List of USC Trojans bowl games

The USC Trojans college 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 Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, USC has appeared in 50 bowl games. The Trojans appeared in 33 Rose Bowls, winning 24, 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 01 !W 14–3	01923-01-01-0000January 1, 1923	1922	Penn State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	43,000	Henderson, GusGus Henderson
2	Christmas Festival	W 02 !W 20–7	01924-12-25-0000December 25, 1924	1924	Missouri	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles, CA	47,000	Henderson, GusGus Henderson
3	Rose Bowl	W 03 !W 47–14	01930-01-01-0000January 1, 1930	1929	Pittsburgh	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	72,000	Jones, HowardHoward Jones
4	Rose Bowl	W 04 !W 21–12	01932-01-01-0000January 1, 1932	1931	Tulane	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	75,562	Jones, HowardHoward Jones
5	Rose Bowl	W 05 !W 35–0	01933-01-02-0000January 2, 1933	1932	Pittsburgh	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	78,874	Jones, HowardHoward Jones
6	Rose Bowl	W 06 !W 7–3	01939-01-02-0000January 2, 1939	1938	Duke	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	89,452	Jones, HowardHoward Jones
7	Rose Bowl	W 07 !W 14–0	01940-01-01-0000January 1, 1940	1939	Tennessee	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	92,000	Jones, HowardHoward Jones
8	Rose Bowl	W 08 !W 39–0	01944-01-01-0000January 1, 1944	1943	Washington	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	68,000	Cravath, JeffJeff Cravath
9	Rose Bowl	W 09 !W 25–0	01945-01-01-0000January 1, 1945	1944	Tennessee	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	91,000	Cravath, JeffJeff Cravath
10	Rose Bowl	L 01 !L 14–34	01946-01-01-0000January 1, 1946	1945	Alabama	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,000	Cravath, JeffJeff Cravath
11	Rose Bowl	L 02 !L 0–49	01948-01-01-0000January 1, 1948	1947	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,000	Cravath, JeffJeff Cravath
12	Rose Bowl	W 10 !W 7–0	01953-01-01-0000January 1, 1953	1952	Wisconsin	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	101,500	Hill, JessJess Hill
13	Rose Bowl	L 03 !L 7–20	01955-01-01-0000January 1, 1955	1954	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	89,191	Hill, JessJess Hill
14	Rose Bowl	W 11 !W 42–37	01963-01-01-0000January 1, 1963	1962	Wisconsin	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	98,698	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
15	Rose Bowl	L 04 !L 13–14	01967-01-02-0000January 2, 1967	1966	Purdue	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,807	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
16	Rose Bowl	W 12 !W 14–3	01968-01-01-0000January 1, 1968	1967	Indiana	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	102,946	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
17	Rose Bowl	L 05 !L 16–27	01969-01-01-0000January 1, 1969	1968	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	102,063	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
18	Rose Bowl	W 13 !W 10–3	01970-01-01-0000January 1, 1970	1969	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,878	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
19	Rose Bowl	W 14 !W 42–17	01973-01-01-0000January 1, 1973	1972	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	106,869	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
20	Rose Bowl	L 06 !L 21–42	01974-01-01-0000January 1, 1974	1973	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	105,267	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
21	Rose Bowl	W 15 !W 18–17	01975-01-01-0000January 1, 1975	1974	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	106,721	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
22	Liberty Bowl	W 16 !W 20–0	01975-12-22-0000December 22, 1975	1975	Texas A&M	Memphis Memorial Stadium	Memphis, TN	52,129	McKay, JohnJohn McKay
23	Rose Bowl	W 17 !W 14–6	01977-01-01-0000January 1, 1977	1976	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	106,182	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
24	Bluebonnet Bowl	W 18 !W 47–28	01977-12-31-0000December 31, 1977	1977	Texas A&M	Astrodome	Houston, TX	52,842	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
25	Rose Bowl	W 19 !W 17–10	01979-01-01-0000January 1, 1979	1978	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	105,629	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
