USC vs Maryland: shaded seats and sun by section

For USC vs Maryland at a 12:30 pm kickoff, 16 of 110 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 327, 326, 325, 324. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 21, 2026, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big Ten windows 9 am, 12:30 pm, 4:30 pm or 7:30 pm PT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
6:30 am	Campus parking opens
10:00 am	Trojan Marching Band concert at Heritage Hall, then the parade to the Coliseum
12:30 pm	Kickoff
~4:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Parking and band times from usctrojans.com and sites.usc.edu. Gate times are not published; check the week's gameday guide.

Sun at kickoff: 34.6° high, bearing 194.6°. Still 7.8° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 327, 326, 325, 324, 323, 228. Shadiest: 103b, 104a, 104b, 105a, 105b, 106a. By level and side: 300 level north 217 min, 200 level north 202 min, 100 level north 198 min, 200 level east 175 min, 100 level east 156 min, 300 level east 141 min, 100 level west 99 min, 200 level west 88 min, 300 level west 82 min, 100 level south 0 min, 200 level south 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 100	100 level	east	120		2:30 pm
Section 101	100 level	east	101		2:10 pm
Section 102	100 level	east	70		1:40 pm
Section 103A	100 level	east	5		at kickoff
Section 103B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 104A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 104B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 105A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 105B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 106A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 106B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 107A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 107B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 108A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 108B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 109A	100 level	south	4		at kickoff
Section 109B	100 level	west	20		at kickoff
Section 110A	100 level	west	50		1:40 pm
Section 110B	100 level	west	40		1:10 pm
Section 111	100 level	west	67		1:40 pm
Section 112	100 level	west	73		1:40 pm
Section 113	100 level	west	92		2:10 pm
Section 114	100 level	west	110		2:20 pm
Section 115	100 level	west	124		2:40 pm
Section 116	100 level	west	131		2:40 pm
Section 117	100 level	west	135		2:50 pm
Section 118A	100 level	west	139		2:50 pm
Section 118B	100 level	west	146		3:00 pm
Section 119A	100 level	west	155		3:00 pm
Section 119B	100 level	north	165		3:10 pm
Section 120A	100 level	north	174		3:20 pm
Section 120B	100 level	north	181		3:30 pm
Section 121A	100 level	north	188		3:40 pm
Section 121B	100 level	north	195		3:50 pm
Section 122A	100 level	north	201		3:50 pm
Section 122B	100 level	north	205		3:50 pm
Section 123A	100 level	north	210		4:00 pm
Section 123B	100 level	north	212		4:00 pm
Section 124A	100 level	north	214		not during the game
Section 124B	100 level	north	214		not during the game
Section 125A	100 level	north	216		not during the game
Section 125B	100 level	east	216		not during the game	yes
Section 126	100 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 127	100 level	east	218		not during the game	yes
Section 128	100 level	east	203		3:50 pm	yes
Section 129	100 level	east	197		3:50 pm	yes
Section 130	100 level	east	196		3:50 pm	yes
Section 131	100 level	east	180		3:30 pm	yes
Section 132	100 level	east	142		2:50 pm
Section 200	200 level	east	134		3:00 pm
Section 201	200 level	east	155		3:10 pm
Section 202	200 level	east	126		2:30 pm
Section 203A	200 level	east	57		1:20 pm
Section 203B	200 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 204A	200 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 209B	200 level	west	20		at kickoff
Section 210A	200 level	west	33		12:50 pm
Section 210B	200 level	west	24		12:40 pm
Section 211	200 level	west	43		1:30 pm
Section 212	200 level	west	55		1:10 pm
Section 213	200 level	west	89		2:00 pm
Section 214	200 level	west	103		2:20 pm
Section 215	200 level	west	87		2:00 pm
Section 216	200 level	west	86		2:00 pm
Section 217	200 level	west	103		2:10 pm
Section 218A	200 level	west	123		2:30 pm
Section 218B	200 level	west	139		2:50 pm
Section 219A	200 level	west	156		3:00 pm
Section 219B	200 level	west	168		3:20 pm
Section 220A	200 level	north	177		3:30 pm
Section 220B	200 level	north	185		3:30 pm
Section 221A	200 level	north	191		3:40 pm
Section 221B	200 level	north	195		3:50 pm
Section 222A	200 level	north	201		3:50 pm
Section 222B	200 level	north	204		3:50 pm
Section 223A	200 level	north	209		4:00 pm
Section 223B	200 level	north	215		4:00 pm
Section 224A	200 level	north	220		not during the game
Section 224B	200 level	north	220		not during the game
Section 225A	200 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 225B	200 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 226	200 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 227	200 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 228	200 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 300A	300 level	east	7		at kickoff
Section 300B	300 level	east	92		3:20 pm
Section 301	300 level	east	115		not during the game
Section 302	300 level	east	130		3:40 pm
Section 303A	300 level	east	157		3:10 pm
Section 303B	300 level	east	96		2:20 pm
Section 310	300 level	west	23		at kickoff
Section 311	300 level	west	45		at kickoff
Section 312	300 level	west	74		1:50 pm
Section 313	300 level	west	78		2:00 pm
Section 314	300 level	west	47		1:20 pm
Section 315	300 level	west	23		12:50 pm
Section 316	300 level	west	47		1:20 pm
Section 317	300 level	west	116		2:20 pm
Section 318	300 level	west	161		3:20 pm
Section 319	300 level	west	207		4:00 pm
Section 320	300 level	north	212		not during the game
Section 321	300 level	north	214		not during the game
Section 322	300 level	north	217		not during the game
Section 323	300 level	north	220		not during the game
Section 324	300 level	north	220		not during the game
Section 325	300 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 326	300 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 327	300 level	east	220		not during the game	yes
Section 328A	300 level	east	216		not during the game	yes
Section 328B	300 level	east	82		at kickoff	yes

