# 1926 USC Trojans football team

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. Offensive tackle Marion Morrison would later begin a successful acting career under the stage name, John Wayne.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 25 | Whittier* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 74–0 | 15,300 |
| October 2 | Santa Clara* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 42–0 | 36,000 |
| October 9 | Washington State | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 16–7 | 34,700 |
| October 16 | Occidental* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 28–6 | 22,000 |
| October 23 | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 27–0 | 72,000 |
| October 30 | Stanford | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | L 12–13 | 78,500 |
| November 11 | at Oregon Agricultural | Multnomah StadiumPortland, OR | W 17–7 | 26,000 |
| November 20 | Idaho | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 28–6 | 17,400 |
| November 25 | Montana | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | W 61–0 | 18,600 |
| December 4 | Notre Dame* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | L 12–13 | 74,378 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||||

## 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 yearbook