The 1939 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California

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 1939 college football season

1939 college football season

The 1939 college football season concluded with the Aggies of The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas being named as the national champions by the voters in the Associated Press writers' poll....

. It defeated the Tennessee Volunteers

1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1939 college football season. Tennessee began the season as defending national championships and were ranked #5 in the country...

 in the 1940 Rose Bowl

1940 Rose Bowl

The 1940 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1940, was an American Football bowl game. It was the 26th Rose Bowl Game. The USC Trojans defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 14-0. Ambrose Schindler, the USC quarterback, was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and...

, 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

1939 team players in the NFL

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Ray George	Tackle	10	87	Detroit Lions 1939 Detroit Lions season The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-4, winning only six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...
Bob Hoffman	Back	14	128	Washington Redskin 1939 Washington Redskins season The 1939 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-2 record from 1938.-Schedule:-Standings:...
Boyd Morgan Boyd Morgan Boyd Franklin Morgan was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins...	Back	18	168	Washington Redskin 1939 Washington Redskins season The 1939 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-2 record from 1938.-Schedule:-Standings:...
Tony Tonelli	Center	19	177	Detroit Lions 1939 Detroit Lions season The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-4, winning only six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...