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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: Jesse T. Jess Hill
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Jesse T. Jess Hill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Washington State  31   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. San Diego Navy  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Washington  20   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Oregon State  16   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ California  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Texas Christian  28   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Army  28   6   W    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Stanford  20   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. UCLA  7   21   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Notre Dame  12   19   L       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored224
  Scoring Average22.4
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record51-36
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record3-0
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 9-2229181Lost  7-406-1152101  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
California 8-2307166 5-2183152  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Southern California 7-3224168 4-2115110  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 5-3-1188120 4-1-111755  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington State 7-3280187 3-3163138  Forest Evashevski
Oregon State 4-6204180 2-5109140  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1273218 1-5-1170164  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 2-8130317 0-665214  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 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.