1922 USC Trojans football team

1922 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–3 vs. Penn State
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record10–1 (3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainLeo Calland
Home stadiumBovard Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Oregon 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Washington 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
USC^ 3 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Stanford 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1922 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1922 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 236 to 31, and defeated Penn State in the 1923 Rose Bowl.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30USS Mississippi*
W 15–0
September 30Alumni*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–0
October 7at Pomona*Pomona, CAW 54–13
October 14Arizona*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 15–012,000[2]
October 21Nevada*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 6–08,000
October 28vs. California
L 0–1240,000[3]
November 4Occidental*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46–011,000
November 11at Stanford
W 6–015,000
November 18vs. Idaho
  • Tournament of Roses Stadium
  • Pasadena, CA
W 14–012,500
November 30vs. Washington State
  • Tournament of Roses Stadium
  • Pasadena, CA
W 41–311,000
January 1, 1923vs. Penn State*
W 14–343,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wildcats Lose Fierce Struggle To Trojans". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1922. pp. 8–9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Paul Lowry (October 29, 1922). "Golden Bears Humble Trojans in Thrilling Football Fray". The Los Angeles Times. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.