1942 USC Trojans football team

The 1942 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1942 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 128.[1]

1942 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1942 record5–5–1 (4–2–1 PCC)
Head coachJeff Cravath (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1942 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 UCLA $ 6 1 0  7 4 0
Washington State 5 1 1  6 2 2
No. 12 Stanford 5 2 0  6 4 0
USC 4 2 1  5 5 1
Oregon State 4 4 0  4 5 1
Washington 3 3 2  4 3 3
California 3 4 0  5 5 0
Oregon 2 5 0  2 6 0
Idaho 1 5 0  3 7 0
Montana 0 6 0  0 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26Tulane*L 13–2745,000
October 3at Washington
T 0–026,000
October 10at No. 1 Ohio State*
L 12–2856,436
October 17No. 10 Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–1233,000
October 24vs. Stanford
L 6–1425,000
November 7California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–737,500
November 14Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 40–033,000
November 28No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–1394,519
December 5Montana
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–025,000
December 12No. 13 UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)
L 7–1490,000
December 19Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–136,643
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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