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Phoebe Gloeckner

Phoebe Louise Adams Gloeckner (born December 22, 1960) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist.

Early life
Gloeckner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a librarian and her father, David Gloeckner, was a commercial illustrator. Her father's family was Quaker and she attended Quaker schools when she was young. She has a younger sister.

Gloeckner's parents divorced when she was 4 years old. In 1972, when she was 11 or 12 years old, her mother remarried and the family moved to San Francisco. She attended several Bay Area schools, including The Urban School of San Francisco and Lick-Wilmerding High School. She was a boarding student at Castilleja (in Palo Alto) for a year, but returned to San Francisco to live with her mother, her mother's boyfriend, and her sister, when she was 14.

Gloeckner began cartooning at the age of 12. Because her mother was dating Robert Armstrong, a cartoonist in Robert Crumb's band Cheap Suit Serenaders, she met many San Francisco underground comics figures who had a profound influence upon her, including Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Bill Griffith, Terry Zwigoff, and Diane Noomin.

Gloeckner attended San Francisco State University from 1980 to 1985, where she was a pre-med student and studied French and art. She spent the 1983–1984 academic year in Université d’Aix-Marseille studying art, French, and biology, and from 1984 to 1985 spent about six months studying Czech and literature at Charles University in Prague. She has an M.A. in Biomedical Communications from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, which she received in 1988. The degree was in medical illustration. Her 1987 dissertation was on the "Semiotic Analysis of Medical Illustration," in which she studies narrative devices used in medical and surgical illustration.

Gloeckner became interested in medical illustration through her maternal grandfather, an antique dealer who collected and sold old books, and her paternal grandmother, Dr. Louise Carpenter Gloeckner, who was a physician in Philadelphia and was the first woman to be elected vice president of the American Medical Association.

Career
Gloeckner worked prolifically as a medical illustrator since 1988, and her training is evident in her paintings and comics art, which are highly detailed and often prominently feature the human body. Her first prominent work in fiction publishing, a series of illustrations for the RE/Search edition of J. G. Ballard's novel The Atrocity Exhibition, used clinical images of internal anatomy, sex, and physical trauma in ambiguous and evocative combinations.

Her early comics work, in the form of short stories published in a variety of underground anthologies including Wimmen's Comix, Weirdo, Young Lust, and Twisted Sisters, and in the tabloid zine, RE/Search (numbered volumes), was sporadic and rarely seen until the 1998 release of the collection A Child's Life and Other Stories. This was followed by her 2002 graphic novel The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures, which revisited the troubled life of the young character (usually referred to as "Minnie Goetze") previously featured in some of her comics, this time in an unusual combination of prose, illustration, and short comics scenes.

Her novel and many of her short stories are semi-autobiographical, a frequent cause of comment due to their depiction of sex, drug use, and childhood traumas; however, Gloeckner has stated that she regards them as fiction. Sexual content led to A Child's Life and Other Stories being banned from the public library in Stockton, California, after it was checked out by an 11-year-old reader. The mayor of Stockton called the book "a how-to book for pedophiles." The graphic novel was also classified as pornography and refused entry by customs officials in both France and England.

Less controversial, and actually intended for children, is the book Weird Things You Can Grow, published by Random House, and books in the series beginning with Tales Too Funny to be True published by HarperCollins, for which she did the illustrations.

A film version of The Diary of a Teenage Girl premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics at the festival. Adapted and directed by Marielle Heller, it is based on Heller's earlier stage adaptation. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård as Monroe, Kristen Wiig as Charlotte, and Bel Powley as the main character, Minnie Goetze. Heller developed the script at the Sundance Institute's Sundance Feature Film Program Lab. The film won "Best First Feature" at the 2016 Spirit Awards.

Gloeckner briefly taught courses at Suffolk Community College and Stony Brook University.

Gloeckner is an associate professor at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design, a position she has held since 2010.

In recognition of her contributions to the comic art form, ComicsAlliance listed Gloeckner as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.

Personal life
In 1986, Gloeckner married Czech artist Jakub Kalousek. They later divorced. She has two daughters, Audrey "Fina" Gloeckner-Kalousek and Persephone Gloeckner-Kalousek.

Awards

 * 2000: Inkpot Award
 * 2008: Guggenheim fellowship working on research for a graphic novel about families living in Ciudad Juárez; project inspired by experiences in Ciudad Juarez while researching her story in the 2008 book, I Live Here
 * 2015-2016: Faculty Fellow in the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities working on “The Return of Maldoror”

Monographs

 * Gloeckner, Phoebe, and Robert Crumb (introduction). A Child's Life and Other Stories. Berkeley, CA: Frog (imprint of North Atlantic Books), 1998. ISBN 978-1-883-31971-7 Revised edition, 2000. ISBN 978-1-583-94028-0
 * Gloeckner, Phoebe. The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures. Berkeley, Calif: Frog (imprint of North Atlantic Books), 2002. ISBN 978-1-583-94080-8 Revised edition, 2015. ISBN 978-1-623-17034-9

As contributing author/artist

 * "RE/Search" tabloid zine #2 and #3. San Francisco: RE/Search Publications, 1980–81.
 * Kirshner, Mia, Mike Simons, and Paul Shoebridge. "I Live Here." NY: Pantheon Graphic Novels, 2008. ISBN 978-0375424786

Journals

 * Gloeckner, Phoebe. "Autobiography: The Process Negates the Term." Chaney, Michael A. Graphic Subjects: Critical Essays on Autobiography and Graphic Novels. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-299-25104-8
 * Gloeckner, Phoebe, Justin Green, Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Carol Tyler. 2014. "Panel: Comics and Autobiography". Critical Inquiry. 40, no. 3: Comics & Media. The University of Chicago Press. Edited by Hillary Chute and Patrick Jagoda: Spring 2014. pp. 86–103.  ]
 * Gloeckner, Phoebe. 2014. "Valiente and Arpía". Critical Inquiry. 40, no. 3: Comics & Media. The University of Chicago Press. Edited by Hillary Chute and Patrick Jagoda: Spring 2014. pp. 182–186.
 * Gloeckner, Phoebe. Author Guillermo Paxton: An Interview with "El Guëro de Juárez". 2015.

Children's books

 * Goldenberg, Janet, and Phoebe Gloeckner. Weird Things You Can Grow. New York: Random House, 1994. ISBN 978-0-679-85298-8
 * Goldenberg, Janet, and Phoebe Gloeckner. Weird But True: A Cartoon Encyclopedia of Incredibly Strange Things. New York: HarperTrophy, 1997. ISBN 978-0-064-46190-0
 * Daly-Weir, Catherine, and Phoebe Gloeckner. The Exploding Toilet and Other Tales Too Funny to Be True. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. ISBN 978-0-064-40702-1
 * Busby, Cylin, and Phoebe Gloeckner. The Chicken-Fried Rat: Tales Too Gross to Be True. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. ISBN 978-0-064-40701-4
 * Gilson, Kristin, and Phoebe Gloeckner. The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare: Tales Too Scary to Be True. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. ISBN 978-0-064-40700-7

Illustration work

 * Ballard, J. G. The Atrocity Exhibition. San Francisco, CA: RE/Search Publications, 1990. ISBN 978-1-889-30703-9
 * Juno, Andrea, and V. Vale, editors. Angry Women. San Francisco, CA: RE/Search Publications, 1991. 13. ISBN 978-0-940-64224-9 Revised edition. New York, NY: Juno Books, 1999. ISBN 978-1-890-45105-9
 * Spinrad, Paul. The RE/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids. San Francisco, CA: RE/Search Publications, 1999. ISBN 978-1-890-45104-2
 * Winks, Cathy, Anne Semans, and Cathy Winks. The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex: The Most Complete Sex Manual Ever Written. San Francisco: Cleis Press, 2002. ISBN 978-1-573-44158-2

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1949–50 NHL season

The 1949–50 NHL season was the 33rd season of the National Hockey League. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers in seven games for the Stanley Cup. It was the Red Wings' fourth championship.

League business
The NHL decided to increase the number of games played from 60 to 70 games for each team. Each team played every other team 14 times. Goaltenders would no longer have to face a penalty shot if they took a major penalty. A team-mate could serve the penalty in the penalty box.

In June 1949, the NHL decided to henceforth paint the ice surface white. This was done by adding white paint to the water before freezing. Previously, the ice surface was just frozen water on concrete, which made a dull grey colour. By "whitening" the ice surface, it made seeing and following the puck much easier, especially on the relatively new medium of television.

Regular season
Detroit, led by the new Production Line of Lindsay, Abel and Howe won the regular season. The Production line led the league in scoring 1–2–3.

Highlights
On November 2, 1949, at Chicago Stadium, a rather serious brawl broke out in a game Chicago defeated Montreal 4–1. During the second period, some rinkside fans began to get on Montreal defenceman Ken Reardon, and when one fan grabbed his sweater, Reardon swung his stick and hit one of the rowdies. Leo Gravelle and Billy Reay joined in, and yet another fan climbed over the boards and challenged Reardon, but was forced back to his seat. When the game ended, police arrested Reardon, Reay and Gravelle. Later, the players were cleared when a judge ruled that the fans were the aggressors and overstepped the prerogatives as fans.

After Chicago defeated Toronto 6–3 on November 27, Conn Smythe told goaltender Turk Broda, "I'm not running a fat man's team!" and said that Broda would not play until he reduced his weight to 190 lb. At the time, Broda weighed almost 200. Al Rollins was purchased from Cleveland of the AHL and Gil Mayer was brought up for good measure. When he reached 189 pounds, Broda went back into the Toronto net and he gained his fourth shutout of the season December 3 and Maple Leaf fans cheered all of his 22 saves.

After the Red Wings clobbered Chicago 9–2 on February 8, writer Lew Walter tried to interview Chicago coach Charlie Conacher. Conacher exploded in anger, criticized Walter's past stories and punched Walter, knocking him down to the floor. Walter announced that he would seek a warrant for Conacher's arrest. NHL president Clarence Campbell took a dim view of Conacher's actions and fined him $200. Conacher then phoned Walter and apologized, saying he regretted what had taken place.

Montreal fans began to boo Bill Durnan, as they had in 1947–48, despite the fact he was the league's best goalkeeper, and in an interview, he stated he was going to retire at the end of the season. In reality, Durnan had been cut a number of times during the season, and at one point, had to take penicillin. It caused a high fever and he missed some action. Despite this, he recorded eight shutouts and won the Vezina Trophy for the sixth time in his seven-year career.

Ken Reardon got himself into trouble when he made a statement to a magazine suggesting retribution to Cal Gardner, stating: "I'm going to make sure that Gardner gets 14 stitches in his mouth. I may have to wait a long time, but I'll get even." On March 1, 1950, Clarence Campbell made Reardon post a $1,000 bond to make sure he did not carry out his threat. When the season ended, Reardon was refunded the $1,000, since he did not hurt Gardner as he said he would.

