1945 USC Trojans football team
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| 1945 USC Trojans football | |
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PCC champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at UCLA | W 13–6 | 81,000 | ||||
| September 29 | at California | W 13–2 | 52,000 | ||||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* |
| W 26–14 | 25,000 | [2][3][4] | |
| October 13 | at San Diego NTS* | No. 6 | San Diego, CA | L 6–33 | 6,000 | [5] | |
| October 20 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 14 |
| W 52–0 | 10,000 | ||
| October 27 | at Washington | No. 20 | L 7–13 | 40,000 | |||
| November 3 | No. 8 Saint Mary's* |
| L 0–26 | 76,378 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | California |
| W 14–0 | 35,000 | |||
| November 24 | Oregon State |
| W 34–7 | 30,000 | |||
| December 1 | UCLA | No. 16 |
| W 26–15 | 103,000 | ||
| January 1, 1946 | vs. No. 3 Alabama* | No. 11 | L 14–34 | 93,000 | |||
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 6 (1) | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Trojans Battle Airdevils Today at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "Gaels Crush Trojans, 26-0". The Press-Democrat. November 4, 1945. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
