1928 USC Trojans football team
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The 1928 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California
in the 1928 college football season
. The Trojans went undefeated and won the Pacific Coast Conference
championship, but declined to participate in the 1929 Rose Bowl
, which attended in their place. Although the team did not attend a bowl, USC claims a national championship, and is ranked first in the Dickinson System
rankings for 1928.
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in the 1928 college football season
1928 college football season
The 1928 college football season had the USC Trojans recognized as champions under the Dickinson System, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the #2 and #3 teams, California and Georgia Tech...
. The Trojans went undefeated and won the Pacific Coast Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...
championship, but declined to participate in the 1929 Rose Bowl
1929 Rose Bowl
The 1929 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game and the 15th annual Rose Bowl Game. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated the California Golden Bears by a score of 8-7. The game was notable for a play by California All-American Roy Riegels in which he scooped up a Georgia Tech fumble and ran...
, which attended in their place. Although the team did not attend a bowl, USC claims a national championship, and is ranked first in the Dickinson System
Dickinson System
The Dickinson System was a mathematical point formula that awarded national championships in college football. Devised by University of Illinois economics professor Frank G...
rankings for 1928.