American college football team at University of Southern California
USC Trojans football
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First season
| 1888
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Athletic director
| Jennifer Cohen
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Head coach
| Lincoln Riley
2nd season, 19?8 (.704)
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Stadium
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Field surface
| Bermuda grass
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Location
| Los Angeles
,
California
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NCAA division
| Division I FBS
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Conference
| Big Ten Conference
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Past conferences
| Independent (1888?1921)
PCC
(1922?1958)
Pac-12 (1959-2023)
Big Ten Conference
(2024-present)
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All-time record
| 875–368–54 (.695)
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Bowl record
| 35–20 (.636)
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Claimed national titles
| 11 (
1928
,
1931
,
1932
,
1939
,
1962
,
1967
,
1972
,
1974
,
1978
,
2003
,
2004
)
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Unclaimed national titles
| 6 (
1929
,
1933
,
1976
,
1979
,
2002
,
2007
)
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National finalist
| 6 (
1931
,
1962
,
1968
,
1972
,
2004
,
2005
)
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Conference titles
| 37
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Division titles
| 4 (
2015
,
2017
,
2020
,
2022
)
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Rivalries
| Notre Dame
(
rivalry
)
UCLA
(
rivalry
)
Stanford
(
rivalry
)
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Heisman winners
| Mike Garrett
? 1965
O. J. Simpson
? 1968
Charles White
? 1979
Marcus Allen
? 1981
Carson Palmer
? 2002
Matt Leinart
? 2004
Reggie Bush
? 2005
Caleb Williams
? 2022
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Consensus All-Americans
| 84
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Colors
| Cardinal and gold
[1]
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Fight song
| "
Fight On
"
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Marching band
| Spirit of Troy
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Outfitter
| Nike
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Website
| usctrojans.com
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The
USC Trojans football
program represents
University of Southern California
in the sport of
American football
. The Trojans compete in the
Football Bowl Subdivision
(FBS) of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) and the
Big Ten Conference
(Big Ten).
Formed in 1888, the program has over 860 wins and claims 11
national championships
, including 7 from the major wire-service:
AP Poll
and/or
Coaches' Poll
.
[2]
USC has had 13 undefeated seasons including 8 perfect seasons, and 37 conference championships. USC has produced eight
Heisman Trophy
winners, 84 first-team
Consensus All-Americans
, including 27
unanimous selections
, and
524
NFL draft
picks, most all-time by any university,
[3]
USC has had 35 members inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame
, including former players
Matt Leinart
,
O. J. Simpson
, and
Ronnie Lott
and former coaches
John McKay
and
Howard Jones
. The Trojans boast 14 inductees in the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
, the most of any school, including
Junior Seau
,
Bruce Matthews
,
Marcus Allen
, and
Ron Yary
.
[4]
Among all colleges and universities, as of 2022, USC holds the all-time record for the most quarterbacks (17) and is tied with the
University of Miami
for the most wide receivers (40) to go on to play in the
NFL
.
[5]
The Trojans have
55 bowl
appearances, 39 of which are among the
New Year's Six
Bowls. With a record of 35?20, USC has the
second highest all-time post-season winning percentage
of schools with 50 or more bowl appearances.
[6]
The Trojans play their home games in the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
, which is located in
Exposition Park
adjacent to USC's
University Park, Los Angeles
campus.
[7]
[8]
History
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1888?1910s
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USC first fielded a football team in 1888. Playing its first game on November 14 of that year against the Alliance Athletic Club, USC achieved a 16?0 victory.
Frank Suffel
and
Henry H. Goddard
were playing coaches for the first team which was put together by quarterback Arthur Carroll, who in turn volunteered to make the pants for the team and later became a tailor.
[9]
USC faced its first collegiate opponent the following year in fall 1889, playing
St. Vincent's College
to a 40?0 victory.
[9]
In 1893, USC joined the Intercollegiate Football Association of Southern California (the forerunner of the
SCIAC
), which was composed of USC,
Occidental College
,
Throop Polytechnic Institute (Cal Tech)
, and
Chaffey College
.
Pomona College
was invited to enter, but declined to do so. An invitation was also extended to
Los Angeles High School
.
[10]
Before they were named Trojans in 1912, USC athletic teams were called the Methodists (occasionally the "Fighting Methodists"), as well as the Wesleyans. During the early years, limitations in travel and the scarcity of major football-playing colleges on the West Coast limited its rivalries to local Southern Californian colleges and universities. During this period USC played regular series against
Occidental
,
Caltech
,
Whittier
,
Pomona
and
Loyola
. The first USC team to play outside of Southern California went to
Stanford University
on November 4, 1905, where they were trampled 16?0 by the traditional West Coast powerhouse. While the teams would not meet again until 1918 (Stanford dropped football for
rugby union
during the intervening years), this was also USC's first game against a future
Pac-12 conference
opponent and the beginning of its oldest rivalry. During this period USC also played its first games against other future Pac-12 rivals, including
Oregon State
(1914),
California
(1915),
Oregon
(1915),
Arizona
(1916) and
Utah
(1915-1917, 1919).
Between 1911 and 1913, USC followed the example of California and Stanford and dropped football in favor of
rugby union
. The results were disastrous, as USC was soundly defeated by more experienced programs while the school itself experienced financial reverses; it was during this period that Owen R. Bird, a sportswriter for the
Los Angeles Times
, coined the nickname "Trojans", which he wrote was "owing to the terrific handicaps under which the athletes, coaches and managers of the university were laboring and against the overwhelming odds of larger and better equipped rivals, the name 'Trojan' suitably fitted the players."
[9]
1920s?1930s
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After several decades of competition, USC first achieved national prominence under head coach "Gloomy"
Gus Henderson
in the early 1920s. Another milestone came under Henderson in 1922, when USC joined the
Pacific Coast Conference
(PCC), the forerunner of the modern Pac-12. Success continued under coach
Howard Jones
from 1925 to 1940, when the Trojans were just one of a few nationally dominant teams. It was during this era that the team achieved renown as the "Thundering Herd", earning its first four national titles.
1940s?1950s
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USC achieved intermittent success in the years following Jones' tenure.
Jeff Cravath
, who coached from 1942 to 1950, won the Rose Bowl in 1943 and 1945.
Jess Hill
, who coached from 1951 to 1956, won the Rose Bowl in 1953. From 1957 to 1959, the Trojans were coached by
Don Clark
. Future Hall of Famer
Ron Mix
was an All American for the Trojans in 1959.
1960s?1970s
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The program entered a new golden age upon the arrival of head coach
John McKay
(1960?1975). During this period the Trojans produced two
Heisman Trophy winners
(
Mike Garrett
and
O. J. Simpson
) and won four national championships (1962, 1967, 1972 and 1974). McKay's influence continued even after he departed for the
NFL
when an assistant coach,
John Robinson
(1976?1982), took over as head coach. Under Robinson, USC won another national championship in 1978 (shared with Alabama; ironically, USC defeated Alabama, 24?14, that same season) and USC produced two more running-back Heisman Trophy winners in
Charles White
and
Marcus Allen
On September 12, 1970, USC opened the season visiting the
University of Alabama
under legendary coach
Paul "Bear" Bryant
and became the first fully integrated team to play in the state of Alabama.
