1933 USC Trojans football team

1933 USC Trojans football
National champion (Williamson)
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record10–1–1 (4–1–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainFord Palmer
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1933 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Stanford ^ + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Oregon + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 USC 4 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Oregon State 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Washington State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
California 2 – 2 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Montana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1933 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 10–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 257 to 30.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Occidental*
W 39–035,000[1]
September 23Whittier*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 51–035,000[1]
September 30Loyola (CA)*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 18–065,000[2]
October 7Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 33–060,000[3]
October 14Saint Mary's*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–780,000–85,000[4]
October 21at Oregon State
T 0–021,000[5]
October 28at California
W 6–365,000[6]
November 11Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 7–1395,000[7]
November 18Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–069,000[8]
November 25at Notre Dame*
W 19–025,037[9]
December 2Georgia*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 31–045,000[10]
December 9Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–735,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Source: [12]

Game summaries

Washington State

  • Cotton Warburton 14 rushes, 221 yards [13]

Roster

  • Oliver Bardin, G
  • Francis Beard, G
  • Julius Bescos, E
  • Kenneth Bright, HB
  • Ward Browning, E
  • Gerald Burchard, HB
  • Rodney Cameron, QB
  • Cal Clemens, HB
  • Alvie Coughlin, T
  • Art Dittberner, T
  • William Dye, G
  • Bob Fuhrer, E
  • Homer Griffith, QB
  • William King Hall, C
  • David Harlan, T
  • Hueston Harper, T
  • Jack W. Houlgate, C
  • William N. Howard, QB
  • Joe Hurst, E
  • George Lady, T
  • Duane Larrabee, E
  • Robert Love, E
  • Garland Matthews, QB
  • Bob McNeish, HB
  • Gerald Ostling, E
  • James Owens, QB
  • Alfred Poulsen, C
  • Cliff Propst, FB
  • Al Reboin, HB
  • Gene Ridings, FB
  • Aaron Rosenberg, G
  • John Seixas, E
  • Kenneth Shannon, HB
  • Lawrence Stevens, G
  • Herbert Tatsch, T
  • Cotton Warburton, QB
  • James Webb, HB
  • Frank Williamson, G
  • Jack Williamson
  • Haskell Robert "Inky" Wotkyns, FB
  • Curt Youel, C

[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trojans run over Occidental, 39–0, and Whittier, 51–0". The Arizona Daily Star. September 24, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Braven Dyer (October 1, 1933). "Trojans Win, 18 to 0: Loyola Gives Troy Gridders Hard Struggle; All Scores in Second Half". Los Angeles Times. pp. VI-a-1, VI-a-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trojans rout Cougars, 33–0; Warburton on scoring spree". The San Francisco Examiner. October 8, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Braven Dyer (October 15, 1933). "Trojans Thump St. Mary's Gridders, 14–7: Homer Griffith Scores Winning Tally for Troy". Los Angeles Times. pp. VIa1, VIa3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dyer, Braven (October 22, 1933). "Trojans tied by Oregon State, 0–0; Beavers use only eleven men in tilt: SC win streak interrupted". The Los Angeles Times. pp. Sports 1–2. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears bow before Trojans, 6–3". The Fresno Bee. October 29, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford upsets U.S.C. 13–7". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 12, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "U.S.C. Trojans trample Oregon under 26 to 0 score". The Sunday Olympian. November 19, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Kirksey, George (November 26, 1933). "Trojan ace beats Irish". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  10. ^ "Thundering Herd routs Georgia, 31–0". The Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans come from behind to defeat Huskies, 13–7". The Birmingham News & Age-Herald. December 10, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1933 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  13. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
  14. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners" (PDF). USC Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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