1916 USC Trojans football team
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1916 USC Trojans football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1916 record | 5–3 |
Head coach | Dean Cromwell (3rd year) |
Home stadium | Fiesta Park |
The 1916 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1916 college football season. In their third non-consecutive year under head coach Dean Cromwell (Cromwell was also coach in 1909 and 1910), the Trojans compiled a 5-3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 129 to 80.[1] The season featured USC's first game against Arizona, a 20-7 victory in Phoenix,[2] its third game against California, a 27-0 loss in Los Angeles,[3] and its second game against Oregon Agricultural, a 16-7 loss in Los Angeles.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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October 7 | Sherman Institute | Fiesta Park • Los Angeles, CA | W 14–0 | 15,000 | |||||
October 14 | at Santa Fe Athletic Club | – | W 14–0 | – | |||||
October 21 | Utah | Fiesta Park • Los Angeles, CA | L 12–27 | 2,000 | |||||
November 4 | California | Fiesta Park • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–27 | 10,000 | |||||
November 11 | Los Angeles Athletic Club | Fiesta Park • Los Angeles, CA | W 34–0 | – | |||||
November 25 | Pomona | Fiesta Park • Los Angeles, CA | W 28–3 | – | |||||
November 30 | Oregon Agricultural | Fiesta Park • Los Angeles, CA | L 7–16 | 5,000 | |||||
December 9 | vs. Arizona | Phoenix Indian School • Phoenix, AZ | W 20–7 | 5,000 | |||||