List of USC Trojans football seasons

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This is a list of ongoing and completed seasons by the USC Trojans football team since its conception in 1888. [1]

Contents

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Henry H. Goddard & Frank Suffel (Independent)(1888)
1888 Goddard & Suffel 2–0
Independent(1889–1896)
1889 No coach2–0
1890No team
1891 No coach1–2
1892No team
1893 No coach3–1
1894 No coach1–0
1895 No coach0–1–1
1896 No coach0–3
Lewis R. Freeman (Independent)(1897)
1897 Lewis R. Freeman 5–1
Independent(1898–1900)
1898 No coach5–1–1
1899 No coach2–3–1
1900 No coach1–1–1
Clair Tappaan (Independent)(1901)
1901 Clair Tappaan 0–1
1902 No coach2–3
John Walker(Independent)(1903)
1903 John Walker4–2
Harvey Holmes (Independent)(1904–1907)
1904 Harvey Holmes 6–1
1905 Harvey Holmes6–3–1
1906 Harvey Holmes2–0–2
1907 Harvey Holmes5–1
Bill Traeger (Independent)(1908)
1908 Bill Traeger 3–1–1
Dean Cromwell (Independent)(1909–1910)
1909 Dean Cromwell 3–1–2
1910 Dean Cromwell7–0–1
1911–13No team
Ralph Glaze (Independent)(1914–1915)
1914 Ralph Glaze 4–3
1915 Ralph Glaze3–4
Dean Cromwell(Independent)(1916–1918)
1916 Dean Cromwell5–3
1917 Dean Cromwell4–2–1
1918 Dean Cromwell2–2–2
Gus Henderson (Independent)(1919–1921)
1919 Gus Henderson 4–1
1920 Gus Henderson6–0
1921 Gus Henderson10–1
Gus Henderson(Pacific Coast Conference)(1922–1924)
1922 Gus Henderson10–13–14thW Rose
1923 Gus Henderson6–22–2T–3rd
1924 Gus Henderson9–22–1T–4thW Christmas Festival
Howard Jones (Pacific Coast Conference)(1925–1940)
1925 Howard Jones 11–23–2T–3rd
1926 Howard Jones8–25–12nd
1927 Howard Jones8–1–14–0–1T–1st
1928 Howard Jones9–0–14–0–1T–1st
1929 Howard Jones10–26–11stW Rose
1930 Howard Jones8–25–12nd
1931 Howard Jones10–17–01stW Rose
1932 Howard Jones10–06–01stW Rose
1933 Howard Jones10–1–14–1–13rd
1934 Howard Jones4–6–11–4–17th
1935 Howard Jones5–72–48th
1936 Howard Jones4–2–33–2–2T–3rd
1937 Howard Jones4–4–22–3–27th
1938 Howard Jones9–26–1T–1stW Rose 7
1939 Howard Jones8–0–25–0–21stW Rose 3
1940 Howard Jones3–4–22–3–27th
Sam Barry (Pacific Coast Conference)(1941)
1941 Sam Barry 2–6–12–4–18th
Jeff Cravath (Pacific Coast Conference)(1942–1950)
1942 Jeff Cravath 5–5–14–2–14th
1943 Jeff Cravath8–25–01stW Rose
1944 Jeff Cravath8–0–23–0–21stW Rose 7
1945 Jeff Cravath7–45–11stL Rose 11
1946 Jeff Cravath6–45–23rd
1947 Jeff Cravath7–2–16–01stL Rose 8
1948 Jeff Cravath6–3–14–23rd
1949 Jeff Cravath5–3–14–2T–3rd
1950 Jeff Cravath2–5–21–3–27th
Jess Hill (Pacific Coast Conference)(1951–1956)
1951 Jess Hill 7–34–24th
1952 Jess Hill10–16–01stW Rose 45
1953 Jess Hill6–3–14–2–13rd
1954 Jess Hill8–46–12ndL Rose 1117
1955 Jess Hill6–43–36th1213
1956 Jess Hill8–25–2T–2nd1518
Don Clark (Pacific Coast Conference / AAWU)(1957–1959)
1957 Don Clark 1–91–67th
1958 Don Clark4–5–14–2–13rd
1959 Don Clark8–23–11st1314
John McKay (AAWU / Pacific-8 Conference)(1960–1975)
1960 John McKay 4–63–12nd
1961 John McKay4–5–12–1–1T–2nd
1962 John McKay11–04–01stW Rose 11
1963 John McKay7–33–12nd16
1964 John McKay7–33–1T–1st1010
1965 John McKay7–2–14–12nd910
1966 John McKay7–44–11stL Rose 18
1967 John McKay10–16–11stW Rose 11
1968 John McKay9–1–16–01stL Rose 24
1969 John McKay10–0–16–01stW Rose 43
1970 John McKay6–4–13–4T–6th
1971 John McKay6–4–13–2–12nd20
1972 John McKay12–07–01stW Rose 11
1973 John McKay9–2–17–01stL Rose 24
1974 John McKay10–1–16–0–11stW Rose 12
1975 John McKay8–43–45thW Liberty 1917
John Robinson (Pacific-8 / Pacific-10 Conference)(1976–1982)
1976 John Robinson 11–17–01stW Rose 22
1977 John Robinson8–45–2T–2ndW Bluebonnet 1213
1978 John Robinson12–16–11stW Rose 12
1979 John Robinson11–0–16–0–11stW Rose 22
1980 John Robinson8–2–14–2–13rd1211
1981 John Robinson9–35–2T–2ndL Fiesta 1314
1982 John Robinson8–35–2T–3rd15
Ted Tollner (Pacific-10 Conference)(1983–1986)
1983 Ted Tollner 4–6–14–34th
1984 Ted Tollner9–37–11stW Rose 910
1985 Ted Tollner6–65–3T–4thL Aloha
1986 Ted Tollner7–55–3T–4thL Citrus
