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1945 USC Trojans football team

1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 USC $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Washington 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
UCLA 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
California 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1945 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, lost to Alabama in the 1946 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 150.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at UCLA
W 13–681,000
September 29at California
W 13–252,000
October 62:30 p.m.Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–1425,000[2][3][4]
October 13at San Diego NTS*No. 6San Diego, CAL 6–336,000[5]
October 20Pacific (CA)*No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 52–010,000
October 27at WashingtonNo. 20
L 7–1340,000
November 3No. 8 Saint Mary's*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2676,378[6]
November 10California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–035,000
November 24Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–730,000
December 1UCLAdaggerNo. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–15103,000
January 1, 1946vs. No. 3 Alabama*No. 11
L 14–3493,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

See also: 1945 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP6 (1)1420————1611

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Trojans Battle Airdevils Today at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Dyer, Braven (October 7, 1945). "Airdevils Fall Before Trojan Power, 26 to 14". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 5, part II. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Dyer, Braven (October 7, 1945). "Trojans Trounce Airdevils, 26-14 (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 7, part II. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "San Diego Navy Plasters USC Trojans By 33 To 6 Score". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. United Press. October 14, 1945. p. B4. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Gaels Crush Trojans, 26-0". The Press-Democrat. November 4, 1945. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.