Team: USC Trojans
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Conference: Pac 10
Sport: College Football
Background: The University of Southern California (USC), Southern California's oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California.

Overview:
Founded in 1880 by three wealthy Los Angeles residents as a Methodist University, it has grown to international prominence. The university opened with an enrollment of 53 students, and a faculty of 10. Its first graduating class in 1884 was a class of three - two men and a woman valedictorian. The University is no longer a Methodist institution; it is currently not religiously affiliated. USC has grown substantially since its founding. Besides its main campus ("University Park Campus," about 2 miles southwest of downtown L.A.), the university includes the Health Sciences Campus about 2 miles northeast of downtown and the Information Sciences Institute in Marina del Rey. The School of Public Policy and Development runs a satellite campus in Sacramento, California. Another satellite campus in Washington, D.C. was closed down in 2002.