Larry Smith (Pacific-10 Conference)(1987–1992)
1987 Larry Smith 8–47–1T–1stL Rose 1718
1988 Larry Smith10–28–01stL Rose 97
1989 Larry Smith9–2–16–01stW Rose 98
1990 Larry Smith8–4–15–2–12ndL John Hancock 2220
1991 Larry Smith3–82–68th
1992 Larry Smith6–5–15–3T–3rdL Freedom
John Robinson(Pacific-10 Conference)(1993–1997)
1993 John Robinson8–56–2T–1stW Freedom 25
1994 John Robinson8–3–16–2T–2ndW Cotton 1513
1995 John Robinson9–2–16–1–1T–1stW Rose 1112
1996 John Robinson6–63–5T–5th
1997 John Robinson6–54–4T–5th
Paul Hackett (Pacific-10 Conference)(1998–2000)
1998 Paul Hackett 8–55–3T–3rdL Sun
1999 Paul Hackett6–63–5T–6th
2000 Paul Hackett5–72–6T–8th
Pete Carroll (Pacific-10 Conference)(2001–2009)
2001 Pete Carroll 6–65–35thL Las Vegas
2002 Pete Carroll11–27–1T–1stW Orange †44
2003 Pete Carroll12–17–11stW Rose †21
2004 Pete Carroll13–0 (11-0) [n 1] 8–0 (7-0) [n 1] 1stW Orange † [n 1] 11
2005 Pete Carroll12–1 (0-0) [n 1] 8–0 (0-0) [n 1] 1st [n 1] L Rose † [n 1] 22
2006 Pete Carroll11–27–2T–1stW Rose †44
2007 Pete Carroll11–27–2T–1stW Rose †23
2008 Pete Carroll12–18–11stW Rose †23
2009 Pete Carroll9–45–4T–5thW Emerald 2022
Lane Kiffin (Pacific-10 / Pac-12 Conference)(2010–2013)
2010 Lane Kiffin 8–5 5–4T–3rdIneligible [n 2] [n 2]
2011 Lane Kiffin 10–2 7–21st (South) [n 2] Ineligible [n 2] [n 2] 6
2012 Lane Kiffin 7–6 5–4T–2nd (South)L Sun
2013 Lane Kiffin [n 3] 10–4 [n 3] 6–3 [n 3] T–2nd (South)W Las Vegas 1919
Steve Sarkisian (Pac-12 Conference)(2014–2015)
2014 Steve Sarkisian 9–4 6–3T–2nd (South)W Holiday 2120
2015 Steve Sarkisian [n 4] 8–6 [n 4] 6–3 [n 4] T–1st (South)L Holiday
Clay Helton (Pac-12 Conference)(2015–2021)
2016 Clay Helton 10–3 7–22nd (South)W Rose †53
2017 Clay Helton 11–3 8–11st (South)L Cotton †1012
2018 Clay Helton 5–7 4–53rd (South)
2019 Clay Helton 8–5 7–22nd (South)L Holiday
2020 Clay Helton 5–1 5–01st (South)2121
2021 Clay Helton [n 5] 4–8 [n 5] 3–6 [n 5] T–4th (South)
Lincoln Riley (Pac-12 Conference)(2022–2023)
2022 Lincoln Riley 11–3 8–12ndL Cotton †1312
2023 Lincoln Riley 8–5 5–4T–4thW Holiday
Lincoln Riley (Big Ten Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Lincoln Riley 7-6 4-5T-9thW Las Vegas
Total:879–373–54
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In 2010, NCAA imposed sanctions against the Trojan football program and vacated the last 2 wins in 2004, and all 12 wins from 2005, 2004 BCS Championship and Pacific-10 Conference titles from both years. However, the team's loss in 2005 was vacated as well. [2]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 USC ineligible for championship and post–season due to NCAA sanctions. [3] .
  3. 1 2 3 Head coach Lane Kiffin, who was in his fourth year, was fired on September 29 after a 3–2 start to the season. He was replaced by interim head coach Ed Orgeron. At the end of the regular season, Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian was hired as the new head coach beginning in 2014. This prompted Orgeron to resign before the bowl game. Clay Helton led the Trojans in the Las Vegas Bowl.
  4. 1 2 3 Clay Helton became the interim head coach of the Trojans after head coach Steve Sarkisian took a leave of absence, and was then subsequently fired. On November 30, 2015, USC removed the interim tag and formally named Helton the 23rd head coach in school history.
  5. 1 2 3 Helton was fired on September 13 following the team's 28–42 loss to Stanford. Associate head coach Donte Williams took over as the team's interim head coach.

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References

  1. ↑ "USC Trojans Football Record by Year".
  2. ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (September 12, 2017). "USC says 4-0 mark vs. Texas is correct as NCAA voided Trojans' participation in 2005 season". ESPN.com.
  3. ↑ Miller, Ted (November 11, 2011). "What do we call UCLA?". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011.
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