The AP #1 Oregon Ducks are coming into the Coliseum Saturday, but you knew that already.
While the Trojans have played many games recently as the #1 team in the country, they have not played against the nation's best since 1992.
They have not hosted #1 since 1988 and they have not beaten #1 since 1984.
In short, Saturday night in a cardinal Coliseum presents the opportunity to do something that has not been done at Troy in 26 years.
Here's the full list of USC versus #1:
YEAR OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION USC RANK
1937 California L, 20-6 A 11
1938 Notre Dame W, 13-0 H 8
1942 Ohio State L, 28-12 A --
1947 Notre Dame L, 38-7 H 3
1949 Notre Dame L, 32-0 A 17
1951 California W, 21-14 A 11
1954 Ohio State L, 20-7 N (Rose) 17
1961 Iowa L, 35-34* H --
1964 Notre Dame W, 20-17 H --
1966 Notre Dame L, 51-0 H 10
1967 UCLA W, 21-20 H 4
1968 Ohio State L, 27-16 N (Rose) 2
1978 Alabama W, 24-14 A (Birmingham) 7
1979 Ohio State W, 17-16 N (Rose) 3
1984 Washington W, 16-7 H 12
1988 Notre Dame L, 27-10 H 2
1989 Notre Dame L, 28-24 A 9
1992 Washington L, 17-10 A 20
*USC failed on 2-point conversion with 48 seconds to play
USC has a 7-11 record against AP No. 1-ranked teams, including 4-4 in the Coliseum.
Ranked Trojan teams are 6-9 against AP #1 squads. USC's 7 wins over AP #1 teams are second only to Notre Dame's 8.
While the Trojans have played many games recently as the #1 team in the country, they have not played against the nation's best since 1992.
They have not hosted #1 since 1988 and they have not beaten #1 since 1984.
In short, Saturday night in a cardinal Coliseum presents the opportunity to do something that has not been done at Troy in 26 years.
Here's the full list of USC versus #1:
YEAR OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION USC RANK
1937 California L, 20-6 A 11
1938 Notre Dame W, 13-0 H 8
1942 Ohio State L, 28-12 A --
1947 Notre Dame L, 38-7 H 3
1949 Notre Dame L, 32-0 A 17
1951 California W, 21-14 A 11
1954 Ohio State L, 20-7 N (Rose) 17
1961 Iowa L, 35-34* H --
1964 Notre Dame W, 20-17 H --
1966 Notre Dame L, 51-0 H 10
1967 UCLA W, 21-20 H 4
1968 Ohio State L, 27-16 N (Rose) 2
1978 Alabama W, 24-14 A (Birmingham) 7
1979 Ohio State W, 17-16 N (Rose) 3
1984 Washington W, 16-7 H 12
1988 Notre Dame L, 27-10 H 2
1989 Notre Dame L, 28-24 A 9
1992 Washington L, 17-10 A 20
*USC failed on 2-point conversion with 48 seconds to play
USC has a 7-11 record against AP No. 1-ranked teams, including 4-4 in the Coliseum.
Ranked Trojan teams are 6-9 against AP #1 squads. USC's 7 wins over AP #1 teams are second only to Notre Dame's 8.
The Coliseum awaits the #1 Ducks.
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