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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-

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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
Record	7-3
Points Scored	224
Scoring Average	22.4
Points Allowed	168
Defense Average	16.8
Opponents Record	51-36
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	3-0

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	9-2	229	181	Lost 7-40	6-1	152	101	Charles A. Chuck Taylor
California	8-2	307	166		5-2	183	152	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Southern California	7-3	224	168		4-2	115	110	Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA	5-3-1	188	120		4-1-1	117	55	Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington State	7-3	280	187		3-3	163	138	Forest Evashevski
Oregon State	4-6	204	180		2-5	109	140	LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington	3-6-1	273	218		1-5-1	170	164	Howard Howie Odell
Oregon	2-8	130	317		0-6	65	214	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

The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.