1931 USC Trojans football team

1931 USC Trojans football
National Champions Rose Bowl Champions Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Tulane, W, 21–12
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1931 record	10–1 (7–0 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Jones
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1931 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
California	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Oregon	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Stanford	2	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Oregon State	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
UCLA	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Montana	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1931 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1931 college football season. After a season opening loss the Saint Mary's Gaels, USC beat the Tulane Green Wave in the 1932 Rose Bowl and won the national championship after shutting out six of its opponents.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Saint Mary's (CA)*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–13	70,000
October 3	Oregon State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 30–0	50,000
October 10	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 38–6	30,000
October 17	Oregon	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 53–0	50,000
October 24	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 6–0	53,957
November 7	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 19–0	93,000
November 14	Montana	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 69–0	25,000
November 21	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry)	W 16–14	50,731
December 5	Washington	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 44–7	40,000
December 12	Georgia*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 60–0	75,000
January 1	vs. Tulane*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 21–12	75,562
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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