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href="/wiki/1998_Sun_Bowl" title="1998 Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a>, L 19–28 vs. <a href="/wiki/1998_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="1998 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pacific-10 Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">8–5 (5–3 Pac-10)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hackett_(American_football)" title="Paul Hackett (American football)">Paul Hackett</a> (1st season)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Offensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hue_Jackson" title="Hue Jackson">Hue Jackson</a> (2nd season)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Young_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Young (American football coach)">Bill Young</a> (1st season)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Captains</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li>Adam Abrams</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Claiborne" title="Chris Claiborne">Chris Claiborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Miller_(American_football)" title="Billy Miller (American football)">Billy Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Morton" title="Chad Morton">Chad Morton</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="background:#eee;"><div class="" style="width:100%; 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<th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 8 <a href="/wiki/1998_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1998 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> $ </td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 4 <a href="/wiki/1998_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="1998 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1998_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="1998 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">USC</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1998 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1998_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1998_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="1998 California Golden Bears football team">California</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1998_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="1998 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1998_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="1998 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1998 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – BCS representative as conference champion</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1998 USC Trojans football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a> (USC) in the <a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football season">1998 NCAA Division I-A football season</a>. In their first year under head coach <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hackett_(American_football)" title="Paul Hackett (American football)">Paul Hackett</a>, the Trojans compiled an 8-5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific-10_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific-10 Conference">Pacific-10 Conference</a> (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 346 to 241.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This was Hackett's only winning season and bowl appearance with the team. It was also the Trojans' 75th anniversary playing at the Coliseum. </p><p>After three wins, including an opener against <a href="/wiki/1998_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Pigskin_Classic" title="Pigskin Classic">Pigskin Classic</a>, USC was ranked as high as 18 in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>, but lost two of its next three and dropped out of the rankings permanently. </p><p>During halftime of the game against <a href="/wiki/1998_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1998 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a>, 91-year-old USC "Super Fan" <a href="/wiki/Giles_Pellerin" title="Giles Pellerin">Giles Pellerin</a> died while watching his 797th consecutive USC football game.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Carson_Palmer" title="Carson Palmer">Carson Palmer</a> led the team in passing, completing 130 of 235 passes for 1,755 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions. <a href="/wiki/Chad_Morton" title="Chad Morton">Chad Morton</a> led the team in rushing with 199 carries for 985 yards and six touchdowns. <a href="/wiki/R._Jay_Soward" title="R. Jay Soward">R. Jay Soward</a> led the team in receiving yards with 44 catches for 679 yards and six touchdowns; Billy Miller also had 49 catches for 623 yards and six touchdowns.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Sunday">August 30</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:30 a.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, CA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pigskin_Classic" title="Pigskin Classic">Pigskin Classic</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_ABC" title="College Football on ABC">ABC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–17</td><td style="text-align:center">56,623</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 12</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 22</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</li><li>Los Angeles, CA</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports West">FSNW2</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 35–6</td><td style="text-align:center">49,927</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 19</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="1998 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 18</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</li><li>Los Angeles, CA</li></ul></div></td><td>FSNW2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 40–20</td><td style="text-align:center">45,629</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 10 <a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1998 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 18</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Campbell_Stadium" title="Doak Campbell Stadium">Doak Campbell Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, FL</a></li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 10–30</td><td style="text-align:center">79,815</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">4:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 21</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</li><li>Los Angeles, CA</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 35–24</td><td style="text-align:center">56,093</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="1998 California Golden Bears football team">California</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 19</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</li><li>Los Angeles, CA</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Networks" title="Fox Sports Networks">FSN</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 31–32</td><td style="text-align:center">65,678</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:15 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1998 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Stadium" title="Martin Stadium">Martin Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pullman,_Washington" title="Pullman, Washington">Pullman, WA</a></li></ul></div></td><td>FSN</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 42–14</td><td style="text-align:center">31,178</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 12 <a href="/wiki/1998_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="1998 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autzen_Stadium" title="Autzen Stadium">Autzen Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon" title="Eugene, Oregon">Eugene, OR</a></li></ul></div></td><td>FSN</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 13–17</td><td style="text-align:center">45,807</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 31</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1998 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</li><li>Los Angeles, CA</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 33–10</td><td style="text-align:center">62,276</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 7</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1998_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="1998 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Stadium" title="Stanford Stadium">Stanford Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Stanford,_California" title="Stanford, California">Stanford, CA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stanford%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry" title="Stanford–USC football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>FSN</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 34–9</td><td style="text-align:center">43,250</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 21</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 3 <a href="/wiki/1998_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1998 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, CA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Victory_Bell_(UCLA%E2%80%93USC)" title="Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)">Victory Bell</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 17–34</td><td style="text-align:center">88,080</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 28</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">5:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9 <a href="/wiki/1998_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</li><li>Los Angeles, CA (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–USC football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 10–0</td><td style="text-align:center">90,069</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">December 31</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 a.