1944 USC Trojans football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 25–0 vs. Tennessee
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record8–0–2 (3–0–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 USC $ 3 0 28 0 2
Washington 1 1 05 3 0
UCLA 1 2 14 5 1
California 1 3 13 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 23UCLAT 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[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. 12W 32–040,000
November 25at UCLAdaggerNo. 8
W 40–1377,903
January 1, 1945vs. No. 12 Tennessee*No. 7W 25–091,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP15т1311128 (1)77

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.
  4. "Southern California wallops Tennessee in Rose Bowl, 25–0". The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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