[11]
The game, scheduled by Bryant, resulted in a dominating 42?21 win by the Trojans. More importantly, all six touchdowns scored by USC team were by black players, two by USC running back
Sam "Bam" Cunningham
, against an all-white Crimson Tide team.
[12]
After the game, Bryant was able to persuade the university to allow black players to play, hastening the racial integration of football at Alabama and in the Deep South.
[11]
[13]
1980s?1990s
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In the 1980s, USC football did not realize a national championship, though it continued to experience relative success, with top-20
AP
rankings and Pac-10 Conference championships under head coaches
Ted Tollner
(1983?1986) and
Larry Smith
(1987?1992) Each coach led the team to a win in the
Rose Bowl
and USC was recognized among the nation's top-ten teams three times. Despite the moderate success of team during these years, some alumni had grown accustomed to the program's stature as a perennial national championship contender. In 1993, Robinson was named head coach a second time, leading the Trojans to a victory in the 1996 Rose Bowl over
Northwestern
.
It was during this time that the Trojans were unable to defeat their rivals. They suffered winless streaks of 13 years (1983?1995, including the 1994 17?17 tie) to rival
Notre Dame
and 8 years (1991?1998) to crosstown rival
UCLA
which were unacceptable to many USC supporters. Under Robinson the Trojans were 2?2?1 against Notre Dame, but unable to beat UCLA. After posting a 6?6 record in 1996, and a 6?5 record in 1997, Robinson was fired. In 1998, head coach
Paul Hackett
took over the team, but posted an even more disappointing 19?18 record in three seasons than any of his recent predecessors. By 2000, some observers surmised that USC football's days of national dominance were fading; the football team's record of 37?35 from 1996 to 2001 was their second-worst over any five-year span in history (only the mark of 29?29?2 from 1956 to 1961 was worse), and the period marked the first and only time USC had been out of the final top 20 teams for four straight years.
2000s
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2001
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In 2001, athletic director
Mike Garrett
released Hackett and hired
Pete Carroll
, a former
NFL
head coach. Carroll went 6?6 in his first year, losing to
Utah
in the
Las Vegas Bowl
, 10?6. After that, his teams became highly successful, ranking among the top ten teams in the country, with the exception of 2009 in which the team lost four regular season games.
2002
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USC opened 3?2 in 2002, suffering losses to
Kansas State
and
Washington State
. However, the Trojans went on to win the rest of their games, completing the regular season 11?2 on the strength of senior quarterback
Carson Palmer
's breakout performance. After struggling for most of his collegiate career, Palmer excelled in the Pro Style offense installed by new offensive coordinator
Norm Chow
. In fact, Palmer's performance, particularly in the season-ending rivalry games against Notre Dame and UCLA, impressed so many pundits that he went on to win the Heisman Trophy, carrying every region of voting and becoming the first USC
quarterback
to be so honored. Despite tying for the Pac-10 title (with Washington State), having the highest BCS "strength of schedule" rating, and fielding the nation's top defense led by safety
Troy Polamalu
, USC finished the season ranked No. 5 in the
BCS
rankings. Facing off against BCS No. 3
Iowa
in the
Orange Bowl
, USC defeated the Hawkeyes 38?17.
2003
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In 2003, highly touted but unproven redshirt sophomore
Matt Leinart
took over the quarterback position from Palmer. Although his first
pass
went for a
touchdown
in a win over
Auburn
, the Trojans suffered an early season triple-overtime loss to their conference rival the
California
Golden Bears in Berkeley. After the Loss to California, USC went on a 10-game winning streak and finished the season with a record of 11?1. Before the postseason, both the coaches' poll and the
AP Poll
ranked USC number 1, but the BCS?which also gave consideration to computer rankings?ranked
Oklahoma
first, another one-loss team but one that had lost its own
Big 12 Conference
title game 35?7, with USC ranked third.
In the 2003 BCS National Championship Game, the
Sugar Bowl
, BCS No. 2
LSU
defeated BCS No. 1 Oklahoma 21?14. Meanwhile, BCS No. 3 USC defeated BCS No. 4
Michigan
28?14 in the
Rose Bowl
. USC finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll and was awarded the AP National Championship; LSU, however, won the BCS National Championship title for that year, prompting a split national title between LSU and USC. In the wake of the controversy, corporate sponsors emerged who were willing to organize an LSU-USC game to settle the matter; nevertheless, the NCAA refused to permit the matchup.
2004
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In 2004, USC was picked preseason No. 1 by the Associated Press, thanks to the return of Leinart as well as sophomore running backs
LenDale White
and
Reggie Bush
. The defense?led by
All-American
defensive tackles
Shaun Cody
and
Mike Patterson
, as well as All-American linebackers
Lofa Tatupu
and
Matt Grootegoed
?was considered to be among the finest in the nation. Key questions included the offensive line, with few returning starters, and the receiving corps, which had lost previous year's senior
Keary Colbert
and the breakout star of 2003,
Mike Williams
. Williams had tried to enter the NFL draft a year early during the
Maurice Clarett
trial when it was ruled that the NFL could not deny them entering the draft. The decision was appealed and overturned leaving Williams unable to enter the draft. When he applied to the NCAA for reinstatement of his eligibility, it was denied.
Despite close calls against Stanford and California, the Trojans finished the regular season undefeated and headed for the 2004 BCS Championship Game at the Orange Bowl. USC was the second team in NCAA football history to have gone wire-to-wire (ranked first place from preseason to postseason since the AP began releasing preseason rankings); the first was
Florida State
in 1999 (two other schools went wire-to-wire before the existence of preseason polls - Notre Dame in 1943 and
Army
in 1945). Quarterback Leinart won the Heisman Trophy, with running back Bush placing fifth in the vote tally. The Trojans' opponent in the Orange Bowl, Oklahoma, were themselves undefeated and captained by sixth-year quarterback
Jason White
, who had won the Heisman in 2003; the game marked the first time in NCAA history that two players who had already won the Heisman played against each other. Most analysts expected the game to be close?as USC matched its speed and defense against the Oklahoma running game and skilled offensive line?but the reality proved to be far different. USC scored 38 points in the first half, and won the BCS National Championship Game by the score of 55?19, making them the BCS Champions and earning the team the AP National Championship as well.
In June 2010, after a four-year investigation, the NCAA imposed sanctions against the Trojan football program for a "lack of institutional control," including a public reprimand and censure, a two-year postseason ban, a loss of 30 scholarships over three years, and vacating all games in which
Reggie Bush
participated as an ineligible player (14 wins, 1 loss), including the
2005 Orange Bowl
, in which the Trojans won the
BCS National Championship
.
[14]
These sanctions have been criticized by some NCAA football writers,
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]
[19]
including
ESPN
's Ted Miller, who wrote, "It's become an accepted fact among informed college football observers that the NCAA sanctions against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA's refusal to revisit that travesty are a massive act of cowardice on the part of the organization."
[20]
Following the NCAA sanctions, BCS Executive Director
Bill Hancock
stated that a committee would decide whether to vacate USC's 2004 BCS Championship, but the final decision would be delayed until after the NCAA had heard USC's appeals against some of the sanctions.
[21]
On July 20, 2010, incoming USC president
Max Nikias
stated that the school would remove jerseys and murals displayed in Bush's honor from its facilities, and would return the school's copy of Bush's Heisman Trophy.
