1921 USC Trojans football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1921
| team = USC Trojans
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 10–1
| head_coach = Gus Henderson
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Charley Dean
| stadium = Bovard Field
}}
{{1921 Western college football independents records}}
The 1921 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their third year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 362 to 52.{{cite web|title=Southern California Yearly Results (1920-1924)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 20, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1920-1924_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905170129/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1920-1924_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = USS Arizona
| site_stadium = Bovard Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 62–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = USS New York
| site_stadium = Bovard Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 35–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Caltech Beavers|title=Caltech}}
| site_stadium = Bovard Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 70–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sub Base
| site_stadium = Bovard Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 34–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 42–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Sub Base
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| score = 28–0
| attend = 10,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Pomona Sagehens|title=Pomona}}
| site_stadium = Bovard Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 35–7
| attend = 6,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Field
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 7–38
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|title=California Bear Triumphs Over Southern California, 38-7: Brick Muller's Pass Turns Battle's Tide; With a Broken Leg Brick Goes in and Does His Stuff; That Settled It|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Jack James|date=November 6, 1921|page=19W|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98823084/california-bear-triumphs-over-southern/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}
| site_stadium = Bovard Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 14–0
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = Oregon Agricultural
| site_stadium = Tournament Park
| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA
| score = 7–0
| attend = 17,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111780789/trojans-beat-oregon-aggies-in-hot-game/|work=The Los Angeles Times|title=Trojans beat Oregon Aggies in hot game|date=November 27, 1921|accessdate=October 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Tournament Park
| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA
| score = 28–7
| attend = 18,000
}}
}}