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-
1956 Season Highlights
Jesse T. Jess Hill enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Texas
44
20
W
Fri., Sep. 28 vs.
Oregon State
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Wisconsin
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Washington
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Stanford
19
27
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Washington State
28
12
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
California
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Oregon
0
7
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 24 @
UCLA
10
7
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Notre Dame
28
20
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 218
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 126
Defense Average 12.6
Opponents Record 37-56
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 8-2-0
AP
15 8-2-0
Coaches
15 8-2-0
UP
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.