[22]
On September 14, Bush announced that he would forfeit the Heisman and return his copy of the trophy.
[23]
On May 26, 2011, the NCAA upheld all findings and penalties against USC. The team did not participate in the
Pac-12 Football Championship Game
or a bowl game during the 2011?12 season.
[24]
The BCS announced June 6, 2011, that it had stripped USC of the 2004 title,
[25]
but the Associated Press still recognizes USC as the 2004 AP National Champion.
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2005
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The 2005 regular season witnessed a resuscitation of the rivalry with Notre Dame, after a last-second play in which senior quarterback Matt Leinart scored the winning touchdown with help from a controversial push from behind by running back Reggie Bush, nicknamed the "
Bush Push
". The year climaxed with a 66?19 USC defeat of cross-town rival UCLA. Running back
Reggie Bush
finished his stellar year by winning the
Heisman Trophy
(later returned by USC and reclaimed by the Heisman Trophy Trust considering Bush accepted improper benefits while at USC and was ineligible during the 2005 season),
[23]
[27]
while Leinart finished third in the Heisman voting. Several other players also earned accolades, being named All-Americans (AP, Football Coaches, Football Writers, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, SI.com, CBS Sportsline.com, Rivals.com, Collegefootballnews.com). These include QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush, RB LenDale White, S
Darnell Bing
, OT
Taitusi Lutui
, OT
Sam Baker
, WR
Dwayne Jarrett
, C
Ryan Kalil
, OG
Fred Matua
, and DE
Lawrence Jackson
. Additionally, OL
Winston Justice
did well enough to forgo his senior year and enter the NFL draft. The regular season ended with two clear-cut contenders facing off in the
Rose Bowl
to decide the national championship. Both USC and
Texas
were 12?0 entering the game; although USC was the slight favorite,
[28]
USC lost to Texas 41?38.
[29]
As with the 2004 season, later NCAA investigations into alleged improper benefits given to Reggie Bush altered the official record of the 2005 Trojan season. All twelve wins from the 2005 season were officially vacated. Reggie Bush would eventually manage to have his USC statistics and 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated.
[30]
Despite this, anything which USC lost as a result of what the NCAA imposed against the team for the 2004 and 2005 seasons has still not been recovered, including a national title win.
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2006
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For the 2006 football season, USC tried to rebuild its strength following the loss of offensive stalwarts Leinart, Bush, and White, defensive leader Bing, and offensive linemen Matua, Justice, and Lutui. The Trojans developed their offense using unproven QB
John David Booty
and returning star receivers Dwayne Jarrett and
Steve Smith
along with second-year wide-out Patrick Turner.
Mark Sanchez
, the highly touted QB of the recruiting class of 2005 (
Mission Viejo High School
) was widely viewed as a dark horse to win the starting job from Booty, although Booty was named the starter at the end of fall training camp. The starting tailback position was initially a battle between returning players Chauncey Washington and Desmond Reed (both recovering from injuries) and heralded recruits Stafon Johnson (Dorsey High School in Los Angeles),
C.J. Gable
, Allen Bradford and
Emmanuel Moody
.
USC had many experienced players as well, including linebacker Dallas Sartz and wide receiver Chris McFoy, who had already graduated with their bachelor's degrees and were pursuing master's degrees. Fullback Brandon Hancock would have been part of that group as well until an injury ended his collegiate career. Additionally, fifth-year (redshirt) senior linebacker Oscar Lua, running back Ryan Powdrell and offensive lineman Kyle Williams were expected to either start or play frequently in 2006.
The 2006 Trojans came out strong, easily defending their top 10 status throughout the year. As the season progressed, USC began to display marked inconsistencies, as their margins of victory began to slip. The first setback proved to be a 31?33 loss to unranked
Oregon State
, in which the Beavers were able to repeatedly capitalize on several Trojan turnovers.
[32]
Even though USC dropped initially in the polls, they worked their way back up. After defeating both Cal and Notre Dame, they held the number 2 spot heading into the final week of the season. The Trojans were considered to be a virtual lock for the BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State and just needed to beat UCLA. USC was shocked in the final game of the season, losing to crosstown rival
UCLA
13?9. This eliminated the Trojans from championship contention and opened the door for
Florida
to become Ohio State's opponent. The Trojans did earn a Rose Bowl bid and defeated
Michigan
32?18. It was the Trojans' fifth straight BCS Bowl appearance.
On January 6, 2007, six days after the
Rose Bowl Game
, USC kicker
Mario Danelo
was found dead at the bottom of the White Point Cliff near Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro, California.
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2007
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In July 2007,
ESPN.com
named USC its No. 1 team of the decade for the period between 1996 and 2006, citing the Trojans' renaissance and dominance under Carroll.
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[35]
The
2007 Trojans
were the presumptive No. 1 pick before the season.
[36]
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However, they lost two games, including a
major upset
to 41-point underdog
Stanford
, and they did not get into the national championship game. However, the Trojans did win their sixth conference championship and defeated
Illinois
in the
2008 Rose Bowl
Game.
Under Carroll, USC was known to attract numerous celebrities to its practices, including USC alumni
Will Ferrell
,
George Lucas
,
LeVar Burton
, and
Sophia Bush
as well as
Snoop Dogg
,
Henry Winkler
,
Kirsten Dunst
,
Nick Lachey
,
Dr. Dre
,
Spike Lee
,
Alyssa Milano
,
Flea
,
Wilmer Valderrama
,
Jake Gyllenhaal
and
Andre 3000
.
[38]
The Trojans benefited from
Los Angeles's lack of NFL teams
(with the
Los Angeles Rams
and
Raiders
having left in the early 1990s), combined with the Trojans' 21st century success, leading them to sometimes be called LA's "de facto NFL team."
[39]
During Pete Carroll's first eight years as head coach, USC lost only one game by more than seven points, a 27?16 loss at Notre Dame in his first season, until the second half of the 2009 season. The early part of the 2000s also saw the rise of USC football's popularity in the Los Angeles market: without any stadium expansions, USC broke its average home attendance record four times in a row: reaching 77,804 in 2003, 85,229 in 2004, 90,812 in 2005 and over 91,416 with one game to go in 2006 (the capacity of the Coliseum is 92,000). As of 2022, USC is one of only two of the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams to have never played a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team since the split of Division I football in 1978.
[40]
2008
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After beating
Penn State
in the
Rose Bowl
, USC finished the season 12?1, and ranked No. 2 in the
Coaches' Poll
and No. 3 in the
AP Poll
. The 2008 season culminated in USC's seventh straight Pac-10 Championship, seventh straight BCS bowl appearance and seventh straight finish in the top 4 of the AP Poll. This also marked seven consecutive seasons where USC has not lost a game by more than 7 points. Their only loss was on the road against Oregon State, which was mentioned in the preseason as a possible upset.
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2009
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After beating
Boston College
in the
Emerald Bowl
, USC finished the season 9?4, and ranked No. 20 in the
Coaches' Poll
and No. 22 in the
AP Poll
. USC ended its seven-year streak of Pac-10 Championship, BCS bowl appearance and top 4 finish of the AP Poll. The Trojans started the season strong beating No. 8
Ohio State
at
The Horseshoe
. But they would lose to four Pac-10 teams (
Washington
,
Oregon
,
Stanford
, and
Arizona
). Blowout losses to Oregon 47?20 and Stanford 55?21 marked a turning point in USC's season and sparked debate in the media about the future dominance of USC football. After the season concluded, head coach
Pete Carroll
resigned to accept a head coaching position with the
Seattle Seahawks
.
