1954 USC Trojans football team
The 1954 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1954 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jess Hill, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, lost to Ohio State in the 1955 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 258 to 159.
Jim Contratto led the team 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 1954 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team: back Lindon Crow; tackle Ed Fouch; guard Jim Salsbury.Schedule
Game summaries
UCLA
Players
- Jon Arnett, sophomore tailback, 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
- 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
- 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
- Head coach: Jess Hill
- Assistant coaches: Mel Hein, Don Clark, Bill Fisk, George Ceithaml, Nick Pappas, Jess Mortensen
- Yell kings: Don Ward, Jerry Stolp, Phil Reilly, Shep Aparicio, Bob Mandel
- Manager: Peter Couden
