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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-

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1888 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

John Robinson enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Southern California.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Florida State	7	14	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Washington State	21	28	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ California	27	17	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	35	21	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Arizona State	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Notre Dame	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Oregon	24	22	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Washington	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Stanford	45	21	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Oregon State	23	0	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. UCLA	24	31	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	233
Scoring Average	21.2
Points Allowed	233
Defense Average	21.2
Opponents Record	76-53
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	3-2

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
UCLA	10-2	477	247	Won 29-23	7-1	292	181	Bob Toledo
Washington State	10-2	483	296	Lost 16-21	7-1	297	246	Mike Price
Arizona State	9-3	324	210	Won 17-7	6-2	233	168	Bruce Snyder
Washington	8-4	420	259	Won 51-23	5-3	277	186	Jim Lambright
Arizona	7-5	317	312	Won 20-14	4-4	222	232	Dick Tomey
Southern California	6-5	233	233		4-4	171	181	John Robinson
Oregon	7-5	380	350	Won 41-13	3-5	241	264	Mike Bellotti
Stanford	5-6	276	317		3-5	198	262	Tyrone Ty Willingham
California	3-8	295	339		1-7	186	259	Tom Holmoe
Oregon State	3-8	195	285		0-8	112	250	Mike Riley

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.