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1945 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1945
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
image	1945 USC Trojans football team.jpg
image_size	285
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
APRank	11
record	7–4
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Jeff Cravath
hc_year	4th
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
champion	PCC champion
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1946-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	L 14–34 vs. [Alabama](1945-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)

The 1945 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1945 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, lost to Alabama in the 1946 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 150.

Schedule

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Rankings

References

(September 23, 1945). "Trojans defeat Bruins, 13–6; Crowd: 90,000". Hanford Morning Journal.
(September 30, 1945). "USC bruises Bruins in Rose Bowl race". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
. (October 6, 1945). ["Trojans Battle Airdevils Today at Coliseum"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121676875/the-los-angeles-times/). *[[Los Angeles Times]]*.
Dyer, Braven. (October 7, 1945). "Airdevils Fall Before Trojan Power, 26 to 14". [[Los Angeles Times]].
Dyer, Braven. (October 7, 1945). "Trojans Trounce Airdevils, 26-14 (continued)". [[Los Angeles Times]].
. (October 14, 1945). ["San Diego Navy Plasters USC Trojans By 33 To 6 Score"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121879477/nevada-state-journal/). *[[Reno Gazette-Journal*.
(October 21, 1945). "USC reserves crush Pacific". San Francisco Chronicle.
(October 28, 1945). "Washington tumbles Trojans, 13–7". The Sunday Oregonian.
(November 4, 1945). "Gaels crush Trojans, 26–0". The Press-Democrat.
(November 11, 1945). "USC beats Bears, 14–0; Remaons in Rose Bowl race". The Fresno Bee.
(November 25, 1945). "Trojans roll over Oregon State, 34 to 7". Pasadena Star-News.
(December 2, 1945). "Southern California downs UCLA, 26–15". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(January 2, 1946). "Bama crushes Southern Cal, 34 to 14". The Atlanta Constitution.
. ["1945 USC Trojans Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1945-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.

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