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 69°F (range 63-79°F), feels like 66°F, wind 4 mph, rain in 4% of game hours, clear skies in 56%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 9:00 am kickoff?

Time	What happens
3:00 am	Campus parking opens
6:30 am	Trojan Marching Band concert at Heritage Hall, then the parade to the Coliseum
9:00 am	Kickoff
~12:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Parking and band times from usctrojans.com and sites.usc.edu. Gate times are not published; check the week's gameday guide.

Sun at kickoff: 24.1° high, bearing 138.9°. Still 34.6° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 325, 324, 323, 322, 321, 320. Shadiest: 105b, 106a, 106b, 107a, 107b, 108a. By level and side: 100 level north 220 min, 200 level north 220 min, 300 level north 220 min, 300 level west 196 min, 200 level west 185 min, 100 level east 174 min, 100 level west 169 min, 200 level east 163 min, 300 level east 119 min, 200 level south 48 min, 100 level south 16 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 100	100 level	east	147		not during the game
Section 101	100 level	east	107		not during the game
Section 102	100 level	east	132		not during the game
Section 103A	100 level	east	158		12:20 pm
Section 103B	100 level	south	114		11:20 am
Section 104A	100 level	south	55		10:10 am
Section 104B	100 level	south	19		at kickoff
Section 105A	100 level	south	2		at kickoff
Section 105B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 106A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 106B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 107A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 107B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 108A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 108B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 109A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 109B	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 110A	100 level	west	10		at kickoff
Section 110B	100 level	west	89		not during the game
Section 111	100 level	west	175		not during the game
Section 112	100 level	west	172		not during the game
Section 113	100 level	west	208		not during the game
Section 114	100 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 115	100 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 116	100 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 117	100 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 118A	100 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 118B	100 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 119A	100 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 119B	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 120A	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 120B	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 121A	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 121B	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 122A	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 122B	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 123A	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 123B	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 124A	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 124B	100 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 125A	100 level	north	220		not during the game
Section 125B	100 level	east	220		not during the game
Section 126	100 level	east	220		not during the game
Section 127	100 level	east	216		not during the game
Section 128	100 level	east	202		not during the game
Section 129	100 level	east	206		not during the game
Section 130	100 level	east	175		not during the game
Section 131	100 level	east	164		not during the game
Section 132	100 level	east	147		not during the game
Section 200	200 level	east	80		not during the game
Section 201	200 level	east	42		not during the game
Section 202	200 level	east	104		not during the game
Section 203A	200 level	east	163		not during the game
Section 203B	200 level	south	96		11:30 am
Section 204A	200 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 209B	200 level	west	4		at kickoff
Section 210A	200 level	west	51		not during the game
Section 210B	200 level	west	129		not during the game
Section 211	200 level	west	212		not during the game
Section 212	200 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 213	200 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 214	200 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 215	200 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 216	200 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 217	200 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 218A	200 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 218B	200 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 219A	200 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 219B	200 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 220A	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 220B	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 221A	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 221B	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 222A	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 222B	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 223A	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 223B	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 224A	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 224B	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 225A	200 level	east	220		not during the game
Section 225B	200 level	east	220		not during the game
Section 226	200 level	east	220		not during the game
Section 227	200 level	east	217		not during the game
Section 228	200 level	east	204		not during the game
Section 300A	300 level	east	2		at kickoff
Section 300B	300 level	east	28		at kickoff
Section 301	300 level	east	1		at kickoff
Section 302	300 level	east	111		not during the game
Section 303A	300 level	east	169		not during the game
Section 303B	300 level	east	168		not during the game
Section 310	300 level	west	111		11:50 am
Section 311	300 level	west	156		12:30 pm
Section 312	300 level	west	180		not during the game
Section 313	300 level	west	213		not during the game
Section 314	300 level	west	213		not during the game
Section 315	300 level	west	211		not during the game
Section 316	300 level	west	220		not during the game
Section 317	300 level	west	218		not during the game	yes
Section 318	300 level	west	219		not during the game	yes
Section 319	300 level	west	220		not during the game	yes
Section 320	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 321	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 322	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 323	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 324	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 325	300 level	east	220		not during the game
Section 326	300 level	east	215		not during the game
Section 327	300 level	east	219		not during the game
Section 328A	300 level	east	129		not during the game
Section 328B	300 level	east	51		at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 61°F (range 54-71°F), feels like 59°F, wind 3 mph, rain in 4% of game hours, clear skies in 59%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 4:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
10:30 am	Campus parking opens
2:00 pm	Trojan Marching Band concert at Heritage Hall, then the parade to the Coliseum
4:30 pm	Kickoff
4:50 pm	Sunset
~8:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Parking and band times from usctrojans.com and sites.usc.edu. Gate times are not published; check the week's gameday guide.

