1944 USC Trojans football team

1944 USC Trojans football
PCC champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W, 25–0 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 7
Record	8–0–2 (3–0–2 PCC)
Head coach	Jeff Cravath (3rd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 USC $	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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1944 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled an 8–0–2 record (3–0–2 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Tennessee in the 1945 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 240 to 73.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	T 13–13	60,000
September 30	Pacific (CA)*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 18–6	30,000
October 7	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 6–6	40,000
October 14	vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 6–0	13,500
October 23	Washington	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 38–7	62,865
October 28	Saint Mary's		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34–7	20,000
November 4	San Diego Navy*	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–21	28,000
November 18	at California	No. 12	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 32–0	40,000
November 25	at UCLA	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	W 40–13	77,903
January 1, 1945	vs. No. 12 Tennessee*	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 25–0	91,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game