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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30USS Mississippi*
W 20–0[2]
September 30Alumni*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–0[2]
October 7at Pomona*
W 54–13[3]
October 14Arizona*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 15–012,000[4]
October 21Nevada*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 6–08,000[5]
October 28vs. California
L 0–1240,000[6]
November 4Occidental*
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46–011,000[7]
November 11at Stanford
W 6–015,000[8]
November 18vs. Idaho
  • Tournament of Roses Stadium
  • Pasadena, CA
W 14–012,500[9]
November 30vs. Washington State
  • Tournament of Roses Stadium
  • Pasadena, CA
W 41–311,000[10]
January 1, 1923vs. Penn State*
W 14–343,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ a b "Trojans win two-ply go". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1922. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sagehens lose to Trojans by 53 to 13 score". The Bulletin. October 8, 1922. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats Lose Fierce Struggle To Trojans". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1922. pp. 8–9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spectacular California pass beats Nevada as game wanes". Casper Sunday Morning Tribune. October 22, 1922. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Paul Lowry (October 29, 1922). "Golden Bears Humble Trojans in Thrilling Football Fray". The Los Angeles Times. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trojans win, 46 to zero, but 'Oxy' fights grimly". The San Francisco Examiner. November 5, 1922. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Henderson manages to humble Stanford by lonely touchdown". The Sunday Morning Telegram. November 12, 1922. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Idaho held scoreless by Trojans". The San Francisco Examiner. November 19, 1922. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "U.S.C. overwhelmingly defeats Washington State college grid machine, rolling up score 41–3". The Sacramento Union. December 1, 1922. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans master Penn State for 14 to 3 victory". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 2, 1923. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.