List of USC Trojans football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the USC Trojans college football team since its conception in 1888.

Seasons
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width:98%; text-align:center;" !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Conference !colspan="4"|Conference Results !colspan="3"|Overall Results !rowspan="2"|Bowl Game !colspan="2"|Final Ranking !rowspan="2"|Head Coach !W !L !T !Finish !W !L !T !style="width:5%;"|AP !style="width:5%;"|Coaches'
 * Colspan="13" style="background:#990000;color:#FFCC00"| Southern California Methodists / Wesleyans
 * 1888
 * Independent
 * 2
 * 0
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Henry H. Goddard, Frank Suffel
 * 1889
 * Independent
 * 2
 * 0
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * style="background:#F5F5F5"| 1890
 * colspan=12 style="background:#F5F5F5"| No Team
 * 1891
 * Independent
 * 1
 * 2
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * style="background:#F5F5F5"| 1892
 * colspan=12 style="background:#F5F5F5"| No Team
 * 1893
 * Independent
 * 3
 * 1
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1894
 * Independent
 * 1
 * 0
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1895
 * Independent
 * 0
 * 1
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1896
 * Independent
 * 0
 * 3
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1897
 * Independent
 * 5
 * 1
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Lewis R. Freeman
 * 1898
 * Independent
 * 5
 * 1
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1899
 * Independent
 * 2
 * 3
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1900
 * Independent
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1901
 * Independent
 * 0
 * 1
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Clair Tappaan
 * 1902
 * Independent
 * 2
 * 3
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No coach
 * 1903
 * Independent
 * 4
 * 2
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * John Walker
 * 1904
 * Independent
 * 6
 * 1
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * rowspan="4" |Harvey Holmes
 * 1905
 * Independent
 * 6
 * 3
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1906
 * Independent
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1907
 * Independent
 * 5
 * 1
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1908
 * Independent
 * 3
 * 1
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Bill Traeger
 * 1909
 * Independent
 * 3
 * 1
 * 2
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * rowspan="2" | Dean Cromwell
 * 1910
 * Independent
 * 7
 * 0
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * style="background:#F5F5F5"| 1911
 * colspan=12 rowspan= 3 style="background:#F5F5F5"| No Team – Rugby
 * style="background:#F5F5F5"| 1912
 * style="background:#F5F5F5"| 1913
 * Colspan="13" style="background:#990000;color:#FFCC00"| Southern California Trojans
 * 1914
 * Independent
 * 4
 * 3
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * rowspan="2" |Ralph Glaze
 * 1915
 * Independent
 * 3
 * 4
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1916
 * Independent
 * 5
 * 3
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * rowspan="3" |Dean Cromwell
 * 1917
 * Independent
 * 4
 * 2
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1918
 * Independent
 * 2
 * 2
 * 2
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1919
 * Independent
 * 4
 * 1
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * rowspan="6" |Gus Henderson
 * 1920
 * Independent
 * 6
 * 0
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1921
 * Independent
 * 10
 * 1
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1922
 * Pacific Coast
 * 3
 * 1
 * 0
 * 4th
 * 10
 * 1
 * 0
 * Won Rose Bowl against Penn State 14–3
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1923
 * Pacific Coast
 * 2
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-3rd
 * 6
 * 2
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1924
 * Pacific Coast
 * 2
 * 1
 * 0
 * T-4th
 * 9
 * 2
 * 0
 * Won Christmas Festival against  20–7
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1925
 * Pacific Coast
 * 3
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-3rd
 * 11
 * 2
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * rowspan="16" |Howard Jones
 * 1926
 * Pacific Coast
 * 5
 * 1
 * 0
 * 2nd
 * 8
 * 2
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1927*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1928*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|4
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| T-1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|9
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1929*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Pittsburgh 47–14
 * | N/A
 * N/A
 * 1930
 * Pacific Coast
 * 5
 * 1
 * 0
 * 2nd
 * 8
 * 2
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1931*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|7
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Tulane 21–12
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1932*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|6
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against  35–0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1933
 * Pacific Coast
 * 4
 * 1
 * 1
 * 3rd
 * 10
 * 1
 * 1
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1934
 * Pacific Coast
 * 1
 * 4
 * 1
 * 7th
 * 4
 * 6
 * 1
 * N/A
 * 1935
 * Pacific Coast
 * 2
 * 4
 * 0
 * 8th
 * 5
 * 7
 * 0
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 1936
 * Pacific Coast
 * 3
 * 2
 * 2
 * T-3rd
 * 4
 * 2
 * 3
 * N/A
 * 1937
 * Pacific Coast
 * 2
 * 3
 * 2
 * 7th
 * 4
 * 4
 * 2
 * N/A
