1923 USC Trojans football team

The 1923 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1923 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Trojans compiled a 6–2 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 173 to 62. On October 6, 1923, the Trojans played their first game in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a 23–7 victory over the Pomona Sagehens.

1923 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	6–2 (2–2 PCC)
Head coach	Gus Henderson (5th season)
Captain	Chet Dolley
Home stadium	Bovard Field, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Washington^	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Idaho	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Stanford	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
USC	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Washington State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Oregon	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Caltech*	Bovard Field Los Angeles, CA	W 18–7	10,000
October 6	Pomona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 23–7	12,863
October 13	Nevada*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 33–0	20,000
October 20	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–22	21,500
October 27	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 14–7	20,000
November 10	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–13	72,000
November 17	Arizona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 69–6	12,000
November 24	Idaho	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0	30,000
*Non-conference game