1918 USC

1–⁠1. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠2–⁠2, over six games to the two on file here.

Schedule and results

USC in 1918, game by game: won vs. Stanford 25–8; lost vs. California 7–33+17−26Won 25–8 vs. Stanford+17StanfordLost 7–33 vs. California-26California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 23vsStanfordW 25–⁠832%
Dec 14vsCaliforniaL 7–⁠3326%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 33–⁠7.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article and Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide (1919) list four games of USC’s 1918 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

Record
1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
32–⁠41
Coach
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Elo
1181 +26 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captains
Harold Galloway and Keith Hunter