The 1929 USC Trojans football team represented the

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. In their fifth year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 10–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), were

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co-champions, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 492 to 69. The team defeated

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47–14 in the 1930 Rose Bowl and was retroactively selected as the 1929 national champion under the Houlgate System and also retroactively selected as the national champion under the Berryman QPRS system and as a co-national champion by

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Schedule

Game summaries

UCLA

*Russ Saunders 14 rushes, 234 yards

Roster

* Frank Anthony, T * Marger Apsit, HB * Garrett Arbelbide, HB-E * Nate Barragar, C * Johnny Baker, G * Henry Becker, HB *

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, T * Everett Brown, QB * Mahlon Chambers, QB * George Decker, T * Vaughn Deranian, G * Marshall Duffield, QB * Harvey Durkee, E * George Dye, C * Harry Edelson, HB * Clark Galloway, G * Robert Gowder, G * Robert H. Hall, T * Harold Hammack, HB *

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, FB * Cecil Wayne Hoff, T * J. Howard Joslin, E * Anthony Jurich, HB * Rockwell Kemp, QB * William Karl Kreiger, E * Thomas Mallory, HB *

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, HB * Don Moses, FB * Jim Musick, FB * David Neidhardt, C * Erny Pinckert, HB * Russ Saunders, FB * William Seitz, T * Gaius Shaver, QB * Jesse Shaw, T * Barry Stephens, HB * Tony Steponovich, E * Francis Tappaan, E * George Templeton, C * Cliff Thiede, QB * James Truher, E * John Ward, T * Julian Whittier, G * Ralph O. Wilcox, E * Thomas Wilcox, FB * Stan Williamson, C * Charles R. Willingham, FB * John Irving Winfield, G

References

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