1926 USC Trojans football team
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 8–2 (5–1 PCC) |
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Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
Captain | Jeff Cravath |
Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Whittier* | W 74–0 | 15,300 | ||
October 2 | Santa Clara* |
| W 42–0 | 36,000 | [5] |
October 9 | Washington State |
| W 16–7 | 34,700 | |
October 16 | Occidental * |
| W 28–6 | 22,000 | |
October 23 | at California | W 27–0 | 72,000 | ||
October 30 | Stanford |
| L 12–13 | 78,500 | [6] |
November 11 | at Multnomah Stadium | W 17–7 | 26,000 | [7] | |
November 20 | Idaho |
| W 28–6 | 17,400 | |
November 25 | Montana |
| W 61–0 | 18,600 | |
December 4 | Notre Dame* |
| L 12–13 | 74,378 | |
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References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Southern California vs. Notre Dame". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Doc Five: College football players turned famous actors – No. 1, John Wayne, USC". Yahoo.com.
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