1944 USC Trojans football team

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]

1944 USC Trojans football
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
1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
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*
W 6–013,500
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 Navy*No. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–2128,000
November 18at CaliforniaNo. 12
W 32–040,000
November 25at UCLANo. 8
W 40–1377,903
January 1, 1945vs. No. 12 Tennessee*No. 7
W 25–091,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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