1924 USC
9–2 (2–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Gus Henderson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat California Tech 78–6Sep 27
By 72 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsCalifornia Tech | W 78–6 | 91% |
| Oct 4 | vsPomona Pitzer | W 14–0 | 92% |
| Oct 11 | vs Arizona | W 29–0 | 71% |
| Oct 18 | at Oregon State | W 17–3 | 59% |
| Oct 25 | vs Nevada | W 21–7 | 75% |
| Nov 1 | at California | L 0–7 | 35% |
| Nov 8 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | L 10–14 | 94% |
| Nov 15 | vsWhittier | W 51–0 | 92% |
| Nov 22 | vs Idaho | W 13–0 | 56% |
| Dec 6 | vs Syracuse | W 16–0 | 51% |
| Dec 25Bowls & playoff | vs MissouriLos Angeles Christmas Festival | W 20–7 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Missouri 20–7 in the Los Angeles Christmas Festival; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The tied 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 2–1 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 269–44
- Coach
- Gus Henderson
- Elo
- 1633 +91 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 19.8 No. 3 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Hawkins
All-Pacific Coast
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Hobbs AdamsEUP-1; GV-1- Norman AndersonOTUP-1; PW-1; GV-1
- Fay ThomasOTUP-1; PW-2
Second team
- Brice TaylorOGGV-2
From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1924 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stanford | 3–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| California | 2–0–2 | 8–0–2 | |
 Washington | 3–1–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| Idaho | 4–2 | 5–2–1 | |
| USC | 2–1 | 9–2 | |
 Oregon | 2–2–1 | 4–2–3 | |
| Oregon State | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
 Washington State | 0–4–1 | 1–5–2 | |
 Montana | 0–3 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.