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1941 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons← 19401942 →
1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Oregon State $ 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UCLA 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
USC 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference during the 1941 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Sam Barry who took over after Howard Jones died during the previous off-season. Barry also coached USC's basketball and baseball teams. The Trojans compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–4–1 against PCC opponents) and finished eighth out of ten in the conference.

USC was ranked at No. 64 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Oregon StateW 13–750,000
October 4Ohio State*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–3365,000
October 11Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–2042,000
October 18Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–640,000
October 25at CaliforniaL 0–1430,000
November 8No. 9 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–1387,000
November 22at No. 4 Notre Dame*L 18–2056,000
November 29Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–1435,000
December 6at UCLAT 7–760,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Paul Lowry (September 28, 1941). "S.C. Wins in Last Minute". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Paul Lowry (October 5, 1941). "Ohio State Roars Over Trojans, 33-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Paul Lowry (October 12, 1941). "Trojans Bow To Oregon". Los Angeles Times. p. I-23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Paul Lowry (October 19, 1941). "S.C. Comes From Behind". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Art Cohn (October 26, 1941). "California Bad, Trojans Worse". Oakland Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Paul Zimmerman (November 9, 1941). "First Period Tells Tale: Throng of 87,000 Sees Indians Clinch Victory Early in Game". Los Angeles Times. p. I-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Arch Ward (November 23, 1941). "Notre Dame Unbeaten: Irish Edge Out U.S.C., 20-18, In Season's Final". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Paul Zimmerman (November 30, 1941). "Huskies Edge Troy, 14 To 13". Los Angeles Times. p. I-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Paul Zimmerman (December 7, 1941). "Troy Rally Ties Bruins". Los Angeles Times. p. I-33 – via Newspapers.com.
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