| Nation's Leading Bowl Teams (Based on total victories) | ||||
| School | W | L | T | PCT. |
| Alabama | 29 | 19 | 3 | .598 |
| USC | 26 | 15 | 0 | .634 |
| Penn State | 23 | 11 | 2 | .667 |
| Tennessee | 23 | 19 | 0 | .548 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 12 | 1 | .643 |
| USC's Rose Bowl Record | |
| 1923 | USC 14, Penn State 3 |
| 1930 | USC 47, Pittsburgh 14 |
| 1932 | USC 21, Tulane 12 |
| 1933 | USC 35, Pittsburgh 0 |
| 1939 | USC 7, Duke 3 |
| 1940 | USC 14, Tennessee 0 |
| 1944 | USC 29, Washington 0 |
| 1945 | USC 25, Tennessee 0 |
| 1946 | Alabama 34, USC 14 |
| 1948 | Michigan 49, USC 0 |
| 1953 | USC 7, Wisconsin 0 |
| 1955 | Ohio State 20, USC 7 |
| 1963 | USC 42, Wisconsin 37 |
| 1967 | Purdue 14, USC 13 |
| 1968 | USC 14, Indiana 3 |
| 1969 | Ohio State 27, USC 16 |
| 1970 | USC 10, Michigan 3 |
| 1973 | USC 42, Ohio State 17 |
| 1974 | Ohio State 42, USC 21 |
| 1975 | USC 18, Ohio State 17 |
| 1977 | USC 14, Michigan 6 |
| 1979 | USC 17, Michigan 10 |
| 1980 | USC 17, Ohio State 16 |
| 1985 | USC 20, Ohio State 17 |
| 1988 | Michigan State 20, USC 17 |
| 1989 | Michigan 22, USC 14 |
| 1990 | USC 17, Michigan 10 |
| 1996 | USC 41, Northwestern 32 |
| 2004 | USC 28, Michigan 14 |
| USC's Record in Other Bowls | |
| 1924 | USC 20, Missouri 7 (Christmas Festival) |
| 1975 | USC 20, Texas A&M 0 (Liberty Bowl) |
| 1977 | USC 47, Texas A&M 28 (Bluebonnet Bowl) |
| 1982 | Penn State 26, USC 10 (Fiesta Bowl) |
| 1985 | Alabama 24, USC 3 (Aloha Bowl) |
| 1987 | Auburn 16, USC 7 (Florida Citrus Bowl) |
| 1990 | Michigan State 17, USC 16 (John Hancock Bowl) |
| 1992 | Fresno State 24, USC 7 (Freedom Bowl) |
| 1993 | USC 28, Utah 21 (Freedom Bowl) |
| 1995 | USC 55, Texas Tech 14 (Cotton Bowl) |
| 1998 | TCU 28, USC 19 (Sun Bowl) |
| 2001 | Utah 10, USC 6 (Las Vegas Bowl) |
| 2003 | USC 38, Iowa 17 (Orange Bowl) |
