1940 USC Trojans football team

1940 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Dempsey
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Stanford $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Washington 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
USC 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Montana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
UCLA 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1940 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 88.

USC was ranked at No. 41 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Washington State
T 14–1440,000[2]
October 5Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 0–055,000[3]
October 12at Illinois*
W 13–730,125[4]
October 19OregonNo. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–035,000[5]
October 26at No. 9 StanfordNo. 17
L 7–2160,000[6]
November 9California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2055,000[7]
November 16at No. 17 Washington
L 0–1430,000[8]
November 30UCLA
W 28–1265,000[9]
December 7Notre Dame*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 6–1085,808[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Rankings

See also: 1940 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP1717——————

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trojans tied 14 to 14 by Cougars". The Sacramento Union. September 29, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trojans, Beavers in 0–0 tie". The Houston Post. October 6, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Arch Ward (October 13, 1940). "Five Yard Punt Sets Up U.S.C. Touchdown, Beats Illini, 13–7". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy beats Webfooters down, 13–0". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 20, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stanford downs Troy in Rose Bowl drive". The Pasadena Post. October 27, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "California clouts Trojans, 20–7". San Francisco Chronicle. November 10, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies Defeat Trojans". The Tacoma News Tribune and Sunday Ledger. November 17, 1940. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Troy hands Bruins 9th defeat, 28–12". The San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "85,000 see Notre Dame beat Trojans, 10–6". The Pittsburgh Press. December 8, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1940 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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