USC Trojans

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The USC Trojans are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Southern California (USC), located in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy (the university officially approves both terms). The program participates in the Big Ten Conference. USC's official colors are cardinal and gold.

Football

USC Trojans college football
First Season
1888
Team History
USC Trojans (1914-present)
USC Methodists (1888-1910)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (2024-present)
Pac-12 Conference (2011-23)
Pacific-10 Conference (1978-2010)
Pacific-8 Conference (1968-77)
Athletic Association of Western Universities (1959-67)
Pacific Coast Conference (1922-58)
Independent (1888-1921)
Venue
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923-present)
Bovard Field (1904-10, 1914-15, 1917-22)
Prager Park (1903)
Chutes Park (1900)
Fiesta Park (1897-98, 1902, 1904-06, 1916)
Athletic Park (1895-98)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1922
October 14 vs. Arizona Bovard Field
1924
November 1 at California California Memorial Stadium
1926
October 30 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1927
October 8 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 15 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1928
October 20 at California California Memorial Stadium
1929
October 5 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 26 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 16 at Notre Dame Soldier Field

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1930
October 25 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
December 6 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1931*
October 17 vs. Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 24 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 7 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1933
November 25 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1934
October 27 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1935
October 5 vs. Pacific Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 26 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 9 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1936
September 26 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 3 vs. Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 24 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 7 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 26 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 5 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1937
October 2 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 13 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1938
September 24 vs. Alabama Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 24 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 2, 1939 vs. Duke Rose Bowl
1939
October 14 vs. Illinois Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 28 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 11 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 25 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1940
October 5 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 26 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 30 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1941
September 27 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 11 vs. Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 25 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 8 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 22 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 29 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1942
October 10 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 24 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
December 12 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1943
September 25 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 2 at California California Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1944 vs. Washington Rose Bowl
1944
September 30 vs. Pacific Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 7 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 14 at California California Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1945 vs. Tennessee Rose Bowl
1945
November 24 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1946 vs. Alabama Rose Bowl
1946
October 19 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 26 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 23 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 30 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1947
October 18 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 25 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 8 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 22 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1948 vs. Michigan Rose Bowl
1948
September 17 vs. Utah Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 24 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 9 vs. Rice Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 23 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 13 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 20 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1949
October 15 at California California Memorial Stadium
October 29 at Washington Husky Stadium
November 5 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 19 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 26 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
November 4 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1952
November 8 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 29 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
January 1, 1953 vs. Wisconsin Rose Bowl
1953
October 24 at California California Memorial Stadium
October 31 at Oregon Multnomah Stadium
November 21 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1954
October 16 at Oregon Multnomah Stadium
November 6 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 13 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1955 vs. Ohio State Rose Bowl
1955
November 19 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1956
September 28 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 6 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium
October 20 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 27 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 10 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 1 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1957
October 19 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 9 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 23 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 30 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1958
September 19 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 1 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 8 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 22 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1959
October 24 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 31 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 21 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 28 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
September 16 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 29 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
1961
October 14 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 11 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1962*
September 22 vs. Duke Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 20 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 27 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
November 3 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 10 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
December 1 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1963 vs. Wisconsin Rose Bowl
1963
October 12 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 26 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 23 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1964
September 18 vs. Colorado Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 24 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 7 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 28 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1965
October 2 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 23 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 27 vs. Wyoming Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1966
November 19 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 26 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 2, 1967 vs. Purdue Rose Bowl
1967*
September 15 vs. Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 30 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
October 7 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 4 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 18 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1968 vs. Indiana Rose Bowl
1968
October 12 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
October 19 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 2 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
November 9 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 16 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1969 vs. Ohio State Rose Bowl
1969
September 27 vs. Northwestern Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 11 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 18 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 22 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1970 vs. Michigan Rose Bowl

