USC Trojans | |
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University | University of Southern California |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
NCAA | Division I/FBS |
Athletic director | Lynn Swann |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Varsity teams | 21 |
Football stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Basketball arena | Galen Center |
Baseball stadium | Dedeaux Field |
Mascot |
Traveler (official), Tommy Trojan (unofficial), George Tirebiter (previous) |
Nickname | Trojans |
Fight song | Fight On |
Colors | Cardinal and Gold |
Website | www |
The USC Trojans are the athletic teams that represent the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy (the university officially approves both terms). The program participates in the Pac-12 Conference and has won 125 team national championships, 103 of which are NCAA National Championships. USC's cross-town rival is UCLA, with whom there is fierce athletic and scholastic competition. However, USC's rivalry with Notre Dame predates the UCLA rivalry by three years. The Notre Dame rivalry stems mainly from the annual football game played between these two universities and is considered the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football.
USC sponsors teams in ten men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
USC has won 103 NCAA team national championships.
Below are the 24 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA:
† 1939 title is not recognized by College Football Data Warehouse
‡ USC won AIAW national tennis championships in 1977, 1979 and 1980. USC won USLTA team titles in 1977 and 1978.
USC Trojans Football started in 1888 and has amassed an all-time win-loss record of 793–313–54, giving the program a .706 winning percentage. A December 1998 SPORT magazine ranking listed USC as the No. 4 all-time college football program of the 20th century. In 2009 ESPN ranked USC the second best program in college football history.