1916 USC Trojans football team

1916 USC Trojans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainHerb Jones
Home stadiumFiesta Park
1916 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Santa Clara   –   10 – 0 – 0
University Farm   –   6 – 1 – 1
Montana   –   4 – 1 – 1
Arizona   –   5 – 3 – 0
USC   –   5 – 3 – 0
New Mexico   –   3 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 2 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 4 – 1
Montana State   –   2 – 2 – 2
Nevada   –   3 – 5 – 0
Tempe Normal   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1916 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their third non-consecutive year under head coach Dean Cromwell (Cromwell was also coach in 1909 and 1910), the Trojans compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 129 to 80. The season featured USC's first game against Arizona, a 20–7 victory in Phoenix, its third game against California, a 27–0 loss in Los Angeles, and its second game against Oregon Agricultural, a 16–7 loss in Los Angeles.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Sherman Institute
W 14–015,000[1]
October 14at Santa Fe Athletic ClubSan Bernardino, CAW 14–0[2]
October 21Utah
  • Fiesta Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 12–272,000[3]
November 4California
  • Fiesta Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2710,000[4]
November 11Los Angeles Athletic Club
  • Fiesta Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–0[5]
November 25Pomona
  • Fiesta Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–3[6]
November 30Oregon Agricultural
  • Fiesta Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–165,000[7]
December 9vs. Arizona
W 20–75,000[8]

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References

  1. ^ "Trojans win from Indians". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trojans wallop Santa Fe team at Gate City". Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Utah football team defeats U.S.C." San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 22, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "California sweeps U.S.C. off feet in last half". San Francisco Chronicle. November 6, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans swamp Club eleven". The Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Forward pass proves doom of Sage Hens; U.S.C. wins". The Bulletin. November 26, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weight wins for Oregon team, 16–7". Los Angeles Record. December 1, 1916. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trojans walk through Arizona with Dispatch". Los Angeles Times. December 10, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1916 USC Football Schedule". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  10. ^ "2025 USC Football Media Guide". University of Southern California Athletics. p. 138. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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