List of USC Trojans bowl games
Appearance
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 South Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, USC has appeared in 55 bowl games. The Trojans appeared in 34 Rose Bowls, winning 25, both records for the bowl.
Bowl games
# | Bowl | Score | Date | Season | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance | Head coach |
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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 |