| 1944USC Trojans football | |
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PCC champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 8–0–2 (3–0–2 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7USC $ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1944 USC Trojans football team represented theUniversity of Southern California (USC) in the1944 college football season. In their third year under head coachJeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled an 8–0–2 record (3–0–2 against conference opponents), won thePacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Tennessee in the1945 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 240 to 73.[1]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | UCLA | T 13–13 | 60,000 | |||
| September 30 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 18–6 | 30,000 | ||
| October 7 | California |
| T 6–6 | 40,000 | ||
| October 14 | vs.Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* | W 6–0 | 13,500 | [2] | ||
| October 23 | Washington | No. 15 |
| W 38–7 | 62,865 | |
| October 28 | Saint Mary's |
| W 34–7 | 20,000 | ||
| November 4 | San Diego NTS* | No. 13 |
| W 28–21 | 28,000 | [3] |
| November 18 | at California | No. 12 | W 32–0 | 40,000 | ||
| November 25 | at UCLA![]() | No. 8 |
| W 40–13 | 77,903 | |
| January 1, 1945 | vs. No. 12Tennessee* | No. 7 | W 25–0 | 91,000 | [4] | |
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 15т | — | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8(1) | 7 | 7 |