1944 USC Trojans football team

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
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23UCLA
T 13–1360,000[1]
September 30Pacific (CA)*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 18–632,000[2]
October 7California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 6–640,000[3]
October 14vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
W 6–013,500[4]
October 23WashingtonNo. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–770,000[5]
October 28Saint Mary's
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–715,000[6]
November 4San Diego NTS*No. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–2128,000[7]
November 18at CaliforniaNo. 12
W 32–040,000[8]
November 25at UCLANo. 8
W 40–1377,903[9]
January 1, 1945vs. No. 12 Tennessee*No. 7
W 25–091,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Rankings

See also: 1944 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—15т—1311128 (1)77

References

  1. ^ "Trojans, Bruins tie 13–13". The El Paso Times. September 24, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "COP falls before USC power, plus breaks". The Fresno Bee. October 1, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bears, Trojans battle to tie". Press-Telegram. October 8, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "70,000 see Troy down Husky, 38–7". Oakland Tribune. October 24, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trojans toy with Gaels in 34–7 triumph". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Braven Dyer (October 29, 1944). "Trojans in romp over Beardless Gaels, 34–7". The Los Angeles Times. p. 19. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trojans dazzle California with 32–0 runaway". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 19, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Troy runs wild over Bruins, 40–13". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern California wallops Tennessee in Rose Bowl, 25–0". The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1944 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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