The 1928 USC Trojans football team was an

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team that represented the

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in the

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(PCC) during the

1928 college football season The 1928 football season had both the USC Trojans and the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado claim national championships. USC was recognized as champions under the Dickinson System, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the No. 2 and No. 3 Dickin ...

. In their fourth season under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 9–0–1 record (4–0–1 against PCC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 267 to 59, and won the PCC championship. The AP Poll did not exist at the time. The only contemporaneous rating system was the

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which was released on December 8, 1928. In addition to Dickinson, USC was recognized as the 1928 national champion by the

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has been recognized as the national champion by the majority of later selectors. Three USC players received honors on the 1928 All-America college football team: tackle

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(first-team selection by

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and

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), center Nate Barragar (second-team selection by the

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); and quarterback Don Williams (second-team selection by the

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). Four USC players received first-team honors on the

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: quarterback Don Williams (NEA-1, UP-1); fullback Lloyd Thomas (AP-1, NEA-1, UP-1); end Lawrence McCaslin (NEA-1); and center Nate Barragar (AP-1).

Schedule

Roster

* Frank Anthony, T * Marger Apsit, HB * Lyle Baldridge, G * Nate Barragar, C *

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, T * Herschel Bonham, FB * Charles F. Boren, G * Everett Brown, QB * Mahlon Chambers, QB * Vaughn Deranian, G * Marshall Duffield, QB * Harvey Durkee, E * Harry Edelson, HB * William Ford, FB * Clark Galloway, G * Robert Gowder, G *

, T *

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, FB * Cecil Wayne Hoff, T * Rockwell Kemp, QB * William Karl Kreiger, E * Eugene Laisne, HB * Hilton McCabe, C * Lawrence McCaslin, E *

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, HB *

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, FB * Francis Norton, HB * John Porter, G * Bert Ritchey, FB *

Russ Saunders Stillwell Russell Saunders (January 1, 1906 – April 29, 1987) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1931 NFL season. He was an All-American at USC and was one ...

, FB * Alvin Schaub, HB * William Seitz, T * Jesse Shaw, T * Tony Steponovich, E * Francis Tappaan, E * George Templeton, C * Lloyd Thomas, HB * James Truher, E * John Ward, T * Ralph O. Wilcox, E * Thomas Wilcox, FB * Don Williams, QB * John Irving Winfield, G

References

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