1940 USC Trojans football team

1940 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1940 record	3–4–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Jones (16th year)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1940 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Stanford $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1940 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 88.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Washington State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	T 14–14	40,000
October 5	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	T 0–0	50,000
October 12	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 13–7	30,125
October 19	Oregon	#17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	35,000
October 26	at #9 Stanford	#17	Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	L 7–21	60,000
November 9	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–20	50,000
November 16	at #17 Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–14	27,000
November 30	UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 28–12	70,000
December 7	Notre Dame*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	L 6–10	85,808
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.