1889 USC Methodists football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1889 USC Methodists football Independent 2–0 None None USC campus 1891 The 1889 USC Methodists football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California during the 1889 college football season. The team competed as an independent without a head coach, compiling a 2–0 record. In early November 1889, the Los Angeles Times expressed the hope that "good elevens will be organized to introduce the game [of football] to the city."Brevities Los Angeles Times November 10, 1889 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41472249/the_los_angeles_times/ Newspapers.com Days later, a group of young men formed the Pasadena Football Association.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41142956/the_los_angeles_times/ Clipped from the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times 26 November 1889 7 On Thanksgiving Day, USC defeated the Pasadena club by a 26–0 score at Sportsman's Park. After the game, the Los Angeles Times reported on the new game as follows: "The boys appeared in their attractive, though odd-looking suits, and to say that the play was animated is putting it rather mildly. The game was played for all there was in it, and the foot-ball soon became an object of interest to spectators and players alike. It is a very exciting game, more-so than base-ball, and requires fully as much judgment and no little skill."At Sportsman's Park Los Angeles Times November 29, 1889 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41994178/the_los_angeles_times/ Newspapers.com Schedule w 1889 St. Vincent's Saints St. Vincent's (CA) Los Angeles, CA 40–0 November 28 w y Pasadena Sportsman's Park Pasadena, CA 26–0 1889 USC Football Schedule https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/schedule/1889 University of Southern California Athletics January 3, 2024 2023 USC Football Media Guide https://usctrojans.com/documents/2023/7/20/2023-usc-trojans-football-media-guide-compressed.pdf University of Southern California Athletics 125 January 3, 2024 References USC Category:USC Trojans football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons USC Methodists football USC Methodists football