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USC Trojans Football Tickets, Schedules, & More |
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 USC Trojans Football Tickets, Schedules, & MoreThe USC Trojans football program, established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A and the Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10). The Trojans have been a football powerhouse throughout NCAA history, making claim to 11 national championships. In recent years, USC has consistently ranked in the top 5 of the final BCS and AP Polls. The football team is regarded as the centerpiece of an athletic program that has won more NCAA mens individual and mens team titles than any other university and is third in co-ed team titles, behind fellow Pac-10 schools UCLA and Stanford. |
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USC first fielded a football team in 1888, playing its first game on November 14 of that year against the Alliance Athletic Club, gaining a 16?0 victory. Frank Suffel and Henry H. Goddard were playing coaches for the first team which was put together by quarterback Arthur Carroll; who in turn volunteered to make the pants for the team and later became a tailor. USC faced its first collegiate opponent the following year in fall 1889, playing St. Vincent?s College to a 40?0 victory.
During Pete Carrolls seven years as head coach, USC has lost only one game by more than seven points, that being a 27?16 loss at Notre Dame in his first season. The 21st century has also seen the rise of USC footballs popularity in the Los Angeles market: without any stadium expansions, USC has broken its average home attendance record four times in a row: reaching 77,804 in 2003, 85,229 in 2004, 90,812 in 2005 and over 91,416 with one game to go in 2006 (the capacity of the Coliseum is 92,000).
As of 2009, USC is one of only four of the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams to have never played a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team since the division was made in 1978.
After beating Penn State in the Rose Bowl, USC finished the season 12?1, and ranked #2 in the Coaches Poll and #3 in the AP Poll. The 2008 season culminated in USCs seventh straight Pac-10 Championship, seventh straight BCS bowl appearance and seventh straight finish in the top 4 of the AP Poll. This also marked seven consecutive seasons where USC has not lost a game by more than 7 points. Their only loss was on the road against Oregon State, which was mentioned in the preseason as a possible upset. |
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