1933 USC Trojans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1933 USC Trojans football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 10–1–1 4–1–1 Howard Jones 9th Single-wing Ford Palmer Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum National champion (Williamson) 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. thumb|right|200px|End Ford Palmer was elected captain of the 1933 Trojan team. Schedule September 23 w y 1933 Occidental Tigers Occidental Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 39–0 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-trojans-run-over-occi/188674448/ The Arizona Daily Star Trojans run over Occidental, 39–0, and Whittier, 51–0 September 24, 1933 January 11, 2026 Newspapers.com September 23 w y 1933 Whittier Poets Whittier Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 51–0 35,000 September 30 w y Loyola (CA) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 18–0 65,000 Trojans Win, 18 to 0: Loyola Gives Troy Gridders Hard Struggle; All Scores in Second Half Los Angeles Times Braven Dyer October 1, 1933 VI-a-1, VI-a-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100294678/trojans-win-18-to-0-loyola-gives-troy/ Newspapers.com October 7 w Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 33–0 60,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-trojans-rout/188674627/ The San Francisco Examiner Trojans rout Cougars, 33–0; Warburton on scoring spree October 8, 1933 January 11, 2026 Newspapers.com October 14 w y Saint Mary's Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 14–7 80,000–85,000 Trojans Thump St. Mary's Gridders, 14–7: Homer Griffith Scores Winning Tally for Troy Los Angeles Times Braven Dyer October 15, 1933 VIa1, VIa3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23140980/trojans_thump_st_marys_gridders/ Newspapers.com October 21 t y Oregon State Multnomah Field Portland, OR 0–0 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-trojans-tied-by-or/147864382/ The Los Angeles Times Trojans tied by Oregon State, 0–0; Beavers use only eleven men in tilt: SC win streak interrupted Braven Dyer Sports 1–2 October 22, 1933 January 11, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 6–3 65,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-bears-bow-before-trojans/188674982/ The Fresno Bee Bears bow before Trojans, 6–3 October 29, 1933 January 11, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 l Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 7–13 95,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-stanford-u/188673803/ The San Bernardino Daily Sun Stanford upsets U.S.C. 13–7 November 12, 1933 January 11, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 w Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 26–0 69,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-usc-trojans-trample-oreg/174673115/ The Sunday Olympian U.S.C. Trojans trample Oregon under 26 to 0 score November 19, 1933 June 16, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 w y y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 19–0 25,037 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vnAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5735%2C5102238 Pittsburgh Press Kirksey George United Press Trojan ace beats Irish November 26, 1933 1, sports December 2 w y Georgia Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 31–0 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-thundering-herd-ro/132433598/ The Los Angeles Times Thundering Herd routs Georgia, 31–0 December 3, 1933 April 10, 2022 Newspapers.com December 9 w y Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 13–7 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-trojans-come-from-be/188675170/ The Birmingham News & Age-Herald Trojans come from behind to defeat Huskies, 13–7 December 10, 1933 January 11, 2026 Newspapers.com 1933 USC Trojans Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1933-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference January 11, 2026 Game summaries Washington State Cotton Warburton 14 rushes, 221 yards https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2020/10/6/usc_trojans_football_2020_media_guide_extra_pages.pdf 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement January 18, 2021 February 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225154328/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2020/10/6/usc_trojans_football_2020_media_guide_extra_pages.pdf dead Roster Oliver Bardin, G Francis Beard, G Julius Bescos, E Kenneth Bright, HB Ward Browning, E Gerald Burchard, HB Rodney Cameron, QB Cal Clemens, HB Alvie Coughlin, T Art Dittberner, T William Dye, G Bob Fuhrer, E Homer Griffith, QB William King Hall, C David Harlan, T Hueston Harper, T Jack W. Houlgate, C William N. Howard, QB Joe Hurst, E George Lady, T Duane Larrabee, E Robert Love, E Garland Matthews, QB Bob McNeish, HB Gerald Ostling, E James Owens, QB Alfred Poulsen, C Cliff Propst, FB Al Reboin, HB Gene Ridings, FB Aaron Rosenberg, G John Seixas, E Kenneth Shannon, HB Lawrence Stevens, G Herbert Tatsch, T Cotton Warburton, QB James Webb, HB Frank Williamson, G Jack Williamson Haskell Robert "Inky" Wotkyns, FB Curt Youel, C All-Time Letterwinners https://usctrojans.com/documents/2017/6/26//football_9_letterwinners.pdf?id=6724 USC Athletics February 7, 2025 References USC Category:USC Trojans football seasons USC Trojans football