1952 USC Trojans football team
American college football season
The 1952 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jess Hill, the Trojans compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 254 to 47.
The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 4 in the final United Press Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the final AP poll. They faced five ranked opponents during the 1952 season and won four of those games: a 10–0 victory over No. 4 California on October 25; a 33–0 victory over No. 17 Washington on November 15; a 14–12 victory over No. 3 UCLA on November 22; a 9–0 loss to Notre Dame on November 29; and a 7–0 victory over Wisconsin in the 1953 Rose Bowl. USC's victory in the Rose Bowl was the first for the Pacific Coast Conference after seven consecutive losses to the representatives of the Big Ten Conference.
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