In 2009, USC was named "Team of the Decade" by both CBSSports.com and Football.com, as well as the "Program of the Decade" by SI.com, plus was No. 1 in CollegeFootballNews.com's "5-Year Program Rankings" and was ranked No. 2 in ESPN.com's "Prestige Rankings" among all schools since 1936 (behind Oklahoma).
[43]
Additionally, in 2009, ESPN.com ranked USC the second-best program in college football history.
2010s
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2010
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On January 12, 2010,
Lane Kiffin
was hired as the head coach. This came following
Pete Carroll
's departure from USC to become the head coach of the
Seattle Seahawks
.
[44]
In June 2010, after a prolonged four-year investigation into whether former USC
running back
Reggie Bush
and his family had accepted financial benefits and housing from two
sports agents
in
San Diego
while he was a student athlete at USC, the
NCAA
imposed sanctions against the Trojan football program for a "lack of institutional control," including a two-year postseason ban, the loss of 30 scholarships over three years, and the vacation of all wins in which Bush participated as an "ineligible" player, including the
2005 Orange Bowl
, in which the Trojans won the
BCS National Championship
.
[14]
These sanctions have been criticized by many NCAA football writers,
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]
[19]
including
ESPN
's Ted Miller, who wrote, "It's become an accepted fact among informed college football observers that the NCAA sanctions against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA's refusal to revisit that travesty are a massive act of cowardice on the part of the organization."
[20]
The 2010 team finished 8?5 (5?4 in the Pac-10) and was ineligible for post-season play.
2011
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On February 9, 2010, Commissioner Larry Scott announced that the Pac-10 would be considering expanding to twelve schools.
[45]
The Pac-10 Conference officially became the
Pac-12 Conference
following the addition of
Colorado
and
Utah
on July 1, 2011.
In 2011, although USC finished in first place in its conference division with a 7?2 record, due to their ineligibility to participate in a bowl game, the UCLA Bruins became champions of the inaugural Pac-12 South Division.
[46]
In the final regular-season game, USC's 50?0 win over UCLA was the largest margin of victory in the rivalry since 1930.
The release of the December 4, 2011, final regular-season Associated Press college football poll marked USC's return to national prominence with the No. 5 ranking.
[47]
The Trojans were not eligible for postseason play and did not participate in any Bowl game. When the final AP Football Poll was released, USC dropped one spot to the No. 6 ranking.
2012
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USC was ranked number one in The
Associated Press
' preseason college football poll for the seventh time in school history and the first time in five seasons, edging out No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 LSU.
[48]
However, the early season expectations would backfire as the Trojans would eventually finish 7?5 (5?4 versus Pac-12 opponents), including losses to all three of their major rivals (Notre Dame, UCLA, and Stanford) all in the same year for the first time since 1992. The team finished second in the Pac-12 South standings and unranked in any poll.
2013
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The 2013 USC Trojans football team finished the season 10?4, 6?3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place in the South Division. They were invited to the
Las Vegas Bowl
where they defeated Fresno State. Head coach
Lane Kiffin
, who was in his fourth year, was fired on September 29 after a 3?2 start to the season. He was replaced by interim head coach
Ed Orgeron
. At the end of the regular season, Washington head coach
Steve Sarkisian
was hired as the new head coach beginning in 2014. This prompted Orgeron to resign before the bowl game.
Clay Helton
led the Trojans in the Las Vegas Bowl.
2014
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Steve Sarkisian
, in his first year as head coach at USC, led the Trojans to a 9?4 season (6?3 in the Pac-12) to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the South Division. They were invited to the
Holiday Bowl
where they defeated
Nebraska
45-42.
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On September 8, 2014, Sarkisian and athletic director
Pat Haden
were reprimanded by Pac-12 Conference commissioner
Larry Scott
for attempting "to influence the officiating, and ultimately the outcome of a contest" during the game against Stanford two days earlier.
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2015
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edit
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The 2015 season was a tumultuous one for the Trojans with a season record of 8?4 overall and 6?3 in Pac-12 play to finish as Pac-12 Southern Conference champions. Mid-season, coach
Steve Sarkisian
was fired to deal with personal issues, and
Clay Helton
was again named the interim head coach.
ESPN
later reported that Sarkisian came to a pre-practice meeting, appearing to be intoxicated. According to Scott Wolf, the USC beat writer for the
Los Angeles Daily News
, several players smelled alcohol on Sarkisian's breath.
[51]
The Trojans had lost to Stanford and Washington under Sarkisian. Under Helton, USC lost to Notre Dame, but then rallied to win the next four games. A loss to Oregon left the South Division conference championship to be decided by the USC-UCLA game; USC won 40?21. USC played in its first-ever
Pac-12 Conference championship game
, losing to
Stanford
(41?22) after the Cardinal (8-1 in Pac-12, 9-2 overall) locked up the North Division title, its third in four years, with its victory over
California
. USC went on to lose the
2015 Holiday Bowl
23?21 to the
Wisconsin Badgers
.
Zach Banner
started all 14 games at tackle, was First Team All-Pac-12, and won USC's Offensive Lineman of the Year Award after allowing only nine total pressures on 426 pass attempts, according to
Pro Football Focus
, which graded him as the season's top pass-blocking right tackle.
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On December 7, Sarkisian filed a $30 million termination lawsuit against USC.
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2016
[
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]
The 2016 USC Trojans football season marked Clay Helton's first full season as USC head coach. The team finished the season 10?3, (7?2 Pac-12), finishing as the runner-up of the South Division title and as Rose Bowl champions. After a 1?3 start during the month of September that featured losses to teams such as No. 1 Alabama, No. 7 Stanford, and No. 24 Utah, the Trojans began a nine-game winning streak to end their season. Some notable wins include victories over No. 21 Colorado, No. 4 Washington, and No. 5 Penn State in the Rose Bowl.
Sam Darnold
, a redshirt freshman quarterback, became the starter over
Max Browne
(1?2 record as starting QB) a few days before the Utah game. With that, the Trojans received much-needed stability after years of turmoil and coaching changes. The season was capped off with a dramatic 52?49 win in the Rose Bowl over Penn State, their first Rose Bowl victory in 8 years. USC finished No. 3 in the final AP polls for the season. Zach Banner, captain of the team, was again All-Pac-12 first-team, was CollegeSportsMadness.com All American first-team, Senior CLASS Award All-American first-team, Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first-team, a finalist for the
Senior CLASS Award
(given to the nation's top senior excelling in community/classroom/character/competition), and was the team's Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year.
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2017
[
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]
Entering the season, the Trojans were ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll's preseason rankings. They finished the season 11?3, 8?1 in Pac-12, to be champions of the South Division. They represented the South Division in the
Pac-12 Championship Game
where they defeated
Stanford
to become Pac-12 Champions.
[56]
They were invited to play in the
Cotton Bowl
against
Ohio State
, but lost 24?7. In the final AP poll, they were ranked No. 12.
[57]
Notable players to depart to the NFL include
Sam Darnold
and
Ronald Jones II
.
[58]
Darnold is the 5th USC quarterback to be drafted in the first round of the NFL since 1967.
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2018
[
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]
Through ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll's preseason rankings, the Trojans finished the season 5?7, (4?5 Pac-12), the program's first losing record since
2000
where they held the same record.
[59]
USC lost to both of its major rivals,
UCLA
and
Notre Dame
, in the same season for the first time since
2013
, and it also lost to all other California Pac-12 schools (UCLA,
California
, and
Stanford
) in the same season for the first time since
1996
.
[59]
They tied
Arizona
for third place in the Pac-12 South Division.
[59]
On November 25, USC athletic director
Lynn Swann
announced that head coach Clay Helton would return in 2019.
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2019
[
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]
The Trojans finished the regular season 8?4, (7?2 Pac-12), holding second place in the Pac-12's South Division. USC was 2?3 against ranked teams. Following the regular season, they lost to the
Iowa Hawkeyes
in the
Holiday Bowl
24?49.
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2020s
[
edit
]
2020
[
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]
On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6 with the conference's championship game to be played on December 18 after initially announcing in August that all fall sports competitions were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
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Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.
[63]
The Trojans finished the regular season with a 5?0 record, and qualified for the
Pac-12 Championship Game
, which they lost to
Oregon
24?31. The following day, USC announced that it would not play in any
bowl game
, ending the season with an overall 5?1 record.
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2021
[
edit
]
The Trojans were led by sixth-year head coach
Clay Helton
in the first two games. Helton was subsequently fired on September 13 following the team's 42?28 loss to
Stanford
.
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Associate head coach
Donte Williams
took over as the team's interim head coach.
[65]
They finished the 2021 season with 4?8, their worst record since
1991
where they went 3?8.
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They were not bowl eligible for the second time in 4 years (they were not bowl eligible the 2018 season after finishing with a 5-7 record).
2022
[
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]
On November 28, 2021,
Lincoln Riley
was named the 30th head coach coming off of a five year stint at
Oklahoma
. First-year offensive coordinator
Josh Henson
and first-year defensive coordinator
Alex Grinch
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are both intended to coach alongside him for the season. As of February 28, USC's recruiting class was ranked 65th among NCAA D1 schools.
[68]
A notable incoming transfer is QB
Caleb Williams
, who reunites with Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma.
[69]
The Trojans went on to improve dramatically over their
2021 season
, going from finishing 4-8, to 10-1, and being ranked #5 in the AP poll as of Week 12. During Lincoln Riley's inaugural season, the Trojans racked up wins against
Rice
66-14, Stanford 41-28,
Fresno State
45-17,
Oregon State
17-14, Arizona State 42-25, and Washington State 30-14 before losing a close match to #20 ranked Utah 43-42. After this setback, the Trojans would bounce back and go on to beat Arizona 45-37, California 41-35, Colorado 55-17, and #16 ranked UCLA 48-45, clinching them a spot in the
Pac-12 Championship
.
2023
[
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]
USC football started their last year in the
Pac-12
ranked #6 in the pre-season
AP Poll
.
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The team, under the coaching guidance of
Lincoln Riley
, and with the second year of on field leadership by quarterback
Caleb Williams
won four games (San Jose State, Nevada, Stanford, and Arizona State) by impressive margins with over 40 offensive points on the board resulting in a bump in the polls to #5. The next two games against Colorado and Arizona were still wins with over 40 offensive points, but the win margins were squashed to only 7 and 2 points resulting in a slip to #10. USC lost five of the next six games, ending the season outside the top 25 with an overall record of 7-5 and a conference record of 5-4. Entering the season Williams was the favorite to win the
Heisman Trophy
for the second year in a row, but after a disappointing second half of the season he was eliminated from contention leading into the December ceremony.
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USC will play #16
Louisville Cardinals
in the
Holiday Bowl
without Williams who will not play and instead is turning his focus on the
NFL draft
.
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Conference affiliations
[
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]
Championships
[
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]
National championships
[
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]
USC has won 17 national championships from NCAA-designated major selectors.
[73]
: 112?115
USC claims 11 national championships,
[74]
including 7 from the major wire-service:
AP Poll
and/or
Coaches' Poll
.
Two of USC's championships, 1928 and 1939, are based on the
Dickinson System
, a formula devised by a
University of Illinois
professor that awarded national championships between 1926 and 1940. The Dickinson System is cited in the Official 2010 NCAA FBS Record Book as a legitimate national title selector.
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USC's claim is consistent with other FBS programs that won the Dickinson title. In 2004, USC recognized the 1939 squad as one of their national championship teams.
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The 2004 team was forced to vacate the final two games of its season, including the
2005 Orange Bowl
due to NCAA sanctions incurred as a result of loss of institutional control, and namely, in connection with Reggie Bush. USC appealed the sanctions, delaying consideration of vacating USC's 2004 championship by the BCS. Ultimately, USC lost the appeals and forfeited the 2004 BCS championship.
[79]
The AP did not vacate its 2004 championship, hence the Trojans retain a share of the national title.
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Year
|
Coach
|
Selectors
|
Record
|
Bowl
|
Final AP
|
Final Coaches
|
1928
|
Howard Jones
|
Dickinson System
,
Sagarin
|
9?0?1
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
1931
|
Berryman,
Billingsley
,
Boand
,
Dickinson
,
Dunkel
,
Helms
, Houlgate,
Football Research
,
NCF
,
Poling
, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess), Williamson
|
10?1
|
Won Rose
|
?
|
?
|
1932
|
Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, NCF, Parke Davis, Poling, Sagarin, Williamson
|
10?0
|
Won Rose
|
?
|
?
|
1939
|
Dickinson
|
8?0?2
|
Won Rose
|
No. 3
|
?
|
1962
|
John McKay
|
AP
, Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research,
FWAA
, Helms, NCF,
NFF
, Poling,
UPI
(coaches), Williamson
|
11?0
|
Won Rose
|
No. 1
|
No. 1
|
1967
|
AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Matthews, NCF, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI (coaches)
|
10?1
|
Won Rose
|
No. 1
|
No. 1
|
1972
|
AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, NCF, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI (coaches)
|
12?0
|
Won Rose
|
No. 1
|
No. 1
|
1974
|
FW, Helms, NCF, NFF, UPI (coaches)
|
10?1?1
|
Won Rose
|
No. 2
|
No. 1
|
1978
|
John Robinson
|
Berryman, Billingsley, FACT, FB News, Helms, NCF, Sagarin (ELO-Chess),
Sporting News
, UPI (coaches)
|
12?1
|
Won Rose
|
No. 2
|
No. 1
|
2003
|
Pete Carroll
|
AP, CCR,
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Eck, FW, Matthews,
NY Times
, Sporting News
|
12?1
|
Won Rose
|
No. 1
|
No. 2
|
2004
|
Anderson & Hester
, AP, Berryman, Billingsley, CCR, Colley Matrix, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck,
Massey
, Matthews, NFF, NY Times,
Rothman
, Sporting News, Sagarin, Williamson
Vacated †: BCS,
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FWAA,
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USA Today/ESPN (coaches)
|
13?0 †
|
Won Orange Bowl
(
BCS National Championship Game
) †
|
No. 1
|
†
|
^
Claimed
national championships - USC claims the 1928, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, and 2004 championships.
