1954 USC Trojans football team

1954 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State, L 7–20
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #17
1954 record 8–4 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach Jess Hill (4th year)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1954 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1/2 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0
#17 USC 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches' Poll/ AP Poll

The 1954 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1954 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jess Hill, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, lost to Ohio State in the 1955 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 258 to 159.[1]

Jim Contratto led the team in passing with 32 of 79 passes completed for 702 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions. Jon Arnett led the team in rushing with 96 carries for 601 yards and seven touchdowns. Lindon Crow was the leading receiver with seven catches for 274 yards and three touchdowns.[2]

Three Trojans received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1954 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team: back Lindon Crow; tackle Ed Fouch; guard Jim Salsbury.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 Washington State #17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California W 39–0   37,645
September 24 Pittsburgh* #15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California W 27–7   50,253
October 2 at Northwestern* #9 Dyche Stadium • Chicago, Illinois W 12–7   30,725
October 8 TCU* #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California L 7–20   52,705
October 16 vs. Oregon Multnomah Stadium • Portland, Oregon W 24–14   22,766
October 23 California #17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California W 29–27   66,342
October 30 Oregon State #13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California W 30–0   30,065
November 6 at Stanford #10 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California W 21–7   28,000
November 13 Washingtondagger #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California W 41–0   36,108
November 20 #2 UCLA #7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 0–34   102,548
November 27 #4 Notre Dame* #17 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) L 17–23   56,438
January 1 vs. #1 Ohio State* #17 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) L 7–20   89,191
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
UCLA 7 0 0 27 34
USC 0 0 0 0 0

Players

Coaching staff and other personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1954 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ 1955 "El Rodeo" (USC yearbook), page 185.
  4. ↑ 1955 "El Rodeo", page 184.
  5. ↑ 1955 "El Rodeo", page 183.
  6. ↑ 1955 "El Rodeo", page 186.
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