1951 USC Trojans football team
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The 1951 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California
in the 1951 college football season
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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 1951 college football season
1951 college football season
The 1951 college football season finished with seven unbeaten major college teams, of which five were unbeaten and untied. Ultimately, the Tennessee Volunteers were voted the best team by the Associated Press, followed by the Michigan State Spartans, with the Vols having a plurality of first place...
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Schedule
The Trojans finished the regular season with a 9-1 record.| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Trojans points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 22 | Washington State | Win | 31 | 21 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept 29 | San Diego NTC | Win | 41 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Oct. 6 | @ Washington | Win | 20 | 13 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct 13 | Oregon State | Win | 16 | 14 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Oct 20 | @ California | Win | 21 | 14 | 5-0 |
| 6 | Oct 27 | Texas Christian | Win | 28 | 26 | 6-0 |
| 7 | Nov 3 | @ Army | Win | 28 | 6 | 7-0 |
| 8 | Nov 10 | Stanford | Loss | 20 | 27 | 7-1 |
| 9 | Nov 24 | UCLA | Loss | 7 | 21 | 7-2 |
| 10 | Dec 1 | Notre Dame | Loss | 12 | 19 | 7-3 |
1951 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Frank Gifford | Running Back | 1 | 11 | New York Giants 1952 New York Giants season The 1952 New York Giants season was the 28th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
| Pat Cannamela | 11 | 122 | Dallas Texans 1952 Dallas Texans season The 1952 Dallas Texans season was the team's only season in the league. They started 0-9 before finishing 1-11 and failing to qualify for the playoffs. The Texans home game against Chicago was moved to Akron, Ohio's Rubber Bowl and the final game of the season was moved to Detroit from... |
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| Bob Hooks | End | 16 | 193 | Los Angeles Rams 1952 Los Angeles Rams season The 1952 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 15th year with the National Football League and the seventh season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:... |
| Al Baldock | End | 17 | 201 | San Francisco 49ers 1952 San Francisco 49ers season The 1952 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's third season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7-4-1 record in 1951.The 49ers would start off the season strong, winning their first 5 games, winning every game by at least 2 touchdowns, and had visions of playing in their first ever NFL... |
| Dean Schneider | Back | 22 | 254 | New York Giants 1952 New York Giants season The 1952 New York Giants season was the 28th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |