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PCC champion | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 7–2–1 (6–0 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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No. 8USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15California | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1947 USC Trojans football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Southern California (USC) as a member of thePacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the1947 college football season. In its sixth year under head coachJeff Cravath, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the PCC championship, was ranked No. 8 in the finalAP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 114. The team lost toNotre Dame in the final game of the regular season and toMichigan in the1948 Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.[1]
Four USC players received first-team honors on the1947 All-Pacific Coast football teams selected by the PCC coaches, theAssociated Press (AP), and theUnited Press (UP): endPaul Cleary (Coaches-1, AP-1, UP-1); tackleJohn Ferraro (Coaches-1, AP-1, UP-1); halfbackDon Doll (Coaches-1, AP-1, UP-1); and tackleBob Hendren (AP-1).[2][3][4] Cleary and Ferraro were later inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.
The team played its home games at theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Washington State | W 21–0 | 48,173 | [5] | ||
October 4 | Rice* |
| T 7–7 | 64,231 | [6] | |
October 11 | atOhio State* | No. 20 | W 32–0 | 76,559 | [7] | |
October 18 | Oregon State | No. 11 |
| W 48–6 | 61,301 | [8] |
October 25 | at No. 4California | No. 10 | W 39–14 | 81,659 | [9] | |
November 1 | atWashington | No. 5 | W 19–0 | 32,000 | [10] | |
November 8 | Stanford | No. 5 |
| W 14–0 | 59,749 | [11] |
November 22 | No. 18UCLA | No. 4 |
| W 6–0 | 102,050 | [12] |
December 6 | No. 1Notre Dame*![]() | No. 3 |
| L 7–38 | 104,953 | [13] |
January 1, 1948 | vs. No. 2Michigan* | No. 8 | L 0–49 | 93,000 | [14] | |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
AP | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5(6) | 5(2) | 5(5) | 4(3) | 4(3) | 3(2) | 8 |