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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: John Robinson
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 John Robinson enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Aug. 25  vs. Penn State  7   24   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Illinois  55   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Oregon State  46   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Houston  26   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. California  15   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Arizona  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Arizona State  35   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Washington State  29   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Washington  10   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Stanford  20   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ UCLA  41   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Notre Dame  27   20   W       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Points Scored325
  Scoring Average27.1
  Points Allowed267
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record78-61
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arizona State 11-1488216Lost  17-208-0344182  Bruce Snyder
Washington 9-3391254Lost  21-337-1268140  Jim Lambright
Stanford 7-5247229Won  38-05-3174196  Tyrone Ty Willingham
UCLA 5-6330318 4-4257245  Bob Toledo
California 6-6382407Lost  38-423-5224288  Steve Mariucci
Oregon 6-5378356 3-5269271  Mike Bellotti
Southern California 6-6325267 3-5210211  John Robinson
Arizona 5-6310280 3-5226256  Dick Tomey
Washington State 5-6314317 3-5205230  Mike Price
Oregon State 2-9216388 1-7125283  Jerry Pettibone

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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