Semifinals
Detroit defeated Toronto in seven games to advance to the Finals; while New York defeated Montreal in five games to also advance to the Finals.

Stanley Cup Finals
Two games were played in Toronto, with the rest in Detroit, as the circus had taken over Madison Square Garden in New York.

Awards
This was the last season that the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the Stanley Cup runner up – in this season, the New York Rangers – as it went into retirement for the second and final time at season's end. (It was not awarded between 1917 and 1921)

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: NHL

Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins – Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Coaches

 * Boston Bruins: Georges Boucher
 * Chicago Black Hawks: Charlie Conacher
 * Detroit Red Wings: Tommy Ivan
 * Montreal Canadiens: Dick Irvin
 * New York Rangers: Lynn Patrick
 * Toronto Maple Leafs: Hap Day

Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1949–50 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
 * Jack McIntyre, Boston Bruins
 * Red Sullivan, Boston Bruins
 * Johnny Wilson, Detroit Red Wings
 * Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
 * Marcel Pronovost*, Detroit Red Wings
 * Al Rollins, Toronto Maple Leafs
 * George Armstrong, Toronto Maple Leafs
 * Tim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs

Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1949–50 (listed with their last team):
 * Jack Crawford, Boston Bruins
 * Bud Poile, Boston Bruins
 * Frank Brimsek, Chicago Black Hawks
 * Ken Reardon, Montreal Canadiens
 * Grant Warwick, Montreal Canadiens
 * Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
 * Garth Boesch, Toronto Maple Leafs

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88 Wood Street

88 Wood Street is a commercial skyscraper in London, located on Wood Street in the City of London.

The architect was the Richard Rogers Partnership, now known as Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, and the director in charge was Graham Stirk. The building was constructed between 1993 and 2001. The 18-storey structure has an office space of 33000 m2.

Design
The current building address for this building is 88 Wood Street, Barbican, London, EC2V 7QR. It was designed by Richard Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

The building is divided into 3 distinct sections, in decreasing size. The ground floor measures 4,219 SQ FT by 392 SQ M. The first floor measures 14,391 SQ FT by 1,337 SQ M. The next eight floors from floor 2 to 9 measure at 23,853 SQ FT by 2,216 SQ M. The next four floors, from floors 10 to 13 measure 10,089 SQ FT by 937 SQ M.

In 2021, the reception level and five floors of the building were renovated by architects Morrow + Lorraine. These 5 floors were renovated to an open plan model of CAT-A standard.

The design is minimalistic, only using essential structural elements such as lightweight steel frames. The ‘diaphanous ’ building is built from diamond white, low iron, triple-glazed glass, allowing the building to take in a lot of natural light. There are bold areas of colour such as the red and blue air funnels and bright yellow stairs.

Its glass lifts are on the outside, creating movement in the building, ‘a theme that has its roots in Richard Rogers' love of early twentieth-century futurist and constructivist experiments’. The building’s highest floors show London from a bird’s eye view where many of its monuments can be seen such as The London Eye and St Paul’s Cathedral.

Building Structure
88 Wood Street is a smart building using Siemens Desigo CC. It is one of the largest Siemens Desigo CC installations in the UK. Rooftop photocells use solar power to adjust the building's blinds, in order to control the light, heat and energy consumption of the building.

The building has three blocks, of varying heights: eight, fourteen and eighteen stories. There are also two basement stories. The building has roof terraces on levels 8, 12, and 16.

ANS Global worked with Morrow + Lorraine and AIS Interiors to convert the building with high-quality materials and design a sophisticated communal space. They created a 45-metre-long wall of live plants, a co-working area and a cafe. They introduced a cycle rack, shower, and locker facilities.

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Sheila Finch

Sheila Finch (born 29 October 1935) is an author of science fiction and fantasy. She is best known for her sequence of stories about the Guild of Xenolinguists.

Biography
Sheila Finch was born on 29 October 1935 in London, England. She attended Bishop Otter College (now Chichester University) from 1954 to 1956, then taught for a year (1956–1957) in a primary school in Hackney, London. Following her marriage to Clare Grill Rayner in 1957 (divorced 1980), she emigrated to the US and completed her BA in English Literature at Indiana University Bloomington in 1959, followed by an MA in linguistics and medieval history in 1962. She has three daughters. From 1963 to 1967, when the family lived in San Luis Obispo, California, she taught part-time at Cuesta College and began publishing poetry. The family moved to Long Beach in 1967. Sheila taught creative writing and science fiction at El Camino College from 1970 to 2005. The family relocated for two years to Munich, Germany in the 1970s, where Sheila studied German and taught English as a second language.

She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, serving as Vice-President for two years, then Chair of the Grievance Committee for five years. As Western Regional Director, during the 1980s and 1990s she organized activities for the organization aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor. She is also a charter member of the Asilomar Writers Consortium, founded by Jerry Hannah in Monterey, California in 1976.

Besides teaching and publishing, Sheila has been active in the community, serving first as a volunteer in a residential hospice, then for ten years as a volunteer for St Luke's Episcopal Church's program for the homeless. She also served for eight years on the City of Long Beach Mayor's Advisory Committee for Homelessness.

Sheila Finch currently lives in Long Beach, California.

Xenolinguists
In her 1986 book Triad, Finch used the term "xenolinguist" to describe the linguists who decode alien languages. The word has gained widespread acceptance in the science fiction industry and was used to describe the character Uhura in the remake of Star Trek.

Finch created a series of tales about communicating with aliens which eventually was consolidated in collection of short stories entitled The Guild of Xenolinguists (Golden Gryphon Press, 2007). The Guild was founded on Earth in the middle of the 22nd century after first contact with a race from somewhere in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. A few early linguists, neurolinguists, ethnographers and computer scientists established the Guild which then took over the responsibility for training xenolinguists to make first contact and to record alien languages in the field. Later, the Guild provided translation services for the expanding commerce and colonization of the following centuries.

Awards

 * "Reading the Bones" (1998) Nebula novella award winner
 * Tiger in the Sky (1999) Winner of the San Diego Book Award for Best Juvenile Fiction
 *  Infinity's Web (1985) Winner of the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel

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Nucleoprotein

Nucleoproteins are proteins conjugated with nucleic acids (either DNA or RNA). Typical nucleoproteins include ribosomes, nucleosomes and viral nucleocapsid proteins.

Structures
Nucleoproteins tend to be positively charged, facilitating interaction with the negatively charged nucleic acid chains. The tertiary structures and biological functions of many nucleoproteins are understood. Important techniques for determining the structures of nucleoproteins include X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance and cryo-electron microscopy.

Viruses
Virus genomes (either DNA or RNA) are extremely tightly packed into the viral capsid. Many viruses are therefore little more than an organised collection of nucleoproteins with their binding sites pointing inwards. Structurally characterised viral nucleoproteins include influenza, rabies, Ebola, Bunyamwera, Schmallenberg, Hazara, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Lassa.

Deoxyribonucleoproteins
A deoxyribonucleoprotein (DNP) is a complex of DNA and protein. The prototypical examples are nucleosomes, complexes in which genomic DNA is wrapped around clusters of eight histone proteins in eukaryotic cell nuclei to form chromatin. Protamines replace histones during spermatogenesis.

Functions
The most widespread deoxyribonucleoproteins are nucleosomes, in which the component is nuclear DNA. The proteins combined with DNA are histones and protamines; the resulting nucleoproteins are located in chromosomes. Thus, the entire chromosome, i.e. chromatin in eukaryotes consists of such nucleoproteins.

In eukaryotic cells, DNA is associated with about an equal mass of histone proteins in a highly condensed nucleoprotein complex called chromatin. Deoxyribonucleoproteins in this kind of complex interact to generate a multiprotein regulatory complex in which the intervening DNA is looped or wound. The deoxyribonucleoproteins participate in regulating DNA replication and transcription.

Deoxyribonucleoproteins are also involved in homologous recombination, a process for repairing DNA that appears to be nearly universal. A central intermediate step in this process is the interaction of multiple copies of a recombinase protein with single-stranded DNA to form a DNP filament. Recombinases employed in this process are produced by archaea (RadA recombinase), by bacteria (RecA recombinase) and by eukaryotes from yeast to humans (Rad51 and Dmc1 recombinases).

Ribonucleoproteins
A ribonucleoprotein (RNP) is a complex of ribonucleic acid and RNA-binding protein. These complexes play an integral part in a number of important biological functions that include transcription, translation and regulating gene expression and regulating the metabolism of RNA. A few examples of RNPs include the ribosome, the enzyme telomerase, vault ribonucleoproteins, RNase P, hnRNP and small nuclear RNPs (snRNPs), which have been implicated in pre-mRNA splicing (spliceosome) and are among the main components of the nucleolus. Some viruses are simple ribonucleoproteins, containing only one molecule of RNA and a number of identical protein molecules. Others are ribonucleoprotein or deoxyribonucleoprotein complexes containing a number of different proteins, and exceptionally more nucleic acid molecules. Currently, over 2000 RNPs can be found in the RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB). Furthermore, the Protein-RNA Interface Data Base (PRIDB) possesses a collection of information on RNA-protein interfaces based on data drawn from the PDB. Some common features of protein-RNA interfaces were deduced based on known structures. For example, RNP in snRNPs have an RNA-binding motif in its RNA-binding protein. Aromatic amino acid residues in this motif result in stacking interactions with RNA. Lysine residues in the helical portion of RNA-binding proteins help to stabilize interactions with nucleic acids. This nucleic acid binding is strengthened by electrostatic attraction between the positive lysine side chains and the negative nucleic acid phosphate backbones. Additionally, it is possible to model RNPs computationally. Although computational methods of deducing RNP structures are less accurate than experimental methods, they provide a rough model of the structure which allows for predictions of the identity of significant amino acids and nucleotide residues. Such information helps in understanding the overall function the RNP.'RNP' can also refer to ribonucleoprotein particles. Ribonucleoprotein particles are distinct intracellular foci for post-transcriptional regulation. These particles play an important role in influenza A virus replication. The influenza viral genome is composed of eight ribonucleoprotein particles formed by a complex of negative-sense RNA bound to a viral nucleoprotein. Each RNP carries with it an RNA polymerase complex. When the nucleoprotein binds to the viral RNA, it is able to expose the nucleotide bases which allow the viral polymerase to transcribe RNA. At this point, once the virus enters a host cell it will be prepared to begin the process of replication.

