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-
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
Record 10-2
Points Scored 370
Scoring Average 30.8
Points Allowed 184
Defense Average 15.3
Opponents Record 80-52
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 6-0
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 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.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.