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1922 USC

10–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Gus Henderson.

Schedule and results

USC in 1922, game by game: won vs. USS Mississippi 20–0; won vs. Southern California Alumni 20–0; won at Pomona Pitzer 54–13; won vs. Arizona 15–0; won vs. Nevada 6–0; lost vs. California 0–12; won vs. Occidental 46–0; won at Stanford 6–0; won vs. Idaho 14–0; won vs. Washington State 41–3; won vs. Penn State 14–3+46−12Won 20–0 vs. USS Mississippi+20USS MississippiWon 20–0 vs. Southern California Alumni+20Southern Califo…Won 54–13 at Pomona Pitzer+41Pomona PitzerWon 15–0 vs. Arizona+15ArizonaWon 6–0 vs. Nevada+6NevadaLost 0–12 vs. California-12CaliforniaWon 46–0 vs. Occidental+46OccidentalWon 6–0 at Stanford+6StanfordWon 14–0 vs. Idaho+14IdahoWon 41–3 vs. Washington State+38Washington StateWon 14–3 vs. Penn State+11Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsUSS MississippiW 20–⁠064%
Sep 30vsSouthern California AlumniW 20–⁠066%
Oct 7atPomona PitzerW 54–⁠1355%
Oct 14vsArizonaW 15–⁠035%
Oct 21vsNevadaW 6–⁠032%
Oct 28vsCaliforniaL 0–⁠1222%
Nov 4vsOccidentalW 46–⁠079%
Nov 11atStanfordW 6–⁠034%
Nov 18vsIdahoW 14–⁠052%
Nov 30vsWashington StateW 41–⁠356%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsPenn StateRose BowlW 14–⁠332%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 14–⁠3 in the Rose Bowl; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
236–⁠31
Coach
Gus Henderson
Elo
1507 +265 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.0 No. 6 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Leo Calland

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Leo CallandOGUP-1; GV-2

Second team

  • HickeyRBGV-2
  • John MiltonEGV-2
  • Norman AndersonOTGV-2

From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1922 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California4–⁠09–⁠0
Oregon3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
USC3–⁠110–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠34–⁠5
Oregon State1–⁠33–⁠4
Washington State1–⁠52–⁠5
Idaho0–⁠43–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.