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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: Larry Smith
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Larry Smith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 7  @ Michigan State  13   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Boston College  23   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ California  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Oregon State  48   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Oregon  27   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Washington  37   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Notre Dame  15   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Washington State  42   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Stanford  39   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Arizona  12   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. UCLA  17   13   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Michigan State  17   20   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored321
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed229
  Defense Average19.1
  Opponents Record71-57
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 8-4-0 AP
17 8-4-0 Coaches
17 8-4-0 UPI
17 8-4-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1987 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2426195Won  20-167-1309123  Terry Donahue
Southern California 8-4321229Lost  17-207-1253139  Larry Smith
Washington 7-4-1295254Won  24-124-3-1200200  Don James
Oregon 6-5230228 4-4181177  Rich Brooks
Stanford 5-6262268 4-4184173  Jack Elway
Arizona State 7-4-1334263Won  33-283-3-1186165  John Cooper
Arizona 4-4-3263220 2-3-3184189  Dick Tomey
California 3-6-2239267 2-3-2137170  Bruce Snyder
Washington State 3-7-1238356 1-5-1119234  Dennis Erickson
Oregon State 2-9189433 0-788271  Dave Kragthorpe

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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