1916 USC Trojans football team explained

Year:	1916
Team:	USC Trojans
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	5–3
Head Coach:	Dean Cromwell
Hc Year:	3rd
Captain:	Herb Jones
Stadium:	Fiesta Park

The 1916 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their third non-consecutive year under head coach Dean Cromwell (Cromwell was also coach in 1909 and 1910), the Trojans compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 129 to 80.^[1] The season featured USC's first game against Arizona, a 20–7 victory in Phoenix,^[2] its third game against California, a 27–0 loss in Los Angeles,^[3] and its second game against Oregon Agricultural, a 16–7 loss in Los Angeles.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Southern California Yearly Results (1915-1919). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171451/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1915-1919_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: Southern California vs. Arizona. David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906214515/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/opponents_records.php?teamid=167. dead.
3. Web site: Southern California vs. California. David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907192319/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/opponents_records.php?teamid=466. dead.
4. Web site: Southern California vs. Oregon State. David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907232603/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/opponents_records.php?teamid=2428. dead.