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American college football season
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.
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Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 24
Navy * W 42–2062,787
October 1
Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 35–736,243
October 8 No. 11
Ohio State * No. 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA T 13–1362,877
October 15 at No. 9
California No. 12 L 10–1681,500
October 22
Oregon No. 19 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 40–1347,098
October 29 at
Washington No. 15 W 40–2833,205
November 5
Stanford No. 12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (
rivalry ) L 13–3470,041
November 19
UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (
Victory Bell ) W 21–775,026
November 26 at No. 1
Notre Dame * No. 17 L 0–3257,214
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
AP 8 12 19 15 12 — — 17 —
Coaching staff
Head coach:
Jeff Cravath
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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)
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Roster
HB #16 Frank Gifford, So.
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold