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1940 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1940
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
record	3–4–2
conf_record	2–3–2
head_coach	Howard Jones
hc_year	16th
captain	Ed Dempsey
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1940 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1940 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 88.

USC was ranked at No. 41 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

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Rankings

References

Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe.
(September 29, 1940). "Trojans tied 14 to 14 by Cougars". The Sacramento Union.
(October 6, 1940). "Trojans, Beavers in 0–0 tie". The Houston Post.
Arch Ward. (October 13, 1940). "Five Yard Punt Sets Up U.S.C. Touchdown, Beats Illini, 13–7". Chicago Tribune.
(October 20, 1940). "Troy beats Webfooters down, 13–0". The Oregon Daily Journal.
(October 27, 1940). "Stanford downs Troy in Rose Bowl drive". The Pasadena Post.
(November 10, 1940). "California clouts Trojans, 20–7". San Francisco Chronicle.
(November 17, 1940). "Huskies Defeat Trojans". The Tacoma News Tribune and Sunday Ledger.
(December 1, 1940). "Troy hands Bruins 9th defeat, 28–12". The San Francisco Examiner.
(December 8, 1940). "85,000 see Notre Dame beat Trojans, 10–6". The Pittsburgh Press.
. ["1940 USC Trojans Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1940-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.

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