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1932 USC

10–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Howard Jones.

Schedule and results

USC in 1932, game by game: won vs. Utah 35–0; won vs. Washington State 20–0; won vs. Oregon State 10–0; won vs. Loyola Marymount 6–0; won at Stanford 13–0; won vs. California 27–7; won vs. Oregon 33–0; won at Washington 9–6; won vs. Notre Dame 13–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 35–0+35Won 35–0 vs. Utah+35UtahWon 20–0 vs. Washington State+20Washington StateWon 10–0 vs. Oregon State+10Oregon StateWon 6–0 vs. Loyola Marymount+6Loyola MarymountWon 13–0 at Stanford+13StanfordWon 27–7 vs. California+20CaliforniaWon 33–0 vs. Oregon+33OregonWon 9–6 at Washington+3WashingtonWon 13–0 vs. Notre Dame+13Notre DameWon 35–0 vs. Pittsburgh+35Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsUtahW 35–⁠066%
Oct 1vsWashington StateW 20–⁠079%
Oct 8vsOregon StateW 10–⁠081%
Oct 15vsLoyola MarymountW 6–⁠095%
Oct 22atStanfordW 13–⁠057%
Nov 5vsCaliforniaW 27–⁠787%
Nov 12vsOregonW 33–⁠080%
Nov 24atWashingtonW 9–⁠674%
Dec 10vsNotre DameW 13–⁠063%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghRose BowlW 35–⁠062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 35–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1932.

National championsa title the school claims

Pacific Coast Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanErnie Smith, OT

Record
10–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
201–⁠13
Coach
Howard Jones
Elo
1841 +137 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
32.9 No. 1 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tay Brown
Offense
Single-wing

All-Pacific Coast

6 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ford PalmerEAP-2; UP-2; NEA-2

From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1932 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠010–⁠0
Washington State5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
UCLA4–⁠26–⁠4
Washington3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
California2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon State1–⁠44–⁠6
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠5
Montana0–⁠52–⁠7

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