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1932 USC Trojans football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1932

| team = USC Trojans

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Pacific Coast Conference

| short_conf = PCC

| record = 10–0

| conf_record = 6–0

| head_coach = Howard Jones

| hc_year = 8th

| off_scheme = Single-wing

| def_scheme =

| captain = Tay Brown

| stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| champion = National champion (nine official selectors)
Co-national champion (Davis, Sagarin)
PCC champion
Rose Bowl champion

| bowl = Rose Bowl

| bowl_result = W 35–0 vs. Pittsburgh

}}

{{1932 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}

The 1932 USC Trojans football team is an American football team that represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1932 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Howard Jones, the team compiled a perfect 10–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the PCC championship, shut out eight of ten opponents, defeated Pittsburgh in the 1933 Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 201 to 13.{{cite web|title=1932 USC Trojans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 23, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1932-schedule.html}}

The Knute K. Rockne Trophy was presented at the end of the season to the team deemed to be the national champion using the Dickinson System, a rating system developed by Frank G. Dickinson, a professor of economics of the University of Illinois. Michigan won the Rockne Trophy, edging USC by a margin of 28.47 to 26.81.{{cite news|title=Michigan Given Dickinson Award as Grid Champs|newspaper=Waterloo Sunday Courier|date=December 11, 1932|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33186953/michigan_given_dickinson_award_as_grid/|via=Newspapers.com}} However, USC was recognized as the 1932 national champion in several other rankings, including Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel, College Football Researchers Association, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Poling, and Williamson.{{cite book | url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf | title=2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records | publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=July 2017 | location=Indianapolis| access-date=June 23, 2019|page=112}}

Tackle Ernie Smith was a consensus first-team pick for the 1932 All-America team. Guard Aaron Rosenberg was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and Liberty magazine. Six USC players were selected as first-team players on the 1932 All-Pacific Coast football team: Ernie Smith (AP-1; NEA-1; UP-1); Rosenberg (AP-1; NEA-1); Tay Brown at tackle (AP-1; NEA-1; UP-1); Orville Mohler at quarterback (NEA-1; UP-1); Homer Griffith at quarterback (AP-1); and Ray Sparling at end (NEA-1).

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 35–0

| attend = 35,000

| source= {{cite news|title=Trojans Down Utah In Grid Opener, 35 to 0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=September 25, 1932|page=VIa-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33185964/trojans_down_utah_in_grid_opener_35_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = w

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 20–0

| attend = 35,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans Lucky To Win Over Cougars, 20-0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 2, 1932|pages=VIa-1, VIa-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33186061/trojans_lucky_to_win_over_cougars_200/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 10–0

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans Subdue Battling Beavers, 10 to 0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=October 9, 1932|page=VIa-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33168120/trojans_subdue_battling_beavers_10_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Loyola (CA)

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 6–0

| attend = 50,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Battling Loyola Lions Hold Trojans to 6-0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=October 16, 1932|page=Sports 1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22907355/battling_loyola_lions_hold_trojans_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–0

| attend = 60,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans Quell Indian Uprising, 13-0|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|date=October 23, 1932|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33186187/trojans_quell_indian_uprising_130/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 27–7

| attend = 70,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Alert Trojan Defense Topples Bears, 27-7|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Bill Henry|date=November 6, 1932|pages=VIa-1, VIa-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33186278/alert_trojan_defense_topples_bears_277/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 33–0

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Oregon Wilts Under Trojan 33-to-0 Drive|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Bill Henry|date=November 13, 1932|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33147664/oregon_wilts_under_trojan_33to0_drive/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{dow tooltip|November 24, 1932}}

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| score = 9–6

| attend = 30,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans Win, 9 to 6; Cinch Championship; Clemens' Boot Does The Work|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=November 25, 1932|page=II-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33186397/trojans_win_9_to_6_cinch/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 10

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–0

| attend = 100,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Troy Grids Trim Irish; Notre Dame Loses 13-to-0 Game; Crowd of 100,000 Spectators Sees Trojan Eleven Score Impressive Victory|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=December 11, 1932|pages=I-1, VIa-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/380463866/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{dow tooltip|January 2, 1933}}, 1933

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| gamename = Rose Bowl

| score = 35–0

| attend = 83,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Troy Skins Panther: Pitt Humbled by Trojans, 35-0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Bill Henry|date=January 3, 1933|pages=I-1, II-13, II-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30002040/troy_skins_panther_pitt_humbled_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

Roster

  • Dick Barber, FB
  • Oliver Bardin, G
  • Francis Beard, G
  • Julius Bescos, E
  • Henry Biggs, E
  • Kenneth Bright, HB
  • Tay Brown, T
  • Ward Browning, E
  • Gordon Clark, HB
  • Cal Clemens, HB
  • Alvie Coughlin, T
  • Corwin Dunning, C
  • John Dye, G
  • Robert Erskine, T
  • Kenneth Fay, HB
  • Bob Fuhrer, E
  • Byron Gentry, G
  • Bob Getz, FB
  • Homer Griffith, QB
  • David Harlan, T
  • Hueston Harper, T
  • Ellwood Jorgenson, T
  • Anthony Jurich, HB
  • Garland Matthews, QB
  • Francis McGinley, G
  • Bob McNeish, HB
  • Orville Mohler, QB
  • Neil Norris, E
  • George Lady, T
  • Robert Love, E
  • Robert Morrison, FB
  • David Packard, T
  • Ford Palmer, E
  • Alfred Plaehn, T
  • Al Reboin, HB
  • Gene Ridings, FB
  • Aaron Rosenberg, G
  • John Seixas, E
  • Kenneth Shannon, HB
  • Ernie Smith, T
  • Stanley Smith, G
  • Raymond Sparling, E
  • Lawrence Stevens, G
  • Howie Tipton, HB
  • Cotton Warburton, QB
  • James Webb, HB
  • Frank Williamson, G
  • Jack Williamson
  • Haskell Robert "Inky" Wotkyns, FB
  • Curt Youel, C

{{cite web |author= |title=All-Time Letterwinners|url=https://usctrojans.com/documents/2017/6/26//football_9_letterwinners.pdf?id=6724|publisher=USC Athletics |access-date=February 7, 2025 }}

References

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