1926 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJeff Cravath
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Stanford $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
No. 6 USC 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 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
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1926 college football season. In their second year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 317 to 52.[1] The season featured the first game in the Notre Dame–USC football rivalry; Notre Dame won by a 13 to 12 score in Los Angeles.[2] The team was ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[3] Offensive tackle Marion Morrison would later begin a successful acting career under the stage name, John Wayne.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Whittier*
W 74–015,300
October 2Santa Clara*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 42–036,000[5]
October 9Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–734,700
October 16Occidental*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–622,000
October 23at California
W 27–072,000
October 30Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 12–1378,500[6]
November 11at Oregon Agricultural
W 17–726,000[7]
November 20Idaho
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–617,400
November 25Montana
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 61–018,600
December 4Notre Dame*dagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 12–1374,378
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Southern California vs. Notre Dame". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Doc Five: College football players turned famous actors – No. 1, John Wayne, USC". Yahoo.com.
  5. ^ Braven Dyer (October 3, 1926). "Trojan Horde Tramples Broncos, 42 to 0: Drury's Devastating Smashes Ruin Rivals; Santa Clara Defense Breaks After First Quarter and Jones's Men Roll Up Astonishing Score". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1-a-1, 1-1-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Paul Lowry (October 31, 1926). "Stanford Corrals Thundering Herd, 13 to 12". Los Angeles Times. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Play of Kaer and Cravath Outstanding". Los Angeles Record. November 12, 1926. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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