The 1927 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), tied with Stanford and Idaho for the Pacific Coast Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 287 to 64.[1] 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.[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 24 | Occidental* | | W 33–0 | 20,000 |
| October 1 | Santa Clara* | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 52–12 | 35,000 |
| October 8 | Oregon State | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 13–12 | 35,000 |
| October 15 | at Stanford | | T 13–13 | 52,285 |
| October 22 | Caltech* | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 51–0 | 25,000 |
| October 29 | California | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 13–0 | 76,500 |
| November 12 | Colorado* | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 46–7 | 25,000 |
| November 19 | Washington State | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 27–0 | 45,000 |
| November 26 | vs. Notre Dame* | | L 6–7 | 120,000 |
| December 3 | Washington | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 33–13 | 60,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
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