1933 USC Trojans football team

1933 USC Trojans football
National champion (Williamson)
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	10–1–1 (4–1–1 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Jones (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Ford Palmer
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1933 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Stanford ^ +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Oregon +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 6 USC	4	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
Oregon State	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Washington State	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	2	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
UCLA	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Montana	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1933 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 10–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 257 to 30.^[1]

End Ford Palmer was elected captain of the 1933 Trojan team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Occidental*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 39–0
September 23	Whittier*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 51–0	35,000
September 30	Loyola (CA)*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 18–0	65,000	[2]
October 7	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 33–0	65,000
October 14	Saint Mary's*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–7	80,000–85,000	[3]
October 21	at Oregon State	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	T 0–0	21,000	[4]
October 28	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 6–3	65,000
November 11	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 7–13	95,000
November 18	Oregon	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 26–0	69,000
November 25	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 19–0	25,037	[5]
December 2	Georgia*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 31–0	45,000	[6]
December 9	Washington	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7	45,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Game summaries

Washington State

• Cotton Warburton 14 rushes, 221 yards ^[7]

References

1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. Braven Dyer (October 1, 1933). "Trojans Win, 18 to 0: Loyola Gives Troy Gridders Hard Struggle; All Scores in Second Half". Los Angeles Times. pp. VI-a-1, VI-a-3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Braven Dyer (October 15, 1933). "Trojans Thump St. Mary's Gridders, 14-7: Homer Griffith Scores Winning Tally for Troy". Los Angeles Times. pp. VIa1, VIa3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Braven Dyer, "Trojans Tied by Oregon State, 0–0; Beavers Use Only Eleven Men in Tilt: SC Win Streak Interrupted," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 22, 1933; pp. Sports 1-2 (53-54).
5. Kirksey, George (November 26, 1933). "Trojan ace beats Irish". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
6. "Thundering Herd routs Georgia, 31–0". The Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement