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USC Trojans football
2016 USC Trojans football team
Interlocking USC Logo.svg
First season 1888; 129 years ago (1888)
Athletic director Lynn Swann
Head coach Clay Helton
2nd year, 16–7 (.696)
Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seating capacity 93,607
Field surface Grass
Location Los Angeles, California
NCAA division Division I FBS
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division South
Past conferences Independent (1888–1889, 1891, 1893–1910, 1914–1921)
PCC (1922–1958)
All-time record 823–336–54 (.701)
Bowl record 34–17 (.667)
Claimed nat'l titles 11 (1928, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004)
Unclaimed nat'l titles 6
Conference titles 38
Division titles 1
Heisman winners 6
Consensus All-Americans 80
Current uniform
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Colors Cardinal and Gold
         
Fight song "Fight On"
Marching band The Spirit of Troy
Outfitter Nike
Main rivals Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Stanford Cardinal
UCLA Bruins
California Golden Bears
Website usctrojans.com

The USC Trojans football program, established in 1888, represents the University of Southern California in college football. USC is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS and the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Trojans throughout NCAA history have claimed 11 national championships. As of 2016, 497 Trojans have been taken in the National Football League draft, more than from any other university; the Trojans also have had more players drafted in the first round than any other university, with 79 as of the 2016 draft. USC has the most Pro Football Hall of Famers (12). USC has the highest all-time post-season winning percentage of schools with 25 or more bowl appearances. The team is coached by Clay Helton.

USC first fielded a football team in 1888. Playing its first game on November 14 of that year against the Alliance Athletic Club, USC achieved 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.

In 1893, USC joined the Intercollegiate Football Association of Southern California (the forerunner of the SCIAC), which was composed of USC, Occidental College, Throop Polytechnic Institute (Cal Tech), and Chaffey College. Pomona College was invited to enter, but declined to do so. An invitation was also extended to Los Angeles High School.


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