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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.[1]
1944 USC Trojans football | |
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PCC champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 8–0–2 (3–0–2 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | UCLA | T 13–13 | 60,000 | |||
September 30 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 18–6 | 30,000 | ||
October 7 | California |
| T 6–6 | 40,000 | ||
October 14 | vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* | W 6–0 | 13,500 | [2] | ||
October 23 | Washington | No. 15 |
| W 38–7 | 62,865 | |
October 28 | Saint Mary's |
| W 34–7 | 20,000 | ||
November 4 | San Diego NTS* | No. 13 |
| W 28–21 | 28,000 | [3] |
November 18 | at California | No. 12 | W 32–0 | 40,000 | ||
November 25 | at UCLA | No. 8 |
| W 40–13 | 77,903 | |
January 1, 1945 | vs. No. 12 Tennessee* | No. 7 | W 25–0 | 91,000 | [4] | |
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Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | 15т | — | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 (1) | 7 | 7 |
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