American college football season
The 1946 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1946 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 158 to 106.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 27 | Washington State | | | W 13–7 | 68,282 |
October 5 | Ohio State* | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 0–21 | 80,047 |
October 12 | vs. Oregon State | | - Multnomah Stadium
- Portland, OR
| L 0–6 | 29,594 |
October 19 | Washington | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 28–0 | 42,507 |
October 26 | at Stanford | | | W 28–20 | 50,000 |
November 2 | Oregon | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 43–0 | 45,885 |
November 9 | California | No. 14 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 14–0 | 60,398 |
November 23 | at No. 4 UCLA | No. 10 | | L 6–13 | 93,714 |
November 30 | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | No. 16 | | L 6–26 | 55,298 |
December 21 | at Tulane* | | | W 20–13 | 25,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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After the season[]
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Trojans were selected.[2]
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