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Southern California Football Team History


Southern California Trojans
University of Southern California
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: Don R. Clark
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Don R. Clark enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Oregon State  0   20   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Michigan  6   16   L       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Pittsburgh  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ California  0   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Washington State  12   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Washington  19   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Stanford  7   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon  7   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. UCLA  9   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Notre Dame  12   40   L       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Points Scored86
  Scoring Average8.6
  Points Allowed204
  Defense Average20.4
  Opponents Record55-43
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record1-3
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 8-2203129 5-2127110  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 8-219090 5-210684  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon 7-416097Lost  7-105-211575  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Stanford 6-4227158 4-3148111  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State 6-4193161 4-3125116  James Jim Sutherland
Washington 3-6-1120212 3-4100125  James Jim Owens
California 1-9109176 1-697123  Peter R. Elliot
Southern California 1-986204 1-654128  Don R. Clark

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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