1948 USC Trojans football team

1948 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

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.

Though unranked in the final AP Poll, USC was ranked at No. 18 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Utah*
W 27–055,211[2]
September 24Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–650,237[3]
October 2at Ohio State*
L 0–2075,102[4]
October 9Rice*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–049,531[5]
October 16at Oregon
L 7–833,000[6]
October 23at Stanford
W 7–640,000[7]
October 30No. 6 California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1390,890[8]
November 13Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 32–744,345[9]
November 20at UCLA
W 20–1376,577[10]
December 4No. 2 Notre Dame*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
T 14–14100,571[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trojans blank Utah eleven, 27–0". Press-Telegram. September 18, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trojans beat tough OSC football squad, 21 to 6". The Fresno Bee. September 25, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohio State Beats USC, 20 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 3, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans top Rice Owls 7 to 6". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon retains bowl chances by narrow margin". The Bellingham Herald. October 17, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trojans win over Indians club by 7–6". The Chico Record. October 24, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears defeat Troy, 13 to 7". The Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Troy wallops Huskies, 32–7". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Uclans fight but lose to tough Troy". Press-Telegram. November 21, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern Cal Trojans turn supermen into mortals with 14–14 Irish stop". Great Falls Tribune. December 5, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1948 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  13. ^ 1949 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), p. 203.
  14. ^ 1949 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), approximately pages 203-205.
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