USC at Stanford

Saturday, October 25, 1930

USC beat Stanford 41–⁠12. It was their 12th meeting; after it, USC led the series 8–⁠2–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayUSC8–⁠2 in 1930
41
HomeStanford9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1930
12

FinalHigh 71°F, low 43°FAttendance 89,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: TROJANS OUTPLAY STANFORD Al TO z Southern CALIFORNIA; Line Plays Gain 481 Yards to 141 for Foes.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1930, page 63

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    TROJANS OUTPLAY STANFORD Al TO z Southern CALIFORNIA; Line Plays Gain 481 Yards to 141 for Foes. BY the Associated Press. HALO ALTO. Calf, october as – While $4,000 spectators watched Southern CALIFORNIA; Trojans smashed and pounded to their greatest triumph over Stanford team, defeating the Cardinals Al to IL today in what turned out TO be rout from the opening kickoff. Never before has a Stanford eleven been the victim of such disastrous setback. From start to finish the 1880 contribution Of Coach Howard Jones to coast foot ball bowled over the Cardimails. who take their yardage lessons from Coach Glenn Warner. The Tro- JAMS were superior In every department Gain 4S1 Yards. Depending almost entirely on line plays and reception that made warner renowned gridiron trickery look bad in deed, the Trojans rolled up the as founding total of AL yards from scrlmmage, compared with Stanfords 14l yards. About three minutes after the opening kickoff the Troians rushed over their first touchdown. Misick scoring. Coach Jones sent in nearly full team Of substitutes as the game neared an end. The Cardinals showed up a little better but the scoring punch was lacking. Moffatt Stanford Star. Southern CALIFORNIA; play was brilliant all round, but In the list Of play ers stood out the two quarterbacks, Duff field. and his substitute, Mohler. Pinckert turned In a great game, while the two ends, Arbelbide and Wilcox, out played the opposition all the way. Only Phil Mofiatt, left halfback, starred up for Stanford

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 65–⁠34–⁠3; as played, 66–⁠33–⁠3 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 103 meetings, counting the 91 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023USC 56, Stanford 10
2022USC 41, Stanford 28
2021Stanford 42, USC 28
2019USC 45, Stanford 20
2018Stanford 17, USC 3
2017USC 31, Stanford 28Pac-12 Championship Game

Around this game

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