[74]
† The FWAA stripped
USC
of its 2004 Grantland Rice Trophy and vacated the selection of its national champion for 2004. The BCS also vacated USC's participation in the 2005 Orange Bowl and USC's 2004 BCS National Championship, and the AFCA Coaches' Poll Trophy was returned.
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In addition to the Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma, the 2004 regular season finale win against UCLA was also vacated, making the official record of 2004 USC Trojans 11-0.
Conference championships
[
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]
USC has won 39 conference championships, all within the Pac-12 Conference or its predecessors. The 2004 and 2005 championships were vacated.
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- 1927†, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1938†, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1959†, 1962, 1964†, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1987†, 1988, 1989, 1993†, 1995†, 2002†, 2003, 2004^, 2005^, 2006†, 2007†, 2008, 2017
† Co-championship
^ Vacated due to NCAA penalty
Division championships
[
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]
USC has won 4 division championships, all in the South division of the Pac-12.
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† Co-championship
Bowl games
[
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]
USC has a
bowl game
record of 35?20 through the 2023 season.
[85]
The Trojans appeared in 34
Rose Bowls
, winning 25, both records for the bowl. These are also the most times a team has appeared in or won any bowl game. USC was banned from entering a bowl during either the 2010 or 2011 seasons as part of the extremely extensive sanctions resulting from the
University of Southern California athletics scandal
.
Below is the list of USC's ten most recent bowl appearances.
USC's last 10 bowl games
|
Bowl
|
Score
|
Date
|
Season
|
Opponent
|
Stadium
|
Location
|
Attendance
|
Head coach
|
Emerald Bowl
|
W
24?13
|
December 26, 2009
|
2009
|
Boston College
|
AT&T Park
|
San Francisco, CA
|
40,121
|
Pete Carroll
|
Sun Bowl
|
L
7?21
|
December 31, 2012
|
2012
|
Georgia Tech
|
Sun Bowl Stadium
|
El Paso, TX
|
47,922
|
Lane Kiffin
|
Las Vegas Bowl
|
W
45?20
|
December 21, 2013
|
2013
|
Fresno State
|
Sam Boyd Stadium
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
42,178
|
Clay Helton
|
Holiday Bowl
|
W
45?42
|
December 27, 2014
|
2014
|
Nebraska
|
Qualcomm Stadium
|
San Diego, CA
|
55,789
|
Steve Sarkisian
|
Holiday Bowl
|
L
21?23
|
December 30, 2015
|
2015
|
Wisconsin
|
Qualcomm Stadium
|
San Diego, CA
|
48,329
|
Clay Helton
|
Rose Bowl
|
W
52?49
|
January 2, 2017
|
2016
|
Penn State
|
Rose Bowl
|
Pasadena, CA
|
95,128
|
Clay Helton
|
Cotton Bowl Classic
|
L
7?24
|
December 29, 2017
|
2017
|
Ohio State
|
AT&T Stadium
|
Arlington, TX
|
67,510
|
Clay Helton
|
Holiday Bowl
|
L
24?49
|
December 27, 2019
|
2019
|
Iowa
|
SDCCU Stadium
|
San Diego, CA
|
50,123
|
Clay Helton
|
Cotton Bowl Classic
|
L
45?46
|
January 2, 2023
|
2022
|
Tulane
|
AT&T Stadium
|
Arlington, TX
|
55,329
|
Lincoln Riley
|
Holiday Bowl
|
W
42?28
|
December 27, 2023
|
2023
|
Louisville
|
PetCo Park
|
San Diego, CA
|
|
Lincoln Riley
|
Head coaches
[
edit
]
USC head coaches from 1888 to present.
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† Does not include 14 wins and 1 loss vacated due to NCAA penalty
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In 2013, Kiffin was fired after first 5 games, Orgeron served as interim head coach for next 8 games before resigning and Helton was interim head coach for bowl game. In 2015, Sarkisian was fired after first 5 games and Helton was interim head coach for next 7 games before becoming permanent head coach. In 2021, Helton was fired after first 2 games and Williams will serve as interim head coach for next 10 games.
Coaching staff
[
edit
]
Traditions
[
edit
]
Tailback U
[
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]
USC is sometimes called "Tailback U" (Tailback University) because a number of running backs who played for the Trojans won the
Heisman Trophy
.
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These running backs include
Mike Garrett
(1965),
O. J. Simpson
(1968),
Charles White
(1979),
Marcus Allen
(1981), and
Reggie Bush
(2005).
"Fight On"
[
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]
"
Fight On
" is the
fight song
of the USC Trojans. The term "Fight On" is also used as a battle cry, often with the
two finger "V" salute
for Victory given in accompaniment.
[89]
The V gesture has its origins with the
ancient Trojans
, who would cut off the index and middle finger of soldiers they conquered so the conquered could no longer wield a sword in battle.
[90]
Jersey No. 55
[
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]
"Tradition surrounds certain numbers at USC, most notably 55," wrote Gary Klein of the
Los Angeles Times.
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"
Junior Seau
,
Willie McGinest
,
Chris Claiborne
and
Keith Rivers
," he added, "are among the linebackers who have worn a number that Trojans coaches have been careful to distribute." Wrote Andy Kamenetzky of ESPN.com in an article titled "Tradition of elite linebackers alive in 55," "Membership, along with the hallowed No. 55 jersey, has been offered to a select few over the past few decades. Names such as Junior Seau. Keith Rivers. Willie McGinest. Chris Claiborne. Names forever etched in USC lore."
[92]
Rivalries
[
edit
]
In the first 30 years of USC football, the school maintained rivalries with local Southern California schools like
Occidental
and
Pomona
, but these ended by the 1920s when USC joined the PCC and grew into a national caliber team.
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"Perfect Day"
[
edit
]
A "Perfect Day" (a phrase created by the school's football announcer
Pete Arbogast
) to any USC fan is a USC win coupled with losses by UCLA and Notre Dame.
[94]
There have been 64 "Perfect Days" since the first one occurred in 1921. Perfect days have been possible since 1919, when UCLA began playing football.
The most recent perfect day occurred on September 23, 2023, when USC defeated Arizona State, UCLA lost to Utah, and Notre Dame lost to Ohio State.
Notre Dame
[
edit
]
USC plays
Notre Dame
each year, with the winner keeping the
Jeweled Shillelagh
. The inter-sectional game has featured more national championship teams, Heisman trophy winners, All-Americans, and future NFL hall-of-famers than any other collegiate match-up. The two schools have played the game annually since 1926 (except for years 1943?1945 when World War II travel restrictions kept the game from being played or 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Unlike most rivalry games, the game enjoys neither the possibility of acquiring regional "bragging rights" nor the import of intra-league play. The game has been referred to as the greatest inter-sectional rivalry in college football.
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Notre Dame leads the series 50?36?5 through the 2022 season.
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UCLA
[
edit
]
USC's rivalry with
UCLA
is unusual in that they are one of a few pairs of
Division I FBS
programs that share a major city, as well as conference. Both are located within the Los Angeles city limits, approximately 10 miles (16 km) apart. Until 1982, the two schools also shared the same stadium: the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
.
