1928 USC
9–0–1 (4–0–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Howard Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arizona 78–7Nov 10
By 71 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Utah State | W 40–12 | 74% |
| Oct 6 | vs Oregon State | W 19–0 | 72% |
| Oct 13 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 19–6 | 93% |
| Oct 20 | at California | T 0–0 | 59% |
| Oct 27 | vsOccidental | W 19–0 | 95% |
| Nov 3 | vs Stanford | W 10–0 | 73% |
| Nov 10 | vs Arizona | W 78–7 | 84% |
| Nov 17 | vs Washington State | W 27–13 | 72% |
| Nov 24 | vs Idaho | W 28–7 | 84% |
| Dec 1 | vs Notre Dame | W 27–14 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 27–14; Pacific Coast Conference champions.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
National championsa title the school claims
Pacific Coast Conference champions4–0–1 in the conference
- Record
- 9–0–1
- Conference
- 4–0–1 first in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 267–59
- Coach
- Howard Jones
- Elo
- 1726 +96 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 25.2 No. 3 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jesse Hibbs
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Pacific Coast
4 first teamFirst team
Don WilliamsQBNEA-1; UP-1- Lloyd ThomasFB
- Lawrence McCaslinENEA-1
- Nate BarragarCAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 4–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
| California | 3–0–2 | 6–2–2 | |
| Stanford | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | |
 Oregon | 4–2 | 9–2 | |
| Washington State | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
| Oregon State | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Idaho | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
 Washington | 2–4 | 7–4 | |
 UCLA | 0–4 | 4–4–1 | |
 Montana | 0–5 | 4–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.