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Southern California Football Team History


Southern California Trojans
University of Southern California
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 Newell J. Jeff Cravath enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Navy  42   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Washington State  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Ohio State  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ California  10   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Oregon  40   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Washington  40   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Stanford  13   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. UCLA  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Notre Dame  0   32   L       
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored214
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed170
  Defense Average18.9
  Opponents Record53-32
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record1-2
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1949 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1319131Lost  14-177-022080  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
UCLA 6-3227188 5-2186149  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 5-3-1214170 4-2159105  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Oregon State 7-3232188 3-382122  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Stanford 7-3-1366121 3-212267  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington 3-7167285 2-5126203  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 4-6250219 1-5112164  James W. Jim Aiken
Washington State 3-6149205 0-668185  Philip J. Phil Sarboe

1949 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1949 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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