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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  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Larry Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 1  @ Boston College  34   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Stanford  24   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Oklahoma  23   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Arizona  38   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Oregon  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Washington  28   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Oregon State  41   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. California  35   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Arizona State  50   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ UCLA  31   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Notre Dame  10   27   L       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Michigan  14   22   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored370
  Scoring Average30.8
  Points Allowed184
  Defense Average15.3
  Opponents Record80-52
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record6-0
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 10-2-0 AP
9 10-2-0 Coaches
9 10-2-0 UPI
7 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1988 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 10-2370184Lost  14-228-0289121  Larry Smith
UCLA 10-2392190Won  17-36-2219150  Terry Donahue
Washington State 9-3415303Won  24-225-3254241  Dennis Erickson
Arizona 7-4279218 5-3179171  Dick Tomey
Arizona State 6-5192277 3-4103184  Larry Marmie
Oregon 6-6296247 3-5144186  Rich Brooks
Washington 6-5254223 3-5168169  Don James
Oregon State 4-6-1246280 2-5-1163215  Dave Kragthorpe
California 5-5-1243244 1-5-1109188  Bruce Snyder
Stanford 3-6-2238216 1-5-2149152  Jack Elway

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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