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1937 USC Trojans football team

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1937 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainChuck Williams
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 0 1 10 0 1
Stanford 4 2 1 4 3 2
Washington 4 2 2 7 2 2
Washington State 3 3 2 3 3 3
Idaho 2 2 0 4 3 1
Oregon State 2 3 3 3 3 3
USC 2 3 2 4 4 2
Oregon 2 5 0 4 6 0
UCLA 1 5 1 2 6 1
Montana 0 1 0 7 1 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1937 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 4–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 136 to 98.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Pacific (CA)*W 40–035,000
October 2Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–770,000
October 9Ohio State*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–1265,000[2]
October 16Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–1445,000
October 23at No. 1 CaliforniaNo. 11L 6–2073,000
October 30at Washington StateT 0–08,700
November 6Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 6–755,000
November 13Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 12–1235,000
November 27at No. 9 Notre Dame*L 6–1328,920
December 4at UCLAdagger
W 19–1375,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Wagoner, Ronald (October 10, 1937). "Scarlet Wave Stemmed as Trojans Eke Out 13-12 Victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B3. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.