1945 USC Trojans football team

1945 USC Trojans football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–34 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record7–4 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at UCLA
W 13–690,000[1]
September 29at California
W 13–250,000[2]
October 62:30 p.m.Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–1425,000[3][4][5]
October 13at San Diego NTS*No. 6
L 6–336,000[6]
October 20Pacific (CA)*No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 52–010,000[7]
October 27at WashingtonNo. 20
L 7–1340,000[8]
November 3No. 8 Saint Mary's*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2676,378[9]
November 10California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–035,000[10]
November 24Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–735,000[11]
December 1UCLANo. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–15103,000[12]
January 1, 1946vs. No. 3 Alabama*No. 11
L 14–3491,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
  • Source: [14]

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. ^ "Trojans defeat Bruins, 13–6; Crowd: 90,000". Hanford Morning Journal. September 23, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "USC bruises Bruins in Rose Bowl race". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 30, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trojans Battle Airdevils Today at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ 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 .
  5. ^ 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 .
  6. ^ "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 .
  7. ^ "USC reserves crush Pacific". San Francisco Chronicle. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington tumbles Trojans, 13–7". The Sunday Oregonian. October 28, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gaels crush Trojans, 26–0". The Press-Democrat. November 4, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "USC beats Bears, 14–0; Remaons in Rose Bowl race". The Fresno Bee. November 11, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans roll over Oregon State, 34 to 7". Pasadena Star-News. November 25, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern California downs UCLA, 26–15". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 2, 1945. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bama crushes Southern Cal, 34 to 14". The Atlanta Constitution. January 2, 1946. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1945 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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