26	Rose Bowl	W 20 !W 17–16	01980-01-01-0000January 1, 1980	1979	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	105,526	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
27	Fiesta Bowl	L 07 !L 10–26	01982-01-01-0000January 1, 1982	1981	Penn State	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	71,053	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
28	Rose Bowl	W 21 !W 20–17	01985-01-01-0000January 1, 1985	1984	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	102,594	Tollner, TedTed Tollner
29	Aloha Bowl	L 08 !L 3–24	01985-12-28-0000December 28, 1985	1985	Alabama	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	35,183	Tollner, TedTed Tollner
30	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 09 !L 7–16	01987-01-01-0000January 1, 1987	1986	Auburn	Citrus Bowl	Gainesville, FL	51,113	Tollner, TedTed Tollner
31	Rose Bowl	L 10 !L 20–17	01988-01-01-0000January 1, 1988	1987	Michigan State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,847	Smith, LarryLarry Smith
32	Rose Bowl	L 11 !L 22–14	01989-01-02-0000January 2, 1989	1988	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	101,688	Smith, LarryLarry Smith
33	Rose Bowl	W 23 !W 17–10	01990-01-01-0000January 1, 1990	1989	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,450	Smith, LarryLarry Smith
34	Sun Bowl	L 12 !L 16–17	01990-12-31-0000December 31, 1990	1990	Michigan State	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	50,562	Smith, LarryLarry Smith
35	Freedom Bowl	L 13 !L 7–24	01992-12-29-0000December 29, 1992	1992	Fresno State	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	50,745	Smith, LarryLarry Smith
36	Freedom Bowl	W 24 !W 28–21	01993-12-30-0000December 30, 1993	1993	Utah	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	37,203	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
37	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 25 !W 55–14	01995-01-02-0000January 2, 1995	1994	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl	Dallas, TX	70,218	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
38	Rose Bowl	W 26 !W 41–32	01996-01-01-0000January 1, 1996	1995	Northwestern	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,102	Robinson, JohnJohn Robinson
39	Sun Bowl	L 14 !L 19–28	01998-12-31-0000December 31, 1998	1998	TCU	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	46,612	Hackett, PaulPaul Hackett
40	Las Vegas Bowl	L 15 !L 6–10	02001-12-25-0000December 25, 2001	2001	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium	Las Vegas, NV	22,385	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
41	Orange Bowl	W 27 !W 38–17	02003-01-02-0000January 2, 2003	2002	Iowa	Pro Player Stadium	Miami Gardens, FL	75,971	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
42	Rose Bowl	W 28 !W 28–14	02004-01-01-0000January 1, 2004	2003	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,849	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
43	Orange Bowl	V 01 !V 55–19	02005-01-04-0000January 4, 2005	2004	Oklahoma	Dolphin Stadium	Miami Gardens, FL	77,912	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
44	Rose Bowl	L 16 !L 38–41	02006-01-04-0000January 4, 2006	2005	Texas	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,926	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
45	Rose Bowl	W 29 !W 32–18	02007-01-01-0000January 1, 2007	2006	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,852	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
46	Rose Bowl	W 30 !W 49–17	02008-01-01-0000January 1, 2008	2007	Illinois	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,923	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
47	Rose Bowl	W 31 !W 38–24	02009-01-01-0000January 1, 2009	2008	Penn State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,293	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
48	Emerald Bowl	W 32 !W 24–13	02009-12-26-0000December 26, 2009	2009	Boston College	AT&T Park	San Francisco, CA	40,121	Carroll, PetePete Carroll
49	Sun Bowl	L 17 !L 7–21	02012-12-31-0000December 31, 2012	2012	Georgia Tech	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	47,922	Kiffin, LaneLane Kiffin
50	Las Vegas Bowl	W 34 !W 45-20	02013-12-21-0000December 21, 2013	2013	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Stadium	Las Vegas, NV	42,178	Helton, ClayClay Helton
51	Holiday Bowl	W 35 !W 45-42	02014-12-27-0000December 27, 2014	2014	Nebraska	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, CA	55,789	Sarkisian, SteveSteve Sarkisian

USC Trojans football

Venues	Bovard Field (?–1922) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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