The Sports Almanac

The University of Southern California Trojans
NCAA Division 1-A Football
Pacific 10 Conference
1888-Present



Head Coaching Records
Bowl Game Records
Through 2009 season

National Champions: (9) 1931, 1932, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004

Trojans' Record Versus Opponents
OPPONENT
GP
W
L
T
PCT
California Golden Bears
94
62
27
5
.686
Oregon State Beavers
73
59
10
4
.836
Stanford Cardinal
88
59
26
3
.688
Washington State Cougars
68
56
8
4
.853
Washington Huskies
80
50
26
4
.650
UCLA Bruins
79
45
27
7
.614
Oregon Ducks
55
36
17
2
.673
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
81
34
42
5
.451
Arizona Wildcats
33
26
7
0
.788
Arizona State Sun Devils
26
17
9
0
.654
Occidental Tigers
22
15
5
2
.727
Pamona-Pitzer Sagehens
21
13
4
4
.714
Ohio State Buckeyes
23
13
9
1
.587
California Tech Beavers
14
12
1
1
.893
Whittier Poets
12
11
1
0
.917
Illinois Fighting Illini
13
11
2
0
.846
Idaho Vandals
8
8
0
0
1.000
Iowa Hawkeyes
9
7
2
0
.778
Pacific Tigers
6
6
0
0
1.000
Hawaii Warriors
6
6
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma Sooners
9
6
2
1
.722
Utah Utes
9
6
3
0
.667
Loyola Marymount Lions
10
6
3
1
.650
Pittsburgh Panthers
10
6
4
0
.600
Montana Grizzlies
5
5
0
0
1.000
Colorado Buffaloes
5
5
0
0
1.000
Northwestern Wildcats
5
5
0
0
1.000
Wisconsin Badgers
5
5
0
0
1.000
Nevada Wolf Pack
5
5
0
0
1.000
Michigan Wolverines
9
5
4
0
.556
St. Mary's Huskies
9
5
4
0
.556
Penn State Nittany Lions
9
5
4
0
.556
Utah State Aggies
4
4
0
0
1.000
Tennessee Volunteers
4
4
0
0
1.000
St. Mary's Pre-Flight
4
4
0
0
1.000
Indiana Hoosiers
4
4
0
0
1.000
Texas Longhorns
4
4
0
0
1.000
Redlands Bulldogs
4
4
0
0
1.000
San Jose State Spartans
4
4
0
0
1.000
Arkansas Razorbacks
5
4
1
0
.800
Minnesota Golden Gophers
6
4
1
1
.750
Whittier Reform School
6
4
1
1
.750
Michigan State Spartans
8
4
4
0
.500
Santa Clara Broncos
3
3
0
0
1.000
Georgia Bulldogs
3
3
0
0
1.000
Duke Blue Devils
3
3
0
0
1.000
Texas A&M Aggies
3
3
0
0
1.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders
3
3
0
0
1.000
Houston Cougars
3
3
0
0
1.000
Boston College Eagles
3
3
0
0
1.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
4
3
0
1
.875
Purdue Boilermakers
4
3
1
0
.750
Los Angeles AC
4
3
1
0
.750
San Diego Navy
5
3
2
0
.600
Baylor Bears
5
3
2
0
.600
Los Angeles HS
10
3
5
2
.400
Syracuse Orange
2
2
0
0
1.000
Army Black Knights
2
2
0
0
1.000
SMU Mustangs
2
2
0
0
1.000
Miami Hurricanes
2
2
0
0
1.000
BYU Cougars
2
2
0
0
1.000
Alliance AC
2
2
0
0
1.000
Pasadena Lancers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Orange AC
2
2
0
0
1.000
Alumni
2
2
0
0
1.000
Rice Owls
3
2
0
1
.833
San Diego State Aztecs
3
2
0
1
.833
Missouri Tigers
3
2
1
0
.667
Tulane Green Wave
3
2
1
0
.667
Navy Midshipmen
3
2
1
0
.667
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3
2
1
0
.667
Auburn Tigers
3
2
1
0
.667
Santa Ana Dons
4
2
2
0
.500
TCU Horned Frogs
5
2
3
0
.400
Alabama Crimson Tide
7
2
5
0
.286
Carnegie Mellon University Tartans
1
1
0
0
1.000
Denver Pioneers
1
1
0
0
1.000
San Francisco Dons
1
1
0
0
1.000
West Virginia Mountaineers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wyoming Cowboys
1
1
0
0
1.000
Clemson Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
UNLV Runnin Rebels
1
1
0
0
1.000
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Tech Hokies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Colorado State Rams
1
1
0
0
1.000
SC Academy
1
1
0
0
1.000
Chaw-sir Club
1
1
0
0
1.000
Ventura Pirates
1
1
0
0
1.000
7th Regiment
1
1
0
0
1.000
Phoenix Indian School
1
1
0
0
1.000
SC Prep
1
1
0
0
1.000
National Gurad Company F
1
1
0
0
1.000
Harvard Crimson
1
1
0
0
1.000
Los Angeles Poly HS
1
1
0
0
1.000
USS Colorado
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arrowhead AC
1
1
0
0
1.000
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Long Beach Poly HS
1
1
0
0
1.000
Chaffey HS
1
1
0
0
1.000
Sante Fe AC
1
1
0
0
1.000
21st Infantry
1
1
0
0
1.000
Fort MacArthur
1
1
0
0
1.000
USS Arizona
1
1
0
0
1.000
USS New York
1
1
0
0
1.000
Sub Base
1
1
0
0
1.000
USS Mississippi
1
1
0
0
1.000
Kamehameha HS Alumni
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Cavaliers
1
1
0
0
1.000
LSU Tigers
2
1
1
0
.500
South Carolina Gamecocks
2
1
1
0
.500
Fresno State Bulldogs
2
1
1
0
.500
Chaffey College Panthers
2
1
1
0
.500
Santa Barbara AC
2
1
1
0
.500
Sherman Institute
6
1
4
1
.250
Florida Gators
2
0
1
1
.250
March Field
1
0
1
0
.000
Kansas Jayhawks
1
0
1
0
.000
Memphis Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Olive Club
1
0
1
0
.000
San Diego YMCA
1
0
1
0
.000
Mare Island
1
0
1
0
.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
2
0
2
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
2
0
2
0
.000
Kansas State Wildcats
2
0
2
0
.000
TOTALS
1101
748
300
53
.703