The crosstown rivals play each year for city bragging rights and the
Victory Bell
; and often for the right to go to the
Rose Bowl
as representative for the
Pac-12
. The UCLA rivalry tends to draw the focus of student supporters since many USC students have friends or family members attending "that other school" (of course, many UCLA students refer to their USC friends in the same manner) and many Southern California families are divided between Trojan Cardinal and Bruin Blue. The annual matchup always has both teams wearing their traditional home uniforms, featuring a Cardinal vs Blue matchup. USC leads the all-time series 50?33?7 through the 2022 season.
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Stanford
[
edit
]
Stanford
is USC's oldest rival,
[102]
in a series that dates to 1905. In the early years of football on the West Coast, the power sat in the Bay Area with the Stanford-Cal rivalry and USC rose to challenge the two established programs. During the early and mid-20th century Stanford football occasionally enjoyed periods of great regional success on the gridiron. USC and Stanford, being the two private universities with major football teams on the west coast, naturally drew the ire of one another. During the early 2000s, however, Stanford had not maintained their earlier success and the rivalry had faded to many USC fans.
[102]
The rivalry was renewed with the arrival of
Jim Harbaugh
at Stanford in 2007. Harbaugh defeated Carroll 2?1 in their three matchups with both victories occurring in the Coliseum. In the 2009 meeting, USC sustained their worst loss in 43 years and surrendered the most points to an opponent, a record that would stand for three seasons. The game led the
Los Angeles Times
to declare that Stanford was "at the top of the USC 'Must Kill' list."
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Harbaugh added another win in 2010 against Carroll's successor
Lane Kiffin
before leaving after that season to become head coach of the
San Francisco 49ers
.
USC leads the series 65?34?3 through the 2023 season.
[105]
USC also has a rivalry with
California
.
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[107]
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While not as significant as the Stanford or UCLA rivalries, for either school, USC and
Cal
played an annual game, and met more than 100 times. The game was often called The Weekender, referring to the weekend trip to the Bay Area; although, this term also applied to the Stanford game, as each series (USC/Cal and USC/Stanford) would alternate home and away. As of the 2023 season, USC had played Cal more than any other opponent,
[109]
with the 2023 game marking the 112th meeting, according to Cal,
[110]
and the 108th meeting according to USC,
[111]
with discrepancies in the game record before 1920. The last Weekender was played on October 28th, 2023, with Cal losing to USC 49-50.
[112]
USC's record in the series was 72-32-4, as of 2023.
[111]
In 2024, USC will join the
Big Ten Conference
[113]
[114]
while Cal will join the
Atlantic Coast Conference
.
[115]
[116]
This will put the rivalry between the Bears and Trojans on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled as of March 2024.
[117]
Facilities
[
edit
]
Early facilities
[
edit
]
Prior to the construction of the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
in 1923, the Trojans played football in a number of facilities.
[118]
Before 1893, the Trojans played football in a vacant lot on Jefferson Boulevard before the lot was developed as residences. In the 1890s, USC's primary home field was
Athletic Park
. Several games in the 1890s and all games in 1916 were played in
Fiesta Park
in downtown Los Angeles. The 1900 homestand was played at
Chutes Park
, a facility located within a Los Angeles pleasure park shared with the
Los Angeles Angels
baseball team, while the 1903 season was played at nearby Prager Park. Three games in the 1910s were played at
Washington Park
, the successor to Chutes Park. From 1904 to 1910, 1914?15, and 1917?22, most of USC's home games were played at the on-campus
Bovard Field
. USC also played home games in Pasadena, at Sportsman's Park,
Tournament Park
, and the
Rose Bowl
.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
[
edit
]
The
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
is one of the largest stadiums in the United States. USC has played football in the Coliseum ever since the grand stadium was built in 1923. In fact, the Trojans played in the first varsity football game ever held there (beating
Pomona College
23?7 on October 6, 1923).
The Coliseum hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and track events of the
1932
and
1984 Summer Olympics
, and is slated to be a venue for the
2028 Summer Olympics
. Over the years, the Coliseum has been home to many sports teams besides the Trojans, including
UCLA
football, the NFL's
Los Angeles Rams
and
Raiders
, the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 of the AFL, and
Los Angeles Dodgers
baseball, including the
1959 World Series
. The Coliseum has hosted various other events, from concerts and speeches to track meets and motorcycle races. The Coliseum is located on 17 acres (69,000 m
2
) in
Exposition Park
, which also houses museums, gardens and
Banc of California Stadium
.
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It has also earned the nickname, “The Grand Old Lady.”
The Coliseum is both managed and operated by USC
[8]
under a master lease agreement with the LA Memorial Coliseum Commission, as was the
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
for a number of years prior to its 2016 demolition.
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The Coliseum has a present full-capacity of 77,500 seats after USC completed a major $315 million renovation of the stadium in 2019 that added a new seven-story Tower on the stadium’s south side housing luxury suites, loge boxes, club seats, a new concourse with concession stands, a new press box, and rooftop club lounge.
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The John McKay Center at USC
[
edit
]
Opened in 2012, the $70 Million, 110,000-square-foot athletic and academic center named after legendary football coach John McKay is home to the USC Trojan Football Department. The building houses meeting rooms, coaches' offices and a locker room for the football program, as well as the Stevens Academic Center (including space for tutoring, counseling, study and computer rooms for student-athletes), a weight room, an athletic training room and a state-of-the-art digital media production facility for all of USC's 21 sports.
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The centerpiece of the McKay Center is the two-story video board in the Parker Hughes atrium, which can display six big-screen televisions at once as well as promotional videos and graphics. The building's 60,000-square-foot basement includes a weight room, athletic training room, locker rooms and a players lounge, a 25,000-square-foot ground floor with Student-Athlete Academic Services center, a reception area and outdoor courtyard, and a 25,000-square-foot second floor with football coaches' offices, football team meeting rooms, outdoor patio and a state-of-the-art video production facility. The John McKay Center is adjacent to Heritage Hall, the Galen Dining Center, Brittingham Field and the Howard Jones Field/Brian Kennedy Field practice facility.
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Howard Jones Field/Brian Kennedy Field
[
edit
]
The USC football team practices on campus at
Howard Jones Field/Brian Kennedy Field
. The facility originally known as Howard Jones Field was expanded in the fall of 1998 to include Brian Kennedy Field. In early 1999, Goux's Gate, named for the player and popular long-time assistant coach Marv Goux, was erected at the entrance to the practice field.
[124]
In June 2023 USC President Carl Folt announced that USC football will receive a new performance center that includes three levels dedicated to team operations as well as a rooftop hospitality deck and player lounge. USC Athletics is also adding a second full-length football practice field, which players will access directly from the performance center. The new 163,000 square foot complex will be built on the site of the current Brian Kennedy Field and is scheduled for completion in 2026. It will feature student-athlete-centric spaces - including a new locker room, multiple player lounges, a recovery hub, nutritional support, sports sciences services, a weight room, a training room and an equipment room - a team auditorium, position meeting rooms, recruiting areas, staff offices and flexible space for future growth.
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Individual award winners
[
edit
]
Individual players have won numerous accolades with seven officially recognized
Heisman Trophy
winners, 38
College Football Hall of Fame
inductees, and 157
All-Americans
.
[
when?
]
USC's first consensus All-American was offensive guard
Brice Taylor
in 1925, who notably excelled despite missing his left hand, and who was one of USC's first
black
players.
Heisman Trophy winners and retired numbers
[
edit
]
Eight USC players have been awarded the
Heisman Trophy
. All of them (with the exception of
Reggie Bush
and
Caleb Williams
) have also had their numbers retired by the Trojans.