Anti-RNP antibodies
Anti-RNP antibodies are autoantibodies associated with mixed connective tissue disease and are also detected in nearly 40% of Lupus erythematosus patients. Two types of anti-RNP antibodies are closely related to Sjögren's syndrome: SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (La). Autoantibodies against snRNP are called Anti-Smith antibodies and are specific for SLE. The presence of a significant level of anti-U1-RNP also serves a possible indicator of MCTD when detected in conjunction with several other factors.

Functions
The ribonucleoproteins play a role of protection. mRNAs never occur as free RNA molecules in the cell. They always associate with ribonucleoproteins and function as ribonucleoprotein complexes.

In the same way, the genomes of negative-strand RNA viruses never exist as free RNA molecule. The ribonucleoproteins protect their genomes from RNase. Nucleoproteins are often the major antigens for viruses because they have strain-specific and group-specific antigenic determinants.

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Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Sm–So)

Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.

See the Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project.

Smirne (Italian Post Office)

 * Dates :	1909–1911
 * Currency : 	40 paras = 1 piastre

 * Refer :	Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

Smyrne (Russian Post Office)

 * Dates :	1909–1910
 * Currency : 	40 paras = 1 piastre

 * Refer :	Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

SO 1920

 * Refer :	East Silesia

Solomon Islands

 * Dates :	1975–
 * Capital :	Honiara
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 dollar

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of the Solomon Islands

 * Includes :	British Solomon Islands

Somalia
Under UN control with Italian administration 1950–60. Became an independent republic in 1960 and was enlarged by addition of Somaliland Protectorate.

 * Dates :	1950–
 * Capital : 	Mogadishu
 * Currency : 	(1950) 100 centesimi = 1 somalo
 * (1961) 100 cents = 1 Somali shilling

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Somalia

Somalia (British Administration)

 * Dates :	1950 only
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 shilling

 * Refer :	BA/BMA Issues

Somalia (British Military Administration)
BMA Somalia.

 * Dates :	1948– 1950
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 shilling

 * Refer :	BA/BMA Issues

Somalia (British Occupation)

 * Refer :	East Africa Forces

 * See also :	Somalia (British Administration);
 * Somalia (British Military Administration)

Somaliland Protectorate

 * Dates :	1904–1960
 * Capital : 	Hargeisa
 * Currency : 	(1904) 16 annas = 1 rupee
 * (1951) 100 cents = 1 shilling

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of British Somaliland

 * Includes :	British Somaliland

Soruth (Saurashtra)
Stamps of Soruth (Saurashtra) were at first issued in Junagadh only but later were extended to include the Saurashtra Union of Jasdan, Morvi, Nawanagar, Soruth and Wadhwan. Stamps of the 1929–1949 period were overprinted SARKARI.

 * Dates :	1864–1949
 * Capital :	Junagadh
 * Currency : 	12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee

 * Refer :	Indian Native States

Soudan

 * Refer :	Sudan

South Africa

 * Dates :	1910–
 * Capital :	Pretoria
 * Currency : 	(1910) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
 * (1961) 100 cents = 1 rand

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Africa

South African Republic

 * Dates :	1869–1902
 * Capital :	Pretoria
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Transvaal

South African Territories

 * Main Article Needed :

 * Includes :	Bophutatswana;
 * Ciskei;
 * Transkei;
 * Venda

South Arabian Federation

 * Dates :	1963–1968
 * Capital : 	Aden
 * Currency : 	(1963) 100 cents = 1 shilling
 * (1965) 1000 fils = 1 dinar

 * Refer :	Aden Protectorate States

South Australia

 * Dates :	1855–1912
 * Capital :	Adelaide
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * See also :	Australia

South Bulgaria

 * Dates :	1885 only
 * Capital :	Plovdiv (Philippopolis)
 * Currency : 	40 paras = 1 piastre

 * Refer :	Bulgarian Territories

South China (People's Post)

 * Dates :	1949 only
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 dollar

 * Refer :	CPR Regional Issues

South East Saxony (Russian Zone)

 * Dates :	1945–1946
 * Capital :	Dresden
 * Currency : 	100 pfennige = 1 mark

 * Refer :	Germany (Allied Occupation)

South Georgia

 * Dates :	1963–1980
 * Capital :	Grytviken
 * Currency : 	(1963) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
 * (1971) 100 pence = 1 pound

 * Refer :	South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia (Falkland Islands Dependencies)
Stamps of Falkland Islands overprinted SOUTH GEORGIA.

 * Dates :	1944–1946
 * Capital :	Grytviken
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Falkland Islands Dependencies

South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
A continuation of the South Georgia issues but with the inscription changed to acknowledge the South Sandwich Islands as part of the same territory. The South Sandwich Islands have never had any permanent inhabitants.

 * Dates :	1980–
 * Capital :	Grytviken
 * Currency : 	100 pence = 1 pound

 * Main Article Needed : Postage stamps and postal history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

 * Includes :	South Georgia

South Kasai

 * Dates :	1961–1962
 * Capital :	Lusambo
 * Currency : 	100 centimes = 1 franc

 * Refer :	Zaire

South Korea

 * Dates :	1946–
 * Capital :	Seoul
 * Currency : 	(1946) 100 chon = 1 won
 * (1953) 100 won = 1 hwan
 * (1962) 100 chon = 1 won

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Korea

South Korea (North Korean Occupation)

 * Dates :	1950 only
 * Currency : 	100 chon = 1 won

 * Refer :	North Korea

South Lithuania (Russian Occupation)
Russian forces in Grodno issued Arms types of Russia with an overprint of LIETUVA and a surcharge in local currency.

 * Dates :	1919 only
 * Currency : 	100 skatiku = 1 auksinas

 * Refer :	Russian Occupation Issues

South Orkneys (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

 * Dates :	1944–1946
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Falkland Islands Dependencies

South Russia

 * Refer :	Russian Civil War Issues

South Shetlands (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

 * Dates :	1944–1946
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Falkland Islands Dependencies

South Sudan

 * Dates :	2011-
 * Capital :	Juba
 * Currency : 	100 piaster = 1 pound

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Sudan

South Vietnam

 * Dates :	1955–1976
 * Capital :	Saigon
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 piastre

 * Main Article Needed :

 * See also :	National Front for Liberation of South Vietnam;
 * North Vietnam;
 * Vietnam

South West Africa

 * Dates :	1923–1991
 * Capital :	Windhoek
 * Currency : 	(1923) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
 * (1961) 100 cents = 1 rand

 * Main Article Needed :

 * See also :	German South West Africa;
 * Namibia

South West China (People's Post)

 * Dates :	1949–1950
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 dollar

 * Refer :	CPR Regional Issues

Southern Cameroons

 * Dates :	1960–1961
 * Capital :	Mamfe
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Nigerian Territories

Southern Nigeria

 * Dates :	1901–1914
 * Capital :	Enugu
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Nigerian Territories

Southern Rhodesia

 * Dates :	1924–1964
 * Capital :	Salisbury
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Rhodesia

Southern Yemen

 * Dates :	1968–1971
 * Capital :	Aden
 * Currency : 	1000 fils = 1 dinar

 * Refer :	Yemen

Southern Zone, Morocco

 * Dates :	1956–1958
 * Capital :	Rabat
 * Currency : 	100 centimes = 1 franc

 * Refer :	Morocco

 * See also :	French Morocco


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USC Trojans football

The USC Trojans football program represents University of Southern California in the sport of American football. The Trojans compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten).

Formed in 1888, the program has over 860 wins and claims 11 national championships, including 7 from the major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll. USC has had 13 undefeated seasons including 8 perfect seasons, and 37 conference championships. USC has produced eight Heisman Trophy winners, 84 first-team Consensus All-Americans, including 27 unanimous selections, and 524 NFL draft picks, most all-time by any university, USC has had 35 members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, including former players Matt Leinart, O. J. Simpson, and Ronnie Lott and former coaches John McKay and Howard Jones. The Trojans boast 14 inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the most of any school, including Junior Seau, Bruce Matthews, Marcus Allen, and Ron Yary. Among all colleges and universities, as of 2022, USC holds the all-time record for the most quarterbacks (17) and is tied with the University of Miami for the most wide receivers (40) to go on to play in the NFL.

The Trojans have 55 bowl appearances, 39 of which are among the New Year's Six Bowls. With a record of 35–20, USC has the second highest all-time post-season winning percentage of schools with 50 or more bowl appearances.

The Trojans play their home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is located in Exposition Park adjacent to USC's University Park, Los Angeles campus.

1888–1910s
USC first fielded a football team in 1888. Playing its first game on November 14 of that year against the Alliance Athletic Club, USC achieved a 16–0 victory. Frank Suffel and Henry H. Goddard were playing coaches for the first team which was put together by quarterback Arthur Carroll, who in turn volunteered to make the pants for the team and later became a tailor. USC faced its first collegiate opponent the following year in fall 1889, playing St. Vincent's College to a 40–0 victory.

In 1893, USC joined the Intercollegiate Football Association of Southern California (the forerunner of the SCIAC), which was composed of USC, Occidental College, Throop Polytechnic Institute (Cal Tech), and Chaffey College. Pomona College was invited to enter, but declined to do so. An invitation was also extended to Los Angeles High School.

Before they were named Trojans in 1912, USC athletic teams were called the Methodists (occasionally the "Fighting Methodists"), as well as the Wesleyans. During the early years, limitations in travel and the scarcity of major football-playing colleges on the West Coast limited its rivalries to local Southern Californian colleges and universities. During this period USC played regular series against Occidental, Caltech, Whittier, Pomona and Loyola. The first USC team to play outside of Southern California went to Stanford University on November 4, 1905, where they were trampled 16–0 by the traditional West Coast powerhouse. While the teams would not meet again until 1918 (Stanford dropped football for rugby union during the intervening years), this was also USC's first game against a future Pac-12 conference opponent and the beginning of its oldest rivalry. During this period USC also played its first games against other future Pac-12 rivals, including Oregon State (1914), California (1915), Oregon (1915), Arizona (1916) and Utah (1915-1917, 1919).

Between 1911 and 1913, USC followed the example of California and Stanford and dropped football in favor of rugby union. The results were disastrous, as USC was soundly defeated by more experienced programs while the school itself experienced financial reverses; it was during this period that Owen R. Bird, a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, coined the nickname "Trojans", which he wrote was "owing to the terrific handicaps under which the athletes, coaches and managers of the university were laboring and against the overwhelming odds of larger and better equipped rivals, the name 'Trojan' suitably fitted the players."

1920s–1930s
After several decades of competition, USC first achieved national prominence under head coach "Gloomy" Gus Henderson in the early 1920s. Another milestone came under Henderson in 1922, when USC joined the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the forerunner of the modern Pac-12. Success continued under coach Howard Jones from 1925 to 1940, when the Trojans were just one of a few nationally dominant teams. It was during this era that the team achieved renown as the "Thundering Herd", earning its first four national titles.

