Bama and beyond, the 2016 USC football schedule was unveiled tonight, and the Trojans will play one of the nation's most challenging slates. Of USC's 12 opponents, 11 qualified for a bowl game this year, including three in New Year's six bowls, six won at least eight games and five rank in the current AP Top 25.The fun all starts with a showdown against SEC power Alabama in Arlington, Texas, on September 3 at AT&T Stadium. The Trojans and Tide will renew an historic rivalry, which peaked in 1970 when Sam Cunningham and USC helped spur the integration of college football in the South.
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From there, USC opens the Coliseum with Utah State and then begins Pac-12 play at Stanford and at Utah (on a Friday). The Trojans will get cozy at home in the middle of the season, hosting four out of five games, culminating in Oregon's first trip to the Coliseum since 2012.
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After a November 12 trip to Washington, USC's first game in Husky Stadium since 2009, the Trojans will end the regular season with back-to-back rivalry games in Los Angeles. USC and UCLA will do battle in the Rose Bowl on November 19 and then Notre Dame will cap off the Coliseum schedule on November 26.
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Current season ticket holders will receive 2016 renewal information in early January. But first, the Pac-12 South champions are headed to San Diego to meet Wisconsin in the Holiday Bowl on December 30.
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The 2016 Pac-12 Championship Game will be played on Friday, December 2, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Game times and television plans for USC's 2016 games will be announced at a later date. All games will be nationally televised by either the ESPN channels, ABC, FOX, FOX Sports 1 or Pac-12 Networks.
