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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  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 Elmer C. Gus Henderson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. USS Arizona  62   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. USS New York  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Caltech  70   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 12  vs. Sub Base  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Occidental  42   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 19  @ Sub Base  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Pomona  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ California  7   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Whittier  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Oregon State  7   0   W    @ Pasadena, CA   
 Sat., Dec. 3  vs. Washington State  28   7   W    @ Pasadena, CA   
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored362
  Scoring Average32.9
  Points Allowed52
  Defense Average4.7
  Opponents Record17-5
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record2-1
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 9-0-131233Tied  0-05-020517  Andrew L. Andy Smith
Southern California 10-136252 2-14245  Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Washington State 4-2-110962 2-2-13552  Gustavius A. Gus Welch
Oregon State 4-3-223142 1-3-13428  R.B. Rutherford
Stanford 4-2-210097 1-1-12149  C. Eugene Van Gent
Oregon 5-1-314575 0-1-2746  Ellery C. Shy Huntington
Washington 3-4-169145 0-3-13110  Enoch Bagshaw

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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