1945 USC Trojans football team

1945 USC Trojans football
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Alabama, L, 14–34
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#11
1945 record	7–4 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Jeff Cravath (4th year)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1945 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	W 13–6	81,000
September 29	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 13–2	52,000
October 6	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 26–14	25,000
October 13	at San Diego Navy*	#6	San Diego, CA	L 6–33	6,000
October 20	Pacific*	#14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 52–0	10,000
October 27	at Washington	#20	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–13	40,000
November 3	#8 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–26	76,378
November 10	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	35,000
November 24	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 34–7	30,000
December 1	UCLA	#16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	W 26–15	103,000
January 1	vs. #2 Alabama*	#11	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 14–34	93,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.