The 1950 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1950 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 2–5–2 record (1–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 182 to 114.[1]
| 1950 USC Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–5–2 (1–3–2 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 California $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Washington | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilbur Robertson led the team in passing with 50 of 106 passes completed for 492 yards, one touchdown and eight interceptions. Al Carmichael led the team in rushing with 103 carries for 514 yards and two touchdowns. Harold Hatford was the leading receiver with 22 catches for 192 yards and one touchdown.[2]
Three Trojans received honors from the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), or conference coaches on the 1950 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team: Johnny Williams, USC (Coaches-1 [defensive back]); Volney Peters, USC (AP-1 [defensive tackle]; Coaches-1 [offensive and defensive tackle]; UP-1); and Paul McMurtry, USC (Coaches-1 [guard]).[3][4][5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 29 | Iowa* | No. 12 | L 14–20 | 45,167 | |
| October 7 | at Washington State | T 20–20 | 16,000 | ||
| October 14 | No. 7 California |
| L 7–13 | 55,468 | |
| October 21 | vs. Navy* | L 14–27 | 24,300 | ||
| October 28 | Oregon |
| W 30–21 | 27,008 | |
| November 4 | at Stanford | T 7–7 | 40,000 | ||
| November 18 | No. 19 Washington |
| L 13–28 | 23,442 | |
| November 25 | at UCLA |
| L 0–39 | 51,906 | |
| December 2 | Notre Dame* |
| W 9–7 | 70,177 | |
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Coaching staff
edit- Head coach: Jeff Cravath[6]
- Assistant coaches: Ray George (line coach), Roy "Bullet" Baker (backfield coach), Sam Barry (head scout), Bill Fisk (end coach), Walter Hargesheimer (backfield coach), Mike Milligan (line coach), Harry Smith (freshman coach)[7]
Roster
edit- HB #16 Frank Gifford, Jr.
References
edit- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1950 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Coast Stars Named By Platoon System". Idaho State Journal. December 5, 1950. p. 6.
- ^ "Bears, Huskies Dominate All PCC Elevens". Santa Cruz Sentinel-News. December 18, 1950. p. 6.
- ^ "Four Sophomores Make All-Pacific Coast First Team". The Baytown (TX) Sun. November 27, 1950. p. 9.
- ^ 1951 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), p. 166.
- ^ 1951 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), page 167.