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
October 3 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 17 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 24 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
1971
September 10 vs. Alabama Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 23 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 6 vs. Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1972*
September 16 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 23 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
September 30 vs. Michigan State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 7 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
October 14 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 4 at Washington State Husky Stadium
November 18 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 2 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1973 vs. Ohio State Rose Bowl
1973
September 22 at Georgia Tech Grant Field
October 27 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
January 1, 1974 vs. Ohio State Rose Bowl
1974*
October 5 vs. Iowa Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 26 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 9 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 16 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1975 vs. Ohio State Rose Bowl
1975
September 19 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 25 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 1 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 8 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1976
October 2 vs. Iowa Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 23 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 6 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 20 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 27 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1977 vs. Michigan Rose Bowl
1977
October 22 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 5 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1978*
September 16 at Oregon Autzen Stadium
September 23 at Alabama Legion Field
October 14 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium
October 21 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 28 vs. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 4 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 18 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 2 at Hawaii Honolulu Stadium
January 1, 1979 vs. Michigan Rose Bowl
1979
October 20 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 3 vs.Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1980 vs. Ohio State Rose Bowl

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1981
October 24 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
January 1, 1982 vs. Penn State Sun Devil Stadium
1982
September 11 at Florida Florida Field
October 23 vs. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 20 at UCLA Rose Bowl
1983
October 22 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 5 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1984
October 20 vs.Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 3 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
November 10 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1985 vs. Ohio State Rose Bowl
1985
September 28 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium
October 26 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 23 vs. UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 28 vs. Alabama Aloha Stadium
1986
September 27 vs. Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 18 vs.Arizona State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1987 vs. Auburn Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
1987
October 24 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 14 vs.Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1988
November 26 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 2, 1989 vs. Michigan Rose Bowl
1989
October 21 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
January 1, 1990 vs. Michigan Rose Bowl

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1991
September 14 vs. Penn State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1992
October 3 at Washington Husky Stadium
December 29 vs. Fresno State Anaheim Stadium
1993
December 30 vs. Utah Anaheim Stadium
1994
January 2, 1995 vs. Texas Tech Cotton Bowl
1995
September 30 vs. Arizona State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1996 vs. Northwestern Rose Bowl

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
November 25 vs. Notre Dame Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2001
December 25 vs. Utah Sam Boyd Stadium
2004*
January 4, 2005 vs. Oklahoma Orange Bowl
2005
October 15 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
January 4, 2006 vs. Texas Rose Bowl
2007
October 6 vs. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 2008 vs. Illinois Rose Bowl
2008
January 1, 2009 vs. Penn State Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2012
December 31 vs. Georgia Tech Sun Bowl Stadium
2013
October 26 vs. Utah Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2014
October 4 vs.Arizona State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 27 vs. Nebraska Qualcomm Stadium
2015
December 30 vs. Wisconsin Qualcomm Stadium
2016
January 2, 2017 vs. Penn State Rose Bowl
2017
December 29 vs. Ohio State AT&T Stadium
2019
December 27 vs. Iowa SDCCU Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958
1960s 1963 • 1964 • 1966
1970s 1971 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980s 1982 • 1983 • 1985 • 1986
2000s 2005
2010s 2013 • 2016 • 2017

Seasons

USC Trojans football publications by season
1888 • 1889 • 1891 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 •  1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 •  1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 •  1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 •  1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 •  1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 •  2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023


Head Coaches

USC Trojans football head coaches
Henry H. Goddard & Frank H. Suffel (1888) • No coach (1889) • No team (1890) • No coach (1891-96) • Lewis R. Freeman (1897) • No coach (1898-1900) • Clair S. Tappaan (1901) • No coach (1902) • John Walker (1903) • Harvey Holmes (1904-07) • William I. Traeger (1908) • Dean Cromwell (1909-10) • No team (1911-13) • Ralph Glaze (1914-15) • Dean Cromwell (1916-18) • Gus Henderson (1919-24) • Howard Jones (1925-40) • Sam Barry (1941) • Jeff Cravath (1942-50) • Jess Hill (1951-56) • Don Clark (1957-59) • John McKay (1960-75) • John Robinson (1976-82) • Ted Tollner (1983-86) • Larry Smith (1987-92) • John Robinson (1993-97) • Paul Hackett (1998-2000) • Pete Carroll (2001-09) • Lane Kiffin (2010-13) • Ed Orgeron* (2013) • Clay Helton* (2013) • Steve Sarkisian (2014-15) • Clay Helton (2015-21) • Donte Williams* (2021) • Lincoln Riley (2022-present)

