USC Trojans football under Howard Jones

Howard Jones was the coach of the University of Southern California's football team from 1925 to 1940. He compiled a 121-36-13 record, won four national championships, and was succeeded by Sam Barry after dying in 1941.

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1925

1925 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1925 record 11–2 (3–2 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1924 1926 »
1925 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Washington 5 0 0     10 1 1
Stanford 4 1 0     7 2 0
USC 3 2 0     11 2 0
Oregon State 3 2 0     7 2 0
California 2 2 0     6 3 0
Idaho 2 3 0     3 5 0
Washington State 2 3 0     3 4 1
Montana 1 4 0     3 4 1
Oregon 0 5 0     1 5 1
† – Conference champion
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 26 Whittier* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 74–0  
September 26 Caltech* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 32–0   25,000
October 3 Pomona College* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 80–0  
October 10 Utah* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–2   18,000
October 17 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 9–13   70,000
October 24 Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 56–0   17,000
October 30 at Idaho Moscow, ID W 51–7   5,000
November 7 Santa Clara Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 29–9   25,000
November 14 Montana Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–7   25,000
November 21 Iowa* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 18–0   66,000
November 28 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 12–17   12,000
December 5 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–0   25,000
December 12 St. Mary's* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 12–0   25,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1926

1926 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1926 record 8–2 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1925 1927 »
1926 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Stanford 4 0 0     10 0 1
USC 5 1 0     8 2 0
Oregon State 4 1 0     7 1 0
Washington State 4 1 0     6 1 0
Washington 3 2 0     8 2 0
Oregon 1 4 0     2 4 1
Idaho 1 4 0     3 4 1
Montana 0 4 0     3 5 0
California 0 5 0     3 6 0
† – Conference champion
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 Whittier* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 74–0   15,300
October 2 Santa Clara* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 42–0   27,400
October 9 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 16–7   34,700
October 16 Occidental* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–6   22,000
October 23 at California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 27–0   72,000
October 30 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 12–13   78,500
November 11 vs. Oregon State Multnomah StadiumPortland, OR W 17–7   26,000
November 20 Idaho Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–6   17,400
November 25 Montana Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 61–0   18,600
December 4 Notre Dame* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 12–13   74,378
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1927

1927 USC Trojans football
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1927 record 8–1–1 (4–0–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1926 1928 »
1927 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC § 4 0 1     8 1 1
Stanford § 4 0 1     8 2 1
Idaho 2 0 2     4 1 3
Washington 4 2 0     9 2 0
Oregon State 2 3 0     3 3 1
California 2 3 0     7 3 0
Washington State 1 3 1     3 3 2
Oregon 0 4 1     2 4 1
Montana 0 4 0     3 4 1
§ – Conference co-champions
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 24 Occidental* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 33–0   20,000
October 1 Santa Clara* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 52–12   35,000
October 8 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–12   35,000
October 15 at Stanford Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA T 13–13   52,285
October 22 Caltech* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 51–0   25,000
October 29 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–0   76,500
November 12 Colorado* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 46–7   25,000
November 19 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–0   45,000
November 26 vs. Notre Dame* Soldier FieldChicago, IL (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 6–7   120,000
December 3 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33–13   60,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1928

1928 USC Trojans football
National Champions
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1928 record 9–0–1 (4–0–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1927 1929 »
1928 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC 4 0 1     9 0 1
California 3 0 2     6 2 2
Stanford 4 1 1     8 3 1
Oregon 4 2 0     9 2 0
Washington State 4 3 0     7 3 0
Oregon State 2 3 0     6 3 0
Idaho 2 3 0     3 4 1
Washington 2 4 0     7 4 0
UCLA 0 4 0     4 4 1
Montana 0 5 0     4 5 1
† – Conference champion
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 29 Utah State* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 40–12   31,000
October 6 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–0   50,000
October 13 St. Mary's* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–6   40,000
October 20 at California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA T 0–0   74,245
October 27 Occidental* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–0   40,000
November 3 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 10–0   80,000
November 10 Arizona* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 78–7   20,000
November 17 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–13   33,000
November 24 Idaho Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–7   10,000
December 1 Notre Dame* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) W 27–14   72,632
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1929

