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1954 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1954
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
CoachRank	11
APRank	17
record	8–4
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Jess Hill
hc_year	4th
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1955-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–20 vs. [Ohio State](1954-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)

The 1954 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jess Hill, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (6–1 in PCC, second), lost to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 258 to 159.

Jim Contratto led USC in passing with 32 of 79 passes completed for 702 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions. Jon Arnett led the team in rushing with 96 carries for 601 yards and seven touchdowns. Lindon Crow was the leading receiver with seven catches for 274 yards and three touchdowns.

Three Trojans received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the All-Coast team: back Lindon Crow; tackle Ed Fouch; guard Jim Salsbury.

Schedule

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Game summaries

UCLA

Players

Jon Arnett, sophomore tailback (#26), earned second-team All-Coast honors from the UP
Al Barry, senior right guard
George Belotti, tackle
Bing Bordier, right end
Ron Brown
Ron Calabria, wingback
Leon Clarke, left end, second-team All-Coast honors from coaches
Frank Clayton, left halfback
Jim Contratto, quarterback
Lindon Crow, second-team All-Coast (co-captain)
Aramis Dandoy, tailback, won All-Coast honors from INS
Mario DaRe, tackle
Jim Decker, fullback
Gordon Duvall, fullback
Dirk Eldredge, center
Dick Enright, right guard
Orlando Ferrante, guard, first-team All-Coast honors from coaches, second-string All-Coast honors from INS
Ed Fouch, right tackle, first-team All-Coast (co-captain)
George Galli, guard
Marv Goux, linebacker, led the team in defensive statistics
Chuck Greenwood, right end
Chuck Griffith, right end
Frank Hall, back
Roger Hooks quarterback
Bob Isaacson, guard
Chuck Leimbach, end
Don McFarland, end
Ernie Merk, back
John Miller, guard
Frank Pavich, guard and tackle
Vern Sampson, center
Irwin Spector, guard, Brooklyn, New York
Joe Tisdale, fullback
Sam Tsagalakis, placekicker

Coaching staff and other personnel

Head coach: Jess Hill
Assistant coaches: Mel Hein (line coach - centers and tackles), Don Clark (line coach - guards and defensive patterns), Bill Fisk (ends), George Ceithaml (backfield coach), Nick Pappas (defensive backs), Jess Mortensen (freshman coach)
Yell kings: Don Ward, Jerry Stolp, Phil Reilly, Shep Aparicio, Bob Mandel
Manager: Peter Couden

References

"1954 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 19, 1954). "USC Trojans blast WSC Cougars 39–0". The Press Democrat.
George Kiseda. (September 25, 1954). "Arnett Scores Three As USC Wins in Rout". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.
Braven Dyer. (September 25, 1954). "Troy Rally in Fourth Ruins Foes". The Los Angeles Times.
(September 25, 1955). "1954 Pitt Football Attendance". University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department.
(October 3, 1954). "Bulky Fouch goes 68 to help Trojans win". The Fresno Bee.
(October 9, 1954). "Texas Christian deals 20–7 blow to Southern Cal". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 17, 1954). "SC rolls to 24–14 win". The Register.
(October 24, 1954). "Trojans clear path to Rose Bowl with 29–27 win". Santa Cruz Sentinel-News.
(October 31, 1954). "USC moves closer to Rose Bowl with win over Beavers". The Bellingham Herald.
(November 7, 1954). "Trojans smell Roses at last". The Spokesman-Review.
(November 14, 1954). "Trojan horse wins eased up 41–0". Pasadena Star-News.
(November 21, 1954). "Rose Bowl bound Trojans fall before 102,548". San Francisco Chronicle.
(November 28, 1954). "Notre Dame defeats Southern California, 23–17". The Pittsburgh Press.
(January 2, 1955). "Buckeyes bury Troy in rain, mud, 20–7". The Los Angeles Times.
. ["Schedule/Results (1954 USC)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/403649). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
1955 "El Rodeo" (USC yearbook), page 185.
1955 "El Rodeo", page 184.
1955 "El Rodeo", page 183.
1955 "El Rodeo", page 186.

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