Sun at kickoff: 2.5° high, bearing 243.8°. Sunset during the game at about 4:50 pm. Sunniest: 327, 326, 328a, 322, 321, 312. Shadiest: 100, 101, 102, 103a, 103b, 104a. By level and side: 300 level east 2 min, 300 level north 2 min, 300 level west 1 min, 100 level east 0 min, 100 level south 0 min, 100 level west 0 min, 100 level north 0 min, 200 level east 0 min, 200 level south 0 min, 200 level west 0 min, 200 level north 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 100	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 101	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 102	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 103A	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 103B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 104A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 104B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 105A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 105B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 106A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 106B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 107A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 107B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 108A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 108B	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 109A	100 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 109B	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 110A	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 110B	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 111	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 112	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 113	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 114	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 115	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 116	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 117	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 118A	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 118B	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 119A	100 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 119B	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 120A	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 120B	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 121A	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 121B	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 122A	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 122B	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 123A	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 123B	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 124A	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 124B	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 125A	100 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 125B	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 126	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 127	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 128	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 129	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 130	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 131	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 132	100 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 200	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 201	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 202	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 203A	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 203B	200 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 204A	200 level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 209B	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 210A	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 210B	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 211	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 212	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 213	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 214	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 215	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 216	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 217	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 218A	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 218B	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 219A	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 219B	200 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 220A	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 220B	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 221A	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 221B	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 222A	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 222B	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 223A	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 223B	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 224A	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 224B	200 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 225A	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 225B	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 226	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 227	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 228	200 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 300A	300 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 300B	300 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 301	300 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 302	300 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 303A	300 level	east	1		at kickoff
Section 303B	300 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 310	300 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 311	300 level	west	1		at kickoff
Section 312	300 level	west	3		at kickoff
Section 313	300 level	west	1		at kickoff
Section 314	300 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 315	300 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 316	300 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 317	300 level	west	1		at kickoff
Section 318	300 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 319	300 level	west	0		at kickoff
Section 320	300 level	north	1		at kickoff
Section 321	300 level	north	3		at kickoff
Section 322	300 level	north	3		at kickoff
Section 323	300 level	north	1		at kickoff
Section 324	300 level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 325	300 level	east	0		at kickoff
Section 326	300 level	east	6		4:40 pm	yes
Section 327	300 level	east	9		4:40 pm	yes
Section 328A	300 level	east	4		at kickoff	yes
Section 328B	300 level	east	0		at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 64°F (range 58-74°F), feels like 61°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 2% of game hours, clear skies in 56%.

Plan the game: all 110 Coliseum sections · Coliseum parking, Metro and tailgating · Coliseum clear bag policy, water and sunscreen · how the Coliseum data is measured.