University of Southern California (USC) Football

USC Trojans Website

Location: Los Angeles
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; built 1923; off-campus; grass surface; seats 92,000
Average home game attendance: 68,459 (2016), 75,358 (2015)
First football season: 1888
Conference: Pacific 12 (PAC-12) South. Will move to the Big Ten in 2024.

During the USC Trojans era in which Pete Carroll was coach, average home game attendance at the coliseum was more than 90,000

National Champions Determined by the Bowl Champion Series (BCS)

• 2004 National Champion - BCS National Championship Game (Orange Bowl - USC 55 vs. Oklahoma 19); USC is No. 1 in the Associated Press poll). Title is vacated in 2010, due to findings of improper gifts to player Reggie Bush.
• 2003 National Champion - BCS (Split decision -LSU finishes atop the coaches' poll; USC is No. 1 in the Associated Press poll) (Rose Bowl - USC 28 vs. Michigan 14)

See BCSFootball.org.

National Champions Determined by Media Polls

• 2003 National Champion - Selected by: Associated Press
• 1978 National Champion - Selected by: United Press International
• 1974 National Champion - Selected by: United Press International, Football Writers Assn. of America, National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame
• 1972 National Champion - Selected by: Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers Assn. of America, National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame
• 1967 National Champion - Selected by: Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers Assn. of America, National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame
• 1962 National Champion - Selected by: Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers Assn. of America, National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame

National Champions Determined by the Dickenson Mathematical System and Historical Retro Polls

• 1939 National Champion - Selected by: Dickenson Mathematical System
• 1932 National Champion - Selected by: College Football Researchers Assn., National Champion Foundation, Helms Athletic Foundation
• 1931 National Champion - Selected by: Dickenson Mathematical System, College Football Researchers Assn., National Champion Foundation, Helms Athletic Foundation
• 1928 National Champion - Selected by: Dickenson Mathematical System

Bowl Champions

• 2017 Rose Bowl vs. Penn State, Win 52-49
• 2014 Holiday (San Diego) vs. Nebraska, Win 45-42
• 2013 Las Vegas Bowl vs. Fresno State, Win 45-20
• 2009 Emerald Bowl (San Francisco) vs. Boston College, Win 24-13
• 2009 Rose Bowl vs. Penn State, Win 38-24
• 2008 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois, Win 49-17
• 2007 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Win 32-18
• 2005 Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL)(BCS National Championship Game) vs. Oklahoma, Win 55–19
• 2004 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Win 28–14
• 2003 Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL) vs. Iowa, Win 38–17
• 1996 Rose Bowl vs. Northwestern, Win 41–32
• 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic (Dallas, TX) vs. Texas Tech, Win 55–14
• 1993 Freedom Bowl (Anaheim) vs. Utah, Win 28–21
• 1990 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Win 17–10
• 1985 Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State, Win 20–17
• 1980 Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State, Win 17–16
• 1979 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Win 17–10
• 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) vs. Texas A&M, Win 47–28
• 1977 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Win 14–6
• 1975 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) vs. Texas A&M, Win 20–0
• 1975 Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State, Win 18–17
• 1973 Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State, Win 42–17
• 1970 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Win 10–3
• 1968 Rose Bowl vs. Indiana, Win 14–3
• 1963 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin, Win 42–37
• 1953 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin, Win 7–0
• 1945 Rose Bowl vs. Tennessee, Win 25–0
• 1944 Rose Bowl vs. Washington, Win 39–0
• 1940 Rose Bowl vs. Tennessee, Win 14–0
• 1939 Rose Bowl vs. Duke, Win 7–3
• 1933 Rose Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, Win 35–0
• 1932 Rose Bowl vs. Tulane, Win 21–12
• 1930 Rose Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, Win 47–14
• 1924 Christmas Festival (Los Angeles) vs. Missouri, Win 20–7
• 1923 Rose Bowl vs. Penn State, Win 14–3

USC competed for the 2005 National Championship title at the Rose Bowl, but lost to the University of Texas. Final score was 41-38.

Season Results (Win-Loss-Tie)

2021 3-6-0
2020 5-1-0
2019 8-5-0
2018 5-7-0
2017 11-3-0
2016 10-3-0
2015 8-6-0
2014 9-4-0
2013 10-4-0
2012 7-6-0
2011 7-2-0
2010 8-5-0
2009 9-4-0
2008 12-1-0
2007 11-2-0
2006 11-2-0
2005 12-1-0
2004 13-0-0
2003 11-1-0
2002 11-2-0
2001 6-6-0
2000 5-7-0
1999 6-6-0
1998 8-5-0
1997 6-5-0
1996 6-6-0
1995 9-2-1
1994 8-3-1
1993 8-5-0
1992 6-5-1
1991 3-8-0
1990 8-4-1
1989 9-2-1
1988 10-2-0
1987 8-4-0

1986 7-5-0
1985 6-6-0
1984 9-3-0
1983 4-6-1
1982 8-3-0
1981 9-3-0
1980 8-2-1
1979 11-0-1
1978 12-1-0
1977 8-4-0
1976 11-1-0
1975 8-4-0
1974 10-1-1
1973 9-2-1
1972 12-0-0
1971 6-4-1
1970 6-4-1
1969 10-0-1
1968 9-1-1
1967 10-1-0
1966 7-4-0
1965 7-2-1
1964 7-3-0
1963 7-3-0
1962 11-0-0
1961 4-5-1
1960 4-6-0
1959 8-2-0
1958 4-5-1
1957 1-9-0
1956 8-2-0
1955 6-4-0
1954 8-4-0

1953 6-3-1
1952 10-1-0
1951 7-3-0
1950 2-5-2
1949 5-3-1
1948 6-3-1
1947 7-2-1
1946 6-4-0
1945 7-4-0
1944 8-0-2
1943 8-2-0
1942 5-5-1
1941 2-6-1
1940 3-4-2
1939 8-0-2
1938 9-2-0
1937 4-4-2
1936 4-2-3
1935 5-7-0
1934 4-6-1
1933 10-1-1
1932 10-0-0
1931 10-1-0
1930 8-2-0
1929 10-2-0
1928 9-0-1
1927 8-1-1
1926 8-2-0
1925 11-2-0
1924 9-2-0
1923 6-2-0
1922 10-1-0
1921 10-1-0

1920 6-0-0
1919 4-1-0
1918 2-2-2
1917 4-2-1
1916 5-3-0
1915 3-4-0
1914 4-3-0
1913 0-0-0
1912 0-0-0
1911 0-0-0
1910 7-0-1
1909 3-1-2
1908 3-1-1
1907 5-1-0
1906 2-0-2
1905 6-3-1
1904 6-1-0
1903 4-2-0
1902 2-3-0
1901 0-1-0
1900 1-1-1
1899 2-3-1
1898 5-1-1
1897 5-1-0
1896 0-3-0
1895 0-1-1
1894 1-0-0
1893 3-1-0
1892 No Varsity
1891 1-2-0
1890 No Varsity
1889 2-0-0
1888 2-0-0

Also see: USC-UCLA Football Rivalry

USC Football Coaches