1940s–1950s
USC achieved intermittent success in the years following Jones' tenure. Jeff Cravath, who coached from 1942 to 1950, won the Rose Bowl in 1943 and 1945. Jess Hill, who coached from 1951 to 1956, won the Rose Bowl in 1953. From 1957 to 1959, the Trojans were coached by Don Clark. Future Hall of Famer Ron Mix was an All American for the Trojans in 1959.

1960s–1970s
The program entered a new golden age upon the arrival of head coach John McKay (1960–1975). During this period the Trojans produced two Heisman Trophy winners (Mike Garrett and O. J. Simpson) and won four national championships (1962, 1967, 1972 and 1974). McKay's influence continued even after he departed for the NFL when an assistant coach, John Robinson (1976–1982), took over as head coach. Under Robinson, USC won another national championship in 1978 (shared with Alabama; ironically, USC defeated Alabama, 24–14, that same season) and USC produced two more running-back Heisman Trophy winners in Charles White and Marcus Allen

On September 12, 1970, USC opened the season visiting the University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and became the first fully integrated team to play in the state of Alabama. The game, scheduled by Bryant, resulted in a dominating 42–21 win by the Trojans. More importantly, all six touchdowns scored by USC team were by black players, two by USC running back Sam "Bam" Cunningham, against an all-white Crimson Tide team. After the game, Bryant was able to persuade the university to allow black players to play, hastening the racial integration of football at Alabama and in the Deep South.

1980s–1990s
In the 1980s, USC football did not realize a national championship, though it continued to experience relative success, with top-20 AP rankings and Pac-10 Conference championships under head coaches Ted Tollner (1983–1986) and Larry Smith (1987–1992) Each coach led the team to a win in the Rose Bowl and USC was recognized among the nation's top-ten teams three times. Despite the moderate success of team during these years, some alumni had grown accustomed to the program's stature as a perennial national championship contender. In 1993, Robinson was named head coach a second time, leading the Trojans to a victory in the 1996 Rose Bowl over Northwestern.

It was during this time that the Trojans were unable to defeat their rivals. They suffered winless streaks of 13 years (1983–1995, including the 1994 17–17 tie) to rival Notre Dame and 8 years (1991–1998) to crosstown rival UCLA which were unacceptable to many USC supporters. Under Robinson the Trojans were 2–2–1 against Notre Dame, but unable to beat UCLA. After posting a 6–6 record in 1996, and a 6–5 record in 1997, Robinson was fired. In 1998, head coach Paul Hackett took over the team, but posted an even more disappointing 19–18 record in three seasons than any of his recent predecessors. By 2000, some observers surmised that USC football's days of national dominance were fading; the football team's record of 37–35 from 1996 to 2001 was their second-worst over any five-year span in history (only the mark of 29–29–2 from 1956 to 1961 was worse), and the period marked the first and only time USC had been out of the final top 20 teams for four straight years.

2001
In 2001, athletic director Mike Garrett released Hackett and hired Pete Carroll, a former NFL head coach. Carroll went 6–6 in his first year, losing to Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl, 10–6. After that, his teams became highly successful, ranking among the top ten teams in the country, with the exception of 2009 in which the team lost four regular season games.

2002
USC opened 3–2 in 2002, suffering losses to Kansas State and Washington State. However, the Trojans went on to win the rest of their games, completing the regular season 11–2 on the strength of senior quarterback Carson Palmer's breakout performance. After struggling for most of his collegiate career, Palmer excelled in the Pro Style offense installed by new offensive coordinator Norm Chow. In fact, Palmer's performance, particularly in the season-ending rivalry games against Notre Dame and UCLA, impressed so many pundits that he went on to win the Heisman Trophy, carrying every region of voting and becoming the first USC quarterback to be so honored. Despite tying for the Pac-10 title (with Washington State), having the highest BCS "strength of schedule" rating, and fielding the nation's top defense led by safety Troy Polamalu, USC finished the season ranked No. 5 in the BCS rankings. Facing off against BCS No. 3 Iowa in the Orange Bowl, USC defeated the Hawkeyes 38–17.

2003
In 2003, highly touted but unproven redshirt sophomore Matt Leinart took over the quarterback position from Palmer. Although his first pass went for a touchdown in a win over Auburn, the Trojans suffered an early season triple-overtime loss to their conference rival the California Golden Bears in Berkeley. After the Loss to California, USC went on a 10-game winning streak and finished the season with a record of 11–1. Before the postseason, both the coaches' poll and the AP Poll ranked USC number 1, but the BCS—which also gave consideration to computer rankings—ranked Oklahoma first, another one-loss team but one that had lost its own Big 12 Conference title game 35–7, with USC ranked third.

In the 2003 BCS National Championship Game, the Sugar Bowl, BCS No. 2 LSU defeated BCS No. 1 Oklahoma 21–14. Meanwhile, BCS No. 3 USC defeated BCS No. 4 Michigan 28–14 in the Rose Bowl. USC finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll and was awarded the AP National Championship; LSU, however, won the BCS National Championship title for that year, prompting a split national title between LSU and USC. In the wake of the controversy, corporate sponsors emerged who were willing to organize an LSU-USC game to settle the matter; nevertheless, the NCAA refused to permit the matchup.

2004

In 2004, USC was picked preseason No. 1 by the Associated Press, thanks to the return of Leinart as well as sophomore running backs LenDale White and Reggie Bush. The defense—led by All-American defensive tackles Shaun Cody and Mike Patterson, as well as All-American linebackers Lofa Tatupu and Matt Grootegoed—was considered to be among the finest in the nation. Key questions included the offensive line, with few returning starters, and the receiving corps, which had lost previous year's senior Keary Colbert and the breakout star of 2003, Mike Williams. Williams had tried to enter the NFL draft a year early during the Maurice Clarett trial when it was ruled that the NFL could not deny them entering the draft. The decision was appealed and overturned leaving Williams unable to enter the draft. When he applied to the NCAA for reinstatement of his eligibility, it was denied.

Despite close calls against Stanford and California, the Trojans finished the regular season undefeated and headed for the 2004 BCS Championship Game at the Orange Bowl. USC was the second team in NCAA football history to have gone wire-to-wire (ranked first place from preseason to postseason since the AP began releasing preseason rankings); the first was Florida State in 1999 (two other schools went wire-to-wire before the existence of preseason polls - Notre Dame in 1943 and Army in 1945). Quarterback Leinart won the Heisman Trophy, with running back Bush placing fifth in the vote tally. The Trojans' opponent in the Orange Bowl, Oklahoma, were themselves undefeated and captained by sixth-year quarterback Jason White, who had won the Heisman in 2003; the game marked the first time in NCAA history that two players who had already won the Heisman played against each other. Most analysts expected the game to be close—as USC matched its speed and defense against the Oklahoma running game and skilled offensive line—but the reality proved to be far different. USC scored 38 points in the first half, and won the BCS National Championship Game by the score of 55–19, making them the BCS Champions and earning the team the AP National Championship as well.

In June 2010, after a four-year investigation, the NCAA imposed sanctions against the Trojan football program for a "lack of institutional control," including a public reprimand and censure, a two-year postseason ban, a loss of 30 scholarships over three years, and vacating all games in which Reggie Bush participated as an ineligible player (14 wins, 1 loss), including the 2005 Orange Bowl, in which the Trojans won the BCS National Championship. These sanctions have been criticized by some NCAA football writers,    including ESPN's Ted Miller, who wrote, "It's become an accepted fact among informed college football observers that the NCAA sanctions against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA's refusal to revisit that travesty are a massive act of cowardice on the part of the organization."

Following the NCAA sanctions, BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock stated that a committee would decide whether to vacate USC's 2004 BCS Championship, but the final decision would be delayed until after the NCAA had heard USC's appeals against some of the sanctions. On July 20, 2010, incoming USC president Max Nikias stated that the school would remove jerseys and murals displayed in Bush's honor from its facilities, and would return the school's copy of Bush's Heisman Trophy. On September 14, Bush announced that he would forfeit the Heisman and return his copy of the trophy.

On May 26, 2011, the NCAA upheld all findings and penalties against USC. The team did not participate in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game or a bowl game during the 2011–12 season. The BCS announced June 6, 2011, that it had stripped USC of the 2004 title, but the Associated Press still recognizes USC as the 2004 AP National Champion.

2005
The 2005 regular season witnessed a resuscitation of the rivalry with Notre Dame, after a last-second play in which senior quarterback Matt Leinart scored the winning touchdown with help from a controversial push from behind by running back Reggie Bush, nicknamed the "Bush Push". The year climaxed with a 66–19 USC defeat of cross-town rival UCLA. Running back Reggie Bush finished his stellar year by winning the Heisman Trophy (later returned by USC and reclaimed by the Heisman Trophy Trust considering Bush accepted improper benefits while at USC and was ineligible during the 2005 season), while Leinart finished third in the Heisman voting. Several other players also earned accolades, being named All-Americans (AP, Football Coaches, Football Writers, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, SI.com, CBS Sportsline.com, Rivals.com, Collegefootballnews.com). These include QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush, RB LenDale White, S Darnell Bing, OT Taitusi Lutui, OT Sam Baker, WR Dwayne Jarrett, C Ryan Kalil, OG Fred Matua, and DE Lawrence Jackson. Additionally, OL Winston Justice did well enough to forgo his senior year and enter the NFL draft. The regular season ended with two clear-cut contenders facing off in the Rose Bowl to decide the national championship. Both USC and Texas were 12–0 entering the game; although USC was the slight favorite, USC lost to Texas 41–38.

As with the 2004 season, later NCAA investigations into alleged improper benefits given to Reggie Bush altered the official record of the 2005 Trojan season. All twelve wins from the 2005 season were officially vacated. Reggie Bush would eventually manage to have his USC statistics and 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated. Despite this, anything which USC lost as a result of what the NCAA imposed against the team for the 2004 and 2005 seasons has still not been recovered, including a national title win.

2006
For the 2006 football season, USC tried to rebuild its strength following the loss of offensive stalwarts Leinart, Bush, and White, defensive leader Bing, and offensive linemen Matua, Justice, and Lutui. The Trojans developed their offense using unproven QB John David Booty and returning star receivers Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith along with second-year wide-out Patrick Turner. Mark Sanchez, the highly touted QB of the recruiting class of 2005 (Mission Viejo High School) was widely viewed as a dark horse to win the starting job from Booty, although Booty was named the starter at the end of fall training camp. The starting tailback position was initially a battle between returning players Chauncey Washington and Desmond Reed (both recovering from injuries) and heralded recruits Stafon Johnson (Dorsey High School in Los Angeles), C.J. Gable, Allen Bradford and Emmanuel Moody.

