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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: Dean B. Cromwell
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1888 <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024

1917 Season Highlights

Dean B. Cromwell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern California.

1917 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Arizona	31	6	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Saint Marys	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ US Army 21st Infantry	3	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Fort MacArthur	42	0	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Utah	51	0	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Mare Island Marines	0	34	L	@ Los Angeles, CA
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. California	0	0	T

1917 Season Totals
Record	4-2 -1
Points Scored	127
Scoring Average	18.1
Points Allowed	47
Defense Average	6.7
Opponents Record	10-11
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	2-0

1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1917 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Washington State	6-0-1	112	3		3-0	46	3	William Lone Star Dietz
California	5-5-1	149	104		2-1-1	41	24	Andrew L. Andy Smith
Oregon	4-3	73	74		1-2	31	40	Hugo F. Bezdek
Oregon State	4-2-1	83	33		1-2-1	17	27	Joseph A. Pipal
Southern California	4-2-1	127	47					Dean B. Cromwell
Washington	1-2-1	14	47		0-2-1	0	41	Claude J. Hunt

1917 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1917 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).