1951 USC Trojans football team

1951 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1951 record 7–3 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach Jess Hill
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1951 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Stanford $ 6 1 0     9 2 0
#17 UCLA 4 1 1     5 3 1
#12 California 5 2 0     8 2 0
USC 4 2 0     7 3 0
#18 Washington State 4 3 0     7 3 0
Oregon State 3 5 0     4 6 0
Washington 1 5 1     3 6 1
Oregon 1 6 0     2 8 0
Idaho 0 3 0     2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1951 college football season.

Schedule

The Trojans finished the regular season with a 7–3 record.

Game Date Opponent Result Trojans points Opponents Record Attendance
1 Sept. 22 Washington State Win 31 21 1-0
2 Sept 29 San Diego NTC Win 41 7 2-0
3 Oct. 6 @ Washington Win 20 13 3-0
4 Oct 13 Oregon State Win 16 14 4-0
5 Oct 20 @ California Win 21 14 5-0
6 Oct 27 Texas Christian Win 28 26 6-0
7 Nov 3 @ Army Win 28 6 7-0
8 Nov 10 Stanford Loss 20 27 7-1
9 Nov 24 UCLA Loss 7 21 7-2 71,738[1]
10 Dec 1 Notre Dame Loss 12 19 7-3 55,783

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Coaching staff

1951 team players in the NFL

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Frank Gifford Running Back 1 11 New York Giants
Pat Cannamela 11 122 Dallas Texans
Bob Hooks End 16 193 Los Angeles Rams
Al Baldock End 17 201 San Francisco 49ers
Dean Schneider Back 22 254 New York Giants

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References

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