1932 USC Trojans football team

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1932 USC Trojans football
Interlocking USC Logo.svg
National Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Rose Bowl, W 35–0 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1932 record 10–0 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach Howard Jones
Captain Tay Brown
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1931 1933 »
1932 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC $ 6 0 0     10 0 0
Washington State 5 1 1     7 1 1
UCLA 4 2 0     6 4 0
Washington 3 2 2     6 2 2
Oregon 2 2 1     6 3 1
California 2 2 1     7 3 2
Stanford 1 3 1     6 4 1
Oregon State 1 4 0     4 6 0
Idaho 1 4 0     3 5 0
Montana 0 5 0     2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1932 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1932 college football season. It shut out the Pittsburgh Panthers in the 1933 Rose Bowl, to remain undefeated and win the national championship. The Trojans shut out their opponents eight times and allowed only 13 points the entire year. The team reportedly had the best defense in the history of the program. The defensive line consisted of All-American Aaron Rosenberg, Tay Brown, Ernie Smith, J. Dye, B. Gentry, Ray Sparling, Robert Erskine, Curtis Youel, and Julius Bescos.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 24 Utah* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 35–0   35,000
October 1 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 20–0   55,000
October 8 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 10–0   40,000
October 15 Loyola* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0   50,000
October 22 at Stanford Stanford StadiumPalo Alto, CA W 13–0   60,000
November 5 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–7   70,000
November 12 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33–0   40,000
November 24 at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 9–6   22,061
December 10 Notre Dame*dagger Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 13–0   93,924
January 2 vs. Pittsburgh* Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 35–0   78,874
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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