1943 USC Trojans football team

The 1943 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1943 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Washington in the 1944 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 58.[1]

1943 USC Trojans football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 29–0 vs. Washington
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record8–2 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
USC $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
California 2 2 0 4 6 0
No. 12 Washington 0 1 0 4 1 0
UCLA 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, USC ranked 45th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 84.8.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at UCLAW 20–050,000
October 2at CaliforniaW 7–035,000
October 9St. Mary's Pre-Flight*No. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–030,000
October 16at San Francisco*No. 8W 34–06,000[3]
October 23No. 6 Pacific (CA)*No. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 6–065,000
October 30No. 20 CaliforniaNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–045,000
November 6San Diego NTS*No. 4
L 7–106,000[4]
November 13No. 15 March Field*No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–3530,000[5]
November 27UCLA 
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–1335,000
January 1, 1944vs. No. 12 WashingtonW 29–068,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP1087 (2)54 (2)9

References

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  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Troy Blanks Dons, 34-0: U.S.F. Civilians Actually Press U.S.C. In Second Half". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1943. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SC Trojans Kick Game Away To San Diego Gobs". The Fresno Bee The Republican. November 7, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Braven Dyer (November 14, 1943). "Jacobs Sparks Flyers To 35-0 Win Over S.C.: Indian Ace Ruins Troy With Passes". Los Angeles Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.