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1926 USC Trojans football team

The 1926 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1926 college football season. In their second year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 317 to 52. 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. The team was ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[1] Tackle Marion Morrison later had a successful acting career under the stage name, John Wayne.[2]

1926 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJeff Cravath
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Stanford $4–0–010–0–1
No. 6 USC5–1–08–2–0
Oregon Agricultural4–1–07–1–0
Washington State4–1–06–1–0
Washington3–2–08–2–0
Oregon1–4–02–4–1
Idaho1–4–03–4–1
Montana0–4–03–5–0
California0–5–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Whittier*
W 74–015,300[3]
October 2Santa Clara*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 42–036,000[4]
October 9Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–734,700[5]
October 16Occidental*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–622,000[6]
October 23at California
W 27–072,000[7]
October 30Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 12–1378,500[8]
November 11at Oregon Agricultural
W 17–726,000[9]
November 20Idaho
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–617,400[10]
November 25Montana
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 61–018,600[11]
December 4Notre Dame*dagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 12–1374,378[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Roster

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No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
-Donald WilliamsBack----
-Manuel Laraneta-----
-Morton KaerBack5-11167Red Bluff, CARed Bluff
24Marion MorrisonTackle6-4200Glendale, CAGlendale Union
-Bert Heiser-----
-Morley DruryBack6-0185Long Beach, CALong Beach Tech
-Max Thomas-----
-Lloyd Thomas-----
-Field Thompson-----
-Robert Lee-----
-Hershel Bonham-----
-Eugene Dorsey-----
-Jesse HibbsTackle6-0195Lake Forest, ILLake Forest Academy
-Alan Behrendt-----
-Newell "Jeff" CravathCenter--Santa Ana, CASanta Ana
-Kenneth Cox-----
-Theodore Gorrell-----
-Alvin Schaub-----
-Brice TaylorGuard--Seattle, WABenjamin Franklin
-John Fox-----
-Howard ElliottBack----
-James Moser-----
-Morris "Red" BadgroEnd6-0191Kent, WAKent
-Albert Scheving-----
-Harold Wheeler-----
-William Friend-----
-Lloyd Hershberger-----
-Donald Cruickshank-----
-Oliver White-----
-Eugene Beatie-----
-Lowry McCaslin-----
-Clarke De Groote-----
-Lyle Baldridge-----
-Leslie Lavelle-----
-William Ford-----
-Theodore "Soapy" CoffmanEnd--Santa Ana, CASanta Ana

Roster from 1927 El Rodeo yearbook[16]

References

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  1. ↑ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Doc Five: College football players turned famous actors – No. 1, John Wayne, USC". Yahoo.com.
  3. ↑ "Trojans smash Poets 74–0 in season's opener". The Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Braven Dyer (October 3, 1926). "Trojan Horde Tramples Broncos, 42 to 0: Drury's Devastating Smashes Ruin Rivals; Santa Clara Defense Breaks After First Quarter and Jones's Men Roll Up Astonishing Score". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1-a-1, 1-1-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Trojans extended to defeat W.S.C., 16–7". The Fresno Morning Republican. October 10, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Trojan gridders defeat Oxy, 28–6". The Fresno Bee. October 17, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Trojans maul Bears". The Sacramento Union. October 24, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Paul Lowry (October 31, 1926). "Stanford Corrals Thundering Herd, 13 to 12". Los Angeles Times. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Play of Kaer and Cravath Outstanding". Los Angeles Record. November 12, 1926. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "U.S.C. eleven humbles Idaho, 28 to 6". Modesto News-Herald. November 21, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Montana goes to slaughter wild Trojans". Santa Barbara Daily News. November 26, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Notre Dame conquers hosts of Troy 13 to 12". The Fresno Morning Republican. December 5, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1926 Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  14. ↑ "1926 USC Football Schedule". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2025 USC Football Media Guide". University of Southern California Athletics. p. 139. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  16. ↑ 1927 USC El Rodeo Yearbook page 37
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