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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: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Jones enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Oregon  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Washington State  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Illinois  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ California  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Oregon State  19   7   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Stanford  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Notre Dame  20   12   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Washington  9   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 9  @ UCLA  0   0   T       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Tennessee  14   0   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record8-0 -2
  Points Scored181
  Scoring Average18.1
  Points Allowed33
  Defense Average3.3
  Opponents Record50-36
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-0 -1
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
37-0-2 AP
  
1939 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 9-1-118677 5-1-19853  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Southern California 8-0-218133Won  14-05-0-212121  Howard H. Jones
UCLA 6-0-412762 4-0-310154  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Washington 4-57793 3-46266  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon 3-4-110174 3-3-19462  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington State 4-567134 2-527115  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
California 3-793134 2-558107  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Stanford 1-7-154146 0-6-133116  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 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.