1920 USC Trojans football team

1920 USC Trojans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
CaptainRoy Evans
Home stadiumBovard Field
1920 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada   –   7 – 3 – 1
USC   –   6 – 0 – 0
Arizona   –   6 – 1 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 2 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   5 – 1 – 1
Santa Clara   –   5 – 1 – 0
Gonzaga   –   4 – 3 – 0
Chico State   –   3 – 3 – 0
New Mexico   –   3 – 3 – 0
University Farm   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   1 – 2 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1920 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1920 college football season. In their second year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Trojans compiled a 6–0 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 170 to 21.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Caltech
W 46–75,000[1]
October 16Stanford
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 10–08,000[2]
October 23Occidental
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 48–7[3]
October 30at Pomona
W 7–0[4]
November 13Nevada
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–7[5]
November 25vs. Oregon
W 21–020,000[6]

[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Tech football eleven snowed under by U.S.C." The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stanford loses to U.S.C. by 10 to 0 score". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oxy's eleven loses to U.S.C." Bakersfield Morning Echo. October 24, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.S.C. are football champs of Southern California by beating Pomona in fast game". The Evening Index. October 31, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans swamp Nevada in a real grid battle". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1920. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trojans down Oregon eleven". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1920. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1920 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.