1958 USC Trojans football team American college football season
The 1958 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1958 college football season . In their second year under head coach Don Clark , the Trojans compiled a 4–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference , and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 151 to 120.[ 1]
Tom Maudlin led the team in passing with 41 of 95 passes completed for 535 yards, four touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Don Buford led the team in rushing with 64 carries for 306 yards. Hillard Hill was the leading receiver with 11 catches for 319 yards and five touchdowns.[ 2]
Four Trojans were recognized by either the Associated Press (AP) or the conference coaches on the 1958 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team : end Marlin McKeever (AP-1; Coaches-1); tackle Dan Ficca (AP-1; Coaches-2); guard Frank Florentino (Coaches-1 [tie]); and halfback Don Buford (Coaches-2).[ 3] [ 4]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source No. 12 Oregon State W 21–040,286
September 27 at Michigan * L 19–2077,005 [ 5]
North Carolina * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 7–843,238 [ 6]
October 11 at No. 15 Oregon L 0–2532,734
October 18 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 12–1434,872
October 25 at Washington State W 14–625,000
November 1 at Stanford W 29–652,000
November 8 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 21–632,987
November 22 at UCLA T 15–1558,507
November 29 No. 18 Notre Dame * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) L 13–2066,903
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1955-1959)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
^ "1958 Southern California Trojans Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015 .
^ "All-Coast Headed by Bates, Kapp" . The Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California . December 3, 1958. p. B8. (AP)
^ "Kapp, Bates Head Coaches' PCC Team" . Independent, Long Beach, California . December 5, 1958. p. C4.
^ Tommy Devine (September 28, 1958). "13-Yard Conversion Pass Fails: SC's Gamble Is U-M Joy, 20-19" . Detroit Free Press . p. 1E – via Newspapers.com .
^ "North Carolina beats favored SC, 8–7" . The Los Angeles Times . October 4, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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