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1998_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="1998 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Sun Bowl (stadium)">Sun Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, TX</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Sun_Bowl" title="1998 Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_CBS_Sports" title="College Football on CBS Sports">CBS</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 19–28</td><td style="text-align:center">46,612</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">Pacific time</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1083669074">.mw-parser-output table.ranking-movements{white-space:nowrap;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output td.ranking-movements,.mw-parser-output th.ranking-movements{padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px}</style><table class="wikitable ranking-movements"><caption>Ranking movements<br /><small><b>Legend:</b> <span style="color:#D8FFEB">██</span> Increase in ranking <span style="color:#FFE6E6">██</span> Decrease in ranking<br /> — = Not ranked RV = Received votes</small></caption><tbody><tr><th></th><th colspan="16">Week</th></tr><tr><th>Poll</th><th>Pre</th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12</th><th>13</th><th>14</th><th>Final</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></th><td>RV</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">22</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">18</td><td>18</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">21</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">19</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">RV</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">RV</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a></th><td>RV</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">23</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">16</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">17</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">22</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">20</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">RV</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">RV</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">BCS</a></th><td colspan="8" style="background:#999999">Not released</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">20</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#999999">Not released</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFCC00">1998 USC Trojans coaching staff </th></tr> <tr> <th width="120">Name </th> <th width="240">Position </th> <th width="80">Year at USC </th> <th width="180">Alma mater (year) </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hackett_(American_football)" title="Paul Hackett (American football)">Paul Hackett</a> </td> <td>Head coach </td> <td>1st </td> <td>UC Davis (1969) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Greatwood" title="Steve Greatwood">Steve Greatwood</a> </td> <td>Offensive line </td> <td>1st </td> <td>Oregon (1981) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hue_Jackson" title="Hue Jackson">Hue Jackson</a> </td> <td>Offensive coordinator/running backs </td> <td>2nd </td> <td>Pacific (1987) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_O%27Brien" title="Ken O'Brien">Ken O'Brien</a> </td> <td>Quarterbacks </td> <td>1st </td> <td>UC Davis (1983) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Orgeron" title="Ed Orgeron">Ed Orgeron</a> </td> <td>Defensive line </td> <td>1st </td> <td>Northwestern State (1984) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Larry Petroff </td> <td>Tight ends/recruiting coordinator </td> <td>1st </td> <td>Ashland College (1973) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Slocum" title="Shawn Slocum">Shawn Slocum</a> </td> <td>Linebackers </td> <td>1st </td> <td>Texas A&M (1987) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Thurman" title="Dennis Thurman">Dennis Thurman</a> </td> <td>Secondary </td> <td>6th </td> <td>USC (1978) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wilson_(wide_receiver)" title="Mike Wilson (wide receiver)">Mike Wilson</a> </td> <td>Wide receivers </td> <td>2nd </td> <td>Washington State (1981) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Young_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Young (American football coach)">Bill Young</a> </td> <td>Defensive coordinator </td> <td>1st </td> <td>Oklahoma State (1967) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_summary">Season summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Season summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs_Purdue">vs Purdue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: vs Purdue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Pigskin_Classic" title="Pigskin Classic">Pigskin Classic</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team">1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Boilermakers </td> <td>14 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Trojans</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10</td> <td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs_San_Diego_State">vs San Diego State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: vs San Diego State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team">1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Aztecs </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>6</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>No. 22 Trojans</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>35</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs_Oregon_State">vs Oregon State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: vs Oregon State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="1998 Oregon State Beavers football team">1998 Oregon State Beavers football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Beavers </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3</td> <td><b>20</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>No. 18 Trojans</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>20</td> <td><b>40</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_No._10_Florida_State">at No. 10 Florida State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: at No. 10 Florida State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1998 Florida State Seminoles football team">1998 Florida State Seminoles football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">No. 18 Trojans </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>No. 10 Seminoles</b> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10</td> <td><b>30</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs_Arizona_State">vs Arizona State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: vs Arizona State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Sun Devils </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>No. 21 Trojans</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>22</td> <td><b>35</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs_California">vs California</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: vs California"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="1998 California Golden Bears football team">1998 California Golden Bears football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Golden Bears</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>32</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">No. 19 Trojans </td> <td>7 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_Washington_State">at Washington State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: at Washington State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1998 Washington State Cougars football team">1998 Washington State Cougars football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Trojans</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>42</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Cougars </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_No._12_Oregon">at No. 12 Oregon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: at No. 12 Oregon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="1998 Oregon Ducks football team">1998 Oregon Ducks football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Trojans </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>No. 12 Ducks</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs_Washington">vs Washington</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: vs Washington"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1998 Washington Huskies football team">1998 Washington Huskies football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Huskies </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Trojans</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>19</td> <td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_Stanford">at Stanford</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: at Stanford"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Stanford%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry" title="Stanford–USC football rivalry">Stanford–USC football rivalry</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="1998 Stanford Cardinal football team">1998 Stanford Cardinal football team</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Trojans</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>34</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Cardinal </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2</td> <td><b>9</b></td> 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style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Trojans </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>No. 3 Bruins</b> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>34</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs_No._9_Notre_Dame">vs No. 9 Notre Dame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_USC_Trojans_football_team&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: vs No. 9 Notre Dame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="background-color:#9D2235;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFC72C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFC72C;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_USC_Trojans_football_seasons" title="List of USC Trojans football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1888_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1888 USC Methodists football team">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1889 USC Methodists football team">1889</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1890</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1891 USC Methodists football team">1891</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1892</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1893 USC Methodists