1938 USC Trojans football team

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The 1938 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1938 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for the Pacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Duke in the 1939 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 172 to 65.

APNo. 7
Record9–2 (6–1 PCC)
Headcoach
Quick facts USC Trojans football, PCC co-championRose Bowl champion ...
1938 USC Trojans football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Duke
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record9–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDon McNeil
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 USC +6–1–09–2–0
No. 14 California +6–1–010–1–0
UCLA4–3–17–4–1
Oregon State4–3–15–3–1
Oregon4–4–04–5–0
Washington3–4–13–5–1
Idaho2–3–16–3–1
Stanford2–5–03–6–0
Washington State1–7–02–8–0
Montana0–1–05–3–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Alabama*L 7–1970,000[1]
October 1Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–035,000[2]
October 8at Ohio State*W 14–762,778[3]
October 15Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–635,000[4]
October 22at StanfordW 13–235,000[5]
October 29at OregonNo. 19W 31–714,500[6]
November 5No. 3 CaliforniaNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–795,000[7]
November 12at WashingtonNo. 9L 6–718,939[8]
November 24UCLANo. 14
W 42–765,000[9]
December 3No. 1 Notre Dame*daggerNo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 13–0101,000[10]
January 2, 1939vs. No. 3 Duke*No. 7W 7–389,452[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]
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