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The 1957 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1957 college football season. In their first year under head coach Don Clark, the Trojans compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 204 to 86.

Record1–9 (1–6 PCC)
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1957 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 PCC)
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Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon State +6–2–08–2–0
No. 17 Oregon ^ +6–2–07–4–0
No. 19 UCLA5–2–08–2–0
Washington State5–3–06–4–0
Stanford4–3–06–4–0
Washington3–4–03–6–1
California1–6–01–9–0
USC1–6–01–9–0
Idaho0–3–04–4–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon, but PCC no-repeat rule was in effect
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Tom Maudlin led the team in passing with 48 of 100 passes completed for 552 yards, no touchdowns and eight interceptions. Rex Johnston led the team in rushing with 74 carries for 304 yards. Larry Boies was the leading receiver with 14 catches for 144 yards and no touchdowns.[1]

No member of the 1957 Trojans received first-team honors on the 1957 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team. Tackle Mike Henry received second-team honors from the conference coaches.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 13 Oregon StateNo. 19L 0–2036,885[3]
September 28No. 10 Michigan*L 6–1644,739[4]
October 4Pittsburgh*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–2043,489[5]
October 19at CaliforniaL 0–1240,000[6]
October 26Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 12–1324,902[7][8]
November 2at WashingtonW 19–1228,000[9]
November 9Stanforddagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 7–3551,923[10]
November 16No. 16 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1630,975[11]
November 23UCLA
L 9–2064,818[12]
November 30at No. 12 Notre Dame*L 12–4054,793[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14]
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