1944 USC Trojans football team

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1944 USC Trojans football
USC Trojans logo.svg
PCC champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W, 25–0 vs. Tennessee
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
1944 record8–0–2 (3–0–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC $ 3 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
Washington 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
UCLA 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1944 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled an 8–0–2 record (3–0–2 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Tennessee in the 1945 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 240 to 73.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23UCLA
T 13–1360,000
September 30Pacific (CA)*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 18–630,000
October 7California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 6–640,000
October 14vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 6–013,500[2]
October 23WashingtonNo. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–762,865
October 28Saint Mary's
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–720,000
November 4San Diego NTS*No. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–2128,000[3]
November 18at CaliforniaNo. 12
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 32–040,000
November 25at UCLAdaggerNo. 8
W 40–1377,903
January 1, 1945vs. No. 12 Tennessee*No. 7
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
W 25–091,000
  • *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. ^ "Trojans Triumph Over St. Mary's Pre Flight In Tight Battle, 6 to 0". The Fresno Bee. October 15, 1944. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Braven Dyer (October 29, 1944). "Trojans in Romp Over Beardless Gaels, 34-7". Los Angeles Times. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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