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1938*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against  7–3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#7
 * N/A
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1939*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|5
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|2
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|8
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|2
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Tennessee 14–0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#3
 * N/A
 * 1940
 * Pacific Coast
 * 2
 * 3
 * 2
 * 7th
 * 3
 * 4
 * 2
 * N/A
 * 1941
 * Pacific Coast
 * 2
 * 4
 * 1
 * 8th
 * 2
 * 6
 * 1
 * N/A
 * Sam Barry
 * 1942
 * Pacific Coast
 * 4
 * 2
 * 1
 * 4th
 * 5
 * 5
 * 1
 * N/A
 * rowspan="9" |Jeff Cravath
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1943*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|5
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Washington 29–0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * N/A
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1944*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Tennessee 25–0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#7
 * N/A
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1945*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|5
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Alabama 14–34
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#11
 * N/A
 * 1946
 * Pacific Coast
 * 5
 * 2
 * 0
 * 3rd
 * 6
 * 4
 * 0
 * N/A
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1947*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Michigan 0–49
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#8
 * N/A
 * 1948
 * Pacific Coast
 * 4
 * 2
 * 0
 * 3rd
 * 6
 * 3
 * 1
 * N/A
 * 1949
 * Pacific Coast
 * 4
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-3rd
 * 5
 * 3
 * 1
 * N/A
 * 1950
 * Pacific Coast
 * 1
 * 3
 * 2
 * 7th
 * 2
 * 5
 * 2
 * 1951
 * Pacific Coast
 * 4
 * 2
 * 0
 * 4th
 * 7
 * 3
 * 0
 * rowspan="6" |Jess Hill
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1952*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific Coast
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Wisconsin 7–0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#5
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * 1953
 * Pacific Coast
 * 4
 * 2
 * 1
 * 3rd
 * 6
 * 3
 * 1
 * 1954
 * Pacific Coast
 * 6
 * 1
 * 0
 * 2nd
 * 8
 * 4
 * 0
 * Lost Rose Bowl against Ohio State 7–20
 * #17
 * #11
 * 1955
 * Pacific Coast
 * 3
 * 3
 * 0
 * 6th
 * 6
 * 4
 * 0
 * #13
 * #12
 * 1956
 * Pacific Coast
 * 5
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-2nd
 * 3
 * 3
 * 0
 * #18
 * #15
 * 1957
 * Pacific Coast
 * 1
 * 6
 * 0
 * 7th
 * 1
 * 9
 * 0
 * rowspan="3" |Don Clark
 * 1958
 * Pacific Coast
 * 4
 * 2
 * 1
 * 3rd
 * 4
 * 5
 * 1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1959*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|AAWU
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#14
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#13
 * 1960
 * AAWU
 * 3
 * 1
 * 0
 * 2nd
 * 4
 * 6
 * 0
 * rowspan="16" |John McKay
 * 1961
 * AAWU
 * 2
 * 1
 * 1
 * T-2nd
 * 4
 * 5
 * 1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1962*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|AAWU
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|4
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|11
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Wisconsin 42–37
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * 1963
 * AAWU
 * 3
 * 1
 * 0
 * 2nd
 * 7
 * 3
 * 0
 * #16
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1964*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|AAWU
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#10
 * 1965
 * AAWU
 * 4
 * 1
 * 0
 * 2nd
 * 7
 * 2
 * 1
 * #10
 * #9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1966*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|AAWU
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Purdue 13–14
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#18
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1967*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|AAWU
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|6
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Indiana 14–3
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1968*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Ohio State 16–27
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1969*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 10–3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * 1970
 * Pacific-8
 * 3
 * 4
 * 0
 * T-6th
 * 6
 * 4
 * 1
 * #15
 * #19
 * 1971
 * Pacific-8
 * 3
 * 2
 * 1
 * 2nd
 * 6
 * 4
 * 1
 * #20
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1972*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific-8
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|7
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|12
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 42–17
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1973*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Ohio State 21–42
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#7
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1974*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific-8
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|6
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 18–17
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#2
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * 1975
 * Pacific-8
 * 3
 * 4
 * 0
 * 5th
 * 8
 * 4
 * 0
 * Won Liberty Bowl against  20–0
 * #17
 * #19
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1976*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 14–6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * rowspan="7" |John Robinson
