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1939 USC Trojans football team

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Ranking
APNo. 3
1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 5 0 2 8 0 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 0 3 6 0 4
Oregon State 6 1 1 9 1 1
Washington 4 4 0 4 5 1
Oregon 3 3 1 3 4 1
Washington State 3 5 0 4 5 0
Montana 1 2 0 3 6 0
California 2 5 0 3 7 0
Stanford 0 6 1 1 7 1
Idaho 0 3 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1939 college football season. It defeated the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1940 Rose Bowl, scoring the only points achieved on the Volunteers all season, ending their 23-game win streak, and winning the national championship in the process.

Schedule

September 30Oregon

T 7–7 41,000 October 7Washington State

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 27–0 38,000 October 14Illinois*

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 26–0 60,000 October 28CaliforniaNo. 8

W 26–0 46,000 November 4vs. No. 11 Oregon StateNo. 7

W 19–7 33,000 November 11StanfordNo. 4

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 33–0 50,000 November 25at No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 4

W 20–12 54,799 December 2WashingtondaggerNo. 1

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 9–7 44,760 December 9at No. 9 UCLANo. 3

T 0–0 103,303 January 1vs. No. 2 Tennessee*No. 3

W 14–0 92,200

Template:CFB Schedule End

1939 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following last season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Ray George Tackle 10 87 Detroit Lions
Bob Hoffman Back 14 128 Washington Redskin
Boyd Morgan Back 18 168 Washington Redskin
Tony Tonelli Center 19 177 Detroit Lions

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References