* interim head coach


Men's Basketball

USC Trojans men's college basketball
First Season
1906-07
Team History
USC Trojans (1906-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Venue
Galen Center (2006-present)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959-2006)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949-59)
Shrine Auditorium (1926-49)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1933-34
February 10, 1934 vs. California Olympic Auditorium
1934-35
February 8 & 9, 1935 vs. Stanford Olympic Auditorium
1937-38
February 11-12, 1938 vs. Stanford Pan-Pacific Auditorium
1939-40
March 8, 9, & 11, 1940 vs. Oregon State Shrine Auditorium

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1942-43
February 12, 1943 vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Shrine Auditorium
1948-49
February 26, 1949 vs. Stanford Olympic Auditorium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950-51
January 13, 1951 vs. UCLA Pan-Pacific Auditorium
1953-54
March 12 & 13, 1954 vs. Idaho State & Santa Clara Oregon State Coliseum

Head Coaches

USC Trojans men's basketball head coaches
Emil Breitkreutz (1906-07) • unknown (1907-10) • J. S. Robson (1910-11) • Walter Hall (1911-12) • J. S. Robson (1912-13) • unknown (1913-14) • Ralph Glaze (1914-16) • Motts Blair (1916-17) • Dean Cromwell (1918) • Motts Blair (1918-19) • Gus Henderson (1919-21) • Willis O. Hunter (1921-22) • Les Turner (1922-27) • Leo Calland (1927-29) • Sam Barry (1929-41) • Julie Bescos (1941-42) • Ernie Holbrook (1942-44) • Bobby Muth (1944-45) • Sam Barry (1945-50) • Forrest Twogood (1950-66) • Bob Boyd (1966-79) • Stan Morrison (1979-86) • George Raveling (1986-94) • Charlie Parker (1994-96) • Henry Bibby (1996-2004) • Jim Saia* (2004-05) • Tim Floyd (2005-09) • Kevin O'Neill (2009-13) • Bob Cantu* (2013) • Andy Enfield (2013-24) • Eric Musselman (2024-present)

* interim head coach


Big Ten Conference
Current Members Illinois Fighting Illini • Indiana Hoosiers • Iowa Hawkeyes • Maryland Terrapins • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Northwestern Wildcats • Ohio State Buckeyes • Penn State Nittany Lions • Purdue Boilermakers • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • USC Trojans • Wisconsin Badgers
Basketball Venues Breslin Student Events Center • Crisler Center • Mackey Arena • Welsh-Ryan Arena • Williams Arena
Football Venues Beaver Stadium • Camp Randall Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Memorial Stadium (Bloomington) • Michigan Stadium • Ohio Stadium • Rose Bowl • Ross-Ade Stadium • Ryan Field • SHI Stadium


Pacific Coast Conference (1915-59)
All Members California Golden Bears (1915-59) • Oregon Ducks (1915-59) • Oregon State Beavers (1915-59) • Washington Huskies (1915-59) • Washington State Cougars (1917-59) • Stanford Indians (1918-59) • Idaho Vandals (1922-59) • USC Trojans (1922-59) • Montana Grizzlies (1924-50) • UCLA Bruins (1928-59)
FBS Conferences American Athletic Conference • Atlantic Coast Conference • Big 12 Conference • Big Ten Conference • Conference USA • Mid-American Conference • Mountain West Conference • Pac-12 Conference • Southeastern Conference • Sun Belt Conference
FCS Conferences Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference
Other Conferences Current: ASUN Conference • Big East Conference • West Coast Conference
Former: Big Eight Conference • Pacific Coast Conference • Southwest Conference
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