Jason Ginsburg

They were 5-1 and ranked #14 in the country. Their boosters had put tombstones for the USC offense in the campus chapel. During the game, their fans held up a bedsheet that read, "On the eighth day, God created Notre Dame." This was 1975, the year…

Stanford was a 25-point underdog against a ranked USC team in the Coliseum. The Trojans were flagged for 100 yards in penalties. They lost six turnovers, including a fumbled kickoff return. The game wasn’t decided until the last play of the…

It was November 2, 1968, and in the wind and rain of Eugene, the top-ranked, undefeated USC Trojans had struggled against the 3-3 Oregon Ducks. OJ Simpson, the Trojans’ Heisman trophy candidate, had been averaging over 150 yards per game, but…

By the end of the year, quarterback Carson Palmer had thrown 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. He was so ineffective that coach Paul Hackett benched him during the Washington State loss. Hackett himself was fired at the end of the 5-7…

It was October 15, 1988, and the Trojans were two points away from disaster.After winning their first five games, including a 23-7 victory over #3 Oklahoma and a 42-14 blowout of #18 Oregon, the third-ranked Trojans had been ahead of the Washington…

USC entered the 1963 season as reigning national champions, but stumbled quickly. The Trojans lost their second game of the season to #3 Oklahoma, 17-12. Hal Bedsole, the team’s leading receiver, dropped three passes, including USC's final…

Most fans know about the biggest games in USC history, like the 1967 UCLA game or the 1974 Notre Dame game. I thought I'd dig through the history books for a look at some of USC's forgotten triumphs. On September 29, 1979, USC was 3-0 and ranked #1…