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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: Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Elmer C. Gus Henderson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Caltech  46   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Stanford  10   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Occidental  48   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Pomona  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Nevada  38   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Oregon  21   0   W    @ Pasadena, CA   
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record6-0
  Points Scored170
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed21
  Defense Average3.5
  Opponents Record14-8
  Conference Record2-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-0
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 9-041014Won  28-03-01047  Andrew L. Andy Smith
Southern California 6-017021 2-0310  Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Stanford 4-38265 2-21348  Walter D. Powell
Washington State 5-112976 1-12849  Gustavius A. Gus Welch
Oregon 3-2-13738 1-2-11731  Ellery C. Shy Huntington
Oregon State 2-2-22052 1-2-11045  R.B. Rutherford
Washington 1-55483 0-3023  Leonard B. Stub Allison

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.