The USC Trojans football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Southern California in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, USC has appeared in 55 bowl games, with a record of 35-20. The Trojans appeared in 34 Rose Bowls, winning 25, both records for the bowl.
Bowl games[edit]
List of bowl games # | Bowl | Score | Date | Season | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance | Head coach |
1 | Rose Bowl | W 14–3 | January 1, 1923 | 1922 | Penn State | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 43,000 | Gus Henderson |
2 | Christmas Festival | W 20–7 | December 25, 1924 | 1924 | Missouri | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, CA | 47,000 |
3 | Rose Bowl | W 47–14 | January 1, 1930 | 1929 | Pittsburgh | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 72,000 | Howard Jones |
4 | Rose Bowl | W 21–12 | January 1, 1932 | 1931 | Tulane | 75,562 |
5 | Rose Bowl | W 35–0 | January 2, 1933 | 1932 | Pittsburgh | 78,874 |
6 | Rose Bowl | W 7–3 | January 2, 1939 | 1938 | Duke | 89,452 |
7 | Rose Bowl | W 14–0 | January 1, 1940 | 1939 | Tennessee | 92,000 |
8 | Rose Bowl | W 39–0 | January 1, 1944 | 1943 | Washington | 68,000 | Jeff Cravath |
9 | Rose Bowl | W 25–0 | January 1, 1945 | 1944 | Tennessee | 91,000 |
10 | Rose Bowl | L 14–34 | January 1, 1946 | 1945 | Alabama | 93,000 |
11 | Rose Bowl | L 0–49 | January 1, 1948 | 1947 | Michigan | 93,000 |
12 | Rose Bowl | W 7–0 | January 1, 1953 | 1952 | Wisconsin | 101,500 | Jess Hill |
13 | Rose Bowl | L 7–20 | January 1, 1955 | 1954 | Ohio State | 89,191 |
14 | Rose Bowl | W 42–37 | January 1, 1963 | 1962 | Wisconsin | 98,698 | John McKay |
15 | Rose Bowl | L 13–14 | January 2, 1967 | 1966 | Purdue | 100,807 |
16 | Rose Bowl | W 14–3 | January 1, 1968 | 1967 | Indiana | 102,946 |
17 | Rose Bowl | L 16–27 | January 1, 1969 | 1968 | Ohio State | 102,063 |
18 | Rose Bowl | W 10–3 | January 1, 1970 | 1969 | Michigan | 103,878 |
19 | Rose Bowl | W 42–17 | January 1, 1973 | 1972 | Ohio State | 106,869 |
20 | Rose Bowl | L 21–42 | January 1, 1974 | 1973 | Ohio State | 105,267 |
21 | Rose Bowl | W 18–17 | January 1, 1975 | 1974 | Ohio State | 106,721 |
22 | Liberty Bowl | W 20–0 | December 22, 1975 | 1975 | Texas A&M | Memphis Memorial Stadium | Memphis, TN | 52,129 |
23 | Rose Bowl | W 14–6 | January 1, 1977 | 1976 | Michigan | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 106,182 | John Robinson |
24 | Bluebonnet Bowl | W 47–28 | December 31, 1977 | 1977 | Texas A&M | Astrodome | Houston, TX | 52,842 |
25 | Rose Bowl | W 17–10 | January 1, 1979 | 1978 | Michigan | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 105,629 |
26 | Rose Bowl | W 17–16 | January 1, 1980 | 1979 | Ohio State | 105,526 |
27 | Fiesta Bowl | L 10–26 | January 1, 1982 | 1981 | Penn State | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, AZ | 71,053 |
28 | Rose Bowl | W 20–17 | January 1, 1985 | 1984 | Ohio State | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 102,594 | Ted Tollner |
29 | Aloha Bowl | L 3–24 | December 28, 1985 | 1985 | Alabama | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | 35,183 |
30 | Florida Citrus Bowl | L 7–16 | January 1, 1987 | 1986 | Auburn | Citrus Bowl | Gainesville, FL | 51,113 |
31 | Rose Bowl | L 20–17 | January 1, 1988 | 1987 | Michigan State | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 103,847 | Larry Smith |
32 | Rose Bowl | L 22–14 | January 2, 1989 | 1988 | Michigan | 101,688 |
33 | Rose Bowl | W 17–10 | January 1, 1990 | 1989 | Michigan | 103,450 |
34 | Sun Bowl | L 16–17 | December 31, 1990 | 1990 | Michigan State | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, TX | 50,562 |
35 | Freedom Bowl | L 7–24 | December 29, 1992 | 1992 | Fresno State | Anaheim Stadium | Anaheim, CA | 50,745 |
36 | Freedom Bowl | W 28–21 | December 30, 1993 | 1993 | Utah | Anaheim Stadium | Anaheim, CA | 37,203 | John Robinson |
37 | Cotton Bowl Classic | W 55–14 | January 2, 1995 | 1994 | Texas Tech | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, TX | 70,218 |
38 | Rose Bowl | W 41–32 | January 1, 1996 | 1995 | Northwestern | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 100,102 |
39 | Sun Bowl | L 19–28 | December 31, 1998 | 1998 | TCU | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, TX | 46,612 | Paul Hackett |
40 | Las Vegas Bowl | L 6–10 | December 25, 2001 | 2001 | Utah | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, NV | 22,385 | Pete Carroll |
41 | Orange Bowl | W 38–17 | January 2, 2003 | 2002 | Iowa | Pro Player Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 75,971 |
42 | Rose Bowl | W 28–14 | January 1, 2004 | 2003 | Michigan | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 93,849 |
43 | Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game | W 55–19 | January 4, 2005 | 2004 | Oklahoma | Dolphin Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 77,912 |
44 | Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game | L 38–41 | January 4, 2006 | 2005 | Texas | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 93,926 |
45 | Rose Bowl | W 32–18 | January 1, 2007 | 2006 | Michigan | 93,852 |
46 | Rose Bowl | W 49–17 | January 1, 2008 | 2007 | Illinois | 93,923 |
47 | Rose Bowl | W 38–24 | January 1, 2009 | 2008 | Penn State | 93,293 |
48 | Emerald Bowl | W 24–13 | December 26, 2009 | 2009 | Boston College | AT&T Park | San Francisco, CA | 40,121 |
49 | Sun Bowl | L 7–21 | December 31, 2012 | 2012 | Georgia Tech | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, TX | 47,922 | Lane Kiffin |
50 | Las Vegas Bowl | W 45–20 | December 21, 2013 | 2013 | Fresno State | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, NV | 42,178 | Clay Helton |
51 | Holiday Bowl | W 45–42 | December 27, 2014 | 2014 | Nebraska | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, CA | 55,789 | Steve Sarkisian |
52 | Holiday Bowl | L 21–23 | December 30, 2015 | 2015 | Wisconsin | 48,329 | Clay Helton |
53 | Rose Bowl | W 52–49 | January 2, 2017 | 2016 | Penn State | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 95,128 |
54 | Cotton Bowl Classic | L 7–24 | December 29, 2017 | 2017 | Ohio State | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, TX | 67,510 |
55 | Holiday Bowl | L 24–49 | December 27, 2019 | 2019 | Iowa | SDCCU Stadium | San Diego, CA | 50,123 |
56 | Cotton Bowl Classic | L 45–46 | January 2, 2023 | 2022 | Tulane | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, TX | 55,329 | Lincoln Riley |
57 | Holiday Bowl | W 42–28 | December 27, 2023 | 2023 | Louisville | Petco Park | San Diego, CA | |
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