1949 USC Trojans football team

1949 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 California $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1949 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 214 to 170.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Navy*
W 42–2062,787[1]
October 1Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 35–736,243[2]
October 8No. 11 Ohio State*No. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1362,877[3]
October 15at No. 9 CaliforniaNo. 12
L 10–1681,500[4]
October 22OregonNo. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 40–1347,098[5]
October 29at WashingtonNo. 15
W 40–2833,500[6]
November 5StanfordNo. 12
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 13–3470,041[7]
November 19UCLA
W 21–775,026[8]
November 26at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 17
L 0–3257,214[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [10]

Rankings

See also: 1949 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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AP812191512——17—

Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Jeff Cravath[11]
  • Assistant coaches: Roy "Bullet" Baker (backfield coach), Ray George (line coach), Sam Barry (head scout), Bill Fisk (end coach), Walt Hargesheimer (backfield coach), Harry Smith (freshman coach)[12]

Roster

  • HB #16 Frank Gifford, So.

References

  1. ^ "Southern California scuttles Navy squad, 42–20". The Blade. September 25, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy tumbles Cougars, 35–7". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Buckeyes tie Trojans, 13–13, before crowd of 62,877". Democrat and Chronicle. October 9, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brunk's 102-yard kick return beats USC, 16–10". The Arizona Republic. October 16, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USC comes from behind 6–0 halftime deficit to blast Oregon 40–13". Nevada State Journal. October 23, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies scare USC but lose, 40–28". The Fresno Bee. October 30, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Indians scalp Trojans, 34 to 13". Pasadena Star-News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Schneider skippers Trojans to 21–7 triumph over Bruins". The Los Angeles Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trojan gridders whipped, 32 to 0". Oakland Tribune. November 27, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1949 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  11. ^ 1950 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), p. 233.
  12. ^ 1950 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), pages 234-235.
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