1929 USC Trojans football
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, W 47–14
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1929 record 10–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1928 1930 »
1929 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC 6 1 0     10 2 0
Stanford 5 1 0     9 2 0
Oregon 4 1 0     7 3 0
California 4 1 0     7 1 1
Washington State 4 2 0     10 2 0
UCLA 1 3 0     4 4 0
Oregon State 1 4 0     5 4 0
Idaho 1 4 0     4 5 0
Montana 0 4 1     3 5 1
Washington 0 5 1     2 6 1
† – Conference champion
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 28 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) W 76–0   50,000
October 5 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–0   40,000
October 12 at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 48–0   23,582
October 19 Occidental* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 64–0   20,000
October 26 at [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA W 7–0   89,000
November 2 [[{{{school}}}|California]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–15   79,000
November 9 [[{{{school}}}|Nevada]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 66–0   20,000
November 16 vs. Notre Dame* Soldier FieldChicago, IL (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 12–13   112,912
November 23 [[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 72–0   20,000
November 30 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–7   55,000
December 14 Carnegie Tech* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 45–13   65,000
January 1 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]* Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 47–14   72,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1930

1930 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1930 record 8–2 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1929 1931 »
1930 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 6 0 0     9 1 0
USC 5 1 0     8 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 4 1 0     9 1 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 3 1 0     7 2 0
Washington 3 4 0     5 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 2 3 0     7 3 0
Montana 1 3 0     5 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 1 4 0     4 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 1 4 0     3 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 0 5 0     4 7 0
† – Conference champion
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 27 at [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) W 52–0   40,000
October 4 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–7   40,000
October 11 at [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Rogers FieldPullman, WA L 6–7   22,000
October 18 [[{{{school}}}|Utah State]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 65–0   25,000
October 25 at [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA W 41–12   89,000
November 1 Denver* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33–13   18,000
November 8 [[{{{school}}}|California]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 74–0   82,000
November 15 [[{{{school}}}|Hawai'i]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 52–0   17,500
November 27 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 32–0   45,000
December 6 Notre Dame* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 0–27   73,967
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1931

1931 USC Trojans football
National Champions
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl vs. [[{{{school}}}|Tulane]], W, 21–12
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1931 record 10–1 (7–0 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1930 1932 »
1931 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC 7 0 0     10 1 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 4 1 0     8 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 3 1 1     6 2 2
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 4 3 0     6 4 0
Washington 3 3 1     5 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 2 2 1     7 2 2
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 1 3 1     6 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 1 4 0     3 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 0 3 0     3 4 1
Montana 0 5 0     1 6 0
† – Conference champion
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 26 St. Mary's* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 7–13   70,000
October 3 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–0   50,000
October 10 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 38–6   30,000
October 17 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 53–0   50,000
October 24 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 6–0   53,957
November 7 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–0   93,000
November 14 Montana Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 69–0   25,000
November 21 at [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) W 16–14   50,731
December 5 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 44–7   40,000
December 12 Georgia* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 60–0   75,000
January 1 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Tulane]]* Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 21–12   75,562
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1932

1932 USC Trojans football
National Champions
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Rose Bowl champions
Rose Bowl vs. [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]], W, 35–0
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1932 record 10–0 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1931 1933 »
1932 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC 6 0 0     10 0 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 5 1 1     7 1 1
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 4 2 0     6 4 0
Washington 3 2 2     6 2 2
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 2 1     6 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 2 1     7 3 2
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 1 3 1     6 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 1 4 0     4 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 1 4 0     3 5 0
Montana 0 5 0     2 7 0
† – Conference champion
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 24 Utah* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 35–0   35,000
October 1 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 20–0   55,000
October 8 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 10–0   40,000
October 15 Loyola* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0   50,000
October 22 at [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA W 13–0   60,000
November 5 [[{{{school}}}|California]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–7   70,000
November 12 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33–0   40,000
November 24 at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 9–6   22,061
December 10 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) W 13–0   93,924
January 2 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]* Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 35–0   78,874
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1933

