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Southern California Football Team History

Southern California Trojans

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: Henry Goddard/Frank Suffel
Conference: Independent-

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1888 <-- 1888 <- 1888 -> 1889 --> 2024

1888 Season Highlights

Henry Goddard/Frank Suffel enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern California.

This was the first season Southern California fielded a team.

1888 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Wed., Nov. 14	vs. Alliance AC	16	0	W
Sat., Jan. 19	vs. Alliance AC	4	0	W

1888 Season Totals
Record	2-0
Points Scored	20
Scoring Average	10.0
Points Allowed	0
Defense Average	0.0
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-0
Away Record	0-0

1888 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1888 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	1-1	22	16					Frederick S. Jones
Indiana	0-0-1	6	6					Arthur B. Woodford
California	6-1	104	10					No Coach
Duke	2-1	41	49					Dr. John F. Crowell
Massachusetts	2-4	48	172					No Coach
Michigan	2-1	94	36					No Coach
Northwestern	2-1	32	30					No Coach
Southern California	2-0	20	0					Henry Goddard/Frank Suffel
Virginia	2-1	36	26					No Coach
Wake Forest	2-1	38	37					W.C. Dowd
Cincinnati	1-0-1	8	6					No Coach
Navy	1-4	35	73					No Coach
North Carolina	1-3	54	47					Hector W. Cowan
Notre Dame	1-0	20	0					No Coach
Rutgers	1-6-1	36	327					No Coach
Miami Ohio	0-0-1	0	0					No Coach
Penn State	0-2-1	7	52					No Coach

1888 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1888 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most popular names for four-year college mascots are Eagles and Tigers.