California at USC

Saturday, October 30, 1943

No. 5 USC beat No. 20 California 13–⁠0. It was their 31st meeting; after it, California led the series 14–⁠11–⁠2 in the games on file.

Away20California4–⁠6 in 1943
0
Home5USC8–⁠2 in 1943
13

FinalHigh 71°F, low 51°FAttendance 30,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 31, 1943, page 24

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    LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30.-Southern California maintained its rec ord OF being unbeaten. united and unscored- -on as it turned back a stubborn University OF California football eleven today. 13 to 0. Thirty thousand saw the game. The Bears gave the Trojans all kinds of trouble, especially in the third and fourth quarters, and twice Coach Stub Allison’s boys had gold en- scoring opportunities. Troy’s line and pass defense proved equal to the occasions, however The Trojans. minus two backs and two ends called into the armed forces. were guilty of poor ball hand ling and frequent fumbling on quick opening PLAYS of their T formation prevented them from scoring at least two more touchdownS. Trcians Score at Finish. CouIlltIH SdlIoI INA uiu IOUh StOu. however. on its two scoring plays. The first, registered in the second quarter, was a 5l-yard pass and run engineered by Quarterback Jim Hardy and Gordon Gray, a fresh man. The other came with only one second to go. George Callahan had intercepted a pass thrown by CALIFORNIA; Bob Frisbee and scampered to midheld In seven plays the Trojans smashed through the wavering Bear defense TO the II. With only one play left, Callahan skirted his left end, behind beautifully timed interference across the goal. Fumbles by Callahan and Eddie

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: .TR0JANSARE1 = CHAMPIONS, 90. DIVISION May Meet Huskies in Rose Bowl Contest on New Years Day

    The Daily Alaska empire, November 1, 1943, page 5

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    .TR0JANSARE1 = CHAMPIONS, 90. DIVISION May Meet Huskies in Rose Bowl Contest on New Years Day Unbeaten, united and unscored on in six games, Southern Califor- mia is football champion of the Pa cific Coast, souther ndivision, also one of the two teams to play in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day The Southern California Trojans clinched the honor last Saturday afternoon when they turned back the University of California by a score of 13 to 0 for the second time this football season The University Of Washington Huskies, the sole team of the north ern division, may get the Rose Bowl bid if transportation difficulties can be solved. The Washington Huskies and Southern California Trojans game would settle the Pacific Coast championship. A quart of milk supplies seven percent of the Vitamin D needed by the average adult.

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Southern California Beats Bears, Is To 0

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 31, 1943, page 1

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    Southern California Beats Bears, Is To 0 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30-LP- Southern California maintained its record of being unbeaten, united and unsecured on as it turned back stubborn University of Califor. mia football eleven today, 10 to 0. Thirty thousand fans saw the game. The Bears gave the Trojans all kinds of trouble, especially in the third and fourth quarters, and twice Coach Stub Allison’s boys had golden scoring opportunities. Troy’s line and pass defense prov ed equal to the occasion, how ever. Southern California did look good, however, when it registered in the second quarter on 51-yard pass and run engineered by Quarterback Jim Hardy and Gordon Gray, freshman.

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 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 72–⁠32–⁠6; as played, 72–⁠31–⁠5 in the 108 games on file; the official count covers all 112 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023USC 50, California 49
2022USC 41, California 35
2021California 24, USC 14
2019USC 41, California 17
2018California 15, USC 14
2017USC 30, California 20

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