1954 USC Trojans football team

The 1954 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jess Hill, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (6–1 in PCC, second), lost to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 258 to 159.[1]

1954 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 17
Record8–4 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1954 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 UCLA $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 17 USC ^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
Oregon 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
California 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Idaho 1 –2 –04 –5 –0
Washington 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    UCLA won rivalry game over USC,
    but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from AP Poll

Jim Contratto led USC in passing with 32 of 79 passes completed for 702 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions. Jon Arnett led the team in rushing with 96 carries for 601 yards and seven touchdowns. Lindon Crow was the leading receiver with seven catches for 274 yards and three touchdowns.[2]

Three Trojans received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the All-Coast team: back Lindon Crow; tackle Ed Fouch; guard Jim Salsbury.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17Washington StateNo. 17
W 39–037,645
September 24Pittsburgh*No. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 27–750,253
October 2at Northwestern*No. 9
W 12–730,725
October 8TCU*No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2052,705
October 16vs. Oregon
W 24–1422,766
October 23CaliforniaNo. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 29–2766,342
October 30Oregon StateNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 30–030,065
November 6at StanfordNo. 10
W 21–728,000
November 13WashingtondaggerNo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 41–036,108
November 20No. 2 UCLANo. 7
L 0–34102,548  
November 27at No. 4 Notre Dame*No. 17
L 17–2356,438
January 1, 1955vs. No. 1 Ohio State*No. 17
L 7–2089,191
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Conference opponent not played this season: Idaho

Game summaries

UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
UCLA 7 0 0 27 34
USC 0 0 0 0 0

Players
  • Jon Arnett, sophomore tailback (#26), earned second-team All-Coast honors from the UP
  • Al Barry, senior right guard
  • George Belotti, tackle
  • Bing Bordier, right end
  • Ron Brown
  • Ron Calabria, wingback
  • Leon Clarke, left end, second-team All-Coast honors from coaches
  • Frank Clayton, left halfback
  • Jim Contratto, quarterback
  • Lindon Crow, second-team All-Coast (co-captain)
  • Aramis Dandoy, tailback, won All-Coast honors from INS
  • Mario DaRe, tackle
  • Jim Decker, fullback
  • Gordon Duvall, fullback
  • Dirk Eldredge, center
  • Dick Enright, right guard
  • Orlando Ferrante, guard, first-team All-Coast honors from coaches, second-string All-Coast honors from INS
  • Ed Fouch, right tackle, first-team All-Coast (co-captain)
  • George Galli, guard
  • Marv Goux, linebacker, led the team in defensive statistics
  • Chuck Greenwood, right end
  • Chuck Griffith, right end
  • Frank Hall, back
  • Roger Hooks quarterback
  • Bob Isaacson, guard
  • Chuck Leimbach, end
  • Don McFarland, end
  • Ernie Merk, back
  • John Miller, guard
  • Frank Pavich, guard and tackle
  • Vern Sampson, center
  • Irwin Spector, guard, Brooklyn, New York
  • Joe Tisdale, fullback
  • Sam Tsagalakis, placekicker

Coaching staff and other personnel

References
  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1954 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. 1955 "El Rodeo" (USC yearbook), page 185.
  4. 1955 "El Rodeo", page 184.
  5. 1955 "El Rodeo", page 183.
  6. 1955 "El Rodeo", page 186.
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