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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-

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1888 <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024

1927 Season Highlights

Howard H. Jones enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern California.

The Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.

1927 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Occidental	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Santa Clara	52	12	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Oregon State	13	12	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Stanford	13	13	T
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. California Tech	51	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. California	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Colorado	46	7	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Washington State	27	0	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Notre Dame	6	7	L	@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Dec. 3	vs. Washington	33	13	W

1927 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	287
Scoring Average	28.7
Points Allowed	64
Defense Average	6.4
Opponents Record	41-19
Conference Record	4-0
Home Record	8-0
Away Record	0-1 -1

1927 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1927 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	8-1-1	287	64		4-0-1	99	38	Howard H. Jones
Stanford	8-2-1	162	82	Won 7-6	4-0-1	78	32	Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Washington	9-2	287	59		3-2	47	46	Enoch Bagshaw
Oregon State	3-3-1	98	78		2-2	52	46	Paul J. Schissler
California	7-3	184	64		1-3	22	32	Clarence M. Price
Washington State	3-3-2	120	67		0-3	6	54	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Oregon	2-4-1	45	69		0-4	7	63	John J. McEwan

1927 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1927 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.