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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  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Jesse T. Jess Hill enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 17  vs. Washington State  39   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Pittsburgh  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Northwestern  12   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  vs. Texas Christian  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Oregon  24   14   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. California  29   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Oregon State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Stanford  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Washington  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ UCLA  0   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Notre Dame  17   23   L       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Ohio State  7   20   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored258
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed159
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record60-56
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 8-3-0 AP
11 8-3-0 Coaches
11 8-3-0 UP
  
1954 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-036740 6-025626  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 8-4258159Lost  7-206-118882  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon 6-4218159 4-3145145  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 5-5249177 4-3178129  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6149225 3-3111121  Alton S. Al Kircher
Stanford 4-6123229 2-484171  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 2-878215 1-664161  John Cherberg
Oregon State 1-860296 0-634225  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.