USC will play Wisconsin in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
The Trojans, under Coach Clay Helton, are 8-5 after losing to Stanford, 41-22, in the Pac-12 Conference championship game on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium.
Wisconsin is 9-3 under first-year Coach Paul Chryst. The Badgers finished 6-2 in the Big Ten Conference.
The Trojans defeated Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl last season.