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1924 USC Trojans football team

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1924 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record9–2 (2–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Hawkins
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Stanford ^ + 3 0 1 7 1 1
No. 2 California + 2 0 2 8 0 2
Washington 3 1 1 8 1 1
No. 7 USC 2 1 0 9 2 0
Idaho 4 2 0 5 2 1
Oregon 2 2 1 4 2 3
Oregon Agricultural 1 4 0 3 5 0
Washington State 0 4 1 1 5 2
Montana 0 3 0 4 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1924 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Trojans compiled a 9–2 record (2–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and out-scored their opponents by a combined total of 269 to 44.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Caltech*W 78–612,000[1]
October 4Pomona*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–020,000[2]
October 11Arizona*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 29–018,000[3]
October 18vs. Oregon AgriculturalW 17–315,000[4]
October 25Nevada*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–720,000[5]
November 1at CaliforniaL 0–760,000[6]
November 8Saint Mary's*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 10–1435,000[7]
November 15Whittier*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 51–015,000[8]
November 22Idaho
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–045,000[9]
December 6Syracuse*dagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–045,000[10]
December 25Missouri*
W 20–747,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Trojan eleven beats Cal Tech, 78–6". Illustrated Daily News. September 28, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trojan machine defeats Pomona". The Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Local boys star as Wildcats hold bulky Trojan football aggregation to 29–0 score". The Arizona Republic. October 12, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Trojans win after being slow to start". Oakland Tribune. October 19, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans beat Nevada 21–7". The Fresno Bee. October 26, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bruin attack halts Trojans 7–0". The Fresno Bee. November 2, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fighting St. Mary's gridders wallop Trojans by 14-to-10 score: Breaks factor in Saints' win". The Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trojans beat Whittier, 51–0". The San Francisco Examiner. November 16, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Idaho Vandals suffer telling defeat of the season, 13–0, at hands of Southern California". Spokesman-Review. November 23, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "M'Bride twice fails field goals; Adams stars as he smashes Easterners' line". The Buffalo Times. December 7, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "U.S.C. eleven wins tilt from Missouri, 20–7". Journal and Courier. December 26, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.