USC had many experienced players as well, including linebacker Dallas Sartz and wide receiver Chris McFoy, who had already graduated with their bachelor's degrees and were pursuing master's degrees. Fullback Brandon Hancock would have been part of that group as well until an injury ended his collegiate career. Additionally, fifth-year (redshirt) senior linebacker Oscar Lua, running back Ryan Powdrell and offensive lineman Kyle Williams were expected to either start or play frequently in 2006.

The 2006 Trojans came out strong, easily defending their top 10 status throughout the year. As the season progressed, USC began to display marked inconsistencies, as their margins of victory began to slip. The first setback proved to be a 31–33 loss to unranked Oregon State, in which the Beavers were able to repeatedly capitalize on several Trojan turnovers. Even though USC dropped initially in the polls, they worked their way back up. After defeating both Cal and Notre Dame, they held the number 2 spot heading into the final week of the season. The Trojans were considered to be a virtual lock for the BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State and just needed to beat UCLA. USC was shocked in the final game of the season, losing to crosstown rival UCLA 13–9. This eliminated the Trojans from championship contention and opened the door for Florida to become Ohio State's opponent. The Trojans did earn a Rose Bowl bid and defeated Michigan 32–18. It was the Trojans' fifth straight BCS Bowl appearance.

On January 6, 2007, six days after the Rose Bowl Game, USC kicker Mario Danelo was found dead at the bottom of the White Point Cliff near Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro, California.

2007
In July 2007, ESPN.com named USC its No. 1 team of the decade for the period between 1996 and 2006, citing the Trojans' renaissance and dominance under Carroll.

The 2007 Trojans were the presumptive No. 1 pick before the season. However, they lost two games, including a major upset to 41-point underdog Stanford, and they did not get into the national championship game. However, the Trojans did win their sixth conference championship and defeated Illinois in the 2008 Rose Bowl Game.

Under Carroll, USC was known to attract numerous celebrities to its practices, including USC alumni Will Ferrell, George Lucas, LeVar Burton, and Sophia Bush as well as Snoop Dogg, Henry Winkler, Kirsten Dunst, Nick Lachey, Dr. Dre, Spike Lee, Alyssa Milano, Flea, Wilmer Valderrama, Jake Gyllenhaal and Andre 3000. The Trojans benefited from Los Angeles's lack of NFL teams (with the Los Angeles Rams and Raiders having left in the early 1990s), combined with the Trojans' 21st century success, leading them to sometimes be called LA's "de facto NFL team."

During Pete Carroll's first eight years as head coach, USC lost only one game by more than seven points, a 27–16 loss at Notre Dame in his first season, until the second half of the 2009 season. The early part of the 2000s also saw the rise of USC football's popularity in the Los Angeles market: without any stadium expansions, USC broke its average home attendance record four times in a row: reaching 77,804 in 2003, 85,229 in 2004, 90,812 in 2005 and over 91,416 with one game to go in 2006 (the capacity of the Coliseum is 92,000). As of 2022, USC is one of only two of the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams to have never played a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team since the split of Division I football in 1978.

2008
After beating Penn State in the Rose Bowl, USC finished the season 12–1, and ranked No. 2 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 3 in the AP Poll. The 2008 season culminated in USC's seventh straight Pac-10 Championship, seventh straight BCS bowl appearance and seventh straight finish in the top 4 of the AP Poll. This also marked seven consecutive seasons where USC has not lost a game by more than 7 points. Their only loss was on the road against Oregon State, which was mentioned in the preseason as a possible upset.

2009
After beating Boston College in the Emerald Bowl, USC finished the season 9–4, and ranked No. 20 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 22 in the AP Poll. USC ended its seven-year streak of Pac-10 Championship, BCS bowl appearance and top 4 finish of the AP Poll. The Trojans started the season strong beating No. 8 Ohio State at The Horseshoe. But they would lose to four Pac-10 teams (Washington, Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona). Blowout losses to Oregon 47–20 and Stanford 55–21 marked a turning point in USC's season and sparked debate in the media about the future dominance of USC football. After the season concluded, head coach Pete Carroll resigned to accept a head coaching position with the Seattle Seahawks.

In 2009, USC was named "Team of the Decade" by both CBSSports.com and Football.com, as well as the "Program of the Decade" by SI.com, plus was No. 1 in CollegeFootballNews.com's "5-Year Program Rankings" and was ranked No. 2 in ESPN.com's "Prestige Rankings" among all schools since 1936 (behind Oklahoma). Additionally, in 2009, ESPN.com ranked USC the second-best program in college football history.

2010
On January 12, 2010, Lane Kiffin was hired as the head coach. This came following Pete Carroll's departure from USC to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

In June 2010, after a prolonged four-year investigation into whether former USC running back Reggie Bush and his family had accepted financial benefits and housing from two sports agents in San Diego while he was a student athlete at USC, the NCAA imposed sanctions against the Trojan football program for a "lack of institutional control," including a two-year postseason ban, the loss of 30 scholarships over three years, and the vacation of all wins in which Bush participated as an "ineligible" player, including the 2005 Orange Bowl, in which the Trojans won the BCS National Championship. These sanctions have been criticized by many NCAA football writers,    including ESPN's Ted Miller, who wrote, "It's become an accepted fact among informed college football observers that the NCAA sanctions against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA's refusal to revisit that travesty are a massive act of cowardice on the part of the organization."

The 2010 team finished 8–5 (5–4 in the Pac-10) and was ineligible for post-season play.

2011
On February 9, 2010, Commissioner Larry Scott announced that the Pac-10 would be considering expanding to twelve schools. The Pac-10 Conference officially became the Pac-12 Conference following the addition of Colorado and Utah on July 1, 2011.

In 2011, although USC finished in first place in its conference division with a 7–2 record, due to their ineligibility to participate in a bowl game, the UCLA Bruins became champions of the inaugural Pac-12 South Division. In the final regular-season game, USC's 50–0 win over UCLA was the largest margin of victory in the rivalry since 1930.

The release of the December 4, 2011, final regular-season Associated Press college football poll marked USC's return to national prominence with the No. 5 ranking. The Trojans were not eligible for postseason play and did not participate in any Bowl game. When the final AP Football Poll was released, USC dropped one spot to the No. 6 ranking.

2012
USC was ranked number one in The Associated Press' preseason college football poll for the seventh time in school history and the first time in five seasons, edging out No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 LSU. However, the early season expectations would backfire as the Trojans would eventually finish 7–5 (5–4 versus Pac-12 opponents), including losses to all three of their major rivals (Notre Dame, UCLA, and Stanford) all in the same year for the first time since 1992. The team finished second in the Pac-12 South standings and unranked in any poll.

2013
The 2013 USC Trojans football team finished the season 10–4, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Fresno State. Head coach Lane Kiffin, who was in his fourth year, was fired on September 29 after a 3–2 start to the season. He was replaced by interim head coach Ed Orgeron. At the end of the regular season, Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian was hired as the new head coach beginning in 2014. This prompted Orgeron to resign before the bowl game. Clay Helton led the Trojans in the Las Vegas Bowl.

2014
Steve Sarkisian, in his first year as head coach at USC, led the Trojans to a 9–4 season (6–3 in the Pac-12) to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated Nebraska 45-42. On September 8, 2014, Sarkisian and athletic director Pat Haden were reprimanded by Pac-12 Conference commissioner Larry Scott for attempting "to influence the officiating, and ultimately the outcome of a contest" during the game against Stanford two days earlier.

2015
The 2015 season was a tumultuous one for the Trojans with a season record of 8–4 overall and 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish as Pac-12 Southern Conference champions. Mid-season, coach Steve Sarkisian was fired to deal with personal issues, and Clay Helton was again named the interim head coach. ESPN later reported that Sarkisian came to a pre-practice meeting, appearing to be intoxicated. According to Scott Wolf, the USC beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News, several players smelled alcohol on Sarkisian's breath.

The Trojans had lost to Stanford and Washington under Sarkisian. Under Helton, USC lost to Notre Dame, but then rallied to win the next four games. A loss to Oregon left the South Division conference championship to be decided by the USC-UCLA game; USC won 40–21. USC played in its first-ever Pac-12 Conference championship game, losing to Stanford (41–22) after the Cardinal (8-1 in Pac-12, 9-2 overall) locked up the North Division title, its third in four years, with its victory over California. USC went on to lose the 2015 Holiday Bowl 23–21 to the Wisconsin Badgers. Zach Banner started all 14 games at tackle, was First Team All-Pac-12, and won USC's Offensive Lineman of the Year Award after allowing only nine total pressures on 426 pass attempts, according to Pro Football Focus, which graded him as the season's top pass-blocking right tackle. On December 7, Sarkisian filed a $30 million termination lawsuit against USC.[25]

2016
The 2016 USC Trojans football season marked Clay Helton's first full season as USC head coach. The team finished the season 10–3, (7–2 Pac-12), finishing as the runner-up of the South Division title and as Rose Bowl champions. After a 1–3 start during the month of September that featured losses to teams such as No. 1 Alabama, No. 7 Stanford, and No. 24 Utah, the Trojans began a nine-game winning streak to end their season. Some notable wins include victories over No. 21 Colorado, No. 4 Washington, and No. 5 Penn State in the Rose Bowl. Sam Darnold, a redshirt freshman quarterback, became the starter over Max Browne (1–2 record as starting QB) a few days before the Utah game. With that, the Trojans received much-needed stability after years of turmoil and coaching changes. The season was capped off with a dramatic 52–49 win in the Rose Bowl over Penn State, their first Rose Bowl victory in 8 years. USC finished No. 3 in the final AP polls for the season. Zach Banner, captain of the team, was again All-Pac-12 first-team, was CollegeSportsMadness.com All American first-team, Senior CLASS Award All-American first-team, Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first-team, a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award (given to the nation's top senior excelling in community/classroom/character/competition), and was the team's Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year.

2017
Entering the season, the Trojans were ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll's preseason rankings. They finished the season 11–3, 8–1 in Pac-12, to be champions of the South Division. They represented the South Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game where they defeated Stanford to become Pac-12 Champions. They were invited to play in the Cotton Bowl against Ohio State, but lost 24–7. In the final AP poll, they were ranked No. 12.

Notable players to depart to the NFL include Sam Darnold and Ronald Jones II. Darnold is the 5th USC quarterback to be drafted in the first round of the NFL since 1967.

2018
Through ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll's preseason rankings, the Trojans finished the season 5–7, (4–5 Pac-12), the program's first losing record since 2000 where they held the same record. USC lost to both of its major rivals, UCLA and Notre Dame, in the same season for the first time since 2013, and it also lost to all other California Pac-12 schools (UCLA, California, and Stanford) in the same season for the first time since 1996. They tied Arizona for third place in the Pac-12 South Division.

