USC History
The year USC was founded?
1801
Who is our beloved mascot
cocky
What year did Sandstorm become a traditional song for us?
2009
1850's
How many national championships have the women's basketball team won?
3
This was the original name of USC?
South Carolina College
What year was our official seal adopted?
1803
True or False
Only men were allowed to attend the university when it was first created?
True
What decade did the university get renamed to University of South Carolina
1900's
What year did the Darla Moore School of Business open?
2014
What was the first building on campus?
Rutledge
What song does the band typically play at our athletic events?
Fight Song
What team did we play when Sandstorm evolved into one of our main songs to play at sporting events?
Ole Miss
1890's
What year was the university's bicentennial celebrated?
2001
Tue or False
The college closed in the 1800's after a fire?
True
How many credit hours do you have to complete to be eligible to purchase a University Ring?
At least 60 credit hours
What part of campus today was the original area considered to be "campus" in the early 1800's?
The Horseshoe
What decade was University 101 first offered during?
1970's
What other college uses our nickname "Gamecocks"?
Jacksonville State University
Who was the university's first African American professor?
Richard T. Greener
What is our pep rally celebration that leads up to our rivalry game against Clemson?
Bonus: what year did this pep rally start?
Tiger Burn
1902
How many years after USC was created in 1801 did classes finally start being held?
4 years later in 1805
What decade did the first Black person graduate from the university?
1960's
How many pounds does the Cocky Statue on campus weigh?
773 lbs