1940 USC Trojans football team

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.

1940 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Dempsey
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Stanford $ 7 0 010 0 0
No. 10 Washington 7 1 07 2 0
Oregon State 4 3 15 3 1
Washington State 3 4 24 4 2
Oregon 3 4 14 4 1
California 3 4 04 6 0
USC 2 3 23 4 2
Montana 1 2 04 4 1
UCLA 1 6 01 9 0
Idaho 0 4 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

USC was ranked at No. 41 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

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