 * 1977
 * Pacific-8
 * 5
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-2nd
 * 8
 * 4
 * 0
 * Won Bluebonnet Bowl against  47–28
 * #13
 * #12
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1978*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|6
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|12
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 17–10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#2
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1979*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 17–16
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * 1980
 * Pacific-10
 * 4
 * 2
 * 1
 * 3rd
 * 8
 * 2
 * 1
 * None due to Pac-10 sanctions
 * #11
 * #12
 * 1981
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-2nd
 * 9
 * 3
 * 0
 * Lost Fiesta Bowl against Penn State 10–26
 * #14
 * #13
 * 1982
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-3rd
 * 8
 * 3
 * 0
 * #15
 * 1983
 * Pacific-10
 * 4
 * 3
 * 0
 * 4th
 * 4
 * 6
 * 1
 * rowspan="4" |Ted Tollner
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1984*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 20–17
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#9
 * 1985
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 0
 * T-4th
 * 6
 * 6
 * 0
 * Lost Aloha Bowl against Alabama 3–24
 * 1986
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 0
 * T-4th
 * 7
 * 5
 * 0
 * Lost Citrus Bowl against Auburn 7–16
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1987*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Michigan State 17–20
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#18
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#17
 * rowspan="6" |Larry Smith
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1988*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 14–22
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1989*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 17–10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#9
 * 1990
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 2
 * 1
 * 2nd
 * 8
 * 4
 * 1
 * Lost John Hancock Bowl against Michigan State 16–17
 * #20
 * #22
 * 1991
 * Pacific-10
 * 2
 * 6
 * 0
 * 8th
 * 3
 * 8
 * 0
 * 1992
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 0
 * T-3rd
 * 6
 * 5
 * 1
 * Lost Freedom Bowl against  7–24
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1993*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|5
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Freedom Bowl against Utah 28–21
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#25
 * rowspan="5" |John Robinson
 * 1994
 * Pacific-10
 * 6
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-2nd
 * 8
 * 3
 * 1
 * Won Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech 55–14
 * #13
 * #15
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1995*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Northwestern 41–32
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#12
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#11
 * 1996
 * Pacific-10
 * 3
 * 5
 * T-5th
 * 6
 * 6
 * 1997
 * Pacific-10
 * 4
 * 4
 * T-5th
 * 6
 * 5
 * 1998
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * T-3rd
 * 8
 * 5
 * Lost Sun Bowl against  19–28
 * rowspan="3" |Paul Hackett
 * 1999
 * Pacific-10
 * 3
 * 5
 * T-6th
 * 6
 * 6
 * 2000
 * Pacific-10
 * 2
 * 6
 * T-8th
 * 5
 * 7
 * 2001
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 5th
 * 6
 * 6
 * Lost Las Vegas Bowl against Utah 6–10
 * rowspan="9" |Pete Carroll
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2002*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Orange Bowl against Iowa 38–17
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|2003*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|7
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|12
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 28–14
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#2
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|2004*†‡
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|7
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|11
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Vacated Win Orange Bowl against Oklahoma 55–19
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2005*‡
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|12
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Texas 38–41
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2006*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 32–18
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2007*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Illinois 49–17
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2008*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|12
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Penn State 38–24
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * 2009
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 4
 * T-5th
 * 9
 * 4
 * Won Emerald Bowl against Boston College 24–13
 * #22
 * #20
 * 2010
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 4
 * T-3rd
 * 8
 * 5
 * None due to NCAA sanctions
 * rowspan="2" |Lane Kiffin
 * 2011
 * Pacific-12
 * 7
 * 2
 * 3rd
 * 10
 * 2
 * None due to NCAA sanctions
 * #6
 * 2012
 * Pacific-12
 * 5
 * 4
 * 3rd
 * 7
 * 6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1984*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 20–17
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#9
 * 1985
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 0
 * T-4th
 * 6
 * 6
 * 0
 * Lost Aloha Bowl against Alabama 3–24
 * 1986
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 0
 * T-4th