On November 25, USC athletic director Lynn Swann announced that head coach Clay Helton would return in 2019.

2019
The Trojans finished the regular season 8–4, (7–2 Pac-12), holding second place in the Pac-12's South Division. USC was 2–3 against ranked teams. Following the regular season, they lost to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Holiday Bowl 24–49.

2020
On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6 with the conference's championship game to be played on December 18 after initially announcing in August that all fall sports competitions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.

The Trojans finished the regular season with a 5–0 record, and qualified for the Pac-12 Championship Game, which they lost to Oregon 24–31. The following day, USC announced that it would not play in any bowl game, ending the season with an overall 5–1 record.

2021
The Trojans were led by sixth-year head coach Clay Helton in the first two games. Helton was subsequently fired on September 13 following the team's 42–28 loss to Stanford. Associate head coach Donte Williams took over as the team's interim head coach. They finished the 2021 season with 4–8, their worst record since 1991 where they went 3–8. They were not bowl eligible for the second time in 4 years (they were not bowl eligible the 2018 season after finishing with a 5-7 record).

2022
On November 28, 2021, Lincoln Riley was named the 30th head coach coming off of a five year stint at Oklahoma. First-year offensive coordinator Josh Henson and first-year defensive coordinator Alex Grinch are both intended to coach alongside him for the season. As of February 28, USC's recruiting class was ranked 65th among NCAA D1 schools. A notable incoming transfer is QB Caleb Williams, who reunites with Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma. The Trojans went on to improve dramatically over their 2021 season, going from finishing 4-8, to 10-1, and being ranked #5 in the AP poll as of Week 12. During Lincoln Riley's inaugural season, the Trojans racked up wins against Rice 66-14, Stanford 41-28,  Fresno State 45-17,  Oregon State 17-14, Arizona State 42-25, and Washington State 30-14 before losing a close match to #20 ranked Utah 43-42. After this setback, the Trojans would bounce back and go on to beat Arizona 45-37, California 41-35, Colorado 55-17, and #16 ranked UCLA 48-45, clinching them a spot in the Pac-12 Championship.

2023
USC football started their last year in the Pac-12 ranked #6 in the pre-season AP Poll. The team, under the coaching guidance of Lincoln Riley, and with the second year of on field leadership by quarterback Caleb Williams won four games (San Jose State, Nevada, Stanford, and Arizona State) by impressive margins with over 40 offensive points on the board resulting in a bump in the polls to #5. The next two games against Colorado and Arizona were still wins with over 40 offensive points, but the win margins were squashed to only 7 and 2 points resulting in a slip to #10. USC lost five of the next six games, ending the season outside the top 25 with an overall record of 7-5 and a conference record of 5-4. Entering the season Williams was the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy for the second year in a row, but after a disappointing second half of the season he was eliminated from contention leading into the December ceremony. USC will play #16 Louisville Cardinals in the Holiday Bowl without Williams who will not play and instead is turning his focus on the NFL draft.

Conference affiliations

 * Independent (1888–1921)
 * Pac-12 Conference (1922–2023)
 * Pacific Coast Conference (1922–1958)
 * Athletic Association of Western Universities (1959–1967)
 * Pacific-8 Conference (1968–1977)
 * Pacific-10 Conference (1978–2010)
 * Pac-12 Conference (2011–2023)
 * Big Ten Conference (2024–present)

National championships
USC has won 17 national championships from NCAA-designated major selectors. USC claims 11 national championships, including 7 from the major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll.

Two of USC's championships, 1928 and 1939, are based on the Dickinson System, a formula devised by a University of Illinois professor that awarded national championships between 1926 and 1940. The Dickinson System is cited in the Official 2010 NCAA FBS Record Book as a legitimate national title selector. USC's claim is consistent with other FBS programs that won the Dickinson title. In 2004, USC recognized the 1939 squad as one of their national championship teams. The 2004 team was forced to vacate the final two games of its season, including the 2005 Orange Bowl due to NCAA sanctions incurred as a result of loss of institutional control, and namely, in connection with Reggie Bush. USC appealed the sanctions, delaying consideration of vacating USC's 2004 championship by the BCS. Ultimately, USC lost the appeals and forfeited the 2004 BCS championship. The AP did not vacate its 2004 championship, hence the Trojans retain a share of the national title.

^Claimed national championships - USC claims the 1928, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, and 2004 championships.

† The FWAA stripped USC of its 2004 Grantland Rice Trophy and vacated the selection of its national champion for 2004. The BCS also vacated USC's participation in the 2005 Orange Bowl and USC's 2004 BCS National Championship, and the AFCA Coaches' Poll Trophy was returned. In addition to the Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma, the 2004 regular season finale win against UCLA was also vacated, making the official record of 2004 USC Trojans 11-0.

Conference championships
USC has won 39 conference championships, all within the Pac-12 Conference or its predecessors. The 2004 and 2005 championships were vacated.

 * 1927†, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1938†, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1959†, 1962, 1964†, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1987†, 1988, 1989, 1993†, 1995†, 2002†, 2003, 2004^, 2005^, 2006†, 2007†, 2008, 2017

† Co-championship

^ Vacated due to NCAA penalty

Division championships
USC has won 4 division championships, all in the South division of the Pac-12.

† Co-championship

Bowl games
USC has a bowl game record of 35–20 through the 2023 season. The Trojans appeared in 34 Rose Bowls, winning 25, both records for the bowl. These are also the most times a team has appeared in or won any bowl game. USC was banned from entering a bowl during either the 2010 or 2011 seasons as part of the extremely extensive sanctions resulting from the University of Southern California athletics scandal. Below is the list of USC's ten most recent bowl appearances.

Head coaches
USC head coaches from 1888 to present.

† Does not include 14 wins and 1 loss vacated due to NCAA penalty ''In 2013, Kiffin was fired after first 5 games, Orgeron served as interim head coach for next 8 games before resigning and Helton was interim head coach for bowl game. In 2015, Sarkisian was fired after first 5 games and Helton was interim head coach for next 7 games before becoming permanent head coach. In 2021, Helton was fired after first 2 games and Williams will serve as interim head coach for next 10 games.''

Tailback U
USC is sometimes called "Tailback U" (Tailback University) because a number of running backs who played for the Trojans won the Heisman Trophy. These running backs include Mike Garrett (1965), O. J. Simpson (1968), Charles White (1979), Marcus Allen (1981), and Reggie Bush (2005).

"Fight On"
"Fight On" is the fight song of the USC Trojans. The term "Fight On" is also used as a battle cry, often with the two finger "V" salute for Victory given in accompaniment. The V gesture has its origins with the ancient Trojans, who would cut off the index and middle finger of soldiers they conquered so the conquered could no longer wield a sword in battle.

Jersey No. 55
"Tradition surrounds certain numbers at USC, most notably 55," wrote Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times. "Junior Seau, Willie McGinest, Chris Claiborne and Keith Rivers," he added, "are among the linebackers who have worn a number that Trojans coaches have been careful to distribute." Wrote Andy Kamenetzky of ESPN.com in an article titled "Tradition of elite linebackers alive in 55," "Membership, along with the hallowed No. 55 jersey, has been offered to a select few over the past few decades. Names such as Junior Seau. Keith Rivers. Willie McGinest. Chris Claiborne. Names forever etched in USC lore."

Rivalries
In the first 30 years of USC football, the school maintained rivalries with local Southern California schools like Occidental and Pomona, but these ended by the 1920s when USC joined the PCC and grew into a national caliber team.

"Perfect Day"
A "Perfect Day" (a phrase created by the school's football announcer Pete Arbogast) to any USC fan is a USC win coupled with losses by UCLA and Notre Dame. There have been 64 "Perfect Days" since the first one occurred in 1921. Perfect days have been possible since 1919, when UCLA began playing football.

The most recent perfect day occurred on September 23, 2023, when USC defeated Arizona State, UCLA lost to Utah, and Notre Dame lost to Ohio State.

Notre Dame

USC plays Notre Dame each year, with the winner keeping the Jeweled Shillelagh. The inter-sectional game has featured more national championship teams, Heisman trophy winners, All-Americans, and future NFL hall-of-famers than any other collegiate match-up. The two schools have played the game annually since 1926 (except for years 1943–1945 when World War II travel restrictions kept the game from being played or 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Unlike most rivalry games, the game enjoys neither the possibility of acquiring regional "bragging rights" nor the import of intra-league play. The game has been referred to as the greatest inter-sectional rivalry in college football. Notre Dame leads the series 50–36–5 through the 2022 season.

UCLA

USC's rivalry with UCLA is unusual in that they are one of a few pairs of Division I FBS programs that share a major city, as well as conference. Both are located within the Los Angeles city limits, approximately 10 mi apart. Until 1982, the two schools also shared the same stadium: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The crosstown rivals play each year for city bragging rights and the Victory Bell; and often for the right to go to the Rose Bowl as representative for the Pac-12. The UCLA rivalry tends to draw the focus of student supporters since many USC students have friends or family members attending "that other school" (of course, many UCLA students refer to their USC friends in the same manner) and many Southern California families are divided between Trojan Cardinal and Bruin Blue. The annual matchup always has both teams wearing their traditional home uniforms, featuring a Cardinal vs Blue matchup. USC leads the all-time series 50–33–7 through the 2022 season.

Stanford
Stanford is USC's oldest rival, in a series that dates to 1905. In the early years of football on the West Coast, the power sat in the Bay Area with the Stanford-Cal rivalry and USC rose to challenge the two established programs. During the early and mid-20th century Stanford football occasionally enjoyed periods of great regional success on the gridiron. USC and Stanford, being the two private universities with major football teams on the west coast, naturally drew the ire of one another. During the early 2000s, however, Stanford had not maintained their earlier success and the rivalry had faded to many USC fans.

The rivalry was renewed with the arrival of Jim Harbaugh at Stanford in 2007. Harbaugh defeated Carroll 2–1 in their three matchups with both victories occurring in the Coliseum. In the 2009 meeting, USC sustained their worst loss in 43 years and surrendered the most points to an opponent, a record that would stand for three seasons. The game led the Los Angeles Times to declare that Stanford was "at the top of the USC 'Must Kill' list." Harbaugh added another win in 2010 against Carroll's successor Lane Kiffin before leaving after that season to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

USC leads the series 65–34–3 through the 2023 season.

Cal
USC also has a rivalry with California. While not as significant as the Stanford or UCLA rivalries, for either school, USC and Cal played an annual game, and met more than 100 times. The game was often called The Weekender, referring to the weekend trip to the Bay Area; although, this term also applied to the Stanford game, as each series (USC/Cal and USC/Stanford) would alternate home and away. As of the 2023 season, USC had played Cal more than any other opponent, with the 2023 game marking the 112th meeting, according to Cal, and the 108th meeting according to USC, with discrepancies in the game record before 1920. The last Weekender was played on October 28th, 2023, with Cal losing to USC 49-50. USC's record in the series was 72-32-4, as of 2023. In 2024, USC will join the Big Ten Conference while Cal will join the Atlantic Coast Conference. This will put the rivalry between the Bears and Trojans on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled as of March 2024.

