1939 USC Trojans football team
The 1939 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1939 college football season. The Trojans defeated the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1940 Rose Bowl, scoring the only points achieved on the Volunteers all season, ending their 23-game win streak. USC finished third in the final AP Poll, which was conducted before bowl season. They were crowned as national champions by the Dickinson System, which is designated as an NCAA "major selector" of national champions.[1]
| 1939 USC Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 3 |
| 1939 record | 8–0–2 (5–0–2 PCC) |
| Head coach | Howard Jones (15th season) |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 USC $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UCLA | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 30 | Oregon |
| T 7–7 | 41,000 | |
| October 7 | Washington State |
| W 27–0 | 38,000 | |
| October 14 | Illinois* |
| W 26–0 | 60,000 | |
| October 28 | California | No. 8 |
| W 26–0 | 46,000 |
| November 4 | vs. No. 11 Oregon State | No. 7 |
| W 19–7 | 33,000 |
| November 11 | Stanford | No. 4 |
| W 33–0 | 50,000 |
| November 25 | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | No. 4 |
| W 20–12 | 54,799 |
| December 2 | Washington | No. 1 |
| W 9–7 | 44,760 |
| December 9 | at No. 9 UCLA | No. 3 |
| T 0–0 | 103,303 |
| January 1, 1940 | vs. No. 2 Tennessee* | No. 3 |
| W 14–0 | 92,200 |
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1940 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following last season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Ray George | Tackle | 10 | 87 | Detroit Lions |
| Bob Hoffman | Back | 14 | 128 | Washington Redskin |
| Boyd Morgan | Back | 18 | 168 | Washington Redskin |
| Tony Tonelli | Center | 19 | 177 | Detroit Lions |
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References
- 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1939.htm
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