1928 USC Trojans football team

1928 USC Trojans football
1928 USC Trojans football
National champion (Dickinson); Co-national champion (Sagarin); PCC champion
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	9–0–1 (4–0–1 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Jones (4th season);
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Jesse Hibbs
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	4	–	0	–	1	9	–	0	–	1
No. 2 California ^	3	–	0	–	2	6	–	2	–	2
No. 4 Stanford	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Washington	2	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
UCLA	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Montana	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined) Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 9–0–1 record (4–0–1 against PCC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 267 to 59, and won the PCC championship.^[1]

The AP Poll did not exist at the time. The only contemporaneous rating system was the Dickinson System which was released on December 8, 1928.^[2] In addition to Dickinson, USC was recognized as the 1928 national champion by the Sagarin Ratings. Georgia Tech has been recognized as the national champion by the majority of later selectors.^[3]

Three USC players received honors on the 1928 All-America college football team: tackle Jesse Hibbs (first-team selection by Central Press Association and Newspaper Enterprise Association), center Nate Barragar (second-team selection by the Associated Press); and quarterback Don Williams (second-team selection by the North American Newspaper Alliance).^[4] Four USC players received first-team honors on the 1928 All-Pacific Coast football team: quarterback Don Williams (NEA-1, UP-1); fullback Lloyd Thomas (AP-1, NEA-1, UP-1); end Lawrence McCaslin (NEA-1); and center Nate Barragar (AP-1).^[5]^[6]^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Utah Agricultural*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 40–12	32,000	^[8]
October 6	Oregon State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 19–0	51,000	^[9]
October 13	Saint Mary's*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 19–6	45,000	^[10]
October 20	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	T 0–0	74,245 or 80,000	^[11]^[12]
October 27	Occidental*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 19–0	40,000	^[13]
November 3	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 10–0	80,000	^[14]
November 10	Arizona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 78–7	20,000	^[15]
November 17	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 27–13	50,000	^[16]
November 24	Idaho	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–7	10,000	^[17]
December 1	Notre Dame*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 27–14	72,632	^[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming