1943 USC Trojans football team

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1943 USC Trojans football
USC Trojans logo.svg
PCC champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 29–0 vs. Washington
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1943 record8–2 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
USC $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
California 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
No. 12 Washington 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
UCLA 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1943 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Washington in the 1944 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 58.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at UCLA
W 20–050,000
October 2at California
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 7–035,000
October 9St. Mary's Pre-Flight*No. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–030,000
October 16at San Francisco*No. 8
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 34–06,000[2]
October 23No. 6 Pacific (CA)*No. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 6–065,000
October 30No. 20 CaliforniaNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–045,000
November 6San Diego NTS*No. 4
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 7–106,000[3]
November 13No. 15 March Field*No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–3530,000[4]
November 27UCLAdagger
W 26–1335,000
January 1, 1944vs. No. 12 Washington
W 29–068,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Troy Blanks Dons, 34-0: U.S.F. Civilians Actually Press U.S.C. In Second Half". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1943. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SC Trojans Kick Game Away To San Diego Gobs". The Fresno Bee The Republican. November 7, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Braven Dyer (November 14, 1943). "Jacobs Sparks Flyers To 35-0 Win Over S.C.: Indian Ace Ruins Troy With Passes". Los Angeles Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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