USC at Pittsburgh
Saturday, October 13, 1934 Share
Pittsburgh beat USC 20–6. It was their third meeting; after it, USC led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 51°F, low 35°FAttendance 55,000
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, October 15, 1934, page 5
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SD. CALIFORNIA LOSES 20 TO s 10 PITTSBURGH First Time Since Jones Has ! Been Coach Trojans ; Beaten Two Straight PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 15.-Fif- ty thousand football fans watched Pittsburgh get revenge last Satur- day afternoon for the two Rose Bowl pastings. Pittsburgh downed the University of Southern Califor- mia 20 to 6. Pittsburgh crowded thirteen points across in the first half. The AHA ican Warburton flared for a few brief moments for the TrOjan’s only touchdown. It was the first time since Jones has come to the University of Southern California that his eleven has been downed twice in succession. Wash ington State was tho first victor.

Imperial Valley press, October 13, 1934, page 1
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PANTHERS DEFEAT TROJANS 20 TO E PITT STADIUM. Pittsburgh, Oct. 13. U.p)-The Pittsburgh Panthers partially avenged their two Ros Bowl lickings at the hands of Southern California today, when they defeated the once all-conquering Trojans, 20 to 6. A near-capacity crowd of $4,000 watched the Panthers, who domimated the game for so of the 60 minutes, scored a touchdown in each of the first three periods, and seriously challenged for another as the game ended. Southern Californias lone score came few seconds before the Sec ond period ended when Clemens
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.
On the newsreel
- PITT GRIDMEN BEAT TROJANS IN INTERSECTIONAL BATTLERevenging two Rose Bowl defeats, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers crush the University of Southern California, 20-6, before fifty thousand football enthusiasts
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Pittsburgh 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every USC–Pittsburgh gameUSC leads 6–4 in 10 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 1974 | USC 16, Pittsburgh 7 | |
| 1965 | USC 28, Pittsburgh 0 | |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh 10, USC 9 | |
| 1959 | USC 23, Pittsburgh 0 | |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh 20, USC 14 | |
| 1954 | USC 27, Pittsburgh 7 |
Around this game
USC
- Next gamevs. Oregon StateOct. 20, 1934
- SeasonUSC in 1934
- ProgramUSC history and records
Pittsburgh
- Next gamevs. MinnesotaOct. 20, 1934
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1934
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records

