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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Jesse T. Jess Hill enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Washington State  29   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Minnesota  17   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Indiana  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Washington  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Oregon State  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ California  32   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Oregon  7   13   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Stanford  23   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. UCLA  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Notre Dame  14   48   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored199
  Scoring Average19.9
  Points Allowed161
  Defense Average16.1
  Opponents Record47-43
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-1 -1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 8-222476Lost  20-286-117241  Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford 6-3-1246148 5-1-115190  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Southern California 6-3-1199161 4-2-114192  Jesse T. Jess Hill
California 4-4-2220170 2-2-212798  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6146256 2-471148  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon State 3-639187 2-514153  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1154217 2-4-1113132  John Cherberg
Oregon 4-5-19185 1-5-11954  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.