1946 USC Trojans football team

The 1946 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against PCC opponents), finished in third place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents by a total of 158 to 106.^[1] The Trojans were ranked No. 10 in the AP Poll in mid-November before losing consecutive games against No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 Notre Dame.^[1]

1946 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	6–4 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach	Jeff Cravath (5th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Oregon State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
USC	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
California	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Two USC players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team: tackle John Ferraro (AP-1, UP-1); and guard Mike Garzoni (AP-1).^[2][3]

USC was ranked at No. 37 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Washington State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7	68,282	[5][6]
October 5	Ohio State*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–21	80,047	[7]
October 12	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–6	29,594	[8][9][10]
October 19	Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–0	42,507	[11]
October 26	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 28–20	45,000	[12]
November 2	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 43–0	45,885	[13]
November 9	California	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	60,398	[14]
November 23	at No. 4 UCLA	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 6–13	93,714	[15]
November 30	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 6–26	55,298	[16]
December 21	at Tulane*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–13	25,000	[17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[18]

Rankings

See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	14	12	10	16	—

1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Trojans were selected.^[19]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	33	Gordon Gray	Back	Los Angeles Rams
6	39	Mike Garzoni	Guard	Washington Redskins
16	141	Jim Callanan	End	Green Bay Packers
17	153	Don Hardy	End	Los Angeles Rams

References

1. "1946 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
2. "Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club". The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana. November 27, 1945. p. 7.
3. "Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection". Nevada State Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 10.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Scrappy Cougars Narrowly Beaten by Trojans". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "W.S.C. Cougars Lose to Trojans 13-7 Before 70,000 Fans at Los Angeles: Lack of Punch Has Score Low; Trojans Don't Have Scoring Power Needed". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. September 28, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Braven Dyer (October 6, 1946). "Buckeyes Run Over Trojans:: Whisler Gets Three Touchdowns in Victory Before 80,047 Fans". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Braven Dyer. "Beavers Bury Trojan Hopes Under 6-0 Loss". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Beavers Tip Trojans, 6-0: Carpenter Run Sets Up Score; Two Thrusts by Orange". The Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gustafson Sparks Lone Scoring Drive of Game". The Long Beach Independent. International News Service. October 13, 1946. pp. 27, 28. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Braven Dyer (October 20, 1946). "Troy Comes to Life for 28-0 Victory: Impotent Huskies Drubbed Before 42,500 Fans at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Braven Dyer (October 27, 1946). "S.C. Rallies to Top Tribe, 28-20". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Dick Strite (November 3, 1946). "By a Bitter 43-0, Webfoots Bow to Mighty Trojans: Worst Defeat Since Texas Debacle in '41". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Braven Dyer (November 10, 1946). "Troy Clips Weak Bears, Clears Deck for Bruins". Los Angeles Times. pp. II–V, II–VI – via Newspapers.com.
15. Paul Zimmerman (November 24, 1946). "Bruins Make Breaks to Beat Troy: Uclans Outmud S.C., 13-6, for Bowl Bid Before 93,714 Fans". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Jim Costin (December 1, 1946). "Notre Dame Eleven Wins National Title: Defeats USC, 26-6, To Remain Unbeaten". The South Bend Tribune. pp. III-1, III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Injury-riddles Trojans top Tulane, 20–13". The Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "USC Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
19. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.