Feedzilla original written news for glasses and eye glasses now available for distribution

USC Trojans
By Freddie Brister

The University of Southern California (USC) Trojans, established in 1880, is the oldest independent teaching and research university in the West. Los Angeles was a rough frontier town in the 1870s when Judge Robert Maclay Widney and other spirited citizens dreamt of having a university in the region. 1879 Widney formed a board of trustees and secured a donation of 308 lots of land from three prominent members of the community - Ozro W. Childs, a Protestant horticulturist; former California governor John G. Downey, an Irish-Catholic pharmacist and businessman; and Isaias W. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist. The gift provided land for a campus as well as a source of endowment, the seeds of financial support for the nascent institution and in 1880 USC opened its doors to 53 students and 10 faculty members.

USC has among the richest histories in college athletics. The Trojans are the men's' athletic teams while the women's' athletic teams are referred to as "The Women of Troy." The Trojans have won 109 total team national championships, 89 of which are NCAA National Championships, 87 of which were won by men's' teams and 22 by the women's'. Trojan men athletes have won 296 individual NCAA titles, more than those from any other school in the nation and the Women of Troy have brought home another 51 individual NCAA crowns for a combined 347 individual NCAA championships.

USC has a reputation and long tradition of nurturing Olympic athletes. 375 Trojan athletes competed from the 1904 Summer Olympics through the 2004, taking home a record 112 gold medals, plus winning at least 1 gold in every summer Olympics since 1912, 64 silver and 58 bronze. There have been more Trojans in the Olympics than from any other university in the world. In fact, if USC were its own nation in the Olympics, it would rank tied for 11th in the world in total gold medals earned. In the 2004 Athens games, USC sent 35 athletes and won 17 medals.

The Trojan football team won 11 national titles and as of 2007 was tied with Notre Dame and Ohio State for the most Heisman trophy winners with 7. From 1959 to 2008, the Trojans had won the conference championship 18 times and tied for the title on 6 other occasions. USC has the nation's fourth best bowl winning percentage (.643) among the 65 schools which have made at least 10 bowl appearances and its 30 Rose Bowl appearances is an all-time best.

The Victory Bell is and 295 pound bell taken from the top of a locomotive and is the rivalry trophy in the USC-UCLA cross-town rivalry. The winner of the annual football contest keeps the bell for the next year, and paints it the school's color: cardinal red for USC, True Blue for UCLA. The bell was given to the UCLA student body in 1939 and initially the cheerleaders would ring it whenever the Bruins scored. However, in UCLA's opening game in 1941, six USC Trojan Knights infiltrated the Bruin rooting section, assisted in loading the bell aboard a truck headed back to Westwood, took the key to the truck, and escaped with the bell while UCLA's actual rooters went to find a replacement key. They hid the bell from UCLA for over a year. Tension between UCLA and USC students rose as each started to play even more elaborate and disruptive pranks on the other. The rivalry had gotten so bad that the USC President threatened to cancel it.

Writer and editor, Freddie Brister, is a former high school football coach of 25 years. His love of the game of football is reflected in his words and memories of growing up in the South and playing football in the back yard with his brother, cousins and neighborhood friends. His biggest thrill is watching former high school players he has coached play at the college level. His favorite pastime is watching college football on tv and attending the games in person every chance he gets. Freddie Brister is a huge fan of the sec and the California Trojans. Check out his California Trojans Merchandise.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Freddie_Brister
http://EzineArticles.com/?USC-Trojans&id=1984236

usc trojans football

USC Trojans Football (7-3) - Add to iGoogle

Next game: vs. UCLA Bruins, Nov 28 10:00pm ET

Radio flagship: KSPN 710-AM in Los Angeles
Broadcasters: Pete Arbogast (play-by-play), Paul McDonald (analyst) and John Jackson (sideline reporter)

The USC Trojans football program, established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A and the Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) under head coach Pete Carroll. The Trojans have been a football powerhouse throughout NCAA history, making claim to 11 national championships. In recent years, USC has consistently ranked in the top 5 of the final BCS and AP Polls. The football team is regarded as the centerpiece of an athletic program that has won more NCAA men's individual and men's team titles than any other university and is third in co-ed team titles, behind fellow Pac-10 schools UCLA and Stanford.

USC Football Statistics
By Candis Reade

Are you one of those who love to watch almost every match in the college football? For sure you know that one of the most interesting numbers in the college football is the statistics of the USC Trojans. The Trojans have showed several winning streaks and improvements in their numbers during the past years. Almost every year the Trojans have managed to deliver satisfying numbers except in 2003. Since then the Trojans have managed to beat their own charts for the previous years. As seen in the USC football statistics they experienced a fall in 2003 from high ranking 2002 figures but they have managed to regain good numbers in the following year.

The developments and the changes in the USC football statistics have caught the attention of most of the football enthusiasts especially the sports bettors in every football game. They USC statistics reflect all the possibilities that might happen in every football game. The consistency of the individual statistics of the USC players shows a strong college football team. But their team statistics usually show results that differ according to their opponents and the venue of the games. Whether home or away it affects the performance of the team. Sports bettors rely on these numbers and conditions to determine the team where they can place their bets.

When we talk about USC football statistics in this article, we are referring to the figures of the USC Trojans. There are two teams in the college football in the NCAA Division I-A that uses the USC name, the South California Trojans playing in the Pacific Ten Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Southeastern Conference. To avoid confusion we pointed out the use of the USC Trojans' statistics.

The study of the football statistics particularly the USC football statistics is not only limited for the sports bettors. The other teams especially the teams that usually face the Trojans during the elimination or conference finals also study these figures and numbers. The Trojan players and their coach also devote more of their time to review their own statistics. Through their statistics they can identify their weaknesses and they can address the problems that they have committed in their previous game. In this way they will not commit the same mistake again on their next game. They can also assess the development of their team through their annual team statistics and standings. Like what happened in their 2006 statistics. Their statistics for 2006 fell down and was almost the same as their 2003 performance. In the 2006 downfall they identified the turnovers as the main cause of the fall. They forced a few turnovers on their opponents that led to lower runs and points for their team.

Candis Reade is an accomplished niche website developer and author. To learn more about USC Football Statistics [http://sportsstatisticssite.info/usc-football-statistics], please visit Sports Statistics Site [http://sportsstatisticssite.info] for current articles and discussions.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Candis_Reade
http://EzineArticles.com/?USC-Football-Statistics&id=1496953