football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1894 USC Methodists football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1895 USC Methodists football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1896 USC Methodists football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1897 USC Methodists football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1898 USC Methodists football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1899 USC Methodists football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1900 USC Methodists football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1901 USC Methodists football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1902 USC Methodists football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1903 USC Methodists football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1904 USC Methodists football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1905 USC Methodists football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1906 USC Methodists football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1907 USC Methodists football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1908 USC Methodists football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1909 USC Methodists football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_USC_Methodists_football_team" title="1910 USC Methodists football team">1910</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1911–1913</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1914 USC Trojans football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1915 USC Trojans football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1916 USC Trojans football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1917 USC Trojans football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1918 USC Trojans football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1919 USC Trojans football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1920 USC Trojans football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1921 USC Trojans football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1922 USC Trojans football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1923 USC Trojans football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1924 USC Trojans football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1925 USC Trojans football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1926 USC Trojans football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1927 USC Trojans football team">1927</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1928_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1928 USC Trojans football team">1928</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1929 USC Trojans football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1930 USC Trojans football team">1930</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1931_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1931 USC Trojans football team">1931</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1932_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1932 USC Trojans football team">1932</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1933 USC Trojans football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1934 USC Trojans football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1935 USC Trojans football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1936 USC Trojans football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1937 USC Trojans football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1938 USC Trojans football team">1938</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1939_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1939 USC Trojans football team">1939</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1940 USC Trojans football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1941 USC Trojans football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1942 USC Trojans football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1943 USC Trojans football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1944 USC Trojans football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1945 USC Trojans football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1946 USC Trojans football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1947 USC Trojans football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1948 USC Trojans football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1949 USC Trojans football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1950 USC Trojans football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1951 USC Trojans football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1952 USC Trojans football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1953 USC Trojans football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1954 USC Trojans football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1955 USC Trojans football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1956 USC Trojans football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1957 USC Trojans football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1958 USC Trojans football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1959 USC Trojans football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1960 USC Trojans football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1961 USC Trojans football team">1961</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1962_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1962 USC Trojans football team">1962</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1963 USC Trojans football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1964 USC Trojans football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1965 USC Trojans football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1966 USC Trojans football team">1966</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1967_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1967 USC Trojans football team">1967</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1968 USC Trojans football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1969 USC Trojans football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1970 USC Trojans football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1971 USC Trojans football team">1971</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1972_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1972 USC Trojans football team">1972</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1973 USC Trojans football team">1973</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1974_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1974 USC Trojans football team">1974</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1975 USC Trojans football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1976 USC Trojans football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1977 USC Trojans football team">1977</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1978_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1978 USC Trojans football team">1978</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1979 USC Trojans football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1980 USC Trojans football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1981 USC Trojans football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1982 USC Trojans football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1983 USC Trojans football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1984 USC Trojans football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1985 USC Trojans football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1986 USC Trojans football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1987 USC Trojans football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1988 USC Trojans football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1989 USC Trojans football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1990 USC Trojans football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1991 USC Trojans football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1992 USC Trojans football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1993 USC Trojans football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1994 USC Trojans football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1995 USC Trojans football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1996 USC Trojans football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1997 USC Trojans football team">1997</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1999 USC Trojans football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2000 USC Trojans football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2001 USC Trojans football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2002 USC Trojans football team">2002</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2003_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2003 USC Trojans football team">2003</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2004_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2004 USC Trojans football team">2004</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2005 USC Trojans football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2006 USC Trojans football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2007 USC Trojans football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2008 USC Trojans football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2009 USC Trojans football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2010 USC Trojans football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2011 USC Trojans football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2012 USC Trojans football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2013 USC Trojans football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2014 USC Trojans football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2015 USC Trojans football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2016 USC Trojans football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2017 USC Trojans football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 USC Trojans football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2019 USC Trojans football team">2019</a></li> <li><a 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