Trojans' Bowl Game Records
YEAR
BOWL GAME
OPPONENT
WIN/LOSS
SCORE
1922
Rose Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
14-3
1924
Christmas Bowl
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
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 Buckeyes
Lost
7-20
1962
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
42-37
1966
Rose Bowl
Purdue Boilersmakers
Lost
13-14
1967
Rose Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Won
14-3
1968
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
16-27
1969
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
10-3
1972
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Won
42-17
1973
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
21-42
1974
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
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
2004
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
55-19
2005
Rose Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
38-41
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

Trojans' Head Coaching Records
HEAD COACH
SERVICE YEARS
GAMES
WINS
LOSSES
TIES
PCT.
John McCay
1960-1975
175
127
40
8
.749
Howard Jones
1925-1940
170
121
36
13
.750
John Robinson
1976-1982, 1993-1997
143
104
35
4
.741
Pete Carroll
2001-2009
116
97
19
0
.836
Jeff Cravath
1942-1950
90
54
28
8
.644
Elmer Henderson
1919-1924
52
45
7
0
.865
Jess Hill
1951-1956
63
45
17
1
.722
Larry Smith
1987-1992
72
44
25
3
.632
Ted Tollner
1983-1986
47
26
20
1
.564
Dean Cromwell
1909-1910, 1916-1918
35
21
8
6
.686
Harvey Holmes
1904-1907
27
19
5
3
.759
Paul Hackett
1998-2000
37
19
18
0
.514
Don Clark
1957-1959
30
13
16
1
.450
Ralph Glaze
1914
14
7
7
0
.500
Lewis Freeman
1897
6
5
1
0
.833
John Walker
1903
6
4
2
0
.667
Bill Traeger
1908
5
3
1
1
.700
Henry Goodard/Frank Suffel
1888
2
2
0
0
1.000
Sam Barry
1941
9
2
6
1
.278
Clair Tappaan
1901
1
0
1
0
.000
Lane Kiffin
2010-Present
0
0
0
0
.000