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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  <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024
1924 Season Highlights
 Elmer C. Gus Henderson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1924 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. California Tech  78   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Pomona-Pitzer  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Arizona  29   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Oregon State  17   3   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Nevada  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ California  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. St. Marys  10   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Whittier  51   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Idaho  13   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  vs. Syracuse  16   0   W       
 Thu., Dec. 25   Missouri  20   7   W    @ Los Angeles, CA   Christmas Festival Bowl
 
1924 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored269
  Scoring Average24.5
  Points Allowed44
  Defense Average4.0
  Opponents Record31-17
  Conference Record1-1
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record1-1
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1924 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 8-0-216251 2-0-25434  Andrew L. Andy Smith
Washington 8-1-135524 2-1-13017  Enoch Bagshaw
Oregon 4-2-39460 2-1-13441  Joseph H. Joe Maddock
Southern California 9-226944Won  20-71-11710  Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Stanford 7-1-117969Lost  10-271-0-14833  Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Oregon State 3-57185 1-32343  Paul J. Schissler
Washington State 1-5-210788 0-3-12755  Albert A. Al Exendine

1924 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1924 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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