1937 USC Trojans football team

1937 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainChuck Williams
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Stanford 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington 4 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Washington State 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
USC 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1937 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 4–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 136 to 98.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Pacific (CA)*
W 40–035,000[1]
October 2Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–775,000[2]
October 9Ohio State*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–1265,000[3]
October 16Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–1445,000[4]
October 23at No. 1 CaliforniaNo. 11
L 6–2073,000[5]
October 30at Washington State
T 0–08,700[6]
November 6Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 6–755,000[7]
November 13Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 12–1235,000[8]
November 26at No. 9 Notre Dame*
L 6–1335,000[9]
December 4at UCLA
W 19–1370,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

References

  1. ^ "Trojans crush College of Pacific, 40 to 0". Press-Telegram. September 26, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies down Trojan eleven by 7–0 score". The Pasadena Post. October 3, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wagoner, Ronald (October 10, 1937). "Scarlet Wave Stemmed as Trojans Eke Out 13–12 Victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B3. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oregon is smothered by Trojans". The Modesto Bee. October 17, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mighty Golden Bears trample Trojans, 20 to 6". The Fresno Bee. October 24, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Washington State holds Trojans to scoreless tie". The Arizona Republic. October 31, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford upsets Southern California 7 to 6". The Humboldt Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "O.S.C. forwards even tie game". The Spokesman-Review. November 14, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Irish score in closing minutes to beat U.S.C." The Fresno Bee. November 27, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trojans down Uclans, 19–13". The Press Democrat. December 5, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1937 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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