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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
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
  Record8-2
  Points Scored218
  Scoring Average21.8
  Points Allowed126
  Defense Average12.6
  Opponents Record37-56
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record4-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 8-2-0 AP
15 8-2-0 Coaches
15 8-2-0 UP
  
1956 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 8-2218126 5-213380  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon State 7-3-1203166Lost  19-355-1-113894  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 7-3148122 5-210973  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 5-5232206 3-4137138  Darrell Royal
Stanford 4-6218213 3-4151140  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Oregon 4-4-2133102 2-3-27074  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 3-7135181 2-595142  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 3-6-1163247 1-5-185177  James Jim Sutherland

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.


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