1931 USC Trojans football team
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The 1931 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California
in the 1931 college football season
. After a season opening loss to St. Mary's
, it beat the in the 1932 Rose Bowl
and won the national championship after shutting out 6 of its opponents.
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 1931 college football season
1931 college football season
The 1931 college football season saw the USC Trojans win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson system. Rockne, who had coached Notre Dame to a championship in 1930, had been killed in a plane crash on March 31, 1931. For the first time, the champion under the...
. After a season opening loss to St. Mary's
Saint Mary's College Gaels
The Saint Mary's Gaels are the athletic teams that compete at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. The nickname applies to the college's intercollegiate NCAA Division-I teams and club sports. The nickname was given to the school's football team in 1926 by a writer for the now...
, it beat the in the 1932 Rose Bowl
1932 Rose Bowl
The 1932 Rose Bowl was the 18th Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1932 in Pasadena, California. It featured the against the USC Trojans...
and won the national championship after shutting out 6 of its opponents.