1944 USC Trojans football team

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
PCC champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 25–0 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 7
Record	8–0–2 (3–0–2 PCC)
Head coach	Jeff Cravath (3rd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	T 13–13	60,000
September 30	Pacific (CA)*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 18–6	30,000
October 7	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 6–6	40,000
October 14	vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 6–0	13,500	[2]
October 23	Washington	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 38–7	62,865
October 28	Saint Mary's		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34–7	20,000
November 4	San Diego NTS*	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–21	28,000	[3]
November 18	at California	No. 12	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 32–0	40,000
November 25	at UCLA	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 40–13	77,903
January 1, 1945	vs. No. 12 Tennessee*	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 25–0	91,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1944 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	15т	—	13	11	12	8 (1)	7	7