The USC Trojans 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 Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, USC has appeared in 55 bowl games, with a record of 35-20. The Trojans appeared in 34 Rose Bowls, winning 25, 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 14–3	January 1, 1923	1922	Penn State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	43,000	Gus Henderson
2	Christmas Festival	W 20–7	December 25, 1924	1924	Missouri	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles, CA	47,000	Gus Henderson
3	Rose Bowl	W 47–14	January 1, 1930	1929	Pittsburgh	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	72,000	Howard Jones
4	Rose Bowl	W 21–12	January 1, 1932	1931	Tulane			75,562
5	Rose Bowl	W 35–0	January 2, 1933	1932	Pittsburgh			78,874
6	Rose Bowl	W 7–3	January 2, 1939	1938	Duke			89,452
7	Rose Bowl	W 14–0	January 1, 1940	1939	Tennessee			92,000
8	Rose Bowl	W 39–0	January 1, 1944	1943	Washington			68,000	Jeff Cravath
9	Rose Bowl	W 25–0	January 1, 1945	1944	Tennessee			91,000
10	Rose Bowl	L 14–34	January 1, 1946	1945	Alabama			93,000
11	Rose Bowl	L 0–49	January 1, 1948	1947	Michigan			93,000
12	Rose Bowl	W 7–0	January 1, 1953	1952	Wisconsin			101,500	Jess Hill
13	Rose Bowl	L 7–20	January 1, 1955	1954	Ohio State			89,191	Jess Hill
14	Rose Bowl	W 42–37	January 1, 1963	1962	Wisconsin			98,698	John McKay
15	Rose Bowl	L 13–14	January 2, 1967	1966	Purdue			100,807
16	Rose Bowl	W 14–3	January 1, 1968	1967	Indiana			102,946
17	Rose Bowl	L 16–27	January 1, 1969	1968	Ohio State			102,063
18	Rose Bowl	W 10–3	January 1, 1970	1969	Michigan			103,878
19	Rose Bowl	W 42–17	January 1, 1973	1972	Ohio State			106,869
20	Rose Bowl	L 21–42	January 1, 1974	1973	Ohio State			105,267
21	Rose Bowl	W 18–17	January 1, 1975	1974	Ohio State			106,721
22	Liberty Bowl	W 20–0	December 22, 1975	1975	Texas A&M	Memphis Memorial Stadium	Memphis, TN	52,129
23	Rose Bowl	W 14–6	January 1, 1977	1976	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	106,182	John Robinson
24	Bluebonnet Bowl	W 47–28	December 31, 1977	1977	Texas A&M	Astrodome	Houston, TX	52,842
25	Rose Bowl	W 17–10	January 1, 1979	1978	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	105,629
26	Rose Bowl	W 17–16	January 1, 1980	1979	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	105,526
27	Fiesta Bowl	L 10–26	January 1, 1982	1981	Penn State	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	71,053
28	Rose Bowl	W 20–17	January 1, 1985	1984	Ohio State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	102,594	Ted Tollner
29	Aloha Bowl	L 3–24	December 28, 1985	1985	Alabama	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	35,183
30	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 7–16	January 1, 1987	1986	Auburn	Citrus Bowl	Gainesville, FL	51,113
31	Rose Bowl	L 20–17	January 1, 1988	1987	Michigan State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	103,847	Larry Smith
32	Rose Bowl	L 22–14	January 2, 1989	1988	Michigan			101,688
33	Rose Bowl	W 17–10	January 1, 1990	1989	Michigan			103,450
34	Sun Bowl	L 16–17	December 31, 1990	1990	Michigan State	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	50,562
35	Freedom Bowl	L 7–24	December 29, 1992	1992	Fresno State	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	50,745
36	Freedom Bowl	W 28–21	December 30, 1993	1993	Utah	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	37,203	John Robinson
37	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 55–14	January 2, 1995	1994	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl	Dallas, TX	70,218
38	Rose Bowl	W 41–32	January 1, 1996	1995	Northwestern	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	100,102
39	Sun Bowl	L 19–28	December 31, 1998	1998	TCU	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	46,612	Paul Hackett
40	Las Vegas Bowl	L 6–10	December 25, 2001	2001	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium	Las Vegas, NV	22,385	Pete Carroll
41	Orange Bowl	W 38–17	January 2, 2003	2002	Iowa	Pro Player Stadium	Miami Gardens, FL	75,971
42	Rose Bowl	W 28–14	January 1, 2004	2003	Michigan	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,849
43	Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game	W 55–19	January 4, 2005	2004	Oklahoma	Dolphin Stadium	Miami Gardens, FL	77,912
44	Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game	L 38–41	January 4, 2006	2005	Texas	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	93,926
45	Rose Bowl	W 32–18	January 1, 2007	2006	Michigan			93,852
46	Rose Bowl	W 49–17	January 1, 2008	2007	Illinois			93,923
47	Rose Bowl	W 38–24	January 1, 2009	2008	Penn State			93,293
48	Emerald Bowl	W 24–13	December 26, 2009	2009	Boston College	AT&T Park	San Francisco, CA	40,121
49	Sun Bowl	L 7–21	December 31, 2012	2012	Georgia Tech	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	47,922	Lane Kiffin
50	Las Vegas Bowl	W 45–20	December 21, 2013	2013	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Stadium	Las Vegas, NV	42,178	Clay Helton
51	Holiday Bowl	W 45–42	December 27, 2014	2014	Nebraska	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, CA	55,789	Steve Sarkisian
52	Holiday Bowl	L 21–23	December 30, 2015	2015	Wisconsin	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, CA	48,329	Clay Helton
53	Rose Bowl	W 52–49	January 2, 2017	2016	Penn State	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	95,128
54	Cotton Bowl Classic	L 7–24	December 29, 2017	2017	Ohio State	AT&T Stadium	Arlington, TX	67,510
55	Holiday Bowl	L 24–49	December 27, 2019	2019	Iowa	SDCCU Stadium	San Diego, CA	50,123
56	Cotton Bowl Classic	L 45–46	January 2, 2023	2022	Tulane	AT&T Stadium	Arlington, TX	55,329	Lincoln Riley
57	Holiday Bowl	W 42–28	December 27, 2023	2023	Louisville	Petco Park	San Diego, CA		Lincoln Riley

References

USC Trojans bowl games

Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.

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