1927 USC Trojans football team

1927 USC Trojans football
PCC co-champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record8–1–1 (4–0–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainMorley Drury
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stanford ^ + 4 0 1 8 2 1
No. 10 USC + 4 0 1 8 1 1
Idaho + 2 0 2 4 1 3
Washington 4 2 0 9 2 0
Oregon State 2 3 0 3 3 1
California 2 3 0 7 3 0
Washington State 1 3 1 3 3 2
Oregon 0 4 1 2 4 1
Montana 0 4 0 3 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), tied with Stanford and Idaho for the Pacific Coast Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 287 to 64.[1] The season featured the first game in the Notre Dame–USC football rivalry; Notre Dame won by a 13 to 12 score in Los Angeles.[2] The team was ranked No. 10 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927.[3]

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Southern California vs. Notre Dame". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Illinois Rated As America's Champs: Dr. Dickinson of Illinois Devises Rating System for Grid Teams". The Morning Call. December 4, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.