The Sports Almanac


USC Trojans Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 36-21
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1922
Rose Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
14-3
1924
Los Angeles Christsmas Festival
Missouri Tigers
Won
20-7
1929
Rose Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
47-14
1931
Rose Bowl
Tulane Green Wave
Won
21-12
1932
Rose Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
35-0
1935
Poi Bowl
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Won
38-6
1938
Rose Bowl
Duke Blue Devils
Won
7-3
1939
Rose Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
14-0
1943
Rose Bowl
Washington Huskies
Won
29-0
1944
Rose Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
25-0
1945
Rose Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
14-34
1947
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Lost
0-49
1952
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
7-0
1954
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeys
Lost
7-20
1962
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
42-37
1966
Rose Bowl
Purdue Boilermakers
Lost
13-14
1967
Rose Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Won
14-3
1968
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeys
Lost
16-27
1969
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
10-3
1972
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeys
Won
42-17
1973
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeys
Lost
21-42
1974
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeys
Won
18-17
1975
Liberty Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
20-0
1976
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
14-6
1977
Bluebonnet Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
47-28
1978
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
17-10
1979
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Won
17-16
1981
Fiesta Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
10-26
1984
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Won
20-17
1985
Aloha Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
3-24
1986
Citrus Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Lost
7-16
1987
Rose Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Lost
17-20
1988
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Lost
14-22
1989
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
17-10
1990
John Hancock Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Lost
16-17
1992
Freedom Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Lost
7-24
1993
Freedom Bowl
Utah Utes
Won
28-21
1994
Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
55-14
1995
Rose Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Won
41-32
1998
Sun Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs
Lost
19-28
2001
Las Vegas Bowl
Utah Utes
Lost
6-10
2002
Orange Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Won
38-17
2003
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
28-14
2006
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
32-18
2007
Rose Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini
Won
49-17
2008
Rose Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
38-24
2009
Emerald Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Won
24-13
2012
Sun Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
7-21
2013
Las Vegas Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Won
45-20
2014
Holiday Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
45-42
2015
Holiday Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Lost
21-23
2016
Rose Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
52-49
2017
Cotton Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
7-24
2019
Holiday Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Lost
24-49
2022
Cotton Bowl
Tulane Green Wave
Lost
45-46
2023
Holiday Bowl
Louisville Cardinals
Won
42-28

Overall Championship Game Record 1-1
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
2004
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
55-19
2005
Rose Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
38-41
2004 Vacated For Rules Violations
OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Michigan Wolverines
8
6
2
0
.750
Ohio State Buckeyes
8
4
4
0
.500
Penn State Nittany Lions
4
3
1
0
.750
Texas A&M Aggies
2
2
0
0
1.000
Pittsburgh Panthers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Tennessee Volunteers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Wisconsin Badgers
3
2
1
0
.667
Missouri Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Duke Blue Devils
1
1
0
0
1.000
Washington Huskies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Indiana Hoosiers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
1
0
0
1.000
Northwestern Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
1
0
0
1.000
Illinois Fighting Illini
1
1
0
0
1.000
Boston College Eagles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Hawai'i Warriors
1
1
0
0
1.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Louisville Cardinals
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tulane Green Wave 2
1
1
0
.500
Iowa Hawkeyes 2
1
1
0
.500
Utah Utes
2
1
1
0
.500
Fresno State Bulldogs
2
1
1
0
.500
Texas Longhorns
1
0
1
0
.000
TCU Horned Frogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Purdue Boilermakers
1
0
1
0
.000
Auburn Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1
0
1
0
.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
2
0
2
0
.000
Michigan State Spartans
2
0
2
0
.000