SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Located in Los Angeles and representing the University of Southern California, founded in 1880, the Trojans compete at the highest level of college football as a Division I FBS program. USC enrolls 47,147 students and recently joined the Big Ten Conference, marking a significant shift in the program's conference affiliation after decades in the Pac-12. The move reflects the seismic realignment reshaping college athletics, positioning the storied program alongside the nation's most prominent academic and athletic institutions in the Midwest and beyond.

The Trojans play their home games at their on-campus venue and field a competitive roster across the fall season. As one of college football's historically prominent programs, USC has produced multiple Heisman Trophy winners and maintains one of the nation's most recognizable brands. The transition to the Big Ten Conference represents both a fresh chapter and a test of the program's ability to compete against established powerhouses like Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State while maintaining the recruiting advantages and traditions that built the program's national reputation across more than a century of competition.

KEY FACTS

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BIG TEN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PROGRAMS

• Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana University, Bloomington
• Michigan State Michigan State
• Northwestern Northwestern
• Pennsylvania State Pennsylvania State
• Purdue Purdue
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
• Ohio State Ohio State
• California California
• Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Iowa Iowa
• Maryland Maryland
• Michigan Michigan
• Minnesota Minnesota
• Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska-Lincoln
• Oregon Oregon
• Washington Washington
• Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin-Madison

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