USC Trojans football team

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NCAA Division I FBS team Pac-12 Conference football program college football team

The USC Trojans football team is the University of Southern California's storied college football program, known for its numerous national championships, Heisman Trophy winners, and prominent role in the history of the sport.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
USC Trojans football	72
USC Trojans	27
USC Trojans football team canonical	14
USC Trojans football games	2
1972 USC Trojans football team	1
Southern California Trojans football	1
USC football	1
University of Southern California Trojans football	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1131400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USC Trojans football team
Context triple: [Arizona State Sun Devils football team, rival, USC Trojans football team]

A. UCLA Bruins football
UCLA Bruins football is the collegiate football program of the University of California, Los Angeles, known for its rich history in the Pac-12 Conference and for producing numerous NFL players, including Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman.
B. Fresno State Bulldogs
The Fresno State Bulldogs are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing California State University, Fresno, competing primarily in NCAA Division I as members of the Mountain West Conference.
C. San Diego State Aztecs football
San Diego State Aztecs football is the collegiate football program of San Diego State University, known for producing notable NFL coaches and players and competing in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
D. San Diego State Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are the athletic teams representing San Diego State University, competing in NCAA Division I and known especially for their strong football and basketball programs.
E. California Golden Bears football
California Golden Bears football is the collegiate football program representing the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA Division I competition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USC Trojans football team
Target entity description: The USC Trojans football team is the University of Southern California's storied college football program, known for its numerous national championships, Heisman Trophy winners, and prominent role in the history of the sport.

A. UCLA Bruins football
UCLA Bruins football is the collegiate football program of the University of California, Los Angeles, known for its rich history in the Pac-12 Conference and for producing numerous NFL players, including Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman.
B. Fresno State Bulldogs
The Fresno State Bulldogs are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing California State University, Fresno, competing primarily in NCAA Division I as members of the Mountain West Conference.
C. San Diego State Aztecs football
San Diego State Aztecs football is the collegiate football program of San Diego State University, known for producing notable NFL coaches and players and competing in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
D. San Diego State Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are the athletic teams representing San Diego State University, competing in NCAA Division I and known especially for their strong football and basketball programs.
E. California Golden Bears football
California Golden Bears football is the collegiate football program representing the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA Division I competition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I FBS team ⓘ Pac-12 Conference football program ⓘ college football team ⓘ
city	Los Angeles ⓘ
colors	cardinal ⓘ gold ⓘ
conference	Pac-12 Conference ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fightSong	Fight On ⓘ
formerConference	Athletic Association of Western Universities ⓘ Pac-10 Conference ⓘ linked to: Pacific-8 Conference Pac-8 Conference ⓘ linked to: Pacific-8 Conference Pacific Coast Conference ⓘ
foundedBy	University of Southern California ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasHeismanTrophyWinners	yes ⓘ
hasProduced	numerous NFL players ⓘ
hasReputation	storied college football program ⓘ
hasTradition	Traveler horse ride after touchdowns ⓘ pre-game Trojan Marching Band performance ⓘ
hasWon	multiple Rose Bowl games ⓘ multiple national championships ⓘ
homeField	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
homeGamesPlayedAt	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
location	Los Angeles, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
mascot	Traveler ⓘ
NCAAdivision	Division I FBS ⓘ linked to: Football Bowl Subdivision
nickname	Trojans ⓘ
notableHeismanWinner	Carson Palmer ⓘ Charles White ⓘ Marcus Allen ⓘ Matt Leinart ⓘ Mike Garrett ⓘ O. J. Simpson ⓘ Reggie Bush ⓘ
playsIn	NCAA football season ⓘ
region	West Coast ⓘ linked to: West Coast of the United States
represents	University of Southern California ⓘ
rival	Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ Stanford Cardinal football ⓘ linked to: Stanford Cardinal football team UCLA Bruins football ⓘ
rivalry	Notre Dame–USC football rivalry ⓘ USC–Stanford football rivalry ⓘ USC–UCLA rivalry ⓘ linked to: UCLA–USC football rivalry
shortName	USC ⓘ linked to: University of Southern California
sport	American football ⓘ
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
university	University of Southern California ⓘ

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