1938 USC Trojans football team

1938 USC Trojans football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 7–3 vs. Duke
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record9–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDon McNeil
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 California + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Idaho 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1938 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for the Pacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Duke in the 1939 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 172 to 65.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Alabama*
L 7–1970,000[1]
October 1Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–035,000[2]
October 8at Ohio State*
W 14–762,778[3]
October 15Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–635,000[4]
October 22at Stanford
W 13–235,000[5]
October 29at OregonNo. 19
W 31–714,500[6]
November 5No. 3 CaliforniaNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–795,000[7]
November 12at WashingtonNo. 9
L 6–718,939[8]
November 24UCLANo. 14
W 42–765,000[9]
December 3No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 13–0101,000[10]
January 2, 1939vs. No. 3 Duke*No. 7
W 7–389,452[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

References

  1. ^ "Bama beats Trojans, 19–7". The Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trojans salvage 7–0 win over Beavers". Press-Telegram. October 2, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dyer, Braven (October 9, 1938). "Troy Upsets Ohio State". Los Angeles Times. p. 11. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy pressed to whip Cougars". Oakland Tribune. October 16, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy heads Cards, 13–6". The Fresno Bee. October 23, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trojans sniff Rose Bowl after 31–7 Oregon rout". The San Diego Sun. October 30, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears completely outplayed, 13 to 7". The Sacramento Union. November 6, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Troy warhouse on way to glue works". San Francisco Chronicle. November 13, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Troy terrific, routs Bruins, 42–7". The San Francisco Examiner. November 25, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "101,000 see Trojans take Irish, 13 to 0". Austin American-Statesman. December 4, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans beat Duke, 7–3, on last minute pass". The Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1939. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1938 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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