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1948 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1948
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
record	6–3–1
conf_record	4–2
head_coach	Jeff Cravath
hc_year	7th
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1948 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1948 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 142 to 87.

Though unranked in the final AP Poll, USC was ranked at No. 18 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

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Coaching staff

Head coach: Jeff Cravath
Assistant coaches: Bob Winslow, Sam Barry, Bob Snyder, Norm Verry, Roy Engle, Roy "Bullet" Baker, Raymond George

References

(December 15, 1948). "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News.
(September 18, 1948). "Trojans blank Utah eleven, 27–0". Press-Telegram.
(September 25, 1948). "Trojans beat tough OSC football squad, 21 to 6". The Fresno Bee.
(October 3, 1948). "Ohio State Beats USC, 20 to 0". [[The Pittsburgh Press]].
(October 10, 1948). "Trojans top Rice Owls 7 to 6". The El Paso Times.
(October 17, 1948). "Oregon retains bowl chances by narrow margin". The Bellingham Herald.
(October 24, 1948). "Trojans win over Indians club by 7–6". The Chico Record.
(October 31, 1948). "Bears defeat Troy, 13 to 7". The Los Angeles Times.
(November 14, 1948). "Troy wallops Huskies, 32–7". The Los Angeles Times.
(November 21, 1948). "Uclans fight but lose to tough Troy". Press-Telegram.
(December 5, 1948). "Southern Cal Trojans turn supermen into mortals with 14–14 Irish stop". Great Falls Tribune.
. ["1948 USC Trojans Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1948-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
1949 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), p. 203.
1949 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), approximately pages 203-205.

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