1925 USC Trojans football team explained

Year:1925
Team:USC Trojans
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Record:11–2
Conf Record:3–2
Head Coach:Howard Jones
Hc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Captain:Hobbs Adams
Stadium:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1925 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1925 PCC football season. In its first year under head coach Howard Jones, the team compiled an 11–2 record (3–2 against PCC opponents), finished third in the PCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 456 to 55.[1]

USC had only one road game during the 1925 season, its first (and only) trip to Moscow, Idaho, to play the 1925 Idaho Vandals.[2] [3]

Four USC players received first-team honors on the 1925 All-Pacific Coast football teams selected by the United Press (UP), Andy Smith (AS), Pop Warner (PW), and Norman E. Brown (NB): halfback Morley Drury (UP-1; AS-1; PW-1); end Hobbs Adams (UP-1; NB-1); guard Brice Taylor (UP-1; NB-1); and center Jeff Cravath (UP-1; PW-1).[4] [5] [6] [7] One player on the team would become notable for a career off the field, offensive tackle Marion Morrison, who is better known by his stage name of John Wayne.[8]

Schedule

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern California Yearly Results (1925-1929). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905165645/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1925-1929_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. News: U.S.C. tramples Idaho's Vandals . Eugene Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press . October 31, 1925 . 7.
  3. News: Trojans dazzle Idaho followers . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). October 31, 1925 . 14.
  4. News: Real Stars In Mythical Team of the Coast. San Mateo Times. November 28, 1925. 5. (UP)
  5. News: "All-Pacific Conference" Team Named by Smith. Oakland Tribune. Andrew L. Smith. November 27, 1925. 1. (Andy Smith)
  6. News: Glenn Warner Picks All-Pacific Team. Glenn Warner. The Davenport Democrat and Leader. December 3, 1925. 9. (Pop Warner)
  7. News: First of Norman Brown's Mythical 'All' Teams. The Journal News (Hamilton, Ohio). November 28, 1925. 27. (Norman Brown)
  8. Web site: Doc Five: College football players turned famous actors – No. 1, John Wayne, USC . Yahoo.com.