Early facilities
Prior to the construction of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1923, the Trojans played football in a number of facilities. Before 1893, the Trojans played football in a vacant lot on Jefferson Boulevard before the lot was developed as residences. In the 1890s, USC's primary home field was Athletic Park. Several games in the 1890s and all games in 1916 were played in Fiesta Park in downtown Los Angeles. The 1900 homestand was played at Chutes Park, a facility located within a Los Angeles pleasure park shared with the Los Angeles Angels baseball team, while the 1903 season was played at nearby Prager Park. Three games in the 1910s were played at Washington Park, the successor to Chutes Park. From 1904 to 1910, 1914–15, and 1917–22, most of USC's home games were played at the on-campus Bovard Field. USC also played home games in Pasadena, at Sportsman's Park, Tournament Park, and the Rose Bowl.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is one of the largest stadiums in the United States. USC has played football in the Coliseum ever since the grand stadium was built in 1923. In fact, the Trojans played in the first varsity football game ever held there (beating Pomona College 23–7 on October 6, 1923).

The Coliseum hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and track events of the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and is slated to be a venue for the 2028 Summer Olympics. Over the years, the Coliseum has been home to many sports teams besides the Trojans, including UCLA football, the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and Raiders, the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 of the AFL, and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, including the 1959 World Series. The Coliseum has hosted various other events, from concerts and speeches to track meets and motorcycle races. The Coliseum is located on 17 acre in Exposition Park, which also houses museums, gardens and Banc of California Stadium. It has also earned the nickname, “The Grand Old Lady.”

The Coliseum is both managed and operated by USC under a master lease agreement with the LA Memorial Coliseum Commission, as was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena for a number of years prior to its 2016 demolition. The Coliseum has a present full-capacity of 77,500 seats after USC completed a major $315 million renovation of the stadium in 2019 that added a new seven-story Tower on the stadium’s south side housing luxury suites, loge boxes, club seats, a new concourse with concession stands, a new press box, and rooftop club lounge.

The John McKay Center at USC
Opened in 2012, the $70 Million, 110,000-square-foot athletic and academic center named after legendary football coach John McKay is home to the USC Trojan Football Department. The building houses meeting rooms, coaches' offices and a locker room for the football program, as well as the Stevens Academic Center (including space for tutoring, counseling, study and computer rooms for student-athletes), a weight room, an athletic training room and a state-of-the-art digital media production facility for all of USC's 21 sports.

The centerpiece of the McKay Center is the two-story video board in the Parker Hughes atrium, which can display six big-screen televisions at once as well as promotional videos and graphics. The building's 60,000-square-foot basement includes a weight room, athletic training room, locker rooms and a players lounge, a 25,000-square-foot ground floor with Student-Athlete Academic Services center, a reception area and outdoor courtyard, and a 25,000-square-foot second floor with football coaches' offices, football team meeting rooms, outdoor patio and a state-of-the-art video production facility. The John McKay Center is adjacent to Heritage Hall, the Galen Dining Center, Brittingham Field and the Howard Jones Field/Brian Kennedy Field practice facility.

Howard Jones Field/Brian Kennedy Field
The USC football team practices on campus at Howard Jones Field/Brian Kennedy Field. The facility originally known as Howard Jones Field was expanded in the fall of 1998 to include Brian Kennedy Field. In early 1999, Goux's Gate, named for the player and popular long-time assistant coach Marv Goux, was erected at the entrance to the practice field.

In June 2023 USC President Carl Folt announced that USC football will receive a new performance center that includes three levels dedicated to team operations as well as a rooftop hospitality deck and player lounge. USC Athletics is also adding a second full-length football practice field, which players will access directly from the performance center. The new 163,000 square foot complex will be built on the site of the current Brian Kennedy Field and is scheduled for completion in 2026. It will feature student-athlete-centric spaces - including a new locker room, multiple player lounges, a recovery hub, nutritional support, sports sciences services, a weight room, a training room and an equipment room - a team auditorium, position meeting rooms, recruiting areas, staff offices and flexible space for future growth.

Individual award winners
Individual players have won numerous accolades with seven officially recognized Heisman Trophy winners, 38 College Football Hall of Fame inductees, and 157 All-Americans. USC's first consensus All-American was offensive guard Brice Taylor in 1925, who notably excelled despite missing his left hand, and who was one of USC's first black players.

Heisman Trophy winners and retired numbers
Eight USC players have been awarded the Heisman Trophy. All of them (with the exception of Reggie Bush and Caleb Williams) have also had their numbers retired by the Trojans. In 2010, Bush's Heisman was forfeited after an NCAA investigation ruled him ineligible to participate as a student-athlete during his Trophy season. In 2024, Bush’s Heisman was reinstated.

Special cases

 * Notes

All-time USC football team
Chosen by Athlon Sports in 2001

Offense

WR: Lynn Swann 71-73

WR: Keyshawn Johnson 92-95

TE: Hal Bedsole 61-63

OL: Ron Yary 65-67

OL: Tay Brown 30-32

OL: Tony Boselli 91-94

OL: John Baker 29-31

OL: Brad Budde 76-79

OL: Anthony Muñoz 76-79

OL: Bruce Matthews 80-82

QB: Pat Haden 72-74

RB: Mike Garrett 63-65

RB: O. J. Simpson 67-68

RB: Charles White 76-79

RB: Marcus Allen 78-81

PK: Quin Rodriguez 87-90

Mgr: James “Jim” Gerson 79

Defense

DL: Ernie Smith 30-32

DL: Tim Ryan 86-89

DL: Harry Smith 37-39

DL: Aaron Rosenberg 31-33

LB: Chris Claiborne 96-98

LB: Richard Wood 72-74

LB: Jack Del Rio 81-84

LB: Junior Seau 88-89

DB: Ronnie Lott 77-80

DB: Morley Drury 25-27

DB: Mark Carrier 87-89

DB: Tim McDonald 83-86

P: Des Koch 51-53

National player awards

 * Heisman Trophy
 * Mike Garrett, TB (1965)
 * O. J. Simpson, TB (1968)
 * Charles White, TB (1979)
 * Marcus Allen, TB (1981)
 * Carson Palmer, QB (2002)
 * Matt Leinart, QB (2004)
 * Reggie Bush, RB (2005)
 * Caleb Williams, QB (2022)

 * Maxwell Award
 * O. J. Simpson, TB (1968)
 * Charles White, TB (1979)
 * Marcus Allen, TB (1981)
 * Caleb Williams, QB (2022)

 * Archie Griffin Award
 * Matt Leinart, QB (2003, 2004)
 * Sam Darnold, QB (2016)

 * Walter Camp Award
 * O. J. Simpson, TB (1967, 1968)
 * Charles White, TB (1979)
 * Marcus Allen, TB (1981)
 * Matt Leinart, QB (2004)
 * Reggie Bush, RB (2005)
 * Caleb Williams, QB (2022)

 * Dick Butkus Award
 * Chris Claiborne, MLB (1998)

 * Lombardi Award
 * Brad Budde, OG (1979)

 * Chuck Bednarik Award
 * Rey Maualuga, LB (2008)

 * AP Player of the Year
 * Matt Leinart, QB (2004)
 * Reggie Bush, RB (2005)
 * Caleb Williams, QB (2022)

 * Manning Award
 * Matt Leinart, QB (2004)

 * Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
 * Rodney Peete, QB (1988)
 * Carson Palmer, QB (2002)
 * Matt Leinart, QB (2005)

 * Outland Trophy
 * Ron Yary, OT (1967)

 * Jim Thorpe Award
 * Mark Carrier, FS (1989)
 * Adoree' Jackson, CB (2016)

 * John Mackey Award
 * Fred Davis, TE (2007)

 * Fred Biletnikoff Award
 * Marqise Lee, WR (2012)

 * Jim Brown Award
 * Reggie Bush, RB (2005)

 * Chic Harley Award
 * Mike Garrett, RB (1965)
 * O. J. Simpson, RB (1968)
 * Charles White, RB (1979)
 * Marcus Allen, RB (1981)
 * Reggie Bush, RB (2004, 2005)

 * Paul Warfield Trophy
 * Keyshawn Johnson, WR (1995)
 * Dwayne Jarrett, WR (2005)
 * Marqise Lee, WR (2012)

National coaching awards

 * Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
 * John McKay, Head Coach (1962, 1972)

 * Home Depot Coach of the Year Award
 * Pete Carroll, Head Coach (2003)

 * Broyles Award
 * Norm Chow, Offensive Coordinator (2002)

 * '''FWAA Co-First Year Coach of the Year
 * Clay Helton, Head Coach (2017)

Pro Football Hall of Fame

 * Frank Gifford, HB (1977)
 * Ron Mix, OT (1979)
 * Morris 'Red' Badgro, E (1981)
 * O. J. Simpson, RB (1985)
 * Willie Wood, DB (1989)
 * Anthony Muñoz, OT (1998)
 * Ronnie Lott, DB (2000)
 * Lynn Swann, WR (2001)
 * Ron Yary, OT (2001)
 * Marcus Allen, RB (2003)
 * Bruce Matthews, OT, OG, C (2007)
 * Junior Seau, LB (2015)
 * Troy Polamalu, S (2020)
 * Tony Boselli, OT (2022)

Canadian Football League

 * C.J. Gable, RB – Edmonton Eskimos
 * Taylor Mays, S - Saskatchewan Roughriders

NFL
Among all colleges and universities, as of 2022, USC holds the all-time record for the most quarterbacks (17) and is tied with the University of Miami for the most wide receivers (40) to go on to play in the NFL.

Trojans in the entertainment industry
Beginning in the silent movie era, wrote Garry Wills, "USC football players mingled with the movie stars who came to their games and offered them bit parts in their movies." One such player was John Wayne, who played tackle on the 1925 and 1926 team; another was Ward Bond, who played on the 1926–1928 teams. (As a publicity stunt, the Atlanta Falcons drafted the 64-year-old John Wayne the 1971 NFL draft. )

Other Trojan football players who went on to have movie careers include O. J. Simpson (actor), Allan Graf (director and stunt coordinator), Aaron Rosenberg (producer), Mazio Royster (actor), Patrick O'Hara (actor), Russell Saunders (director), Nate Barragar (director), Jesse Hibbs (actor), Tim Rossovich (actor), Phil Hoover, Cotton Warburton (film editor), and Mike Henry (actor),

Media

 * Radio flagship: KSPN 710 AM
 * Spanish-language radio flagship: KTNQ 1020-AM in Glendale, California
 * Broadcasters: Pete Arbogast (play-by-play), Shaun Cody and John Jackson share duties as color analyst with Jordan Moore acting as the sideline announcer.
 * Spanish-language broadcasters: Pepe Mantilla (play-by-play), Daniel Arreola (analyst/play-by-play) and Erika Garza (analyst)
 * Past broadcasters: Tom Kelly, Lee Hacksaw Hamilton, Larry Kahn, Mike Walden, Chick Hearn, have also been full time play-by-play announcers for the team since 1956.

