1948 USC Trojans football team

The 1948 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1948 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 142 to 87.[1]

1948 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1948 record6–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 0 0  10 1 0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 0 0  9 2 0
USC 4 2 0  6 3 1
Washington State 4 3 1  4 5 1
Stanford 3 4 0  4 6 0
Oregon State 2 3 2  5 4 3
Washington 2 5 1  2 7 1
UCLA 2 6 0  3 7 0
Idaho 1 5 0  3 6 0
Montana 0 3 0  3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17Utah*W 27–055,211
September 24Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–650,237
October 2at Ohio State*L 0–2075,102
October 9Rice*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–049,531
October 16vs. OregonL 7–832,600
October 23at StanfordW 7–640,000
October 30No. 6 California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1390,890
November 13Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 32–744,345
November 20at UCLA
W 20–1376,577
December 4No. 2 Notre Dame*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
T 14–14100,571
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. 1949 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), p. 203.
  3. 1949 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), approximately pages 203-205.
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