The 1926 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1926 college football season. In their second year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 317 to 52. The season featured the first game in the Notre Dame–USC football rivalry; Notre Dame won by a 13 to 12 score in Los Angeles. The team was ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926. Tackle Marion Morrison later had a successful acting career under the stage name, John Wayne.
Schedule
Roster No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School - Donald Williams Back - - - - - Manuel Laraneta - - - - - - Morton Kaer Back 5-11 167 Red Bluff, CA Red Bluff 24 Marion Morrison Tackle 6-4 200 Glendale, CA Glendale Union - Bert Heiser - - - - - - Morley Drury Back 6-0 185 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Tech - Max Thomas - - - - - - Lloyd Thomas - - - - - - Field Thompson - - - - - - Robert Lee - - - - - - Hershel Bonham - - - - - - Eugene Dorsey - - - - - - Jesse Hibbs Tackle 6-0 195 Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest Academy - Alan Behrendt - - - - - - Newell "Jeff" Cravath Center - - Santa Ana, CA Santa Ana - Kenneth Cox - - - - - - Theodore Gorrell - - - - - - Alvin Schaub - - - - - - Brice Taylor Guard - - Seattle, WA Benjamin Franklin - John Fox - - - - - - Howard Elliott Back - - - - - James Moser - - - - - - Morris "Red" Badgro End 6-0 191 Kent, WA Kent - Albert Scheving - - - - - - Harold Wheeler - - - - - - William Friend - - - - - - Lloyd Hershberger - - - - - - Donald Cruickshank - - - - - - Oliver White - - - - - - Eugene Beatie - - - - - - Lowry McCaslin - - - - - - Clarke De Groote - - - - - - Lyle Baldridge - - - - - - Leslie Lavelle - - - - - - William Ford - - - - - - Theodore "Soapy" Coffman End - - Santa Ana, CA Santa Ana Roster from 1927 El Rodeo yearbook1927 USC El Rodeo Yearbook page 37
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