11 National Championships 504 NFL Players 34 Bowl Victories 81 NFL 1st Round Draftees accolades 168 All-Americans 5 No. 1 Overall NFL Draft Picks 6 Heisman Trophy Winners 22 Academic All-Americans 2018 SCHEDULE (5-5) Release Date: Nov. 12, 2018 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 1 UNLV W 43-21 GAME 11 Sept. 8 at Stanford L 3-17 USC Sept. 15 at Texas L 14-37 (5-5 overall, 4-4 Pac-12 - South) Sept. 21 (Fr.) Washington St. W 39-36 Sept. 29 at Arizona W 24-20 vs. Oct. 6 BYE WEEK UCLA Oct. 13 Colorado W 31-20 (2-8 overall, 2-5 Pac-12 - South) Oct. 20 at Utah L 28-41 Oct. 27 Arizona St. L 35-38 Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, 12:30 p.m. PT, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. Nov. 3 at Oregon St. W 38-21 Nov. 10 California L 14-15 USC FOOTBALL FACES CROSSTOWN RIVAL UCLA IN ROSE BOWL Nov. 17 at UCLA 12:30 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 24 Notre Dame TBA THEMES *USC and UCLA meet this Saturday afternoon for the 88th version of the nation’s most famous crosstown USCTROJANS.COM/FOOTBALL rivalry. It will be shown live nationally on FOX. *Although both teams are having sub-par seasons (the 13 combined losses between the squads are the @USC_Athletics most entering any Trojan-Bruin football game), there is still lots at stake Saturday: city bragging rights, the Victory Bell and Crosstown Cup points. And the Trojans need a victory to become bowl eligible. *UCLA has won just 4 of the last 19 meetings in the series with USC. The Trojans have won two-thirds of /USCTrojans @USCAthletics the time against unranked UCLA teams, including when USC itself was unranked. *A USC team coming off a loss historically has fared well against the Bruins (on the other hand, a UCLA #FightOn team riding a loss hasn’t done well against USC). However, in the 9 instances when BOTH squads lost in their last game, the Bruins hold a very slight edge. #FaithFamilyFootball *The Rose Bowl stadium is USC’s home away from home, as Troy has played more than 50 games there. #LeaveNoDoubt *Both teams will wear their home jerseys. The game features players and athletic department staff with connections to the rival school. TROJANS ON THE AIR *It’s the first of back-to-back games in which USC will battle its traditional rivals, with highly-ranked Notre Live national TV: 12:30 p.m. (PT), FOX, Dame coming to the Coliseum next week. Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman. *Head coach Clay Helton’s club is looking to rebound from a 1-point home loss to California last Saturday, Live local radio: 8:30 a.m. (PT), ESPNLA the Trojans’ third defeat in the past 4 games. It was a contest in which the Trojan offense--behind freshman 710 Radio (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, John early-enrollee QB JT Daniels, TB Aca’Cedric Ware (who had his seventh 100-yard rushing performance) and Jackson, Jordan Moore, Shaun Cody, Sam WR Tyler Vaughns (2 TD catches)--ran smoothly in the first half but couldn’t get untracked in the second Farber, Andy Kamenetzky, Chris Hale, half. USC’s defense, led by S Marvell Tell III, ILBs Cameron Smith and John Houston Jr., CB Ajene Harris Nick Alfano (includes 4-hour pre-game and DL-turned-OLB Christian Rector, made life hard for Cal, allowing just 207 total yards. and 2-hour post-game shows). Also on *UCLA, under new coach Chip Kelly, dropped its first 5 games of 2018 before notching a pair of victories, the Trojan Radio Network--KSZL-AM 1230 but the Bruins have dropped their past 3 outings, including a tight one last Saturday at Arizona State. A in Barstow and KXPS-AM 1010 in Palm pair of newcomers have split time guiding UCLA’s offense, freshman QB and Springs--as well as on USCTrojans.com and Dorian Thompson-Robinson ESPNLA.com, on SiriusXM satellite radio graduate transfer QB Wilton Speight. The Bruins’ leading groundgainer is RB Joshua Kelley, a transfer from (channels 83/83 or online channel 83) and UC Davis who has topped 100 rushing yards 5 times this season. He is in the national Top 25 in rushing. on the TuneIn Radio app. Top receivers are TE Caleb Wilson, the one-time Trojan, and WR Theo Howard, who has a