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1907 USC Methodists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainCharley Haigler
Seasons
←  1906
1908 →
1907 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Agricultural     6 0 0
New Mexico A&M     3 0 0
New Mexico     1 0 0
Washington State     7 1 0
Colorado Mines     5 1 0
Oregon     5 1 0
USC     5 1 0
Utah Agricultural     5 1 0
Montana     4 1 1
Utah     4 2 0
Wyoming     2 1 0
Washington     4 4 2

The 1907 USC Methodists football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California during the 1907 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Harvey Holmes, compiling a 5–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12vs. Los Angeles High SchoolW 6–02,000 [1] [2]
October 163:00 p.m. Whittier State
W 57–0 [3] [4] [5]
October 26at Santa Ana High School Santa Ana, CAW 51–0 [6]
November 92:30 p.m. Whittier
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46–0800 [7] [8]
November 153:00 p.m. USS Colorado
  • Bovard Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–41,200 [9] [10]
December 25vs. Los Angeles High School
  • Fiesta Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–162,200 [11] [12]

[13] [14]

References

  1. ^ "First American Football Game". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "U. S. C. Is Held To One Score". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1907. p. 1, part VIII. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Whittier And U. S. C. To Meet Today On Bovard". Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Fierce Fight Delays Game". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "U. S. C. Victory". The Los Angeles Record. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Santa Ana Is Overwhelmed". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 27, 1907. p. 5, part VIII. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "U. S. C. Team In Fast Practice". Los Angeles Express. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1907. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Quakers Beaten By Methodists". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1907. p. 5, part VIII. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Jackies Will Play U. S. C." The Los Angeles Record. Los Angeles, California. November 15, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Sailors Sink Before U. S. C." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "High School Team Triumphs On Fiercely-Fought Field". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 26, 1907. p. 1, part II. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Prep Teams Wins (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 26, 1907. p. 6, part II. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "1907 USC Football Schedule". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  14. ^ "2023 USC Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 126. Retrieved January 3, 2024.