The 1948 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1948 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 142 to 87. ^[1]

Though unranked in the final AP Poll, USC was ranked at No. 18 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Utah*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 27–0	55,211
September 24	Oregon State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 21–6	50,237	[3]
October 2	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–20	75,102	[4]
October 9	Rice*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	49,531
October 16	vs. Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 7–8	32,600
October 23	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ( rivalry)	W 7–6	40,000
October 30	No. 6 California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–13	90,890
November 13	Washington	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 32–7	44,345
November 20	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ( Victory Bell)	W 20–13	76,577
December 4	No. 2 Notre Dame*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ( rivalry)	T 14–14	100,571
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Jeff Cravath ^[5]
• Assistant coaches: Bob Winslow, Sam Barry, Bob Snyder, Norm Verry, Roy Engle, Roy "Bullet" Baker, Raymond George ^[6]

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