USC Trojans football under Gus Henderson

Gus Henderson coached the University of Southern California's football team from 1919 to 1924. He was the first coast to coach the Trojans in the Pacific Coast Conference, or indeed any conference. He compiled a record of 45–7 and was succeeded by Howard Jones.

Contents 1 1919 2 1920 3 1921 4 1922 5 1923 6 1924 7 References

1919

1919 USC Trojans football
Conference	Independent
1919 record	4–1
Head coach	Gus Henderson
Home stadium	Bovard Field
Seasons « 1918 1920 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 25	Pomona	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	7,000
November 1	Occidental	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 27–0	5,000
November 8	California	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 13–14	9,000
November 15	Utah	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 28–7	–
November 27	Stanford	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	–

1920

1920 USC Trojans football
Conference	Independent
1920 record	6–0
Head coach	Gus Henderson
Home stadium	Bovard Field
Seasons « 1919 1921 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 9	Caltech	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 46–7	5,000
October 16	Stanford	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0	8,000
October 23	Occidental	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 48–7	–
October 30	at Pomona	Pomona, CA	W 7–0	–
November 13	Nevada	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 38–7	–
November 25	vs. Oregon	Tournament Park • Pasadena, CA	W 21–0	20,000

1921

1921 USC Trojans football
Conference	Independent
1921 record	10–0
Head coach	Gus Henderson
Home stadium	Bovard Field
Seasons « 1920 1922 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1	USS Arizona	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 62–0	–
October 1	USS New York	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 35–0	–
October 8	Caltech	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 70–0	–
October 12	Sub Base	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 34–0	–
October 15	at Occidental	Los Angeles, CA	W 42–0	–
October 19	at Sub Base	–	W 28–0	10,000
October 29	Pomona	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 35–7	6,000
November 5	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 7–38	25,000
November 19	Whittier	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	12,000
November 26	vs. Oregon Agricultural	Tournament Park • Pasadena, CA	W 7–0	17,500
December 3	Washington State	Tournament Park • Pasadena, CA	W 28–7	18,000

1922

1922 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl Champion
Rose Bowl vs. Penn State, W 14–3
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1922 record	10–1 (3–1 PCC)
Head coach	Gus Henderson
Home stadium	Bovard Field
Seasons « 1921 1923 »

1922 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California †	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Oregon	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Washington	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
USC	3	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Stanford	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
† – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	USS Mississippi*	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 20–0	–
September 30	Alumni*	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 20–0	–
October 7	at Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 54–13	–
October 14	Arizona*	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 15–0	12,000
October 21	Nevada*	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	8,000
October 28	vs. California	Tournament of Roses’ Stadium • Pasadena, CA	L 0–12	35,000
November 4	Occidental*	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 46–0	11,000
November 11	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	W 6–0	15,000
November 18	vs. Idaho	Tournament of Roses’ Stadium • Pasadena, CA	W 14–0	12,500
November 30	vs. Washington State	Tournament of Roses’ Stadium • Pasadena, CA	W 41–3	11,000
January 1	vs. Penn State*	Tournament of Roses’ Stadium • Pasadena, CA	W 14–3	43,000
*Non-conference game.

1923

1923 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1923 record	6–2 (2–2 PCC)
Head coach	Gus Henderson
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons « 1922 1924 »

1923 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California †	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Washington	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Idaho	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Stanford	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
USC	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Washington State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Oregon	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
† – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Caltech*	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 18–7	10,000
October 6	Pomona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 23–7	12,863
October 13	Nevada*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 33–0	20,000
October 20	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–22	21,500
October 27	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	W 14–7	20,000
November 10	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–13	72,000
November 17	Arizona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 69–6	12,000
November 24	Idaho	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0	30,000
*Non-conference game.

1924

1924 USC Trojans football
Christmas Festival vs. Missouri, W 20–7
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1924 record	9–2 (2–1 PCC)
Head coach	Gus Henderson
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons « 1923 1925 »

1924 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford †	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
California	2	–	0	–	2			8	–	0	–	2
Washington	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Idaho	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
USC	2	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Oregon	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	3
Oregon State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Washington State	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
† – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Caltech*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 78–6	12,000
October 4	Pomona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	20,000
October 11	Arizona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 29–0	18,000
October 18	vs. Oregon Agricultural	Multnomah Field • Portland, OR	W 17–3	15,000
October 25	Nevada*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 21–7	20,000
November 1	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 0–7	60,000
November 8	St. Mary's*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 10–14	35,000
November 15	Whittier*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 51–0	15,000
November 22	Idaho	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	45,000
December 6	Syracuse*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 16–0	45,000
December 25	Missouri*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Christmas Festival)	W 20–7	47,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

• 2010 USC Football Media Guide

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