1939 USC Trojans football team

The 1939 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1939 college football season. The Trojans defeated the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1940 Rose Bowl, scoring the only points achieved on the Volunteers all season, ending their 23-game win streak. USC finished third in the final AP Poll, which was conducted before bowl season. They were crowned as national champions by the Dickinson System, which is designated as an NCAA "major selector" of national champions.[1]

1939 USC Trojans football
National champion (Dickinson System)
PCC champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Tennessee
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
1939 record8–0–2 (5–0–2 PCC)
Head coachHoward Jones (15th season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 USC $ 5 0 2  8 0 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 0 3  6 0 4
Oregon State 6 1 1  9 1 1
Washington 4 4 0  4 5 1
Oregon 3 3 1  3 4 1
Washington State 3 5 0  4 5 0
Montana 1 2 0  3 6 0
California 2 5 0  3 7 0
Stanford 0 6 1  1 7 1
Idaho 0 3 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 30OregonT 7–741,000
October 7Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 27–038,000
October 14Illinois*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–060,000
October 28CaliforniaNo. 8W 26–046,000
November 4vs. No. 11 Oregon StateNo. 7
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 19–733,000
November 11StanfordNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 33–050,000
November 25at No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 4W 20–1254,799
December 2WashingtonNo. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 9–744,760
December 9at No. 9 UCLANo. 3
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
T 0–0103,303
January 1, 1940vs. No. 2 Tennessee*No. 3
W 14–092,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1940 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following last season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Ray GeorgeTackle1087Detroit Lions
Bob HoffmanBack14128Washington Redskin
Boyd MorganBack18168Washington Redskin
Tony TonelliCenter19177Detroit Lions

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References

  1. 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1939.htm
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