with lower level tickets will enter through the ‘Student Gate’ at the north-east corner of Williams-Brice Stadium. Once scanned in, students with lower level tickets will receive a wristband. Student lower level gates open 2 hours in advance. Arrive early to avoid lines that form around the time of kickoff. Students with upper level tickets will enter the Northeast corner gates or any public non student gates. Students with upper level tickets will not receive a wristband. There are two dedicated student sections in the upper deck.
Clear Bag Policy
South Carolina Athletics has a clear bag policy for all ticketed athletic events that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the venues for baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and volleyball.
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Hydration
Stay hydrated! Students are permitted to bring one empty and clear plastic disposable bottle of water per person OR one sealed clear plastic disposable bottle of water into the stadium (i.e., Dasani water bottle).
Ticket Responsibility and Penalties
Ticket Return Policy
If you cannot attend the game, you MUST return your ticket by Friday at 5pm. Failure to return your ticket will result in a penalty strike. Students who have tickets on their accounts and fail to cancel their ticket and do not attend the game, will receive penalty strikes for each no show.
Guest Tickets
Guest tickets are available during the 2025 season. The seats are located in the upper level student section only (Sections 508 & 509). Students must sit in the upper level with their guest. Students can indicate their desire for a guest ticket during the request period. Guest ticket availability, prices and limits will vary by game.
Away Game Tickets
Away game tickets will be available to request this season. Starting in mid-August, you can request them through your student ticket account under the ‘Road Game Ticket Request’ tab. Requests are filled on a first come first served basis. If your request is filled, your order will be non-refundable. Students can request 4 tickets per person. If you wish to sit with friends, you will need to pick up your tickets as a group. on Friday, the week before each game.
Additional Resources
SeatGeek: Official Fan-to-Fan Ticket Marketplace
SeatGeek is the official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace of the USC Trojans, allowing you extensive pricing, payment and posting options, including electronic ticket delivery. For future postings, you must enter through your USC My Account and go down to Sell on SeatGeek.
Read also: Ticket Prices & Availability
Trojan Transfer Program
Need additional USC tickets? Through the Trojan Transfer program, season ticket holders can give unused tickets to other USC fans without needing to meet or stand in will call lines to drop off or pick up tickets. Simply log in to your USC Ticket Office account and choose Trojan Ticket Transfer or Trojan Turnback. Select the game for which you want to transfer or turn back your tickets, and follow the instructions. If you are using the Trojan Turnback program, USC Athletics will give the tickets to a deserving group.
