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    1949 USC Trojans football team

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    1949 USC Trojans football
    ConferencePacific Coast Conference
    Record5–3–1 (4–2 PCC)
    Head coach
    • Jeff Cravath (8th season)
    Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    Seasons
    ← 1948
    1950 →
    1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 3 California $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
    UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Stanford 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
    USC 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
    Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
    Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Montana 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1949 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1949 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 214 to 170.[1]

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
    September 24Navy*
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 42–2062,787
    October 1Washington State
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 35–736,243
    October 8No. 11 Ohio State*No. 8
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		T 13–1362,877
    October 15at No. 9 CaliforniaNo. 12
    • California Memorial Stadium
    • Berkeley, CA
    		L 10–1681,500
    October 22OregonNo. 19
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 40–1347,098
    October 29at WashingtonNo. 15
    • Husky Stadium
    • Seattle, WA
    		W 40–2833,205
    November 5StanforddaggerNo. 12
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
    		L 13–3470,041
    November 19UCLA
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)
    		W 21–775,026
    November 26at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 17
    • Notre Dame Stadium
    • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
    		L 0–3257,214
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Rankings

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    See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP812191512——17—

    Coaching staff

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    • Head coach: Jeff Cravath[2]
    • Assistant coaches: Roy "Bullet" Baker (backfield coach), Ray George (line coach), Sam Barry (head scout), Bill Fisk (end coach), Walt Hargesheimer (backfield coach), Harry Smith (freshman coach)[3]

    Roster

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    • HB #16 Frank Gifford, So.

    References

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    1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
    2. ^ 1950 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), p. 233.
    3. ^ 1950 El Rodeo (USC yearbook), pages 234-235.
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