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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  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Jesse T. Jess Hill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Washington State  35   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Northwestern  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Army  22   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. San Diego Navy  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Oregon State  28   6   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. California  10   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Stanford  54   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Washington  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ UCLA  14   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Notre Dame  0   9   L       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Wisconsin  7   0   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored254
  Scoring Average23.1
  Points Allowed47
  Defense Average4.3
  Opponents Record52-40
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-1
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 9-1-0 AP
4 9-1-0 Coaches
5 9-1-0 INS
4 9-1-0 UP
  
1952 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 10-125447Won  7-06-017432  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 8-122055 5-116648  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 7-3248201 5-2176126  Howard Howie Odell
California 7-3247127 3-310980  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Stanford 5-5187226 2-5110193  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State 4-6171215 2-4112136  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon 2-7-1112234 1-559164  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Oregon State 2-7123267 1-589216  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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