1923 USC
6–2 (2–2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Gus Henderson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arizona 69–6Nov 17
By 63 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsCalifornia Tech | W 18–7 | 89% |
| Oct 6 | vsPomona Pitzer | W 23–7 | 90% |
| Oct 13 | vs Nevada | W 33–0 | 66% |
| Oct 20 | at Washington | L 0–22 | 43% |
| Oct 27 | at Stanford | W 14–7 | 44% |
| Nov 10 | vs California | L 7–13 | 38% |
| Nov 17 | vs Arizona | W 69–6 | 67% |
| Nov 24 | vs Idaho | W 9–0 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Idaho 9–0; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 173–62
- Coach
- Gus Henderson
- Elo
- 1563 +59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.3 No. 33 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Chet Dolley
All-Pacific Coast
2 first teamFirst team
Norman AndersonOTUP-1- John HawkinsOGUP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1923 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5–0 | 9–0–1 | |
| Washington | 4–1 | 10–1–1 | |
| Stanford | 2–2 | 7–2 | |
| USC | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| Idaho | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Oregon State | 1–3–1 | 4–5–2 | |
 Washington State | 1–3–1 | 2–4–1 | |
 Oregon | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.