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-
1954 Season Highlights
Jesse T. Jess Hill enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 17 vs.
Washington State
39
0
W
Fri., Sep. 24 vs.
Pittsburgh
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Northwestern
12
7
W
Fri., Oct. 8 vs.
Texas Christian
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Oregon
24
14
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
California
29
27
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Oregon State
34
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Stanford
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Washington
41
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
UCLA
0
34
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Notre Dame
17
23
L
Sat., Jan. 1
Ohio State
7
20
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1954 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 258
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 159
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 60-56
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 8-3-0
AP
11 8-3-0
Coaches
11 8-3-0
UP
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).