University Southern California Trojans
USC Football Honors Past Trojan Eras on Homecoming
November 15, 2024 | Football
LOS ANGELES --Â To celebrate USC's 2024 Homecoming, the Trojans will honor the past eras of the football program during the game versus Nebraska on Saturday (Nov. 16) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.Â
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The USC football players will don a classic striped uniform that the Trojans wore between 1972-2001. Saturday's uniform iteration gives a nod to the jerseys that were worn by USC legends like Heisman winners Charles White (1979) and Marcus Allen (1981). In that time frame, the Trojans won 3 national championships (1972, 1974 and 1978).Â
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The field will also be painted in a throwback style. The endzones will be marked with gold paint, cardinal lettering and a cardinal and white diamond pattern, as well as a gold interlock painted at the 50-yard line. This field paint combination was commonly seen in the late 90's and early 2000's.
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Additionally, the USC players will honor the late John Robinson who passed away on Monday by wearing a special helmet sticker. Robinson guided the Trojans to the 1978 national championship and into 8 bowl games. He won 74.1% of his games while compiling a 104-35-4 record during 2 coaching stints spread over 12 years at Troy (1976-82 and 1993-97), recording more victories than any USC gridiron coach except John McKay and Howard Jones. He was 4-0 in the Rose Bowl and earned 5 Pac-10 titles.
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Coincidentally, Robinson coached at USC during the same time when Saturday's retro uniforms were originally worn.
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USC has a 67-28-4 record in its Homecoming games, dating back to the first such event in 1924 (not including 1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 68-28-4).
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The USC football players will don a classic striped uniform that the Trojans wore between 1972-2001. Saturday's uniform iteration gives a nod to the jerseys that were worn by USC legends like Heisman winners Charles White (1979) and Marcus Allen (1981). In that time frame, the Trojans won 3 national championships (1972, 1974 and 1978).Â
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The field will also be painted in a throwback style. The endzones will be marked with gold paint, cardinal lettering and a cardinal and white diamond pattern, as well as a gold interlock painted at the 50-yard line. This field paint combination was commonly seen in the late 90's and early 2000's.
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Additionally, the USC players will honor the late John Robinson who passed away on Monday by wearing a special helmet sticker. Robinson guided the Trojans to the 1978 national championship and into 8 bowl games. He won 74.1% of his games while compiling a 104-35-4 record during 2 coaching stints spread over 12 years at Troy (1976-82 and 1993-97), recording more victories than any USC gridiron coach except John McKay and Howard Jones. He was 4-0 in the Rose Bowl and earned 5 Pac-10 titles.
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Coincidentally, Robinson coached at USC during the same time when Saturday's retro uniforms were originally worn.
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USC has a 67-28-4 record in its Homecoming games, dating back to the first such event in 1924 (not including 1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 68-28-4).
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