Why is usc called trojans

Since at least , USC had not listed as a national championship year; but in , USC once again began recognizing the team as national champions after it determined that it qualified. USC teams have also been selected as national champions in five other years , , , , by various nationally published ratings systems.

These ratings systems are not generally viewed as part of process of selecting the national championship. USC does not claim to have won titles in any of these years. The Trojans have suffered only three losing seasons since and have captured 37 Pac titles.

This gives them the 4th most conference championships of any NCAA school, and twice as many as any other Pac member team. The Trojans have played in 47 bowl games —placing them fourth nationally— winning 30 of these appearances. USC's 23 victories and 32 Rose Bowl appearances are the most of any school in a single bowl. Chosen by Athlon Sports in [1]. USC has played football in the Coliseum ever since the grand stadium was built in In fact, the Trojans played in the first varsity football game ever held there beating Pomona College on October 6, The Coliseum was the site of the Summer Olympics and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and track events of the Olympic Games.

The Coliseum has hosted various other events, from concerts and speeches to track meets and motorcycle races. The Coliseum has a present full-capacity of 92, seats almost all are chair-back seats. In early , Goux's Gate - named after the popular long-time assistant coach Marv Goux - was erected at the entrance to the practice fields.

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Cardinal and Gold. Orange Bowl. Beat Penn State in the Rose Bowl. Beat Missouri in the Christmas Festival Bowl. Beat Pittsburgh in the Rose Bowl. Beat Tulane in the Rose Bowl. Beat Hawaii in the Poi Bowl A. Beat Duke in the Rose Bowl. Beat Tennessee in the Rose Bowl. Beat Washington in the Rose Bowl. Lost to Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Lost to Purdue in the Rose Bowl. Beat Indiana in the Rose Bowl.

Lost to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Beat Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Lost to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. Under Pac forfeiture rules updated ahead of the season, any game a team is unable to play would be deemed a loss — and a conference win for its opponent, pending the approval of the commissioner. But for USC, which had a game canceled last season because of COVID, there was no consideration of accepting a win via forfeit, even though the Trojans still need two wins to earn bowl eligibility.

Our whole thing is fighting on and competing. The Trojans , Pac , losers of three of their last four, were set to face a depleted Golden Bears , team coming off a loss to last-place Arizona. USC was supposed to have one more regular-season game after that before settling into the final stretch of its search for a new coach. Quarterback Chase Garbers, who missed the game, posted a message on Twitter on Monday complaining about testing that was conducted by the city and university even though no local ordinances mandated such enforcement for fully vaccinated players showing no COVID symptoms.

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