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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  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Don R. Clark enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Oregon State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Michigan  19   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. North Carolina  7   8   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Oregon  0   25   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. California  12   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Washington State  14   6   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Stanford  29   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Washington  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ UCLA  15   15   T       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Notre Dame  13   20   L       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored151
  Scoring Average15.1
  Points Allowed120
  Defense Average12.0
  Opponents Record46-52
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-2 -1
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 7-4207200Lost  12-386-112785  Peter R. Elliot
Washington State 7-3199117 5-212988  James Jim Sutherland
Oregon State 6-498118 4-36684  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Southern California 4-5-1151120 4-2-111272  Don R. Clark
Oregon 4-69350 3-46642  Leonard J. Len Casanova
UCLA 3-6-1136173 2-4-198111  George W. Dickerson
Stanford 2-893226 2-586152  Jack C. Curtice
Washington 3-7102146 1-657107  James Jim Owens

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.