reception in the Trojans Live: 7-8 p.m. (PT), Mondays past 26 games. DB Adarius Pickett is UCLA’s top tackler (he is 15th nationally in tackles), while LB Keisean (except Tuesday, Nov. 20), ESPNLA 710 Lucier-South has been a disruptive force. Radio (KSPN-AM), John Jackson, Jordan Moore (live from The Lab gastropub, 3500 RANKINGS Figueroa St., Los Angeles). Fans also can *USC and UCLA are not ranked in the AP sports media poll or the Amway coaches poll. hear “Trojans Live” on Facebook Live and the TuneIn Radio app. SERIES USC Trojan Talk: 7 p.m. (PT), Thursdays, *USC leads the series with crosstown rival UCLA, 47-31-7 (dating to 1929, a 76-0 Trojan win), not including KSHP-AM 1400, and 11 a.m. (PT), Saturdays, Troy’s 2004 and 2005 victories that were vacated due to NCAA penalty (original record: 49-31-7). UCLA only KMET-AM 1490, Harvey Hyde. has been victorious 4 times in the last 19 meetings dating to 1999. In games against UCLA in the Rose Bowl, Trojan Football Report: 9 p.m. (PT), the Trojans are 7-10, with wins in 5 of the past 8 Pasadena contests (not including 1 win and appearance Saturdays, KDWN-AM/FM 720/101.5, Harvey vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record 8-10 and 6 of the past 9). Hyde. *In 2016 in the last meeting in the Rose Bowl, No. 15 USC beat UCLA, 36-14. TB Ronald Jones II rushed TICKETS for a pair of touchdowns, WR De’Quan Hampton caught a pair of TDs from QB Sam Darnold and PK Matt Tickets for USC home football games are on Boermeester kicked 3 field goals as the Trojans held the ball nearly 44 minutes, limited the Bruins to just sale online at USCTrojans.com/tickets or by 266 total yards and scored the game’s final 29 points on a chilly night. calling (213) 740-GOSC (4672). To reserve a *In the teams’ most recent meeting, last season in the Coliseum, Jones ran for 122 yards with 2 short spot in a Coliseum Field Suite or in the Field TDs, Darnold ran for another score while throwing for 264 yards, the Trojans used a trick play to score on Club, contact the USC Premium Department a punt return and Troy’s defense withstood Bruin QB Josh Rosen’s 421-yard passing outing by getting 2 at [email protected]. takeaways and 4 sacks as No. 12 USC held off UCLA, 28-23. See page 4 for a complete recap of that 2017 game. 1 PAC-12 STANDINGS USC IN ROSE BOWL STADIUM USC is 34-19 in regular and post-season games it has played in the Rose Bowl, including 25-8 in the Rose PAC-12 OVERALL Bowl game, 7-10 versus UCLA and 2-1 in the 1922 regular season (not including 1 win over UCLA and 1 Rose W L W L Bowl loss vacated due to NCAA penalty; original records 35-20 overall, 25-9 in Rose Bowl game and 8-10 SOUTH versus UCLA). Incidentally, USC played the first-ever football game in the Rose Bowl, a 12-0 loss to California UTAH 5 3 7 3 in 1922. ARIZ 4 3 5 5 ASU 4 3 6 4 USC VERSUS UNRANKED UCLA USC 4 4 5 5 USC is 27-12-5 against unranked UCLA teams (not including 1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty; original COLO 2 5 5 5 record 28-12-5). The last time an unranked Bruin squad beat the Trojans was in 2006, a 13-9 upset in over UCLA 2 5 2 8 No. 2 USC in the Rose Bowl. When neither team was ranked by AP (last occurring in 2010), USC is 12-6-4 NORTH against UCLA, with the wins in 1937-40-43 twice-48-49-56-63-64-99-2000-10, the losses in 1950-57-61-70- WSU 6 1 9 1 83-96 and the ties in 1936-41-44-58. WASH 5 2 7 3 STAN 4 3 6 4 5/8/13 CAL 3 4 6 4 USC has faced UCLA 11 times when the Trojans came in with 5 or more losses and Troy has gone 6-4-1 in ORE 3 4 6 4 those games (wins in 1960-85-99-2000-01-10, losses in 1957-83-91-96 and the tie in 1941), with victories in OSU 1 6 2 8 the last 4 such instances. UCLA has faced USC just once when the Bruins sported at least 8 losses (a UCLA loss in 1940). The teams’ 13 combined losses in 2018 are the most ever entering a USC-UCLA football game. AP POLL COACHES POLL USC VS. UCLA COMING OFF LOSSES 1. Alabama 1. Alabama USC is 15-10-2 against UCLA when coming off a loss, while the Bruins are 8-15-4 versus the Trojans when 2. Clemson 2. Clemson coming off a loss. When BOTH teams are coming off a loss, UCLA owns a slight 4-3-2 edge (wins in 1950- 3.