Seasons
| National Champions † | Conference Champions * |
| Season | Conference | Conference Results | Overall Results | Bowl Game | Final Ranking | Head Coach | ||||||||||||||
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| W | L | T | Finish | W | L | T | AP | Coaches' | ||||||||||||
| Southern California Methodists / Wesleyans | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Henry H. Goddard, Frank Suffel | |||||||||
| 1889 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1890 | No Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1891 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1892 | No Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1893 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1894 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1895 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1896 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1897 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Lewis R. Freeman | |||||||||
| 1898 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1899 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1900 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1901 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Clair Tappaan | |||||||||
| 1902 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | No coach | |||||||||
| 1903 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | John Walker | |||||||||
| 1904 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Harvey Holmes | |||||||||
| 1905 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1906 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1907 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1908 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Bill Traeger | |||||||||
| 1909 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | N/A | N/A | Dean Cromwell | |||||||||
| 1910 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1911 | No Team – Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1914 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Ralph Glaze | |||||||||
| 1915 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1916 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Dean Cromwell | |||||||||
| 1917 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1918 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1919 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Gus Henderson | |||||||||
| 1920 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1921 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1922 | Pacific Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Penn State 14–3 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 1923 | Pacific Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | T-3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1924 | Pacific Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | T-4th | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Christmas Festival against Missouri 20–7 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 1925 | Pacific Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | T-3rd | 11 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Howard Jones | |||||||||
| 1926 | Pacific Coast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1927* | Pacific Coast | 4 | 0 | 1 | T-1st | 8 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1928*† | Pacific Coast | 4 | 0 | 1 | T-1st | 9 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1929* | Pacific Coast | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Pittsburgh 47–14 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 1930 | Pacific Coast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1931*† | Pacific Coast | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Tulane 21–12 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 1932*† | Pacific Coast | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Pittsburgh 35–0 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 1933 | Pacific Coast | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | 10 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1934 | Pacific Coast | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7th | 4 | 6 | 1 | N/A | |||||||||||
| 1935 | Pacific Coast | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8th | 5 | 7 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1936 | Pacific Coast | 3 | 2 | 2 | T-3rd | 4 | 2 | 3 | N/A | |||||||||||
| 1937 | Pacific Coast | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7th | 4 | 4 | 2 | N/A | |||||||||||
| 1938* | Pacific Coast | 6 | 1 | 0 | T-1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Duke 7–3 | #7 | N/A | |||||||||
| 1939*† | Pacific Coast | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 2 | Won Rose Bowl against Tennessee 14–0 | #3 | N/A | |||||||||
| 1940 | Pacific Coast | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7th | 3 | 4 | 2 | N/A | |||||||||||
| 1941 | Pacific Coast | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8th | 2 | 6 | 1 | N/A | Sam Barry | ||||||||||
| 1942 | Pacific Coast | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 1 | N/A | Jeff Cravath | ||||||||||
| 1943* | Pacific Coast | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Washington 29–0 | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1944* | Pacific Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 2 | Won Rose Bowl against Tennessee 25–0 | #7 | N/A | |||||||||
| 1945* | Pacific Coast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost Rose Bowl against Alabama 14–34 | #11 | N/A | |||||||||
| 1946 | Pacific Coast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | N/A | |||||||||||
| 1947* | Pacific Coast | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost Rose Bowl against Michigan 0–49 | #8 | N/A | |||||||||
| 1948 | Pacific Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | N/A | |||||||||||
| 1949 | Pacific Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | T-3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | N/A | |||||||||||
| 1950 | Pacific Coast | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | Pacific Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | Jess Hill | |||||||||||
| 1952* | Pacific Coast | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Wisconsin 7–0 | #5 | #4 | |||||||||
| 1953 | Pacific Coast | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | Pacific Coast | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Rose Bowl against Ohio State 7–20 | #17 | #11 | |||||||||
| 1955 | Pacific Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | #13 | #12 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | Pacific Coast | 5 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | 3 | 3 | 0 | #18 | #15 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | Pacific Coast | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 9 | 0 | Don Clark | |||||||||||
| 1958 | Pacific Coast | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1959* | AAWU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | #14 | #13 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | AAWU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 6 | 0 | John McKay | |||||||||||
