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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: Don R. Clark
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Don R. Clark enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Oregon State  27   6   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Pittsburgh  23   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Ohio State  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Washington  22   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Stanford  30   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ California  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. West Virginia  36   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Baylor  17   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. UCLA  3   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Notre Dame  6   16   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored195
  Scoring Average19.5
  Points Allowed90
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record44-54
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 8-2-0 AP
13 8-2-0 Coaches
13 8-2-0 UPI
  
1959 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 10-125373Won  44-83-16829  James Jim Owens
Southern California 8-219590 3-16960  Don R. Clark
UCLA 5-4-1169150 3-19151  William F. Bill Barnes
California 2-8115223 1-33970  Peter R. Elliot
Stanford 3-7232261 0-458115  Jack C. Curtice

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 All Pac 10 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.