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1925 USC

11–⁠2 (3–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Howard Jones.

Schedule and results

USC in 1925, game by game: won vs. Whittier 74–0; won vs. California Tech 32–0; won vs. Pomona Pitzer 80–0; won vs. Utah 28–2; lost vs. Stanford 9–13; won vs. Arizona 56–0; won at Idaho 51–7; won vs. Santa Clara 29–9; won vs. Montana 27–7; won vs. Iowa 18–0; lost vs. Washington State 12–17; won vs. Oregon State 28–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 12–0+80−5Won 74–0 vs. Whittier+74WhittierWon 32–0 vs. California Tech+32California TechWon 80–0 vs. Pomona Pitzer+80Pomona PitzerWon 28–2 vs. Utah+26UtahLost 9–13 vs. Stanford-4StanfordWon 56–0 vs. Arizona+56ArizonaWon 51–7 at Idaho+44IdahoWon 29–9 vs. Santa Clara+20Santa ClaraWon 27–7 vs. Montana+20MontanaWon 18–0 vs. Iowa+18IowaLost 12–17 vs. Washington State-5Washington StateWon 28–0 vs. Oregon State+28Oregon StateWon 12–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+12Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWhittierW 74–⁠093%
Sep 26vsCalifornia TechW 32–⁠093%
Oct 3vsPomona PitzerW 80–⁠094%
Oct 10vsUtahW 28–⁠272%
Oct 17vsStanfordL 9–⁠1371%
Oct 24vsArizonaW 56–⁠079%
Oct 30atIdahoW 51–⁠753%
Nov 7vsSanta ClaraW 29–⁠995%
Nov 14vsMontanaW 27–⁠783%
Nov 21vsIowaW 18–⁠069%
Nov 28vsWashington StateL 12–⁠1785%
Dec 5vsOregon StateW 28–⁠071%
Dec 12vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 12–⁠095%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Mary’s (CA) 12–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
456–⁠55
Coach
Howard Jones
Elo
1659 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.7 No. 10 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hobbs Adams
Offense
Single-wing

All-Pacific Coast

4 first team

First team

  • Morley DruryRBUP-1; AS-1; GW-1
  • Hobbs AdamsEUP-1; NB-1
  • Brice TaylorOGUP-1; NB-1
  • Jeff CravathCUP-1; GW-1

From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1925 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington5–⁠010–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠17–⁠2
USC3–⁠211–⁠2
Oregon State3–⁠27–⁠2
California2–⁠26–⁠3
Washington State2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠33–⁠5
Montana1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon0–⁠51–⁠5–⁠1

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