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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: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1888  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2010
1940 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Jones enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Washington State  14   14   T       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oregon State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Illinois  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Oregon  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Stanford  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. California  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Washington  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. UCLA  28   12   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Notre Dame  6   10   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record3-4 -2
  Points Scored88
  Scoring Average9.8
  Points Allowed98
  Defense Average10.9
  Opponents Record43-37
  Home Record2-2 -2
  Away Record1-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
 Southern California was not ranked.
  
1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 4-684128  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Idaho 1-7-130214  Theodore P. Ted Bank
Oregon 4-4-110058  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Oregon State 5-3-112880  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Southern California 3-4-28898  Howard H. Jones
Stanford 10-019685  Clark D. Shaughnessy
UCLA 1-979174  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Washington 7-216954  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Washington State 4-4-2131147  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Southern California Players on File.

1940 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Southern California Players on File.


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