1941 USC Trojans football team

The 1941 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference during the 1941 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Sam Barry who took over after Howard Jones died during the previous off-season. Barry also coached USC's basketball and baseball teams. The Trojans compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–4–1 against PCC opponents) and finished eighth out of ten in the conference.[1]

1941 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1941 record2–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Schedule
1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Oregon State $ 7 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Washington 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
No. 19 Washington State 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Stanford 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Oregon 4 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
UCLA 3 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
California 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
USC 2 –4 –1  2 –6 –1
Montana 1 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Idaho 0 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Oregon State
W 13–750,000[2]
October 4Ohio State*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–3365,000[3]
October 11Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–2042,000[4]
October 18Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–640,000[5]
October 25at California
L 0–1430,000[6]
November 8No. 9 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–1387,000[7]
November 22at No. 4 Notre Dame*
L 18–2056,000[8]
November 29Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–1435,000[9]
December 6at UCLA
T 7–760,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. Paul Lowry (September 28, 1941). "S.C. Wins in Last Minute". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Paul Lowry (October 5, 1941). "Ohio State Roars Over Trojans, 33-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Paul Lowry (October 12, 1941). "Trojans Bow To Oregon". Los Angeles Times. p. I-23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Paul Lowry (October 19, 1941). "S.C. Comes From Behind". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Art Cohn (October 26, 1941). "California Bad, Trojans Worse". Oakland Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Paul Zimmerman (November 9, 1941). "First Period Tells Tale: Throng of 87,000 Sees Indians Clinch Victory Early in Game". Los Angeles Times. p. I-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Arch Ward (November 23, 1941). "Notre Dame Unbeaten: Irish Edge Out U.S.C., 20-18, In Season's Final". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Paul Zimmerman (November 30, 1941). "Huskies Edge Troy, 14 To 13". Los Angeles Times. p. I-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Paul Zimmerman (December 7, 1941). "Troy Rally Ties Bruins". Los Angeles Times. p. I-33 – via Newspapers.com.
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