1935 USC Trojans football team

1935 USC Trojans football
Poi Bowl, W 38–6 vs. Hawaii
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–7 (2–4 PCC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Art Dittberner
  • Cliff Propst
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1935 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Stanford ^ + 4 1 0 8 1 0
No. 9 California + 4 1 0 9 1 0
No. 18 UCLA + 4 1 0 8 2 0
Washington State 3 2 0 5 3 1
Oregon 3 2 0 6 3 0
No. 23 Washington 4 3 0 5 3 0
Oregon State 2 3 1 6 4 1
USC 2 4 0 5 7 0
Idaho 1 5 0 2 7 0
Montana 0 5 1 1 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1935 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 5–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 124.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28MontanaW 9–030,000[1]
October 5Pacific (CA)*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–735,000[2]
October 12Illinois*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1960,000[3]
October 19Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1335,000[4]
October 26at CaliforniaL 7–2148,000[5]
November 9Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–350,000[6]
November 16Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–1040,000[7]
November 23at Notre Dame*L 13–2038,305[8]
December 7Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 2–645,000[9]
December 14Pittsburgh*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1235,000[10]
December 25at Kamehameha High Alumni*W 33–711,000[11]
January 1, 1936at Hawaii*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (Poi Bowl)
W 38–618,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Source: [13]

References

  1. ^ "U.S.C. ekes out 9–0 win over Grizzlies". The Sunday Missoulian. September 29, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy trims Pacific, 19–7". The Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Illini get 19 to 0 win over U.S.C." The Salt Lake Tribune. October 13, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Orangemen trample Troy 13–7 in thriller". The Oregon Statesman. October 20, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clawing Bear beats Trojans conclusively". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 27, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moscrip's field goal beats U.S.C. in last 30 seconds of game". The San Francisco Examiner. November 10, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern California comes from behind to win, 20–10". The Arizona Daily Star. November 17, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame beats U.S.C. in 20–13 tilt". The Houston Post. November 24, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Haines shakes loose to beat Trojans, 6–2". The Press Democrat. December 8, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pittsburgh downs U.S.C. as Randour stars, score 12 to 7". The Birmingham News & Age-Herald. December 15, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans swamp Kam alumni, 33 to 7". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 26, 1935. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "U.S.C. overpowers Hawaii to triumph, 38–6". The Honolulu Advertiser. January 2, 1936. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1935 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.