[126]
[127]
In 2010, Bush's Heisman was forfeited after an NCAA investigation ruled him ineligible to participate as a student-athlete during his Trophy season. In 2024, Bush’s Heisman was reinstated.
[128]
Fltr: Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, and O.J. Simpson, some of the Heisman Trophy winners who also have their numbers retired by USC
Special cases
[
edit
]
- Notes
- ^
Although the number is not officially retired, the Trojans have not reissued it as of 2022.
[130]
His Heisman Trophy would be reinstated in 2024,
[131]
though it has not been reported if his number is retired again
Heisman Trophy voting
[
edit
]
Chosen by
Athlon Sports
in 2001
[132]
National player awards
[
edit
]
- Mike Garrett
, TB (1965)
- O. J. Simpson
, TB (1968)
- Charles White
, TB (1979)
- Marcus Allen
, TB (1981)
- Carson Palmer
, QB (2002)
- Matt Leinart
, QB (2004)
- Reggie Bush
, RB (2005)
- Caleb Williams
, QB (2022)
- O. J. Simpson
, TB (1968)
- Charles White
, TB (1979)
- Marcus Allen
, TB (1981)
- Caleb Williams
, QB (2022)
- Matt Leinart
, QB (2003, 2004)
- Sam Darnold
, QB (2016)
|
- O. J. Simpson
, TB (1967, 1968)
- Charles White
, TB (1979)
- Marcus Allen
, TB (1981)
- Matt Leinart
, QB (2004)
- Reggie Bush
, RB (2005)
- Caleb Williams
, QB (2022)
- Chris Claiborne
, MLB (1998)
- Brad Budde
, OG (1979)
- Rey Maualuga
, LB (2008)
- Matt Leinart
, QB (2004)
- Reggie Bush
, RB (2005)
- Caleb Williams
, QB (2022)
|
- Matt Leinart
, QB (2004)
- Rodney Peete
, QB (1988)
- Carson Palmer
, QB (2002)
- Matt Leinart
, QB (2005)
- Ron Yary
, OT (1967)
- Mark Carrier
, FS (1989)
- Adoree' Jackson
, CB (2016)
- Fred Davis
, TE (2007)
- Marqise Lee
, WR (2012)
- Reggie Bush
, RB (2005)
|
- Mike Garrett
, RB (1965)
- O. J. Simpson
, RB (1968)
- Charles White
, RB (1979)
- Marcus Allen
, RB (1981)
- Reggie Bush
, RB (2004, 2005)
- Keyshawn Johnson
, WR (1995)
- Dwayne Jarrett
, WR (2005)
- Marqise Lee
, WR (2012)
|
National coaching awards
[
edit
]
- John McKay
,
Head Coach
(1962, 1972)
- Pete Carroll
,
Head Coach
(2003)
- Norm Chow
,
Offensive Coordinator
(2002)
- FWAA
Co-First Year Coach of the Year
- Clay Helton
,
Head Coach
(2017)
Hall of Fame
[
edit
]
- Frank Gifford
, HB (1977)
- Ron Mix
, OT (1979)
- Morris 'Red' Badgro
, E (1981)
- O. J. Simpson
, RB (1985)
- Willie Wood
, DB (1989)
- Anthony Munoz
, OT (1998)
- Ronnie Lott
, DB (2000)
- Lynn Swann
, WR (2001)
- Ron Yary
, OT (2001)
- Marcus Allen
, RB (2003)
- Bruce Matthews
, OT, OG, C (2007)
- Junior Seau
, LB (2015)
- Troy Polamalu
, S (2020)
- Tony Boselli
, OT (2022)
Among all colleges and universities, as of 2022, USC holds the all-time record for the most quarterbacks (17) and is tied with the
University of Miami
for the most wide receivers (40) to go on to play in the
NFL
.
[5]
Trojans in the entertainment industry
[
edit
]
Beginning in the
silent movie era
, wrote
Garry Wills
, "USC football players mingled with the movie stars who came to their games and offered them bit parts in their movies."
[171]
One such player was
John Wayne
, who played tackle on the 1925 and 1926 team; another was
Ward Bond
, who played on the 1926?1928 teams.
[172]
(As a publicity stunt, the
Atlanta Falcons
drafted the 64-year-old John Wayne the
1971 NFL draft
.
[173]
)
Other Trojan football players who went on to have movie careers include
O. J. Simpson
(actor),
[174]
Allan Graf (director and stunt coordinator),
[175]
Aaron Rosenberg
(producer),
[176]
Mazio Royster
(actor),
[177]
Patrick O'Hara (actor),
[178]
Russell Saunders (director),
[179]
Nate Barragar
(director),
[180]
Jesse Hibbs
(actor),
[181]
Tim Rossovich
(actor),
[182]
Phil Hoover,
[183]
Cotton Warburton
(film editor),
[184]
and
Mike Henry
(actor),
[185]
[186]
Media
[
edit
]
- Radio flagship:
KABC-AM 790 which also held the rights from 1973 to 1976.
- Spanish-language radio flagship:
KTNQ
1020-AM in Glendale, California
- Broadcasters:
Pete Arbogast (play-by-play), Shaun Cody and
John Jackson
share duties as color analyst with Jordan Moore acting as the sideline announcer.
- Spanish-language broadcasters:
Pepe Mantilla
(play-by-play), Daniel Arreola (analyst/play-by-play) and Erika Garza (analyst)
- Past broadcasters:
Tom Kelly,
Lee Hacksaw Hamilton
, Larry Kahn, Mike Walden,
Chick Hearn
, have also been full time play-by-play announcers for the team since 1956.
Past color analysts include
Paul McDonald
, Tom Harmon, Braven Dyer, Bill Symes, Jim Wilkerson, Dick Danahe, Don Anderson, Bud Tucker, Jim Perry, Fred Gallagher, Mike Lamb and Jeremy Hogue.
Sideline announcers have been Arbogast, Jackson, Tony Femino, Tim Ryan, Petros Papadakis, Lindsey Soto, Mark Willard and Brandon Hancock.
Radio station
KNX
AM-1070 in Los Angeles has had the most years as the team's flagship station, holding that honor from 1956 to 1968 and again from 1977 to 1994. KFI AM-640 was the flagship from 1969 to 1972, KLSX FM-97.1 held the flag in 1998, followed by XTRA AM-690 in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2005, KMPC AM-1540 was the Trojans' flagship station. KSPN AM-710 was the flagship from 2006 to 2018. Pete Arbogast, who has called Trojans football since 1989, announced his seventh Rose Bowl game on January 1, 2017. Arbogast also called the Rose Bowl game for USC for the university's campus radio station, KSCR, in 1978 and 1979. Arbogast, Kelly and Walden are all members of the Southern California Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
- Public address announcer:
Eric Smith
Previously: John Ramsey (member of the Southern California Sportscasters Hall of Fame), and Dennis Packer.
Future Big Ten Conference opponents
[
edit
]
Announced schedules as of October 5, 2023.
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Home Schedule
Away Schedule
Future non-conference opponents
[
edit
]
Announced schedules as of January 27, 2020.
[188]
See also
[
edit
]
- Giles Pellerin
, who attended 797 consecutive USC football games from 1925 until his death during the USC - UCLA game in 1998
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