1918 USC Trojans football team

1918 USC Trojans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Harold Galloway
  • Keith Hunter
Home stadiumBovard Field
1918 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hawaii   –   3 – 1 – 0
USC   –   2 – 2 – 2
Washington State   –   1 – 1 – 0
Gonzaga   –   0 – 2 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1918 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1918 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Dean Cromwell, the Trojans compiled a 2–2–2 record, scored 61 points, and allowed 61 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 23vs. Stanford
W 25–8[1]
November 30at Whittier
T 13–13[2]
December 7at PomonaPomona, CAT 0–0[3]
December 14California
L 7–3310,000[4]
December 21Occidental
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–7[5]
December 25Redlands
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 10–0[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Trojans smear Cards". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1918. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "State school, U.S.C. tie". The Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1918. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Each eleven scores zero". The Los Angeles Times. December 8, 1918. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears win Coast Tanbark title by downing U.S.C." Los Angeles Evening Express. December 15, 1918. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oxy takes sensational game from U.S.C., 7–6". Los Angeles Evening Express. December 22, 1918. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Redlands title hope is spoiled by the Trojans". The Los Angeles Times. December 26, 1918. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1918 USC Football Schedule". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  8. ^ "2025 USC Football Media Guide". University of Southern California Athletics. p. 138. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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