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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 Conference


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1888  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Jones enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Alabama  7   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Oregon State  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Ohio State  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Washington State  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Stanford  13   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Oregon  31   7   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. California  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Washington  6   7   L       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. UCLA  42   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 3  vs. Notre Dame  13   0   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Duke  7   3   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored172
  Scoring Average15.6
  Points Allowed65
  Defense Average5.9
  Opponents Record62-38
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 8-2-0 AP
  
1938 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-121944 6-110737  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Southern California 9-217265Won  7-36-113136  Howard H. Jones
Oregon State 5-3-17251 4-2-15338  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 7-4-1217106 3-3-17282  William H. Bill Spaulding
Oregon 4-569138 3-450106  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington 3-5-16883 3-45656  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Stanford 3-66792 2-54457  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington State 2-844159 0-717118  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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