1933 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1933 record 10–1–1 (4–1–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1932 1934 »
1933 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Stanford § 4 1 0     8 2 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] § 4 1 0     9 1 0
USC 4 1 1     10 1 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 2 1 1     6 2 2
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 3 3 1     5 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 2 2     6 3 2
Washington 3 4 0     5 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 1 3 1     6 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 1 4 0     4 4 0
Montana 0 4 0     3 4 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 23 Occidental* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 39–0  
September 23 Whittier* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 51–0   35,000
September 30 Loyola* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 18–0   65,000
October 7 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33–0   65,000
October 14 St. Mary's* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14–7   85,000
October 21 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Multnomah FieldPortland, OR T 0–0   21,000
October 28 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 6–3   65,000
November 11 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–13   95,000
November 18 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26–0   69,000
November 25 at [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) W 19–0   25,037
December 2 Georgia* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 31–0   45,000
December 9 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–7   45,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1934

1934 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1934 record 4–6–1 (1–4–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1933 1935 »
1934 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 5 0 0     9 1 1
#19 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 4 0 1     4 3 1
#20 Washington 5 1 1     6 1 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 4 2 0     6 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 3 2 0     6 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 2 3 0     7 3 0
USC 1 4 1     4 6 1
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 1 4 0     3 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 0 5 2     3 6 2
Montana 0 4 1     2 5 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 22 Occidental* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 20–0  
September 22 Whittier* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 40–14   30,000
September 29 Pacific* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0   35,000
October 6 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–19   50,000
October 13 at [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]* Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA L 6–20   55,000
October 20 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 6–6   40,000
October 27 at [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA L 0–16   48,000
November 10 [[{{{school}}}|California]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 2–7   60,000
November 17 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33–0   20,000
December 1 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–14   35,000
December 8 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 0–14   45,568
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1935

1935 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1935 record 5–7 (2–4 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1934 1936 »
1935 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] § 4 1 0     8 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] § 4 1 0     9 1 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] § 4 1 0     8 1 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 3 2 0     5 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 3 2 0     6 3 0
Washington 4 3 0     5 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 2 3 1     6 4 1
USC 2 4 0     5 7 0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 1 5 0     2 7 0
Montana 0 5 1     1 5 2
§ – Conference co-champions
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 28 Montana Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 9–0   25,000
October 5 Pacific* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–7   35,000
October 12 [[{{{school}}}|Illinois]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–19   60,000
October 19 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–13   35,000
October 26 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 7–21   48,000
November 9 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–3   50,000
November 16 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 20–10   45,000
November 23 at [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 13–20   38,305
December 7 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 2–6   35,000
December 14 [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–12   35,000
December 25 at Kamehameha High Alumni* Honolulu, HI W 33–7   10,000
January 1 at [[{{{school}}}|Hawai'i]]* Honolulu StadiumHonolulu, HI (Poi Bowl) W 38–6   12,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.


1936

1936 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1936 record 4–2–3 (3–2–2 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1935 1937 »
1936 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Washington 7 0 1     7 2 1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 6 2 1     6 3 1
USC 3 2 2     4 2 3
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 4 3 0     6 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 4 3 1     6 3 1
Stanford 2 3 2     2 5 2
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 3 5 0     4 6 0
Montana 1 3 0     6 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 1 6 1     2 6 1
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 0 4 0     3 7 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 26 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 38–7   45,000
October 3 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26–0   35,000
October 10 at [[{{{school}}}|Illinois]]* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 24–6   40,000
October 17 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 0–0   25,000
October 24 at Stanford #6 Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA W 14–7   35,000
November 7 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–13   65,000
November 14 at #10 Washington #15 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 0–12   23,454
November 26 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) T 7–7   90,000
December 5 #8 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) T 13–13   71,201
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1937

