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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  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Newell J. Jeff Cravath enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 17  vs. Utah  27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Oregon State  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Ohio State  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Rice  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Oregon  7   8   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Stanford  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. California  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Washington  32   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ UCLA  20   13   W       
 Sat., Dec. 4  vs. Notre Dame  14   14   T       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored142
  Scoring Average14.2
  Points Allowed87
  Defense Average8.7
  Opponents Record61-35
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-2
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1948 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1291100Lost  14-206-015540  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Oregon 9-2207103Lost  13-216-011040  James W. Jim Aiken
Southern California 6-3-114287 4-29453  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Stanford 4-6164159 2-48562  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington State 4-5-1164219 2-3-197158  Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Oregon State 5-4-3249236 1-3-274113  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 3-7156235 1-6101189  Bert LaBrucherie
Washington 2-7-189189 1-5-155116  Howard Howie Odell

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.