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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

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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