The 1926 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1926 college football season. In their second year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 317 to 52.[1] The season featured the first game in the Notre Dame–USC football rivalry; Notre Dame won by a 13 to 12 score in Los Angeles.[2] The team was ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[3] Offensive tackle Marion Morrison would later begin a successful acting career under the stage name, John Wayne.[4]
| 1926 USC Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–1 PCC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Jeff Cravath |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Stanford $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 USC | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | Whittier* | W 74–0 | 15,300 | ||
| October 2 | Santa Clara* |
| W 42–0 | 36,000 | [5] |
| October 9 | Washington State |
| W 16–7 | 34,700 | |
| October 16 | Occidental* |
| W 28–6 | 22,000 | |
| October 23 | at California | W 27–0 | 72,000 | ||
| October 30 | Stanford |
| L 12–13 | 78,500 | [6] |
| November 11 | at Oregon Agricultural | W 17–7 | 26,000 | [7] | |
| November 20 | Idaho |
| W 28–6 | 17,400 | |
| November 25 | Montana |
| W 61–0 | 18,600 | |
| December 4 | Notre Dame* |
| L 12–13 | 74,378 | |
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Roster
edit| No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Donald Williams | Back | - | - | - | - |
| - | Manuel Laraneta | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Morton Kaer | Back | 5-11 | 167 | Red Bluff, CA | Red Bluff |
| 24 | Marion Morrison | Tackle | 6-4 | 200 | Glendale, CA | Glendale Union |
| - | Bert Heiser | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Morley Drury | Back | 6-0 | 185 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Tech |
| - | Max Thomas | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Lloyd Thomas | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Field Thompson | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Robert Lee | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Hershel Bonham | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Eugene Dorsey | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Jesse Hibbs | Tackle | 6-0 | 195 | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest Academy |
| - | Alan Behrendt | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Newell "Jeff" Cravath | Center | - | - | Santa Ana, CA | Santa Ana |
| - | Kenneth Cox | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Theodore Gorrell | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Alvin Schaub | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Brice Taylor | Guard | - | - | Seattle, WA | Benjamin Franklin |
| - | John Fox | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Howard Elliott | Back | - | - | - | - |
| - | James Moser | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Morris "Red" Badgro | End | 6-0 | 191 | Kent, WA | Kent |
| - | Albert Scheving | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Harold Wheeler | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | William Friend | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Lloyd Hershberger | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Donald Cruickshank | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Oliver White | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Eugene Beatie | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Lowry McCaslin | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Clarke De Groote | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Lyle Baldridge | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Leslie Lavelle | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | William Ford | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Theodore "Soapy" Coffman | End | - | - | Santa Ana, CA | Santa Ana |
Roster from 1927 El Rodeo yearbook[8]
References
edit- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Southern California vs. Notre Dame". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Doc Five: College football players turned famous actors – No. 1, John Wayne, USC". Yahoo.com.
- ^ Braven Dyer (October 3, 1926). "Trojan Horde Tramples Broncos, 42 to 0: Drury's Devastating Smashes Ruin Rivals; Santa Clara Defense Breaks After First Quarter and Jones's Men Roll Up Astonishing Score". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1-a-1, 1-1-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul Lowry (October 31, 1926). "Stanford Corrals Thundering Herd, 13 to 12". Los Angeles Times. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Play of Kaer and Cravath Outstanding". Los Angeles Record. November 12, 1926. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1927 USC El Rodeo Yearbook page 37