List of USC Trojans head football coaches
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The USC Trojans college football team represents the University of Southern California (USC) in the Big Ten Conference. The Trojans compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 26 head coaches and three interim head coaches since it began play during the 1888 season. [1]
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name [A 6] |
Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry H. Goddard | 1888 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Frank H. Suffel | 1888 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Lewis R. Freeman | 1897 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Clair S. Tappaan | 1901 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | John Walker | 1903 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Harvey Holmes | 1904–1907 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0.759 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | William I. Traeger | 1908 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 & 9 | Dean Cromwell | 1909–1910 1916–1918 |
35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0.686 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Ralph Glaze | 1914–1915 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Gus Henderson | 1919–1925 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0.865 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.636 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Howard Jones† | 1925–1940 | 170 | 121 | 36 | 13 | 0.750 | 65 | 23 | 12 | 0.710 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 1928 1931 1932 1939 |
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| 12 | Sam Barry | 1941 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.278 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Jeff Cravath | 1942–1950 | 90 | 54 | 28 | 8 | 0.644 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 0.731 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Jess Hill | 1951–1956 | 63 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 0.722 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0.731 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Don Clark | 1957–1959 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0.450 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0.472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 16 | John McKay† | 1960–1975 | 175 | 127 | 40 | 8 | 0.749 | 70 | 17 | 3 | 0.794 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 1962 1967 1972 1974 |
AFCA Coach of the Year (1962, 1972) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1962, 1972) Sporting News College Football COY (1972) |
| 17 & 20 | John Robinson† | 1976–1982 1993–1997 |
143 | 104 | 35 | 4 | 0.741 | 63 | 23 | 3 | 0.725 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 1978 |
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| 18 | Ted Tollner | 1983–1986 | 47 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0.564 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0.677 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Larry Smith | 1987–1992 | 72 | 44 | 25 | 3 | 0.632 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0.723 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Paul Hackett | 1998–2000 | 37 | 19 | 18 | — | 0.514 | 10 | 14 | — | 0.417 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Pete Carroll | 2001–2009 | 116 | 97 | 19 | — | 0.836 | 62 | 14 | — | 0.816 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 2003 2004 |
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| 23 | Lane Kiffin | 2010–2013 | 43 | 28 | 15 | — | 0.651 | 17 | 12 | — | 0.586 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Ed Orgeron | 2013 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.750 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.857 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. & 25 | Clay Helton | 2013 2015–2021 |
70 | 46 | 24 | — | 0.657 | 36 | 13 | — | 0.735 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Steve Sarkisian | 2014–2015 | 18 | 12 | 6 | — | 0.667 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.583 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Donte Williams | 2021 | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | 0.300 | 3 | 5 | — | 0.375 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Lincoln Riley | 2022–present | 53 | 35 | 18 | — | 0.660 | 24 | 12 | — | 0.667 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
- ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ↑ USC did not have a head coach for the 1889, 1891–1896, 1898–1900, and 1902 seasons.
- ↑ USC did not field teams for the 1890, 1911–1913 seasons.
References
- ↑ Schlabach, Mark (November 28, 2021). "Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma to be USC head football coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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