1930 USC Trojans football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1930

| team = USC Trojans

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Pacific Coast Conference

| short_conf = PCC

| record = 8–2

| conf_record = 5–1

| head_coach = Howard Jones

| hc_year = 6th

| off_scheme = Single-wing

| def_scheme =

| captain = Marshall Duffield

| stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

}}

{{1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}

The 1930 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1930 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 in the Pacific Coast Conference, runner-up), and outscored their opponents 382 to 66.{{cite web|title=1930 USC Trojans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 21, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1930-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = Victory Bell

| score = 52–0

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans roll up 52-to-0 score against Bruins|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=September 28, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306075/trojans-roll-up-52-to-0-score-against-br/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 27–7

| attend = 60,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans beat Oregon State pigskin squad|newspaper=The Tacoma Sunday Ledger|date=October 5, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306194/trojans-beat-oregon-state-pigskin-squad/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Rogers Field

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| score = 6–7

| attend = 22,000

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NYNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2008%2C3139563 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Cougars plunge ahead toward Coast honors |date=October 12, 1930 |page=11|via=Google News Archives |accessdate=April 11, 2021}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 65–0

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans romp through Utah Aggies at will for 65 to 0 triumph|newspaper=Salt Lake Telegram|date=October 19, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306351/trojans-romp-through-utah-aggies-at-will/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 41–12

| attend = 89,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans defeat Stanford, 41–12|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 26, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306485/trojans-defeat-stanford-4112/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Denver

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 33–13

| attend = 18,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans have easy time in slow contest with Denver|newspaper=The Fresno Morning Republican|date=November 2, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306570/trojans-have-easy-time-in-slow-contest-w/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 74–0

| attend = 82,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans smother California 74–0|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=November 9, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306727/trojans-smother-california-740/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 52–0

| attend = 30,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-trojans-bump-hawai/145089307/|work=The Los Angeles Times|title=Trojans bump Hawaii, 52–0|date=November 16, 1930|accessdate=April 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Trojans swamp Hawaii 52–0|newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser|date=November 16, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306821/trojans-swamp-hawaii-520/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{dow tooltip|November 27, 1930}}

| w/l = w

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 32–0

| attend = 45,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans trounce Washington, 32–0|newspaper=The Minneapolis Tribune|date=November 28, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102306896/trojans-trounce-washington-320/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 6

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–27

| attend = 73,967

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gl9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8w4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5329%2C849173 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |title=Notre Dame triumphs, 27 to 0 |date=December 7, 1930 |page=1A}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3-wUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4404%2C2073136 |work=Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=Notre Dame outplays U.S.C. |date=December 7, 1930}}

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