Complex sentence: Despite these roadblocks, Barry put together a team which improved offensively throughout the year, gaining popularity as the season progressed--the crowd of 86,305 at the USC-Stanford game was the largest in the nation in 1941.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite these roadblocks, Barry put together a team which improved offensively throughout the year, gaining popularity as the season progressed. The crowd of 86,305 at the USC-Stanford game was the largest in the nation in 1941.