| 1961 | AAWU | 2 | 1 | 1 | T-2nd | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1962*† | AAWU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Wisconsin 42–37 | #1 | #1 | |||||||||
| 1963 | AAWU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 0 | #16 | |||||||||||
| 1964* | AAWU | 3 | 1 | 0 | T-1st | 7 | 3 | 0 | #10 | #10 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | AAWU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | #10 | #9 | ||||||||||
| 1966* | AAWU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 4 | Lost Rose Bowl against Purdue 13–14 | #18 | |||||||||||
| 1967*† | AAWU | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Indiana 14–3 | #1 | #1 | |||||||||
| 1968* | Pacific-8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost Rose Bowl against Ohio State 16–27 | #4 | #2 | |||||||||
| 1969* | Pacific-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 10 | 0 | 1 | Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 10–3 | #3 | #4 | |||||||||
| 1970 | Pacific-8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T-6th | 6 | 4 | 1 | #15 | #19 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | Pacific-8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | #20 | |||||||||||
| 1972*† | Pacific-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 42–17 | #1 | #1 | |||||||||
| 1973* | Pacific-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost Rose Bowl against Ohio State 21–42 | #8 | #7 | |||||||||
| 1974*† | Pacific-8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 10 | 1 | 1 | Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 18–17 | #2 | #1 | |||||||||
| 1975 | Pacific-8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won Liberty Bowl against Texas A&M 20–0 | #17 | #19 | |||||||||
| 1976* | Pacific-8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 14–6 | #2 | #2 | John Robinson | ||||||||
| 1977 | Pacific-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won Bluebonnet Bowl against Texas A&M 47–28 | #13 | #12 | |||||||||
| 1978*† | Pacific-10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 12 | 1 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 17–10 | #2 | #1 | |||||||||
| 1979* | Pacific-10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 11 | 0 | 1 | Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 17–16 | #2 | #2 | |||||||||
| 1980 | Pacific-10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 8 | 2 | 1 | None due to Pac-10 sanctions | #11 | #12 | |||||||||
| 1981 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Fiesta Bowl against Penn State 10–26 | #14 | #13 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | T-3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | #15 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | Pacific-10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ted Tollner | |||||||||||
| 1984* | Pacific-10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Ohio State 20–17 | #10 | #9 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T-4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lost Aloha Bowl against Alabama 3–24 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T-4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost Citrus Bowl against Auburn 7–16 | |||||||||||
| 1987* | Pacific-10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | T-1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Rose Bowl against Michigan State 17–20 | #18 | #17 | Larry Smith | ||||||||
| 1988* | Pacific-10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 14–22 | #7 | #9 | |||||||||
| 1989* | Pacific-10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 17–10 | #8 | #9 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost John Hancock Bowl against Michigan State 16–17 | #20 | #22 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Pacific-10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost Freedom Bowl against Fresno State 7–24 | |||||||||||
| 1993* | Pacific-10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T-1st | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won Freedom Bowl against Utah 28–21 | #25 | John Robinson | |||||||||
| 1994 | Pacific-10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech 55–14 | #13 | #15 | |||||||||
| 1995* | Pacific-10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | T-1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Rose Bowl against Northwestern 41–32 | #12 | #11 | |||||||||
| 1996 | Pacific-10 | 3 | 5 | — | T-5th | 6 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | Pacific-10 | 4 | 4 | — | T-5th | 6 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 3 | — | T-3rd | 8 | 5 | — | Lost Sun Bowl against TCU 19–28 | Paul Hackett | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Pacific-10 | 3 | 5 | — | T-6th | 6 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Pacific-10 | 2 | 6 | — | T-8th | 5 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 5th | 6 | 6 | — | Lost Las Vegas Bowl against Utah 6–10 | Pete Carroll | ||||||||||
| 2002* | Pacific-10 | 7 | 1 | — | T-1st | 11 | 2 | — | Won Orange Bowl against Iowa 38–17 | #4 | #4 | |||||||||
| 2003*† | Pacific-10 | 7 | 1 | — | 1st | 12 | 1 | — | Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 28–14 | #1 | #2 | |||||||||
| 2004*†‡ | Pacific-10 | 7 | 0 | — | 1st | 11 | 0 | — | Vacated Win Orange Bowl against Oklahoma 55–19 | #1 | #1 | |||||||||
| 2005*‡ | Pacific-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 1st | 12 | 1 | — | Lost Rose Bowl against Texas 38–41 | #2 | #2 | |||||||||
| 2006* | Pacific-10 | 7 | 2 | — | T-1st | 11 | 2 | — | Won Rose Bowl against Michigan 32–18 | #4 | #4 | |||||||||
| 2007* | Pacific-10 | 7 | 2 | — | T-1st | 11 | 2 | — | Won Rose Bowl against Illinois 49–17 | #3 | #2 | |||||||||
| 2008* | Pacific-10 | 8 | 1 | — | 1st | 12 | 1 | — | Won Rose Bowl against Penn State 38–24 | #3 | #2 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 4 | — | T-5th | 9 | 4 | — | Won Emerald Bowl against Boston College 24–13 | #22 | #20 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Pacific-10 | 5 | 4 | — | T-3rd | 8 | 5 | — | None due to NCAA sanctions | Lane Kiffin | ||||||||||
| 2011 | Pacific-12 | 7 | 2 | — | 3rd | 10 | 2 | — | None due to NCAA sanctions | #6 | - | 2012 | Pacific-12 | 5 | 4 | — | 3rd | 7 | 6 | — |
‡ 2 wins in 2004 and 12 wins in 2005 were vacated due to NCAA sanctions
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Famous quotes containing the word seasons:
“Sorrow breaks seasons and reposing hours,
Makes the night morning and the noontide night.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past!
Let each new temple, nobler than the last,
Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea!”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)
“And so the seasons went rolling on into summer, as one rambles into higher and higher grass.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)