In April 1958, the Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) temporarily moved to the coliseum while Dodger Stadium was being constructed. In 1959, a football game between USC and Ohio State was played at the coliseum. A hour after the game's completion, the first World Series game in California was also played. The Dodgers moved out of the coliseum after the 1961 season. However, the Los Angeles Rams spent more than three decades at the coliseum before moving to Anaheim Stadium after the 1979 season. The Rams played their final game at the Los Angeles Coliseum on December 16, 1979 against the New Orleans Saints. After the 1981 season, the Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and the coliseum. They played their first game at the L.A. Coliseum on November 22, 1982. Two years later, the Coliseum hosted the 1984 Olympics.

After its expansion in the 1930s, the Los Angeles Coliseum underwent very few changes until the 1990s. In February 1993, a $15 million renovation project was completed at the coliseum. The bleachers were replaced with actual seats and fourteen rows of new seats were added, increasing the capacity to 92,000, after the field was lowered fourteen feet. A massive earthquake in 1994, required over $93 million in repairs to the coliseum. The Raiders decided to move back to the Oakland Coliseum after the 1994 season, playing their last game at the Los Angeles Coliseum on December 24, 1994. Today, the Los Angeles Coliseum continues to serve as the home of the University of Southern California football team. The Coliseum has been the home of many great sporting events from the 1932 and 1984 Olympics to World Series and Super Bowl games.
 

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