Past color analysts include Paul McDonald, Tom Harmon, Braven Dyer, Bill Symes, Jim Wilkerson, Dick Danahe, Don Anderson, Bud Tucker, Jim Perry, Fred Gallagher, Mike Lamb and Jeremy Hogue.

Sideline announcers have been Arbogast, Jackson, Tony Femino, Tim Ryan, Petros Papadakis, Lindsey Soto, Mark Willard and Brandon Hancock.

Radio station KNX AM-1070 in Los Angeles has had the most years as the team's flagship station, holding that honor from 1956 to 1968 and again from 1977 to 1994. KFI AM-640 was the flagship from 1969 to 1972, KLSX FM-97.1 held the flag in 1998, followed by XTRA AM-690 in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 to 2005, KMPC AM-1540 was the Trojans' flagship station. KSPN AM-710 was the flagship from 2006 to 2018. Pete Arbogast, who has called Trojans football since 1989, announced his seventh Rose Bowl game on January 1, 2017. Arbogast also called the Rose Bowl game for USC for the university's campus radio station, KSCR, in 1978 and 1979. Arbogast, Kelly and Walden are all members of the Southern California Sportscasters Hall of Fame.

Previously: John Ramsey (member of the Southern California Sportscasters Hall of Fame), and Dennis Packer.
 * Public address announcer: Eric Smith

Future Big Ten Conference opponents
Announced schedules as of October 5, 2023.

Home Schedule Away Schedule

Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of January 27, 2020.

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Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Sp–Sz)

Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.

See the Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project.

Spain

 * Dates :	1850 –
 * Capital :	Madrid
 * Currency : 	(1850) 8 = 1 real
 * (1866) 80 = 100 centimos = 1 escudo
 * (1867) 1000 milesimas = 100 centimos = 80 = 1 escudo
 * (1872) 100 centimos = 1 peseta
 * (2002) 100 cent = 1 euro

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Spain

 * See also :	Canary Islands

Spanish Guinea

 * Dates :	1902–1960
 * Capital :	Santa Isabel
 * Currency : 	100 centimos = 1 peseta

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea

 * Includes :	Elobey, Annobon & Corisco;
 * Fernando Poo;
 * Rio Muni

Spanish Marianas

 * Dates :	1898–1899
 * Capital :
 * Currency : 	100 centimos = 1 peseta

 * Refer :	Spanish Philippines

 * See also :	Mariana Islands

Spanish Morocco

 * Dates :	1914–1956
 * Capital :	Tetuan
 * Currency : 	100 centimos = 1 peseta

 * Main Article Needed :

Spanish Philippines

 * Dates :	1854–1898
 * Capital :	Manila
 * Currency : 	(1854) 20 = 1 real; 8 reales = 1 peso
 * (1864) 100 centimos = 1 peso
 * (1871) 100 centimos = 1 escudo
 * (1872) 100 centimos = 1 peseta
 * (1876) 1000 milesimas = 100 centavos = 1 peso

 * Main Article Needed :

 * Includes :	Spanish Marianas

Spanish Post Offices Abroad

 * Main Article Needed :

 * Includes :	Morocco (Spanish Post Offices);
 * Tangier (Spanish Post Office);
 * Tetuan (Spanish Post Office)

Spanish Sahara

 * Dates :	1924–1975
 * Capital :	El Aaiun
 * Currency : 	100 centimos = 1 peseta

 * Refer :	Spanish West Africa

Spanish West Africa
The general issue was for use in Ifni and Spanish Sahara.

 * Dates :	1949–1951
 * Currency : 	100 centimos = 1 peseta

 * Main Article Needed :

 * Includes :	Cape Juby;
 * Ifni;
 * La Aguëra;
 * Rio de Oro;
 * Spanish Sahara

Srba Hrvata Slovena

 * Refer :	Yugoslavia

Sremsko Baranjska Oblast (Croatia)
After Croatia recovered Krajina and Eastern Slavonia from the autonomous republic of Srpska Krajina in 1995, Eastern Slavonia was placed under UN administration and called Sremsko Baranjska Oblast (Srem and Baranya Region). Stamps were issued soon afterwards.

Postal administration was transferred back to Croatia on 19 May 1997 and separate issues ceased at that time. Eastern Slavonia as a whole was incorporated back into the Republic of Croatia on 15 January 1998.

 * Dates :	1995–1997
 * Capital :
 * Currency : 	100 paras = 1 dinar

 * Refer :	Croatia

 * See also :	Srpska Krajina (Croatia)

Sri Lanka

 * Dates :	1972 –
 * Capital :	Colombo
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 rupee

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Sri Lanka

 * See also :	Ceylon

Srpska

 * Refer :	Bosnian Serb Republic

Srpska Krajina (Croatia)
After Croatia declared itself independent of Yugoslavia in 1991, Croatian Serbs in Krajina, Western Slavonia and Eastern Slavonia proclaimed their allegiance to Yugoslavia and formed the Republic of Srpska Krajina under UN protection. Elections for a president and parliament were held in January 1994.

In 1995, the Republic of Croatia began to recover the Serb territories. Krajina and Western Slavonia were incorporated back into Croatia that year while Eastern Slavonia was placed under UN administration and called Sremsko Baranjska Oblast (Srem and Baranya Region).

Stamps were issued soon after Srpska Krajina was proclaimed and continued until the Croatian recovery of Krajina. Later issues were made by Sremsko Baranjska Oblast (q.v.).

 * Dates :	1993–1995
 * Capital:
 * Currency : 	100 paras = 1 dinar

 * Refer :	Croatia

 * See also :	Sremsko Baranjska Oblast (Croatia)

Stadt Post Basel

 * Refer :	Basle

Stampalia

 * Refer :	Astypalaea

Stellaland Republic
A temporary Boer republic was established in Stellaland, which was the area surrounding Vryburg, on 26 July 1882. In 1885 it was annexed by Britain and incorporated into British Bechuanaland.

There was one local issue of six stamps on 1 February 1884.

 * Dates :	1884–1885
 * Capital :	Vryburg
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Cape of Good Hope

 * See also :	Vryburg

Stockholm

 * Dates :	1856–1862
 * Currency : 	(1855) 48 skilling = 1 riksdaler
 * (1858) 100 ore = 1 riksdaler

 * Refer :	Sweden

Straits Settlements

 * Dates :	1867–1942
 * Capital :	Singapore
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 dollar

 * Includes :	Labuan

Strasbourg

 * Refer :	Council of Europe (Strasbourg)

Sudan
Earliest issues were Egyptian stamps overprinted SOUDAN.

 * Dates :	1897 –
 * Capital :	Khartoum
 * Currency : 	1000 milliemes = 100 piastres = 1 pound

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Sudan

Sudetenland

 * Refer :	Asch (Sudetenland)

Suez Canal Company
During the construction period 1859–69, the company ran a mail service that was taken over by the Egyptian government in 1868. Some special stamps (unofficial only) were issued in 1868.

 * Refer :	Egypt

Suidafrika

 * Refer :	South Africa

Sumatra (Japanese Occupation)

 * Dates :	1943–1945
 * Currency :	100 cents = 1 gulden

 * Refer :	Japanese Occupation Issues

Sungei Ujong

 * Dates :	1878–1895
 * Capital :	Seremban
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 dollar

 * Main Article Needed :

 * See also :	Malaysia

Suomi

 * Refer :	Finland

Surinam/Suriname

 * Dates :	1873 –
 * Capital :	Paramaribo
 * Currency : 	100 cents = 1 gulden

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Suriname

Sverige

 * Refer :	Sweden

Swaziland

 * Dates :	1933 –
 * Capital :	Mbabane
 * Currency : 	(1889) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
 * (1961) 100 cents = 1 rand
 * (1974) 100 cents = 1 lilangeni (note: plural is emalangeni)

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Swaziland

 * Includes :	Swaziland (Provisional Government)

Swaziland (Provisional Government)

 * Dates :	1889–1894
 * Capital :	Mbabane
 * Currency : 	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

 * Refer :	Swaziland

Sweden

 * Dates :	1855 –
 * Capital :	Stockholm
 * Currency : 	(1855) 48 skilling = 1 riksdaler
 * (1858) 100 ore = 1 riksdaler
 * (1875) 100 ore = 1 krona

 * Includes :	Stockholm

Swiss Cantonal Administration

 * Refer :	Basle;
 * Geneva;
 * Switzerland;
 * Zurich

Swiss Cantonal Issues

 * Main Article Needed :

 * Includes :	Basle;
 * Geneva;
 * Zurich

Swiss PTT

 * Refer :	United Nations (UN)

Swiss Transitional Issues

 * Refer :	Geneva;
 * Switzerland;
 * Zurich

Switzerland

 * Dates :	1850 –
 * Capital :	Bern
 * Currency :	(1850) 100 rappen = 1 franken
 * (1862) 100 centimes = 1 franc

 * See also :	Swiss Cantonal Issues

Syme
Italian colony in the Dodecanese which used the general EGEO issues and had its own stamps inscribed SIMI, the Italian (and Greek) name of the island.

 * Dates :	1912–1932
 * Capital :	Simi
 * Currency : 	100 centesimi = 1 lira

 * Refer :	Aegean Islands (Dodecanese)

Syria

 * Dates :	1924 –
 * Capital :	Damascus
 * Currency : 	100 centimes = 1 piastre

 * Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Syria

 * See also :	United Arab Republic (UAR)

Syria (French Occupation)
Issues in both Egyptian and Syrian currency overprinted TEO or OMF.

 * Dates :	1919–1924
 * Currency :	(1919) 40 paras = 10 milliemes = 1 piastre
 * (1920) 100 centimes = 1 piastre

 * Refer :	French Occupation Issues

Szechwan

 * Dates :	1933 only
 * Currency :	100 cents = 1 dollar

 * Refer :	Chinese Provinces

Szeged

 * Dates :	1919 only
 * Capital :	Szeged
 * Currency :	100 filler = 1 korona

 * Main Article Needed :

 * See also :	Hungary

Yugoslavia
Overprints on Yugoslav stamps issued in Trieste.

 * Refer :	Trieste (Yugoslav Military Government)