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1942 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1942
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
record	5–5–1
conf_record	4–2–1
head_coach	Jeff Cravath
hc_year	1st
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1942 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1942 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 128.

USC was ranked at No. 34 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

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Rankings

References

Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel.
(September 27, 1942). "S.C. loses 1942 debut". The Los Angeles Times.
(October 4, 1942). "U.S.C. pushes back Washington threats, battles to scoreless tie". The Billings Gazette.
(October 11, 1942). "Ohio State rambles over Trojans, 28 to 12". The Lima News.
(October 18, 1942). "Trojans surprise unbeaten Washington State". Nevada State Journal.
(October 25, 1942). "Trojans upset; Stanford surprises Troy, 14–6". The Pasadena Post.
(November 8, 1942). "McCardle leads 21–7 Trojan upset of California". The Houston Post.
(November 15, 1942). "Oregon Webfeet shellacked by U.S.C., 40 to 0". The Chico Record.
(November 29, 1942). "Fights flare as Irish beat U.S.C., 13–0". The Des Moines Register.
(December 6, 1942). "Trojans trim Montana 38–0". The Sunday Oregonian.
(December 13, 1942). "UCLA routs Trojans' jinx, 14–7". The Arizona Republic.
(December 20, 1942). "Trojans topple Navy Preflight team, 21–13". The Fresno Bee.
. ["1942 USC Trojans Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1942-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.

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