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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: Paul Hackett
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Paul Hackett enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Aug. 30  vs. Purdue  27   17   W    @ Los Angeles, CA   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. San Diego State  35   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Oregon State  40   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Florida State  10   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Arizona State  35   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. California  31   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Washington State  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Oregon  13   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Washington  33   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Stanford  34   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ UCLA  17   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Notre Dame  10   0   W       
 Thu., Dec. 31   Texas Christian  19   28   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Points Scored346
  Scoring Average26.6
  Points Allowed241
  Defense Average18.5
  Opponents Record88-65
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record2-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2476340Lost  31-388-0309198  Bob Toledo
Arizona 12-1439236Won  23-207-1274176  Dick Tomey
Oregon 8-4473328Lost  43-515-3291234  Mike Bellotti
Southern California 8-5346241Lost  19-285-3245160  Paul Hackett
Washington 6-6303343Lost  25-454-4198221  Jim Lambright
Arizona State 5-6333338 4-4284269  Bruce Snyder
California 5-6183251 3-5153205  Tom Holmoe
Oregon State 5-6286291 2-6191252  Mike Riley
Stanford 3-8261365 2-6184261  Tyrone Ty Willingham
Washington State 3-8223349 0-8146299  Mike Price

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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