 * 7
 * 5
 * 0
 * Lost Citrus Bowl against Auburn 7–16
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1987*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Michigan State 17–20
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#18
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#17
 * rowspan="6" |Larry Smith
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1988*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 14–22
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1989*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 17–10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#9
 * 1990
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 2
 * 1
 * 2nd
 * 8
 * 4
 * 1
 * Lost John Hancock Bowl against Michigan State 16–17
 * #20
 * #22
 * 1991
 * Pacific-10
 * 2
 * 6
 * 0
 * 8th
 * 3
 * 8
 * 0
 * 1992
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 0
 * T-3rd
 * 6
 * 5
 * 1
 * Lost Freedom Bowl against  7–24
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1993*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|5
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Freedom Bowl against Utah 28–21
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#25
 * rowspan="5" |John Robinson
 * 1994
 * Pacific-10
 * 6
 * 2
 * 0
 * T-2nd
 * 8
 * 3
 * 1
 * Won Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech 55–14
 * #13
 * #15
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1995*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|9
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Northwestern 41–32
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#12
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#11
 * 1996
 * Pacific-10
 * 3
 * 5
 * T-5th
 * 6
 * 6
 * 1997
 * Pacific-10
 * 4
 * 4
 * T-5th
 * 6
 * 5
 * 1998
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * T-3rd
 * 8
 * 5
 * Lost Sun Bowl against  19–28
 * rowspan="3" |Paul Hackett
 * 1999
 * Pacific-10
 * 3
 * 5
 * T-6th
 * 6
 * 6
 * 2000
 * Pacific-10
 * 2
 * 6
 * T-8th
 * 5
 * 7
 * 2001
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 3
 * 5th
 * 6
 * 6
 * Lost Las Vegas Bowl against Utah 6–10
 * rowspan="9" |Pete Carroll
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2002*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Orange Bowl against Iowa 38–17
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|2003*†
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|7
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|12
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 28–14
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#2
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|2004*†‡
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|7
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|1st
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|11
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|0
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"| —
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Vacated Win Orange Bowl against Oklahoma 55–19
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #FFCCCC;"|#1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2005*‡
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|0
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|12
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Lost Rose Bowl against Texas 38–41
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2006*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 32–18
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#4
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2007*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Illinois 49–17
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2008*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|12
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Penn State 38–24
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * 2009
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 4
 * T-5th
 * 9
 * 4
 * Won Emerald Bowl against Boston College 24–13
 * #22
 * #20
 * 2010
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 4
 * T-3rd
 * 8
 * 5
 * None due to NCAA sanctions
 * rowspan="2" |Lane Kiffin
 * 2011
 * Pacific-12
 * 7
 * 2
 * 3rd
 * 10
 * 2
 * None due to NCAA sanctions
 * #6
 * 2012
 * Pacific-12
 * 5
 * 4
 * 3rd
 * 7
 * 6
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2007*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|7
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|T-1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|11
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Illinois 49–17
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|2008*
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Pacific-10
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|8
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1st
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|12
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|1
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"| —
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|Won Rose Bowl against Penn State 38–24
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#3
 * style="background: #ddffdd;"|#2
 * 2009
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 4
 * T-5th
 * 9
 * 4
 * Won Emerald Bowl against Boston College 24–13
 * #22
 * #20
 * 2010
 * Pacific-10
 * 5
 * 4
 * T-3rd
 * 8
 * 5
 * None due to NCAA sanctions
 * rowspan="2" |Lane Kiffin
 * 2011
 * Pacific-12
 * 7
 * 2
 * 3rd
 * 10
 * 2
 * None due to NCAA sanctions
 * #6
 * 2012
 * Pacific-12
 * 5
 * 4
 * 3rd
 * 7
 * 6
 * 3rd
 * 10
 * 2
 * None due to NCAA sanctions
 * #6
 * 2012
 * Pacific-12
 * 5
 * 4
 * 3rd
 * 7
 * 6
 * 3rd
 * 7
 * 6

‡ 2 wins in 2004 and 12 wins in 2005 were vacated due to NCAA sanctions