1937 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1937 record 4–4–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1936 1938 »
1937 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 California 6 0 1     10 0 1
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 4 2 1     4 3 2
Washington 4 2 2     7 2 2
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 3 3 2     3 3 3
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 2 2 0     4 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 2 3 3     3 3 3
USC 2 3 2     4 4 2
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 5 0     4 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 1 5 1     2 6 1
Montana 0 1 0     7 1 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 25 Pacific* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 40–0   35,000
October 2 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–7   70,000
October 9 Ohio State* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 13–12   65,000
October 16 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 34–14   45,000
October 23 at #1 California #11 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 6–20   73,000
October 30 at [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Rogers FieldPullman, WA T 0–0   8,700
November 6 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 6–7   55,000
November 13 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 12–12   35,000
November 27 at #9 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 6–13   28,920
December 4 at [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) W 19–13   75,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1938

1938 USC Trojans football
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl vs. [[{{{school}}}|Duke]], W 7-3
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP #7
1938 record 9–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1937 1939 »
1938 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 USC § 6 1 0     9 2 0
#14 [[{{{school}}}|California]] § 6 1 0     10 1 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 4 3 1     7 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 4 3 1     5 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 4 4 0     4 5 0
Washington 3 4 1     3 5 1
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 2 3 1     6 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 2 5 0     3 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 1 7 0     2 8 0
Montana 0 1 0     5 3 1
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 24 Alabama* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 7–19   70,000
October 1 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0   35,000
October 8 at Ohio State* Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 14–7   62,778
October 15 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–6   35,000
October 22 at [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA W 13–2   35,000
October 29 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] #19 Multnomah StadiumPortland, OR W 31–7   18,000
November 5 #3 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–7   95,000
November 12 at Washington #9 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 6–7   18,939
November 24 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] #14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) W 42–7   65,000
December 3 #1 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) W 13–0   97,146
January 2 vs. #3 [[{{{school}}}|Duke]]* #7 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 7–3   89,452
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1939

1939 USC Trojans football
National Champions
Pacific Coast Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Tennessee, W 14–0
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP #3
1939 record 8–0–2 (5–0–2 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1938 1940 »
1939 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 USC 5 0 2     8 0 2
#7 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 5 0 3     6 0 4
Oregon State 6 1 1     9 1 1
Washington 4 4 0     4 5 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 3 3 1     3 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 3 5 0     4 5 0
Montana 1 2 0     3 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 5 0     3 7 0
Stanford 0 6 1     1 7 1
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 0 3 0     2 6 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 30 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA T 7–7   41,000
October 7 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–0   38,000
October 14 [[{{{school}}}|Illinois]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26–0   60,000
October 28 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #8 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 26–0   46,000
November 4 vs. #11 Oregon State #7 Multnomah StadiumPortland, OR W 19–7   33,000
November 11 Stanford #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33–0   50,000
November 25 at #7 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* #4 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) W 20–12   54,799
December 2 Washington #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 9–7   44,760
December 9 at #9 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) T 0–0   103,303
January 1 vs. #1 Tennessee* #3 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 14–0   92,200
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1940

1940 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1940 record 3–4–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1939 1941 »
1940 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Stanford 7 0 0     10 0 0
#10 Washington 7 1 0     7 2 0
Oregon State 4 3 1     5 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 3 4 2     4 4 2
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 3 4 1     4 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 3 4 0     4 6 0
USC 2 3 2     3 4 2
Montana 1 2 0     4 4 1
UCLA 1 6 0     1 9 0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]] 0 4 0     1 7 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 28 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA T 14–14   40,000
October 5 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 0–0   50,000
October 12 at [[{{{school}}}|Illinois]]* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 13–7   30,125
October 19 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] #17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–0   35,000
October 26 at #9 Stanford #17 Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA L 7–21   60,000
November 9 [[{{{school}}}|California]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–20   50,000
November 16 at #17 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 0–14   27,000
November 30 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) W 28–12   70,000
December 7 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 6–10   85,808
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


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