1939 USC Trojans football team

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

	Conf					Overall
1939 PCC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 USC †	5	–	0	–	2	8	–	0	–	2
#7 UCLA	5	–	0	–	3	6	–	0	–	4
Oregon State	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Washington	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Oregon	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Montana	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
California	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Stanford	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1939 college football season. It defeated the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1940 Rose Bowl, scoring the only points achieved on the Volunteers all season, ending their 23-game win streak, and winning the national championship in the process.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	T 7–7	41,000
October 7	Washington State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 27–0	38,000
October 14	Illinois*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 26–0	60,000
October 28	California	#8	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 26–0	46,000
November 4	vs. #11 Oregon State	#7	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, 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 Notre Dame*	#4	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry)	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 UCLA	#3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	T 0–0	103,303
January 1	vs. #2 Tennessee*	#3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	W 14–0	92,200
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

USC Trojans football

Venues	Bovard Field (?–1922) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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