1934 USC
4–6–1 (1–4–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Howard Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oregon 33–0Nov 17
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsOccidental | W 20–0 | 96% |
| Sep 22 | vsWhittier | W 40–14 | 95% |
| Sep 29 | vsPacific | W 6–0 | 96% |
| Oct 6 | vs Washington State | L 0–19 | 74% |
| Oct 13 | at Pittsburgh | L 6–20 | 38% |
| Oct 20 | vs Oregon State | T 6–6 | 77% |
| Oct 27 | at Stanford | L 0–16 | 44% |
| Nov 10 | vs California | L 2–7 | 74% |
| Nov 17 | vs Oregon | W 33–0 | 48% |
| Dec 1 | vs Washington | L 7–14 | 61% |
| Dec 8 | vs Notre Dame | L 0–14 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 14–0; 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 4–6–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 120–110
- Coach
- Howard Jones
- Elo
- 1552 −139 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.7 No. 52 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Julie Bescos
All-Pacific Coast
1 second teamSecond team
Cal ClemensRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 5–0 | 9–1–1 | |
| Washington State | 4–0–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Washington | 5–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Oregon | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| California | 3–2 | 6–6 | |
 UCLA | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
| USC | 1–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Idaho | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Oregon State | 0–5–2 | 3–6–2 | |
 Montana | 0–4–1 | 2–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.