1951 USC Trojans football team

The 1951 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1951 college football season. The Trojans finished the season with a 7–3 record.

1951 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1951 record7–3 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Stanford $ 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 17 UCLA 4 1 1  5 3 1
No. 12 California 5 2 0  8 2 0
USC 4 2 0  7 3 0
No. 18 Washington State 4 3 0  7 3 0
Oregon State 3 5 0  4 6 0
Washington 1 5 1  3 6 1
Oregon 1 6 0  2 8 0
Idaho 0 3 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 22Washington StateW 31–2128,876
September 29Naval Training Center San Diego*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 41–7
October 6at No. 12 WashingtonW 20–1343,747
October 13Oregon StateNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–1436,400
October 20at No. 1 CaliforniaNo. 11W 21–1481,490
October 27TCU*No. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–26
November 3Army*No. 7W 28–6
November 10No. 7 StanfordNo. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 20–27
November 24UCLANo. 11
L 7–2171,738
December 1Notre Dame*No. 20
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 12–1955,783
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

Roster

  • HB #16 Frank Gifford, Sr.

1952 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Frank GiffordRunning Back111New York Giants
Pat Cannamela11122Dallas Texans
Bob HooksEnd16193Los Angeles Rams
Al BaldockEnd17201San Francisco 49ers
Dean SchneiderBack22254New York Giants

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References

  1. 1952 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), p. 44.
  2. 1952 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), pages 44-45.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm
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